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Harry L. Davidson Jr.

Professor of the Practice of Music
Music
Box 90665, Durham, NC 27708-0665
077 Biddle Music, Durham, NC
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Exhibitions, Screenings, & Performances


Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2012

, Page Auditorium · December 5, 2012 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Music by Debussy, Mozart and Tchaikovsky

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2012

The Cleveland Institute of Music, Kulas Hall, Cleveland Ohio · November 7, 2012 - November 10, 2012 complete opera in 2 acts, sung in Italian: CIM Orchestra: Music Director and Conductor

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2012

Duke University, Duke Chapel · October 27, 2012 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. with the Chorale, Wind Symphony and Orchestra: selections by Haydn and Schumann.

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2012

Page Auditorium · October 3, 2012 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Symphonies by Haydn and Schumann and Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, featuring 3 members of the DSO violin section as soloists.

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2012

East Campus Quad · September 2, 2012 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Selections include music from musicals, movies and light classical selections

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2012

Page Auditorium · April 11, 2012 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Music by Jules Massenet, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Giovanni Gabrieli, and Claude Debussy ("L'Enfant Prodigue")

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2012

Beaufort High School Performing Arts Center, Beaufort, South Carolina · March 31, 2012 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Music by Beethoven, Mozart and Mendelssohn

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2012

Reynolds Theatre · March 14, 2012 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Music by Ibert, Barlow, Mendelssohn and Mozart

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2012

The Cleveland Institute of Music, Kulas Hall, Cleveland Ohio · February 29, 2012 - March 3, 2012 sung in German; Music Director and Conductor, CIM Opera Theatre and CIM Orchestra

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2011

J.R. Reynolds Theater · October 5, 2011 Duke Symphony Orchestra. All Beethoven program including: Overture to Coriolon, The Triple Concerto and Symphony No. 6, the Pastoral

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2011

J.R. Reynolds Theater · October 2, 2011 Duke Symphony Orchestra. Concert including works by Boyce, Mahler, Liszt and Brahms

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2011

Duke University, East Campus Quad · September 4, 2011 Duke Symphony Orchestra. featuring music by Vaughan Williams, Copland, Brahms, and selections from movies and musicals

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2011

Finney Chapel, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music · May 8, 2011 Oberlin Chamber Orchestra, Musical Union, Chamber Choir, College Choir. Guest Conductor; all Mozart: "Ave verum corpus," (K. 618); Symphony No. 39 in Eb, (K. 543);and the Requiem in D minor (in the edition by Robert Levin), K. 626

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2011

Baldwin Auditorium · April 13, 2011 Duke Symphony Orchestra. Concert featuring works by Percy Grainger and Gustav Mahler: Rückert Lieder and Symphony No. 4 in G

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2011

Beaufort High School Performing Arts Center · March 26, 2011 Duke Symphony Orchestra. Tour Concert to Beaufort, SC featuring works by MacDowell, Liszt, Hovhaness, and J. Strauss

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2011

Baldwin Auditorium · March 16, 2011 Duke Symphony Orchestra. Concert featuring the works of Hovhaness, MacDowel, Beethoven and Liszt

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

Baldwin Auditorium · March 11, 2011 Guest Conductor for Annual Festival

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2011

The Cleveland Institute of Music, Kulas Hall, Cleveland Ohio · February 23, 2011 - February 26, 2011 opera in 3 acts sung in Italian, Music Director and Conductor. (4 performances)

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2010

Duke University, Baldwin Auditorium · December 8, 2010 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Music Director and Conductor

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2010

Duke University, Baldwin Auditorium · November 22, 2010

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2010

The Cleveland Institute of Music, Kulas Hall, Cleveland Ohio · November 17, 2010 - November 20, 2010 The Cleveland Institute of Music Opera Theater; Music Director and Conductor. (4 performances)

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2010

Duke University, Duke Chapel · October 23, 2010 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. featuring works by Schumann, Barber and J. Strauss

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2010

Duke University, Baldwin Auditorium · October 6, 2010 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. featuring works by Robert Schumann, Charles Ives and William Schuman

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2010

Duke University, East Campus Quad · September 5, 2010 a concert of traditional pops favorites for the Duke Community featuring music from movies, musicals, patriotic and light classical works.

