David Bird is a composer, producer, and multimedia artist. His work explores the dramatic potential of electroacoustic and multimedia environments, often highlighting the relationships between technology and the individual. Bird's compositions have been performed at venues such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, as well as festivals including the Gaudeamus Festival, Wien Modern, SPOR Festival, MATA Festival, Musica Electronica Nova Festival, Festival Mixtur, and more. He has collaborated with groups such as JACK Quartet, Yarn/Wire, Talea Ensemble, Ensemble Dal Niente, International Contemporary Ensemble, Ensemble intercontemporain, Mantra Percussion, Vortex Ensemble, Mivos Quartet, Black Page Orchestra, AuditivVokal Dresden, loadbang, Bozzini Quartet, lovemusic, and andPlay. His work has been released on labels such as Oxtail Recordings, New Focus Recordings, Carrier Records, and TAK Editions, and has received praise from outlets such as The New York Times, The Wire, Textura, and Best of Bandcamp.
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2/19 - Performance of “Hypochondriac” by Beyond This Point
at Frequency Festival Chicago, Chicago
1/19 - Performance of "Spatia" by Eduard Teregulov
Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota
1/17-18 - “What Glows is Fuchsia” at Dance X Dance Festival,
Center for the Creative Arts at Oregon State University
12/18 - Premiere of "Ambient Machine" by Ben Roidl-Ward and Isidora Nojkovic
the International Museum of Surgical Science, Chicago, IL
12/17 - Performance of "Drop" by OpensoundOrchestra
DK Rassvet, Moscow, Russia
12/8 - Exhibition of "Starlings" Sound Installation with Artist Erika McCarthy
"State Of Being" Exhibition at Arts Society of Kingston, Kingston NY
10/28 - Premiere of “American City” by Mivos Quartet
The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, NY
10/24 - Performance of “Drop” by NeoQuartet and Bozzini Quartet
NeoArte Festival, Gdańsk, Poland
10/19 - Premiere of “Hinterlands” by lovemusic
Donaueschinger Musiktage, Donaueschingen, Germany
10/18 - Performance of “Hypochondriac” by Beyond This Point
at the International Museum of Surgical Science, Chicago, IL
9/5 - Performance of “Cove” by lovemusic
Gaudeamus Festival, Utrecht, Netherlands
8/20 - Performance of “Moln” by Talea Ensemble
TIME:SPANS Festival, New York, NY
7/13 - Performance of “Decoder” by RePercussion Trio
Cistermúsica, Alcobaça, Portugal
7/12 - Performance of “Decoder” by RePercussion Trio
Teatro da Cerca de S. Bernardo, Coimbra, Portugal
7/9 - Performance of “Decoder” by RePercussion Trio
Teatro Helena Sá e Costa, Porto, Portugal
5/17 - Premiere of “Chroma” by Grossman Ensemble
Logan Center for the Arts, Chicago, IL
3/28 - Performance of “Iron Orchid” by Ning Yu
National Sawdust, Brooklyn, NY