David Schwartz
| Email: | schwartzd@wacad.edu |
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| Phone: | 954.771.4615 x2301 |
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Mr. Schwartz graduated from the New School of Music with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1986, and a Master of Music degree from Yale University in 1988. For 14 years prior to accepting the call to teach at Westminster, Mr. Schwartz had performed with symphony orchestras from around the world including the Spoleto Opera Festival Orchestra which concertizes in Spoleto, Italy, the National Repertory Orchestra which played at the Arts Festival for the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea, and then toured Taiwan and Japan, the New World Symphony which played for France's Bicentenial celebration in 1989 and later toured South America in 1990, and the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra where he remained for eleven years until his appointment to teach at Westminster Academy. Mr. Schwartz has taught music both privately and as a consultant to the performing arts magnet schools of Broward County. In addition, he was an associate professor at Broward Community College where he taught the strings class for students seeking a music education degree. He currently teaches Westminster Academy's orchestra program, grades 4-12. Mr. Schwartz is married to his wife, Mary. Together they have two adopted children, Josiah (from Romania) and AnnaClaire (from China)
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN ORCHESTRA?
TAKE A LOOK AT THE YOUTUBE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE AT CARNEGIE HALL LAST YEAR. MEMBERS AUDITIONED THROUGH YOUTUBE AND CAME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF THE FIRST GLOBAL INTERNET AUDITIONED ORCHESTRAS
WHAT A COLLABORATION!!!!
TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEWLY DEVELOPPED MUSIC GAMES AND MUSIC VIDEO PAGES
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ORCHESTRA PROGRAM BY EXPLORING THE LINKS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE PAGE UNDER "MORE INFORMATION"
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Did you know that music helps in the overall development and maturity of the brain in all areas of learning?
Click here to read a study completed by Vanderbilt University
Read a recent study citing the impact of music on reading skills.
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