Inspired by natural processes, acoustic phenomena, and the abstraction of simple stories, Nathan Davis "writes music that deals deftly and poetically with timbre and sonority" (Steve Smith, The New York Times). Lincoln Center inaugurated its new Tully Scope Festival in 2011 with the premiere of Nathan's half-hour, site-specific work Bells, performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE). He has also received commissions from the Calder String Quartet, Yarn/Wire, TimeTable Percussion, and the Ojai Festival (for Eighth Blackbird and an installation by sound-sculptor Trimpin), with performances at NYC's Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, Symphony Space, Roulette, Le Poisson Rouge, across the U.S., and internationally at festivals in Holland, Germany, Finland, Poland, China, Russia, Canada, and Cuba. He has received awards from Meet The Composer, Copland Fund, Jerome Foundation, American Music Center, MATA, ASCAP, and ISCM. Recordings of his music include a monograph of his chamber works performed by ICE entitled The Bright and Hollow Sky (one of Time Out NY's top 10 classical albums of 2011), his electroacoustic percussion disc Memory Spaces, and flutist Claire Chase's debut Aliento. Also an active percussionist, Nathan is a core member of ICE and has recorded for Nonesuch, Tzadik, Mode, Kairos, New Albion, Bridge, BMOP, Karnatic Lab, and Cold Blue records.
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