David Mallamud
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David Mallamud is an American composer and orchestrator. He is a Dramatist Guild[1] and MacDowell fellow[2] and was nominated for an Emmy award for his arrangements on A Night of Georgia Music.[3] He writes musicals as well as pop-culture influenced contemporary classical music.[4][5]
Biography
Mallamud primarily writes musicals, taking occasional classical commissions, having worked most extensively with David Alan Miller and his rock-inspired chamber orchestra, Dogs of Desire. His work with Dogs of Desire culminated in a 2016 album, The Wild & Whimsical Worlds of David Mallamud, which brought a number of guest singers and instrumentalists together with the ensemble: Sierra Boggess, Amick Byram, Janet Dacal, Joel Hoekstra, Morgan James, Constantine Maroulis, Christiane Noll, Eric Rigler, and Brian Charles Rooney, Cathie Ryan, Dan Webb.[6] It was produced by Kim Scharnberg and Joel Moss and went on to win a Broadway World Album Award.[7]
His orchestral music has been performed by a number of symphonies including The New World Symphony, The Albany Symphony,[8] The St. Louis Symphony,[9] and The Westchester Philharmonic.[10]
After a mutual colleague heard some of Mallamud's music on a Dogs of Desire concert, he recommended him to Mike Mills' (of R.E.M.) who was about to start writing a concerto for his childhood friend, concert violinist Robert McDuffie, and was looking for a composer to work with. Mallamud went on to do orchestrations, arrangements, and additional music for Mills' Concerto for Violin, Rock Band, and Orchestra. It was premiered by Robert McDuffie, Peter Oundjian, and The Toronto Symphony.[11]
He was then asked to do arrangements and additional music for A Night of Georgia Music, which brought Mills and McDuffie together with Chuck Leavell. It was filmed for PBS and went on to win an Emmy.[12] Leavell then asked him to orchestrate his film score for Triangle Park. His next project with Mills was R.E.M. Explored, a through-composed symphonic reimagining of the music of R.E.M. It was premiered in 2022 by the Atlanta Symphony.[13]
Musicals
Mallamud has written a number of musicals:
- Dr. Seuss' The Sneetches: The Musical (written with Playwright Philip Dawkins) premiered at Children's Theater Company, in Minneapolis.[14]
- Flight School: The Musical, based on the book by Lita Judge, had several Off-Broadway runs and US Tours.[15]
- Kid Frankenstein (2017) (written with Peter Charles Morris) ran Off-Broadway and was also performed at The Millbrook Playhouse.[16]
References
- ↑ "David Mallamud – Dramatists Guild Foundation". dgf.org. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ↑ "79 Artists Awarded Fall MacDowell Fellowships - News". MacDowell. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ↑ "Emmy® Awards - Nominees & Winners". Southeast Emmy®. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ↑ Tommasini, Anthony (May 27, 1999). "MUSIC REVIEW; A (Sort of) Lesson for Youth".
- ↑ Dalton, Joseph (May 25, 2010). "Chamber Group's Blend a Hit". www.timesunion.com.
- ↑ Biancolli, Amy (Oct 22, 2016). "Wild & Whimsical' a delight". Times Union.
- ↑ Rosky, Nicole. "THE COLOR PURPLE, HAMILTON, Josh Groban & More Win 2016 BWW Albums/CDs/DVDs Awards!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- ↑ [email protected], TIM FENSTER (2017-06-28). "Hear the 'Cinderella' story of Lock City". Lockport Union-Sun & Journal. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ↑ Adams, Chas (2024-04-10). "Everybody Wins When SLSO Rocks Out with Reimagined R.E.M. Songs". Pop Life STL. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ↑ Hershenson, Roberta (June 18, 2000). "Orchestra Wins Award For 'Adventurous' Project".
- ↑ "Late Night - Eroica". my.tso.ca. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ↑ "Emmy® Awards - Nominees & Winners". Southeast Emmy®. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ↑ "R.E.M. Explored | Midtown Atlanta". www.midtownatl.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ↑ Beckhusen, Theresa J. (2017-04-07). "The Line in the Sand: How 'Sneetches' Spoke to a Divisive Moment". AMERICAN THEATRE. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
- ↑ Graeber, Laurel (November 19, 2015). "Spare Times for Children". NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "Kid Frankenstein". Show Score. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
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