David B. Pruett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Music
McCormack Hall, 2nd floor, rm. 625
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Classical
percussion – since 1983 |
Marching band: four years high school, three years undergraduate
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Middle Eastern darabukka (doum bec) – since 1989: (click here to view the website for my Middle Eastern ensemble Bella-Mūsīqā)
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Steel band – six years (Appalachian State University Steely
Pan Steel Band) |
North Indian tabla
- three years under guru Nalini Vinayak |
Italian folk and popular music
(Salentine hand drumming and Neapolitan music) – two years |
2010 |
Bella-Musiqa in Concert.
UMass Boston. October 2010. |
2010 |
Bella-Musiqa
in Concert, Merrimack College, North
Andover, MA. October 2010. |
2010 |
Flamenco Al Andaluz,
with the Ramon de los Reyes Spanish Dance Theater
(with special guest artists from Spain, Italy, and Mexico).
Kresge Auditorium at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
September 2010. |
2008 |
“SEM
Middle East Ensemble.” A two-hour concert as part of the Society
for Ethnomusicology annual meeting. Middletown,
Connecticut. October 2008. |
2008 |
Bella-Mūsīqā in Concert. Featured artists for the Tennessee
Arts Academy, Nashville, Tennessee. |
2008 |
Bella-Mūsīqā & Friends. Middle Tennessee State University |
2008 |
Bella-Mūsīqā, as a featured Middle Eastern concert during the Tennessee Guitar Festival, David Pruett and Roger Hudson, Middle Tennessee State University
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2007 |
Bella-Mūsīqā, as a featured Middle Eastern concert during the Tennessee Guitar Festival, David Pruett and Roger Hudson, Middle Tennessee State University
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2006 |
Bella-Mūsīqā, a concert of Middle Eastern music, David Pruett and Roger Hudson, Middle Tennessee State University
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1996 | Senior Percussion Recital, Appalachian
State University. Marimba Spiritual (Miki), Rebonds I and II (Xenakis), Blues for Gilbert (Glentworth), Canaries (Carter) |
1995 | Junior Percussion Recital, Appalachian
State University. Michi (Abe), Space Model (Ptaszynska), Six Poems (Stright), Passacaglia (Badings) |
Commercial Recordings
2009 |
Bella-Mūsīqā. Bella-Mūsīqā. Produced by
Roger Hudson and David Pruett, compact disc. |
2008 |
Soundcheck,
featuring Bella-Musiqa. Hosted by Beverly Keel. MTTV (MTSU
television studios). DVD, thirty minutes. |
1989-1996 | Steely Pan Steel Band |
1989-1996 |
ASU Middle-East Ensemble
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2000 and 2003 |
Aconcagua
(Andean Ensemble) |
2001-2002 | L'Orchestra Italiana (Italian
Ensemble) |
1999 |
African
Ensemble |
1998-1999 |
Agni (North Indian Ensemble) |