[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 185 (Thursday, December 10, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2947]
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                      A TRIBUTE TO DAVID CALLAWAY

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS-

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 10, 2009

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of David 
Callaway, a clarinetist who has been described as nothing short of 
exhilarating. Mr. Callaway has captivated audiences throughout the 
U.S., England, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Taiwan 
with this masterful virtuosity, expressiveness and musical 
inventiveness.
  As an active educator, Mr. Callaway believes in the nurturing of 
young musicians, and has inspired future generations of music students 
through his teaching and mentoring. He is a former Fulbright Scholar to 
Taiwan, and specializes in the traditional Beiguan music of Taiwan.
  Mr. Callaway has appeared with the Atlanta Opera Orchestra, Orlando 
Symphony, New York Philomusica, New Jersey Philharmonic, New Haven 
Opera, Sinfonia Celestis, Manhattan Virtuosi, Conductor's Institute 
Orchestra, and various ensembles at the Spoleto festival In Charleston, 
South Carolina. He has performed under the batons of such conductors as 
Kurt Masur, Jerzy Semkow, William Schuman, Julius Rudel, William Fred 
Scott, Zdenek Macal and David Gilbert. In addition, Mr. Callaway has 
worked with prominent composers John Corigliano, Donald Martino, Jacob 
Druckman, Ned Rorem and Karel Husa.
  Equally accomplished as a recitalist and chamber musician, Mr. 
Callaway has performed at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Alice 
Tully Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Miller Theater at Columbia University 
and the Great Hall at Cooper Union. He is also an avid proponent of new 
music, and has performed the music of John Corigliano, Elloitt Carter, 
Edison Denisov, Luciano Berio, Steve Reich, Donald Martino, Joan Tower, 
Chou Wen-chung and Huang-Long Pan.
  As a recipient of the William J. Fulbright Scholarship award, David 
Callaway traveled to Taiwan to research the traditional Beiguan Music 
of Taiwan and genealogy of the double-reed suona. He served on the 
Fulbright Committee, was a frequent advisor and mentor to Taiwanese 
Fulbright grantees, and appeared on the Central Broadcasting Station's 
radio show ``Life Unusual''.
  David Callaway has most recently served on the clarinet faculty of 
the Juilliard School's Music Advancement Program in New York City, and 
has taught at Vassar and Bard Colleges, the Manhattan School of Music, 
and as guest teacher at Emory University.
  He received his Doctor of Music Arts and Master of Music degrees from 
the Manhattan School of Music, and his Bachelor of Music degree from 
the University of South Carolina. His major teachers have included 
Ricardo Morales, David Krakauer, Doug Graham and Laura Ardan.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing David 
Callaway.

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