About

Timothy A. Davis (b. Springfield, Massachusetts) has studied composition with Lawrence
Fritts, David Gompper, Thomas Oboe Lee, Salvatore Macchia, and Bruce MacCombie, and
has earned degrees from Boston College (B.A., 2002), the University of Massachusetts (M.
Mus., 2006), and the University of Iowa (Ph.D., 2009). Recent commissions of Tim’s work
include Americana (2006) for the Bay Colony Brass, Chants of the Ocean (2007) for tubist
Valentine Bialecki, and The Terraces of Purgatory (2008) for soprano Shannon Rose McAuliffe.
Tim’s music has been performed by the Bay Colony Brass; the Indiana University Brass
Choir; the University of Iowa Chamber Orchestra; vocal ensembles at the University of
Massachusetts, the University of Iowa, and Indiana University; the Movadi Wind Quintet; the
University of Massachusetts Graduate Woodwind Quintet; and by numerous undergraduate
and graduate students and ensembles. His compositions have been programmed at the 2007
and 2008 Midwest Composers’ Symposiums, the 2009 “Tutti” New Music Festival at
Denison University, and at the 2009 Bay View (Michigan) Music Festival. In Memoriam (2005,
rev. 2008) for symphony orchestra will appear in an upcoming volume of ERM Media’s
"Masterworks of the New Era" CD series, recorded by members of the Prague Radio and
Czech Philharmonic Symphony Orchestras.




The Boston New Music Initiative

Over the past five years of graduate studies in music composition, I have been fortunate
enough to be exposed to a significant amount of new music from a diverse mix of
composers.  Unfortunately, I have also discovered that despite how many new music concerts
and festivals there are across the country and the world, there is still far too much original and
interesting music from active composers that goes completely unnoticed.  My objective in
developing the Boston New Music Initiative is to create another opportunity for new music to
be heard, performed, and appreciated.  The goal is not to make a profit or to compete with
already-established new music ensembles, but rather to strengthen the network of creators and
performers of new music in order to produce more performances, concerts, and compositions.

We are based in Boston and are always in search of performers and composers in the area to
work with us to produce concerts and performances of new music.  At the same time, we are
seeking to expand our network throughout the country and world.  For more information,
please visit the BNMI home page.