David Newman, a distinguished alumnus of the American Youth Symphony, continues to thrill audiences with new additions to an already vast and impressive catalog of film scores.  Newman is revered not only for his original voice, but also for his expert versatility which has enabled him to collaborate on diverse projects from the 2008 Christmas release of The Spirit to the critically-acclaimed dramas Brokedown Palace and Hoffa, and top-grossing comedies Norbit, Scooby-Doo, Galaxy Quest, The Nutty Professor, The Flintstones, and Throw Mama from the Train, among others.

In 1987, Newman was selected by Robert Redford as Music Director of the Sundance Institute.  During his tenure, he wrote an original score and conducted the Utah Symphony for the classic silent motion picture Sunrise which opened the Sundance Film Festival in 1989.  As a benefit for the Film Music Preservation Program at Sundance, he began to conduct a series of concerts throughout the country and has since been committed to unearthing and restoring film music classics for the concert hall.  In March 2007, he was elected President of the Film Music Society, a nonprofit organization formed by entertainment industry professionals to preserve and restore motion picture and television music.  And in 2008, he was elected President of the Board of Directors for the American Youth Symphony.  

As a Hollywood composer, Newman has the distinction of being a highly sought-after conductor, appearing with leading orchestras throughout the world in both the film and classical repertory, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, National Orchestra of Belgium, New Japan Philharmonic, Utah Symphony, and American Symphony at Avery Fisher Hall.  In the 2005-2006 season, he led a subscription week with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.  Also an active composer for the concert hall, Newman wrote a six-movement Concerto for Winds for the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, premiering one movement at a time (spotlighting the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn) throughout the symphony’s 2006-2007 season.  In recent seasons, Newman’s concert works have been performed at the Ravinia Festival, Spoleto Festival USA, and Chicago’s Grant Park Music Festival.  The son of nine-time Oscar-winning composer, Alfred Newman, cousin of recording artist and film composer Randy Newman, and brother of film composer Thomas Newman, David Newman was born in Los Angeles and earned degrees in orchestral conducting and violin from the University of Southern California.