David Littrell

Dr. David Littrell is a University Distinguished Professor of Music at Kansas State University where he conducts the University Orchestra and teaches cello, double bass and viola da gamba. He is the Director of String Fling, an annual event at Kansas State that attracts 600 string students from Kansas. He also conducts the Gold Orchestra, which includes over 70 Manhattan area string students in grades 5-10. The Gold Orchestra has toured England, British Columbia, and performed at Carnegie Hall in 2001 and 2006.

He was Editor of ASTA’s 2009 String Syllabus, and the Editor and Compiler of three volumes of Teaching Music through Performance in Orchestra for GIA Publications.

While the national president of ASTA in 2002-2004, he planned its first stand-alone conference in March 2003. He represented ASTA on a trip to France in March 2004 to learn about import opportunities for French string instruments and bows. In 2007, he was named Kansas Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

He adjudicates solo and orchestra contests and is a clinician and conductor throughout the United States. His sabbatical in 2010 will incorporate a solo cello recital tour in England: Devon, Coventry Cathedral, York, and the Lake District.

Contact Information:

Dr. David Littrell
7145 Cedar Creek Rd
Manhattan KS 66502-8321

109 McCain Auditorium; Music Dept.
Kansas State University
Manhattan KS 66506

(785) 537-8167 home
(785) 532-3804 office
(785) 770-0195 cell
(785) 532-6899 fax

dlitmus@ksu.edu

http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~dlitmus