David Flippo:
CLASS OF 1976
Baldwin High SchoolClass of 1976
Pittsburgh, PA
Chicago High School for Agricultural ScienceClass of 2008
Chicago, IL
University of Michigan - MusicClass of 1987
Ann arbor, MI
Eastman School of MusicClass of 1982
Rochester, NY
Indiana University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1980
Indiana, PA
David's Story
Life (after Highschool)
Got a B.A in Music Composition at I.U.P in Indiana, Pa and then went to Eastman School of Music in Rochester for a Masters in Music Compsition (80-82). Finished it all up with a Doctorate in Musica Arts in Composition at the U. of MI (83-87), started on the part to being a jazz musician and moved to Chicago.
Have had two pretty successful groups I've lead here-FLIPPOMUSIC- played my original world-jazz fusion pieces and recorded two CD's with Southport Records. DA DUO DI FLIPPO DI SANTO-was a duo wit...Expand for more
h myself and bassist Donn De Santo and featured me as a vocalist. Put a my vocal premier CD with Oppilf Records. Also performed and recorded with Poetry Slam inventor Marc Smith.
Since then, I've gotten into musical theatre and written two full length musicals-"Roxane of Bergerac" and "Amelia" (based on the life of Amelia Earhart). Am presently setting chapters of the Tao Te Ching in an eclectic, jazz based style.
Married Melissa Leeb in 1992 and have two kids-Gabriel (b.94) and Gillian (b.96) and a dog Biscuit (b.2005).
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