A celebration of
David Kanter's life
~ For a live stream of this event ~
At 12-noon on Monday,
January 16, 2023,
Click on the following link:
https://youtu.be/x0faGWdl0fQ
DAVID M. KANTER
ABQ MEMORIAL TRIBUTE
David M. Kanter
December 7, 1946 - November 11, 2022
December 7, 1946 - November 11, 2022
David Martin Kanter was born in Brooklyn, NY on December 7, 1946 to Charlotte and Mitchell Kanter. His birth (and that of his twin brother) made the news, since the twins were among the very first babies to receive blood transfusions as a result of an Rh blood condition.
After a few years, the family settled in Hicksville, NY (Long Island), and David attended Hicksville High School, where he joined the band as a member of the trombone section. He continued his musical studies at the Eastman School of Music, studying trombone under master teacher Emory “The Chief” Remington.
Upon graduating from Eastman, David served with the United States Navy Band in Washington, D.C. He then played and recorded with the Annapolis Brass Quintet, taught at the Duke Ellington School for the Arts in Washington, D.C., and taught a number of private students. He also appeared at the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. David was a long-time member of the Symphony of the Potomac, and he organized and played with the Silver Spring Brass, performing regularly at Resurrection Catholic Church. He co-authored "40 Brass Nuggets," a series of arrangements and compositions for brass instruments, and in 2021he published a children’s book, "Give a Child a Stick," illustrated by his cousin Ginger Balizer-Hendler. He was preparing another book chronicling his parents’ experiences as a young Jewish couple during WWII.
After a few years, the family settled in Hicksville, NY (Long Island), and David attended Hicksville High School, where he joined the band as a member of the trombone section. He continued his musical studies at the Eastman School of Music, studying trombone under master teacher Emory “The Chief” Remington.
Upon graduating from Eastman, David served with the United States Navy Band in Washington, D.C. He then played and recorded with the Annapolis Brass Quintet, taught at the Duke Ellington School for the Arts in Washington, D.C., and taught a number of private students. He also appeared at the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. David was a long-time member of the Symphony of the Potomac, and he organized and played with the Silver Spring Brass, performing regularly at Resurrection Catholic Church. He co-authored "40 Brass Nuggets," a series of arrangements and compositions for brass instruments, and in 2021he published a children’s book, "Give a Child a Stick," illustrated by his cousin Ginger Balizer-Hendler. He was preparing another book chronicling his parents’ experiences as a young Jewish couple during WWII.
David was a passionate musician. He approached music, particularly Brahms and Mahler, with reverence. He was a gifted writer who strove to find the perfect combination of words to express facts or feelings. He was very witty and he loved to make people laugh.
In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, David used his writing and musical skills to express what he felt, composing an early American style hymn titled "September Morning," He said he wrote the piece following the 9/11 attacks in New York City, Virginia and Pennsylvania because "I wanted to express myself, and even though I myself am not a survivor, I felt their pain that day. I painted what I saw ... with my music.”
"SEPTEMBER MORNING"
BY
DAVID M. KANTER
PERFORMED BY:
SINGERS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
WILLIAM WISNOM, ORGAN
MICHAEL BLUTMAN, TRUMPET
TRESHELLE EDMONDS, ASL SIGNER
TRIO VENTOSO
JOHN WALSH, NARRATOR
ANNICK KANTER-ST. HUBERT, DIRECTOR
FOR A VIDEO OF THIS
SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 PERFORMANCE
WITH INTRODUCTION BY
DAVID KANTER
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BY
DAVID M. KANTER
PERFORMED BY:
SINGERS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
WILLIAM WISNOM, ORGAN
MICHAEL BLUTMAN, TRUMPET
TRESHELLE EDMONDS, ASL SIGNER
TRIO VENTOSO
JOHN WALSH, NARRATOR
ANNICK KANTER-ST. HUBERT, DIRECTOR
FOR A VIDEO OF THIS
SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 PERFORMANCE
WITH INTRODUCTION BY
DAVID KANTER
TAP HERE
David and Annick
"Ever since I have known David, he has been on a quest to find the perfect mouthpiece. Playing was often painful for him (he should have had braces) and he tried to design what would work for him, but it was never really satisfactory. He had such a collection of mouthpieces!
