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David Bruce
@davidbrucecomposer.bsky.social
Apprentice silence-improver.
Composer: http://davidbruce.com
Founder of http://8notes.com
YouTube: http://youtube.com/c/dbruce
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Join me for a late night Prom featuring the piece I originally wrote for Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble, 'Cut the Rug', performed here by Avi Avital's amazing Between Worlds. 9th Sept 10.15pm. Rumour has it I might also be found in the Queen's Arms pub in the hours beforehand 😊 #bbcproms
August 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Honoured to be the arranger of this first single "Tarantella di Sannicandro" from Avi Avital's Between Worlds album - out today, Full album out May 30 www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue...

(oh and did I mention, we'll be at the BBC Proms in September 😍)
May 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Todd Palmer premiered Gumboots 17yrs ago in Carnegie Hall. This May 3rd and 4th he performs it again with Catalyst Quartet in Noe Music, San Francisco, and in Monterey Bay www.noemusic.org www.chambermusicmontereybay.org/cmmb/concert...
April 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Great to meet and share thoughts and music with these wonderful composers at the first ever David Bruce Composer Workshop ). Video from the day will be up on my patreon later! Thanks to Ben Phair, Caroline Tyler, Camilo Espinosa, Anna Disley-Simpson, Kit McCarthy
Photos Yannis Gutmann
April 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Get your scores in for this composition prize and a change to get your piece performed by Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra. I'll be on the judging panel :-) www.mitropouloscompetition.gr
March 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Over 50 applicants for my Composing Workshop in March, thanks to everyone who applied. Very much looking forward to meeting Caroline Tyler, Camilo Espinosa, Anna Disley-Simpson, Kit McCarthy and Ben Phair. The workshop will be available on my patreon.
February 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Thanks for the shout out @theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Last few days to apply for this. Lots of great applications already, but still room for YOURS! 🤩
February 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
An opportunity for UK-based composers
January 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
When you create a fancy intro card and look at it 100 times without realising you've made a dumb typo.
December 17, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Gumboots as ballet in Manchester tonight 😍
December 3, 2024 at 5:10 PM
The US Premiere of Lully Loops with Daniel Hope and New Century Chamber Orchestra in Berkeley tomorrow Thurs 14th, with further performances in San Francisco and beyond over the weekend. Full details here: www.ncco.org/24-25-season...
November 13, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Reports coming in of David Bruce Composer videos being shown in a lecture at Oxford Uni today. Good to see standards of University education remain high.😂
November 11, 2024 at 9:08 AM