LOCAL CLASSICAL- DAVIS BROOKS

Local Classical Featured Artist – 10/16/23 – 10/29/23

In this week’s playlist, we feature violinist, Davis Brooks. He comes from a diverse musical background as soloist, pedagogue, orchestral musician, studio musician, concertmaster on Broadway, conductor, and chamber musician. His teaching experience has included faculty appointments at Baylor University, Wayne State University, the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire, and Bucknell University. He is Professor of Violin Emeritus at Butler University in Indianapolis, and the 2015-2016 University of Alabama School of Music Endowed Chair in Music Composition.

He served as Associate Concertmaster of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra for fifteen years, and was a member of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra at Lincoln Center for ten years. Dr. Brooks played in the New York Chamber Symphony for nineteen years, which produced over twenty critically acclaimed recordings during his tenure. Dr. Brooks has been concertmaster of the Chamber Orchestra of New England, the Harrisburg Symphony, and the Waco Symphony.

Chamber music is his first love. He has been a member of the Indianapolis Chamber Players, the Commonwealth and Landolfi Quartets, as well as the Meridian and Essex Piano Trios. In addition, Dr. Brooks’ special interests include both the performance of music by contemporary composers and performance on original instruments, particularly the music of the Baroque period. He is a founding member of both the Chicago 21st- Century Music Ensemble and the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra. Recording for the progressive rock band The Psychedelic Ensemble has been a most pleasurable diversion, as has performing with the Indianapolis band Progressive Lenses. Connect with Classical Music Indy Streaming’s Local Classical channel to hear performances by Davis Brooks and works with Indiana connections.