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2010

The Arts Center at Beaufort High School, Beaufort, South Carolina · May 27, 2010 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Music Director and Conductor

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2010

Duke University, Baldwin Auditorium · April 21, 2010 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. works by Brahms, Victor Herbert, and Robert Schumann

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2010

March 18, 20, 2010, · March 18, 2010 - March 20, 2010 opera in two acts; libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte; The Duke Symphony Orchestra with guest artists; Music Director and Conductor; Producer

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2010

The Cleveland Institute of Music, Kulas Hall, Cleveland Ohio · February 24, 2010 - February 27, 2010 opera in two acts; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal; The Cleveland Institute of Music opera Theater, Music Director and Conductor; Cleveland Premiere. (4 performances)

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2009

Baldwin Auditorium · December 2, 2009 Duke Symphony Orchestra. Music of Purcell, Handel, Haydn, and Beethoven; Darrett Adkins, cello soloist

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2009

Kulas Hall, Cleveland Ohio · November 11, 2009 - November 14, 2009 The Cleveland Institute of Music Opera. Humperdinck: "Hansel and Gretel" (Act 1): Weber: "Der Freischutz" (Act 2); Verdi: "La Traviata" (Acts 3 and 4).(4 performances)

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

Duke Chapel · October 24, 2009 Duke Symphony Orchestra

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2009

Baldwin Auditorium · September 30, 2009 Duke Symphony Orchestra. All Mendelssohn program featuring R. Larry Todd's reconstruction of the 3rd piano concerto and his edition of the 1st version of the violin concerto

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

East Campus Quad · September 6, 2009 Duke Symphony Orchestra

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

Maymandi Concert Hall · May 17, 2009 North Carolina Symphony, Cover Conductor

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2009

Baldwin Auditorium · April 15, 2009 Duke Symphony Orchestra. A presentation of Shakespeare's play with Mendelssohn's Incidental Music; with the Antic Skhakespeare Co., Jay O'Berski, director, The Durham Children's Choir and soloists jung Oh and Teresa Buchholz

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

Beaufort High School Performing Arts Center · March 28, 2009 Duke Symphony Orchestra. Haydn and Mendelssohn

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

Emily K Center · March 21, 2009 Durham Symphony Orchestra. Haydn, Brahms and Mendelsson

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2009

Baldwin Auditorium · March 4, 2009 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Symphonies 45 and 104 plus "Africamerica" by Anthony Kelley and the Korngold Violin Concerto

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2009

Kulas Hall, Cleveland Ohio · February 25, 2009 - February 28, 2009 The Cleveland Institute of Music Opera,. "Lo Speziale" by Joseph Haydn and "Suor Angelica" by Giacomo Puccini. (4 performances)

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

Baldwin Auditorium · February 8, 2009 Durham Symphony Orchestra. Guest Conductor: Classical Concert: Haydn, Sibelius, Saint Saens, Brahms

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2008

Baldwin Auditorium · November 21, 2008 The Duke Symphony Orchestra

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2008

Kulas Hall, Cleveland Ohio · November 12, 2008 - November 15, 2008 The Cleveland Institute of Music Opera. (4 performances). CIM Orchestra and Opera Theater: Music Director and Conductor.

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2008

Duke Chapel · October 25, 2008 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Music by Vorisek and Dvorak

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2008

Baldwin Auditorium · October 8, 2008 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. featuring music by Vorisek, Stamic, Dvorak

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2008

East Campus Quad · August 31, 2008 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. featuring music from films, musicals and other light classical fare.

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2008

Baldwin Auditorium · April 18, 2008 - April 20, 2008 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Complete semi-staged concert version.

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2008

Baldwin Auditorium · April 12, 2008 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Concert for Duke University Alumni Weekend. Music by Humperdinck

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2008

Beaufort High School Performing Arts Center · March 29, 2008 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Featuring works by Bach, Brahms, Faure and Humperdinck

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2008

Baldwin Auditorium · March 5, 2008 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Artistic Direction: new The Duke Symphony Orchestra, December 05, 2012, Page Auditorium edit "Nothing 'Pathetic' about these Three" Music by Debussy, Mozart and Tchaikovsky Artistic Direction, February 29, 201

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2007

Baldwin Auditorium · December 5, 2007 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Saint-Saens: Danse Macabre; Faure: Pavane; Debussy: Danses sacree et profane; Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique.

