Derek David

In this episode, I chat with Mr. Derek David. Mr. David is a composer, conductor, and educator based in Boston whose work spans dramatic chamber, vocal, and orchestral music as well as a deep commitment to Yiddish musical culture. He is currently Lecturer in Music at MIT and serves as musical director and conductor of "A Besere Velt," the largest chorus dedicated to the performance and preservation of Yiddish repertoire. His music has been commissioned by ensembles including the Juventas Ensemble, Verona Quartet, and Del Sol String Quartet, and featured at the LA Philharmonic's Noon to Midnight Festival and the Boston Festival for New Jewish Music. His honors include the American Prize in Composition (Chamber Music, 2015), the EAMA Nadia Boulanger Institute Prize, and a Morton Gould ASCAP Award, and he holds doctoral and master's degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music.