Eric Davis

Eric Davis, composer, has a wide range of pursuits and interests. He is co-editor of the book, The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 2009. He is a pianist that specializes in American popular piano styles, from ragtime and stride to music for the Broadway stage. His transcriptions include the piano solos of James P. Johnson, Willie “The Lion” Smith, Eubie Blake, and George Gershwin. In 2004, he received a grant from the California State Library to preserve and catalogue 2,000 historical recordings of theatre music from shows that opened on Broadway between 1844 and 1939. He is currently Associate Director of The Institute of the American Musical, Inc. and co-founder of Theatre Comique, a performance ensemble dedicated to early American musical theatre. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University where he studied with Peter Burkholder and is currently pursuing graduate studies in musicology at the University of Southern California. As a composer, he was a finalist in ASCAP’s Grants for Young Composers Competition and winner of the Diana Barnhardt American Song Competition. With an emphasis on vocal music, his compositions have been performed throughout the United States.

Vocal Works Performed by the San Francisco Bach Choir

Hospital Song
Parade
Psalms of Joy, Sorrow and Thanksgiving
So White
Thanksgiving for Heroes
The Visitor

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