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Faculty Dave Hanson
Biography:Dave Hanson, instructor of Jazz and Commercial Music Composition and Arranging at the Lamont School of Music, has written for the Boston Pops, Steve Houghton, Paul Winter, Marvin Stamm, Rhonda Larson, and many others. After studying with Ray Wright and Manny Albam at the Eastman Arranger's Labs he was awarded the prestigious Duke Ellington Scholarship award, and also was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant in Jazz Composition. His arrangements for orchestra have been performed by the Pittsburgh Symphony, Utah Symphony, Houston Symphony, St. Louis Symphony as well as the Boston Pops. He stays active as a composer for commercials and films, having written for clients such as Dairy Queen, ReMax, Grease Monkey and the Colorado Lottery. As a jazz pianist he performed the Duke Ellington "role" in the Colorado Symphony Orchestra's performance of Ellington's "Music from the Sacred Concerts", and he has performed as a member of the Paul Winter Consort. His music is published by Kendor Music, Denver Brass publications and Really Good Music. |
