{{short description|American composer of classical music (born 1947)}} {{about||the American politician and lawyer|David N. Ott}} {{Infobox person | name = David Ott | image = | alt = | caption = David Ott, composer | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1947|07|5|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Crystal Falls, Michigan, U.S. | death_date = | known_for = | occupation = Composer, Conductor, Pianist, and Educator | years_active= | style = | website = {{URL|https://davidottcomposer.com/}} }} '''David Ott''' (born July 5, 1947) is an American composer of classical music.
Born in Crystal Falls, Michigan, Ott's works include four symphonies, an opera (''The Widows Lantern''), the ''Annapolis Overture'', written for the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, and various pieces of children's music He has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Music (four times) and the Grammys (twice). The premiere of his ''Concerto for Two Cellos and Orchestra'', performed by the National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Mstislav Rostropovich, gained Ott the 1988 nomination.<ref>''Washington Post'', (Washington, D.C.) February 6, 1988 "World Premier"</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stevenhonigberg.com/ott.htm|title = Steven Honigberg, "A Sterling Cellist"}}</ref> He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Platteville in 1969. He received his master's degree at Indiana University School of Music in 1971, and his PhD in music at the University of Kentucky in 1982.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://davidottcomposer.com/bio/|title = David Ott bio}}</ref>
Ott has served on the faculties of Houghton College in New York, Pfeiffer College in North Carolina, and DePauw University in Indiana,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.panamacitysymphony.org/conductor/|title = Panama City Symphony}}</ref> being honored as Outstanding Professor at two of these institutions. He also held the appointment of Pace Eminent Scholar and Composer in Residence at the University of West Florida.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://davidottcomposer.com/bio/|title = David Ott bio}}</ref>
David Ott was the founder (2001) and director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Northwest Florida, until it disbanded in 2008.<ref>Destin Log, (Destin, Florida) March 17, 2007, "David Ott to entertain at community center"</ref> Ott's opera, ''The Widow's Lantern'', premiered September 26, 2009, and was performed by the Pensacola Opera.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apps.operaamerica.org/Applications/NAWD/titles.aspx?id=7621|title = North American Works Directory}}</ref> After the premiere, Dr. Ott was seriously injured when he fell 14 feet into the basement below the orchestra pit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.depauw.edu/news-media/latest-news/details/24111/|title = Former Prof. David Ott Injured in Stage Mishap at Debut of His Opera - Depauw University}}</ref> His newest work, Symphony No. 5, was premiered with the [http://www.restoncommunityorchestra.org Reston Community Orchestra] (Reston, Virginia) on November 22, 2009.
On January 10, 2013, the Northwest Florida Daily News reported that Ott had recently started a foundation, Music for Healing, to bring music to the sick and elderly in Okaloosa and Walton counties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nwfdailynews.com/story/news/2013/01/09/1-76649/33987518007/|title = Composer David Ott wants to bring music to the sick and elderly in the area}}</ref>
==Discography== *'''David Ott: ''Symphony No. 2'', ''Symphony No. 3''''', Koss Classics KC-3301, 1993. Grand Rapids Symphony, Catherine Comet, cond. *'''David Ott: ''The Water Garden''''', Koss Classics KC-1023, 1995. Includes ''The Water Garden'' (symphonic poem, 9'33"), ''Concerto for Two Cellos and Orchestra'' (3 mvt., 23'57"), and ''Music of the Canvas'' (Three symphonic sketches representing paintings by Richard Pousette-Dart, commissioned by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, 26'15"). Performed by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Zdeněk Mácal, Cond., Solo cellists in the concerto are Daniel Laufer and Wolfgang Laufer. *'''American Journeys''' David Ott: Concerto for alto flute and strings; Piano concerto No. 2. Franz Liszt/John Adams: The Black Gondola. Ferruccio Busoni/John Adams: Berceuse élégiaque. Gisele Ben-Dor, conductor. Christine Michelle Smith, flutist. Frederick Moyer, piano. London Symphony Orchestra. JRI Recordings, 1998.
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==External links== *[http://www.davidottcomposer.com/ David Ott website] *[https://www.depauw.edu/news-media/latest-news/details/24110/ "New Opera by Former Prof. David Ott Premieres Tonight in Florida" - DePauw University] *[https://www.depauw.edu/news-media/latest-news/details/32380/ "Former Depauw Prof. David Ott Now Maestro of Florida's Panama City POPS" - Depauw University] {{Authority control}} *[https://learnsrsa.com/ New Curricula Designed by David Ott Which Uses Music to Understand History]
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