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2007

Kulas Hall, Cleveland Ohio · November 7, 2007 - November 10, 2007 The Cleveland Institute of Music Opera. Scenes from 10 different operas with the CIM Orchestra in a semi-staged concert production (4 performances) including works by Rossini, Offenbach, Mozart, Beethoven, Massenet, Charpentier, Donizetti, Nicolai, and Ri

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2007

Duke Chapel · November 3, 2007 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Music by Brahms, Faure, Schumann and J. Strauss.

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2007

Baldwin Auditorium · October 3, 2007 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Brahms: Hungarian Dances Nos. 1,3,10; Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in g minor; Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C Major.

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2007

East Campus Quad · September 3, 2007 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. featuring music by Bernstein, and others.

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2007

Baldwin Auditorium · April 14, 2007 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Music Department all ensemble

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2007

Baldwin Auditorium · April 11, 2007 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. "Viennese Connections;" Nicolai: Overture to "The Merry Wives of Windsor;" Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D, 1st movement, with Mingyo Hwang, DSO concerto competition winner; Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, "The Great"

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2007

Beaufort High School Performing Arts Center · March 31, 2007 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Guest performers included the Beaufort, HS Concert Choir

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2007

Baldwin Auditorium · February 14, 2007 he Duke Symphony Orchestra. Abel: Symphony in Eb Major, Op. 7 No. 6; J.C.Bach: Sinfonia Concertante in C Major for flute, oboe, violin and cello; Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3, "Scotch."

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2006

Baldwin Auditorium · December 6, 2006 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Mozart: Adagio and Fugue and Sinfonia Concertante for Vl. and Vla., and Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2006

Duke Chapel · October 26, 2006 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Shostakovich, Mozart and J. Strauss

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2006

Baldwin Auditorium · October 4, 2006 The Duke Symphony Orchestra

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2006

West Campus Plaza · September 3, 2006 The Duke Symphony Orchestra

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2006

Anglo-Saxon Synergies; · May 7, 2006 Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. with The Oberlin Orchestra and Oberlin Musical Union.

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2006

Baldwin Auditorium · April 22, 2006 The Duke Symphony Orchestra

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2006

Baldwin Auditorium · April 6, 2006 - April 8, 2006 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. (Complete opera sung in Italian in a semi-staged concert version)

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2006

Beaufort High School, Performing Arts Center, Beaufort, SC · March 25, 2006 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. For program details, see DSO program for February 15). The Orchestra has raised nearly $67,000 over the past three years through our performances there.

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2006

Baldwin Auditorium · February 15, 2006 The Duke Symphony Orchestra. Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550; Ravel Piano Concerto in G major (1st movement) with student concerto competition winner, Ashley Price; Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 4 "Mozartiana"

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2006

Kulas Hall, Cleveland, Ohio · February 1, 2006 - March 1, 2006 The Cleveland Institute of Music Opera Theater. Music Director and Conductor. Performances (4) held March 1 through 4.

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2006

Belk Theater/ Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte, NC · January 16, 2006 The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. (Soloists, The Charlottle CommUnity Choir and The Charlottle Symphony); works by Walker, Joplin, Copland, Beethoven, Still, Mendelssohn, and others

Harry Davidson: Directing, 2005

Baldwin Auditorium · December 7, 2005 Duke Symphony Orchestra. Weber, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms; Randall Love, soloist

Harry Davidson: Directing, 2005

Baldwin Auditorium · November 18, 2005 Duke Symphony Orchestra

Harry Davidson: Directing, 2005

Duke Chapel · October 22, 2005 Duke Symphony Orchestra

Harry Davidson: Directing, 2005

Baldwin Auditorium · October 19, 2005 Duke Symphony Orchestra. Wagner, Handel, Bach and Beethoven Joseph Robinson and Eric Pritchard, soloists

