David Diamond

Rounds

David Diamond (1915-2005): Preeminent composer who assumed the mantle of “Dean of American Music” after Aaron Copland died in 1990. When Diamond died, the Boston Globe observed that Diamond “always went his own way, composing in a highly personal, lyrical, intense, and driven style that had nothing to do with the winds of fashion.” Rounds was commissioned by conductor Dmitri Mitropoulis and premiered by the New York Philharmonic in 1944; it remains one of Diamond's most popular works.

--UNF String Ensemble/Shiao-Romanenko-Smart, April 22, 2007