David Dean Mendoza

Composer Performer Music Educator

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  •  12/13/09 -Student Recitals
I was so proud of all of my students who performed their solo recitals pieces on the Holiday Concert at the Music America learning center.  Some of them performed for the first time and did a great job, but I am so glad that 2009 is over and we all can take a break.  Maybe I'll actually have time to compose! 
 
 
 
  • 12/05/09 - SNOWFEST 
I conducted my 12 member string ensemble at SNOWFEST.  They played a wonderful holiday program at the United Methodist Church in Hollywood Hills FL.  They sounded great!  
 

  • 12/04/10 - Silence, Beauty and Horror Festival
Incantation for tenor viola da gamba and electronics has been chosen to be played on the Silence, Beauty and Horror Festival as part of the Electronic Arts and Music Festival in Miami's design district.  The festival also coincides with Art Basel Miami and will be featured at the Harold Golen Gallery.  (more)
 

 

  • 11/13/09 - FEASt FEST 2009
Dissolution No. 1 for prerecorded sound was performed at the 2009 FEASt FEAST in Miami FL, @ Florida International University at 8pm on Friday the 13th. (more)
 
 
 
  • 10/24/09 - 12 Nights Electronic Music and Art
Premiere of Manifestación
 
Juraj Kojs organizes a fantastic new music concert series in Miami called 12 Nights.  Oct. 24 @ 8pm featured composers Kasia Glowicka, David Dean Mendoza, and Juraj Kojs.  Manifestación for live electronics and interactive video was premiered.  Click below for more info.
 

October 24, 2009 at 8PM

University of Miami's CAS Art Gallery at 1210 Stanford Drive (Wesley Building across from the Lowe Art Museum), Coral Gables, Fl

Hardware store items such as screws, bolts, chains and pipes will star as musical instruments tonight. International troupe of composers and performers will engage you in a neo-futurist spectacle. In a series of sets, live electronics and physical labor will conjure up ambient soundscapes and polyrhythmic beats full of musical colors.

 
  • 09/20/09  FEASt SAMPLER CD
The FEASt Appetizers CD Release.  A fantastic snapshot of Florida Electro-Acoustic talent.  Each track is about 60 seconds long.  Dissolution No.1 and No.2 are featured in this fabulously designed CD distributed by Florida International University.
 


  • 08/26/09 -  MARC SOLOMON COLLABORATION
My friend Marc Solomon invited me to help him record some string tracks for his song entitled Love Love.  It was a great experience to work inside the blues/rock genre, and to take a summer break from the avant-guard.  I played violin, viola, and cello in the studio.  Our collaboration was featured in the September issue of Citylink.  
 
 
 
 
 
  • 05/15/09 -  SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, INC.
After being invited to several SCI conferences, I am now a full member.

The Society of Composers, Inc. is a professional society dedicated to the promotion of composition, performance, understanding and dissemination of new and contemporary music. Members include composers and performers both in and outside of academia interested in addressing concerns for national and regional support of compositional activities. The organizational body of the Society is comprised of a National Council, co-chairs who represent regional activities, and the Executive Committee. 
 
 
  • 05/07/09 - FLORIDA CONCERT FLYERS
I am listed on the website in the composers category.
 FloridaConcertFlyers.com is a web-based Reminder Notification Service Agency created in May 2007 with the mission to create awareness, through periodical email reminders, monthly newsletters and our web calendar, about performances in Classical Music, Theater, and Ballet taking place around South Florida.
 
  
  • 04/17/09 - V I O L I N I S T . C O M
I have joined yet another forum for string players.  I find this one to be very useful and the commentary insightful.  It covers a wide variety of subjects and methods not just one school of thought.  
 
 
  • 04/14/09 - NEW LOGO
Many thanks to Janet Cortez for her design of my logo.  The image represents the three stringed instruments that I play in our string orchestra.  They are Cello, Viola, and Violin.  She is also designing my second album.  Thanks so much!
 
 
  • 04/11/09 - SOCIETY FOR ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC MUSIC
IN THE UNITED STATES
 
I am now a member of SEAMUS.  Founded in 1984, The Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) is a non-profit national organization of composers, performers, and teachers of electro-acoustic music representing every part of the country and virtually every musical style. Electroacoustic music is a term used to describe those musics which are dependent on electronic technology for their creation and/or performance. Many members of SEAMUS, like Jon Appleton, the guiding light in the conception of the Synclavier, are recognized world leaders in their fields. All are dedicated to the use of the most advanced technology as the tools of their trade.

 
  • 03/20/09 - ALL THINGS STRINGS!

I have started another blog on the ALL THINGS STRINGS website.  The blog is entitled 21st century strings.  It is a group that discusses everything associated with contemporary string playing. Topics include: extended techniques, playing with electronics and video, performance art, avant-garde improvisation, minimalism, and contemporary living composers.  Click below to find out more.




  • 03/15/09 - SOUTH FLORIDA ARTIST ENTREPRENEURS
I am now a member of South Florida Artist Entrepreneurs online group.  I hope to meet and collaborate with local musicians and artists.  Click to find out more info.   


  • 03/03/09 - SCHUBERTIADE OF NEW MUSIC
In perhaps the most intimate of performance settings I have ever played in, Flicker, Metallic Rounds, and Incantation were performed by myself at the Schubertiade of New Music in Miami Florida.  The concert took place May 2nd 2009.  The concert was organized by composer Liza Seigido, and the Seigido family.
 
 
 
  • 02/28/09 - SUBTROPICS EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC FESTIVAL

Drift has been selected to be played on Feb. 28th at Miami Beach Senior High School for the Subtropics Experimental Music Festival.

  • 02/15/09- CLASSICAL LOUNGE MEMBERSHIP
I am now a member of Classical Lounge, a networking site for professionals in the classical music field.  Click on the link to learn more.
 
 
  • 02/01/09  - ARTSERVE MEMBERSHIP
I am now a member of Artserve.  It is a wonderful facility here in Fort Lauderdale where artists, performers, and non-profit artistic groups network.  Click on the link to learn more.