Harry Davidson: Directing, 2005

East Campus Quad · September 4, 2005 Duke Symphony Orchestra. Outdoor Labor Day Weekend Retreat and Community Concert

Harry Davidson: Directing, 2005

Baldwin Auditorium · April 16, 2005 Duke Symphony Orchestra. Duke Music Department All Ensembles Concert

Harry Davidson: Directing, 2005

Baldwin Auditorium · April 13, 2005 Duke Symphony Orchestra. Bartok, Tchaikovsky and Dvorak

Harry Davidson: Directing, 2005

University of South Carolina at Beaufort · April 2, 2005 Duke Symphony Orchestra

Harry Davidson: Directing, 2005

Baldwin Auditorium · February 23, 2005 Duke Symphony Orchestra. Glinka and Mussorgsky. Brian Johnson, soloist

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

Baldwin Auditorium · April 9, 2004 agner: Prelude to Act III of Die Meistersinger, Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D, Featuring: Students Concerto Competition Winners

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

Duke Chapel · February 23, 2004 Brahms: Tragic Overture, Brahms:Eins deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), Brain Johnson-baritone, Stephanie Northcutt-soprano, and choruses from Campbell University, Elon University, Meredith College, NC State University, and Peace College, and Shaw Univ

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

Baldwin Auditorium · December 4, 2003 Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello ("Double") Hasio-mei Ku - violin and Fred Raimi-cello

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

Baldwin Auditorium · October 9, 2003 Haydn: Symphony No. 92 ("Oxford") Schumann: Cello Concerto in a Minor, Brahms:Varations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Darrett Adkins -cello

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

Baldwin Auditorium · April 8, 2003 - April 10, 2003 A concert version of Gioachino Rossini's famous comic opera sung in Italian with English supratitles. Brian Johnson Baritone, (Brain Johnson-Figaro, Ross Hauck-Count Almaviva, Jannie Porter-Rosina, Alfred Anderson-Dr. Bartolo, Ray Liddle- Basilio, Natalie

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

April 1, 2003 North Carolina Symphony Orchestra, Cover Conductor

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

Baldwin Auditorium · February 18, 2003 Introductory remarks by Dr. Anthony Kelley. Walker: Lyric for Strings, Copland: Appalachian Spring (Ballet Suite) Featuring: Student Concerto Competition Winners

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

Berea City School District, Berea, Ohio · April 1, 2001 H.L. Davidson, All City Orchestra Festival; Guest Conductor.

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

Connecticut College, New London, CT · March 1, 2001 H.L. Davidson, New England Music Festival Orchestra; Guest Conductor.

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

The Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C · July 8, 2000 H.L. Davidson, National Symphony Orchestra; Major Orchestra Conducting Debut

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

February 1, 2000 H.L. Davidson, Newton Mid-Kansas Symphony, Guest Conductor (Classical Subscription Concert No. 2.)

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

E.J. Thomas Hall · January 1, 2000 H.L. Davidson, Akron Symphony Orchestra, Guest Conductor (Classical Subscription Concert No. 6)

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

Wichita, KS · November 1, 1999 H.L. Davidson, S. Central District Honors Orchestra; Guest Conductor)

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

E.J. Thomas Hall · August 1, 1999 - May 1, 2000 H.L. Davidson, Tuesday Musical Club & University of Akron, School of Music; Principal Guest Conductor for Opera (World Premiere of 3 works by David Bernstein; Opera Symposium, Puccini operas

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

Lawton, OK · January 1, 1999 H.L. Davidson, Philharmonic, Guest Conductor (Classical Subscription Concert No. 2.)

Artistic Works


Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2012

Musical Performance January 1, 2012

Harry Davidson: Performances, 1999 - 2011

Musical Performance January 1, 2011

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2011

Musical Performance January 1, 2011

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2010

Musical Performance January 1, 2010

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2009

Musical Performance January 1, 2009

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2008

Musical Performance January 1, 2008

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2007

Musical Performance January 1, 2007

Harry Davidson: Artistic Direction, 2006

Musical Performance January 1, 2006

Harry Davidson: Directing, 2005

Musical Performance January 1, 2005