He couldn't listen to music as a background. He was fully engaged, singing the wonderful melodies, anticipating the big moments. He was so deeply musical. And he really revered Brahms and Mahler. He didn't feel worthy of playing their music.
He continued to do the Remington warm up exercises every day. He had just been working on a song, a duet between a soprano and a trombone, with piano accompaniment, based on the 'Rochut etude No 1'. He thought that trombonists would enjoy the different puns...like 'playing with a Reming-Tone'."
~ Annick Kanter-Saint Hubert ~
He couldn't listen to music as a background. He was fully engaged, singing the wonderful melodies, anticipating the big moments. He was so deeply musical. And he really revered Brahms and Mahler. He didn't feel worthy of playing their music.
He continued to do the Remington warm up exercises every day. He had just been working on a song, a duet between a soprano and a trombone, with piano accompaniment, based on the 'Rochut etude No 1'. He thought that trombonists would enjoy the different puns...like 'playing with a Reming-Tone'."
~ Annick Kanter-Saint Hubert ~
ANNAPOLIS BRASS QUINTET
1972 - 1973
(L to R) Haldon (Butch) Johnson, trumpet; David Kanter, trombone;
Arthur (Ted) LaBar, horn; Robert (Rip) Posten, bass trombone; David Cran, trumpet
1972 - 1973
(L to R) Haldon (Butch) Johnson, trumpet; David Kanter, trombone;
Arthur (Ted) LaBar, horn; Robert (Rip) Posten, bass trombone; David Cran, trumpet
David Kanter was a member of the Annapolis Brass Quintet from 1972 - 1974.
David is playing trombone on each of the following eight recordings of live ABQ performances from that era.
David is playing trombone on each of the following eight recordings of live ABQ performances from that era.
To Listen To
Prairie Suite
Marvin Lamb
Spoken Introduction by David Kanter
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Prairie Suite
Marvin Lamb
Spoken Introduction by David Kanter
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To Listen To
Schaffe mir, Gott, ein rein Herz
Johannes Brahms
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Schaffe mir, Gott, ein rein Herz
Johannes Brahms
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From David's wife Annick:
During the pandemic, David wrote:
God bless the music makers
Who tap the resoundings of the universe
With horns and strings and vibrant things,
To urge mankind's greatest aspirations.
God bless the singers,
Through whose voices we so briefly
Separate ourselves from the harshness
Of the world, and connect
With the sanctity of life.
Make your voices not long be still.
~ Copyright 2020, David M. Kanter ~
During the pandemic, David wrote:
God bless the music makers
Who tap the resoundings of the universe
With horns and strings and vibrant things,
To urge mankind's greatest aspirations.
God bless the singers,
Through whose voices we so briefly
Separate ourselves from the harshness
Of the world, and connect
With the sanctity of life.
Make your voices not long be still.
~ Copyright 2020, David M. Kanter ~
ANNAPOLIS BRASS QUINTET
1973 - 1974
Calvin Smith, horn; Robert Posten, bass trombone; Butch Johnson, trumpet;
David Cran, trumpet; David Kanter, trombone
1973 - 1974
Calvin Smith, horn; Robert Posten, bass trombone; Butch Johnson, trumpet;
David Cran, trumpet; David Kanter, trombone
To Listen To
Tower Music by Richard Drakeford
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Tower Music by Richard Drakeford
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Five Miniatures by Robert Starer
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Five Miniatures by Robert Starer
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Concerto by Arthur Custer
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Concerto by Arthur Custer
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Anthem by Scott Sharnetzka
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Anthem by Scott Sharnetzka
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Some highlights during David's time with the ABQ
1972 - 1974
1972 - 1974
> The summer of 1973: The first of what would be five consecutive Annapolis Brass Quintet summer residencies at the International Music Camp located near the International Peace Garden and the North Dakota - Canadian Border.
