David Glidden
David Glidden
Historic and Modern Violas
I. Avant-propos
I was born into an artistic family in Manhattan, New York in 1974. I began my musical training at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and continued at Wilfrid Laurier University, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, and the Royal Conservatory of Music, The Hague, Netherlands. Besides studying with Eugene Kash, Martin Beaver, David Stewart, Jerzy Kapłanek and Pavlo Beznosiuk, I also took part in master classes with Steven Staryk, Jaap Schroeder, Anner Bylsma, the Orford Quartet and George Crumb. I was a founding member of the ensembles Harmonie Universelle and Le Cercle de l’Harmonie and currently lead the viola section of Les Musiciens du Louvre and Le Concert des Nations for their seminal project, ACADÈMIA BEETHOVEN 250.
II. Personal Information:
| Address | 5 passage MONTGALLET, 75012, Paris FRANCE |
| Mobile telephone | +33 6 30 50 16 09 |
| d@davidglidden.eu | |
| Web | davidglidden.eu |
| Nationalities | Canadian, French, American |
| Birthdate/Place | 1974.10.04, Manhattan, New York City, USA |
III. Experience
| Ensemble | Position | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall | Viola-solo | 2019 → present |
| Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski | Viola-solo | 2011 → present |
| Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski | Violin and Viola | 2001 → 2005 |
| Le Cercle de l’Harmonie, Jérémie Rohrer | Founding member: Viola-solo | 2005 → 2014 |
| L’Harmonie Universelle, Florian Deuter | Founding member: Viola-solo | 2003 → 2014 |
| Capriccio Stravagante, Les 24 Violons, Skip Sempé | Viola, Tenore | 2002 → present |
IV. Education
| Institution | Discipline studied | Teacher | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, CANADA | Violin, Viola, Chamber Music | David Stewart | 1993 → 1995 |
| Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, CANADA | Violin, Viola, Chamber Music | The Penderecki String Quartet | 1995 → 1999 |
| The Royal Conservatory of Music, Den Haag, NETHERLANDS | Violin, Viola, Historical Performance Practices | Pavlo Beznosiuk | 1999 → 2003 |
V. Skills
- Languages spoken:
English (mother tongue), French (CEFRL level: C2).
- Languages under study:
Basic competence in German, Italian and Spanish.
VI. Additional competences
- Co-founded the design studio project_1 in 2015. It specialises in the development of fast, secure, and responsive websites using the Wordpress, & Hugo engines and powered by sophisticated backend frameworks such as the Roots stack (Sage, Trellis & Bedrock). I am very experienced with HTML 5, CSS, Javascript, Jquery, Node, Git, Unix, OS X, and iOS. ***
VII. References:
Available upon request
You can download my CV here in PDF format. This page last edited on 2020.05.21