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David Weiss, a New York City based musician, specializes in performing on flutes and woodwinds from many
different cultures, including American and Celtic flutes & whistles, panpipes, recorders, Asian and Middle Eastern woodwinds,
unusual woodwinds (bass flute; great bass recorder; sopranino ocarina, microtonal woodwinds) as well as western flutes in
a variety of styles (rock, jazz, classical).
Currently, Mr. Weiss performs with Disney's "The Lion King" for which he is a featured orchestral soloist, performing on thirteen
different woodwinds. He co-composed much of the flute music for that production, which has received numerous awards, including
a 1999 Grammy.
Dave is active in the recording industry, and is frequently requested to perform on television commercials, films, video
games, documentaries, and CDs. He also serves as an advisor to composers, orchestrators, and fellow musicians on historical
and ethnomusicological issues.
Selected recent credits include:
FILM
"Why We Fight" (Wood Alto Flute, Bass Flute, Wood Flute) Documentary. Score by Robert Miller, RMI.
Release Winter 2006 Grand Prize Winner Sundance Festival 2005.
"The Alamo" (Low Whistle, Pennywhistle, Panpipes, Great Bass Recorder, Wood Flutes, Native American Flutes)
Score By Carter Burwell
"Saving Face" (Flute, Bass Flute, Alto Sax) Score by Anton Sanko
"The Rookie" (American style wood flutes, low whistles, pennywhistles and recorders) Score By Carter Burwell
"Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" (advisor to Mr. Burwell on American folk woodwinds)
"The Truth About Charlie" (Moroccan Wood Flute), score by Rachel Portman
"The Gangs of New York" (advisor to the composers on Irish and American folk woodwinds)
THEATER
"The Lion King" (Panpipes, Bass Panpipes, Wood Flutes, Flute, Piccolo, co-composer/orchestrator for woodwind
parts)
"Riverdance On Broadway" (Irish Flute, Wood Flute)
"Miss Saigon" (Asian flutes, flute & picc)
"Into the Woods" (Flute, Picc) PBS live videotape
RECORDING
Mr. Weiss is much in demand as a recording musician, working regularly for most of N.Y.C.'s major music
companies, as well as many independent artists, composers and arrangers. He enjoys working with musicians who are looking
for unusual woodwind sounds for their projects and would like to explore many new and different colors. He has re-designed
many of his instruments so they are in tune with western instruments to A=440.
Mr. Weiss has recorded as a guest artist on the soon to be released album by Phil Collins, and for the classical
trio Auréole, both to be released by summer 2006. Other albums: Erasure, Linda Eder, David Arkenstone, Chris McHale and Michael
Whelan on the Narada label, Disney and RCA, Nonesuch, Raven, and many independent labels.
Mr. Weiss has performed as soloist on several hundred television commercials in a large variety of formats:
Mercedez-Benz, MasterCard, Irish Spring;
Film and TV programs: Disney's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", "The Rookie", WB's "Felicity, An American
Girl";
as well as several P.B.S. "Americana" mini-series: "The Presidents"; "Barnum"; and "Freedom: The History
of US".
He has performed with a very eclectic list of ensembles, soloists, and composers: The Philip Glass Ensemble
(Flute, Piccolo, Bass Clarinet); Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Saxophone); New Jersey Symphony (Flute, Bass Flute, piccolo);
Aretha Franklin (Sax).
EDUCATION
Mr. Weiss graduated from the Manhattan School of Music in 1981 with a Diploma of Performance in Classical
Flute, and in 1992 earned his full Bachelor's of Music Degree from the same institution. Other studies at The Juilliard School,
Bowdoin College, Hunter College, and three other universities.
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