>> The 1973-74 seasons: Seemingly never-ending late night recording sessions at Annapolis Church Circle's historic St. Anne Church resulted in the ABQ's first LP for Crystal Records, released in 1974 as S202 LP, titled "The Annapolis Brass Quintet".
>>> The winter of 1974: The quintet's first extended 'Norm Wendt' Concert Tour of eight northern mid-west states, (Minnesota, North Dakota, Wyoming, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, Illinois) performing five or six concerts a week for seven-weeks in January and February. The first concert was in Crookston, Minnesota, which warmly welcomed the ABQ with 28 degrees below zero!
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The 1974 ABQ S202 LP and subsequent 1976 ABQ S206 LP, re-mastered and digitized, was released in 2021 by Crystal as a single CD202, titled "Quintessence".
>> The 1973-74 seasons: Seemingly never-ending late night recording sessions at Annapolis Church Circle's historic St. Anne Church resulted in the ABQ's first LP for Crystal Records, released in 1974 as S202 LP, titled "The Annapolis Brass Quintet".
>>> The winter of 1974: The quintet's first extended 'Norm Wendt' Concert Tour of eight northern mid-west states, (Minnesota, North Dakota, Wyoming, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, Illinois) performing five or six concerts a week for seven-weeks in January and February. The first concert was in Crookston, Minnesota, which warmly welcomed the ABQ with 28 degrees below zero!
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The 1974 ABQ S202 LP and subsequent 1976 ABQ S206 LP, re-mastered and digitized, was released in 2021 by Crystal as a single CD202, titled "Quintessence".
To Listen To
Theme for a Carousel by Jack McKie
Spoken Introduction by Haldon (Butch) Johnson:
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Theme for a Carousel by Jack McKie
Spoken Introduction by Haldon (Butch) Johnson:
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To Listen To
America the Beautiful
arr. C Warren Kellerhouse
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America the Beautiful
arr. C Warren Kellerhouse
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David is survived by his loving wife, Annick Kanter-Saint Hubert; his children, Vanessa (Daniel) van der Have and Benjamin Kanter; their mom, Deniz Kanter; Annick’s children, Benjamin (Alison) Colbert, Catherine (Nicholas) Muzzatti, Martin Colbert and Leon (Hayley) Colbert; his grandchildren Chase, Drew, and Claudia; Annick’s grandchildren Olivia, Lea, Harper, Sebastian, and Elijah; his brothers Allan (Virginia) and Todd Kanter.
A celebration of David Kanter's life
Click below at 12-noon on Monday, January 16, 2023
for the live stream of this event:
https://youtu.be/x0faGWdl0fQ
Complements of Annick Kanter-St. Hubert
FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ANNAPOLIS BRASS QUINTET
SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 PHOTO:
David Kanter, Wayne Wells, Sharon Tiebert,
Arthur Brooks, Marc Guy,
David Cran, Bob Suggs, Haldon Johnson.
FORMER ABQ MEMBERS NOT IN PHOTO ABOVE:
Robert (Rip) Posten, Arthur (Ted) LaBar, Martin Hughes,
Tim Beck, Calvin Smith, Rick Rightnour, John Driver.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 PHOTO:
David Kanter, Wayne Wells, Sharon Tiebert,
Arthur Brooks, Marc Guy,
David Cran, Bob Suggs, Haldon Johnson.
FORMER ABQ MEMBERS NOT IN PHOTO ABOVE:
Robert (Rip) Posten, Arthur (Ted) LaBar, Martin Hughes,
Tim Beck, Calvin Smith, Rick Rightnour, John Driver.