Meet a Member – Speculum Musicae David Huckaby
June 17, 2009
An advocate of contemporary music, David Huckaby has worked often with composers at NEC and Juilliard. As a member of the Axiom Ensemble at Juilliard, he performed the NY premiere of Elliot Carter’s opera, What Next?, and was recently in Zurich for a performance of Beyond the Machine 2.0. Mr. Huckaby is also a member of the Boston Modern Orchestra project, and performs with the group regularly throughout the year.
David Huckaby has participated in the Aspen Music Festival and the Orford Arts Center in Quebec. Last year he performed in Carnegie Hall with the Red Bull Artsehcro. David is the recipient of a fellowship from the Virtu Foundation. He has studied with Andres Diaz, Janos Starker, Bernard Greenhouse, and David Finckel. Mr. Huckaby received degrees from the New England Conservatory studying with Paul Katz and Laurence Lesser, and Juilliard School with Joel Krosnick.
He will become the newest, and youngest, member of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra starting this Fall. He has performed live on National Public Radio’s “From the Top” young artists’ program and has also participated in television broadcasts playing chamber music on the “Good Day Atlanta” program. Mr. Huckaby has toured in Italy and France playing with the North Carolina International Music Program Chamber Orchestra and in Chile with the University Cello Choir.
