Yale University Guest Screenwriting and Film Lecturer (2016 - 2022)
Yale University Guest Workshop Expert Script Analysis (2016 - 2022)

David is CEO and Founder of Itineris Media

World Class Classical Musician

At the age of 21, while still in his third year at Juilliard, David attained the position of Principal Trombonist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, thus becoming the youngest principal player in a major orchestra in the United States and around the world. He would hold this position for over 30 years. His extensive education achievements include both Bachelors and Masters degrees in Music Performance from the Juilliard School of Music and Master of Fine Arts degree in Film Directing from the NYU Tisch Graduate School of the Arts.

David has played to the baton of the most legendary conductors in recent history, including Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez, Valery Gergiev, Carlos Kleiber, Rafael Kubelik, Karl Bohm, James Levine, Riccardo Muti, Eugene Ormandy, Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Seiji Ozawa, Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Georg Solti, Erich Leinsdorf, Georges Pretre, and Daniel Barenboim.

A several time Grammy Award winner, his regular appearances on the Metropolitan Opera “Live in HD” broadcasts have offered a worldwide platform, and his performances as soloist and with chamber music ensembles (including the prestigious Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society/ Francis Poulenc Trio with Barry Tuckwell, horn, and Gerard Schwarz, trumpet) have garnered positive reviews throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. “Mr Langlitz’s performance of Jacques Casterede’s Sonatine showed off the player’s magnificent technique, elegant dynamic control, and a tone so melting in the second movement that one was reminded of the velvety sound of Tommy Dorsey. In the Berio Sequenza, Mr Langlitz was in command of a wicked piece of experimental sound and carried it off in bravura style.” Montclair Times, after a New Jersey Chamber Music Society Concert.

Among David's finest musical achievements are his role as Principal Trombonist on Wagner Ring Cycle CD/DVD recordings of Deutsche Grammophon and nearly four decades of Metropolitan Opera audio and video recordings, of which include performances of La Traviata, Rigoletto, Aida, Parsifal, Der Fliegende Holländer, Wagner Orchestra Highlights from the Ring, excerpts from Berg’s Wozzeck, Lulu and Three Orchestral Pieces, Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony and Schoenberg’s Erwartung. Recordings for for Sony, Deutsche Grammophon, Columbia, Phillips, EMI, and RCA Masterworks record labels round out his impressive resume.

David’s music teachers and mentors were: Roger Smith (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra), Arnold Jacobs (Chicago Symphony), Frank Crisafulli (Chicago Symphony), Edward Kleinhammer (Chicago Symphony) and John Swallow (New York Brass Quintet/New York City Ballet Orchestra).

David has shared his knowledge and skills with students at numerous renowned educational institutions where he has been a faculty member, including Julliard (Pre-College Division), Manhattan School of Music, NYU, Yale University, Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California, North Carolina School of the Arts, and Verbier Music Festival in Switzerland. David is still active giving master classes in the US, Switzerland, France, Italy, PR China, Japan and Korea. He has written a chapter in the soon to be released book on Arnold Jacobs and his Legacy as it extends into the 21st Century.

David has performed on soundtracks for major motion pictures, independent features, television, as well as commercials for radio and television.

David’s former students have won auditions and occupy positions both with orchestras and university faculties throughout the US, Europe and Asia.

Lecturer

As a recipient of a Fulbright Performing Artist Lecturer Award to Asia, David was one of the first American brass players to give solo recitals, master classes, and conduct chamber music and brass ensembles in China at both the prestigious Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and The Shanghai Conservatory of Music. He also won a grant through the Asian Cultural Council, and taught and performed at Seoul National University in Korea. His exceptional skills have seen him to some of the most respected music schools in the United States, including Juilliard School of Music (Pre-College Division), Manhattan School of Music, Yale University, NYU, and the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California. His expertise and teaching style have led him to coach the Verbier Festival Orchestra brass section in Switzerland during the summers. 

David has also been a Visiting Lecturer in Film at Yale, University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University.

David is a lecturer for Cassidy and Fishman, a company providing some of the world’s most lauded virtuosos in the world of music, as well as masters in the arts and humanities.

Some of David’s favorite lectures include:

"What Makes Great Opera Great?"

An exploration of one of the most exceptional and enduring treasures of western civilization, highlighting the world's most revered composers, conductors and performers who have brought audiences worldwide to their feet for more than 300 years. David places his students in the seats of some of the most famous opera houses through timeless recordings and spectacular visuals. This intriguing lecture takes a symphonious dive into the masterworks of opera's most celebrated composers, including Mozart, Bizet, Verdi, Wagner and Puccini, as well as performances by such operatic giants as Pavarotti, Callas, Domingo, Price, Caruso, Corelli, Nilsson and Kaufmann, under the interpretation of such masters in conducting as Maestros Levine, Pradelli, Toscanini and Von Karajan.

Students gain a clear understanding of how opera began and why its visual and auditory canon has continued to enchant audiences for centuries.

Movie Music Magic

Composer Bernard Herrmann once said, "Movies need the cement of music." His work provided the melodious backdrop for Hitchcock classics Vertigo, Psycho and North by Northwest, and his observation is spot-on when one considers music's role in movies since the days of silent film a century ago.

This fascinating lecture takes students on a journey through a composer's process of creating a musical score that enhances the viewing experience and collaborates to achieve the director's vision. The union of accomplished directors and exemplary composers has long been regarded as a magical formula resulting in a rich emotional response from global audiences; Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Hermann, George Lucas/Steven Spielberg and John Williams, Federico Fellini and Nino Rota, Francois Truffaut and Georges Delerue are just a few of the creative dyads to be explored.

David analyses the composer's use of melody, harmony, rhythm and orchestration in complementing the story and achieving the desired emotional impact, as well as the challenges he or she may face in the creative process. Excerpts from the films of Ingmar Bergman, Francis Ford Coppola, Stanley Kubrick and Luchino Visconti bring an understanding of the role of great classical music in the scores of film masterpieces.

Great Symphony Conductors

Great Symphony Conductors is one of David’s most popular lectures. In this presentation he analyzes and discusses some of the greatest superstar conductors of the 20th and 21st centuries, including Toscanini, Von Karajan, Bernstein, Levine, Kleiber, Ozawa, Gergiev, Reiner, Muti and Solti.

Beginning with the history of conducting, David’s entertaining lecture, supported by video clips and recordings, brings to life the virtuoso techniques and distinctive styles of these celebrated Maestros.
Additionally, having personally worked with most of the conductors featured in his lecture, David will recount anecdotes and memorable moments from rehearsals and performances with these great artists.

Mentor

“A teacher can never force a student to become a first rate musician. I’m convinced a great teacher is one who allows the student to realize the potential within himself. Ultimately what makes an artist great is their thinking, and by using the tools of imagination, visualization, and intuition as guides, a student will eventually begin to sound like their concept.”

~ David Langlitz

One way in which David gives back to the industry that has given him so much opportunity and joy is to mentor up and coming musicians longing to reach their inherent potential in their discipline. As with the actors in his filmmaking, David encourages his music-inclined subjects to explore internally the depth of their abilities and talent, and then seek to share them externally with a world at wait. The practice of mentoring has proven to be one of the most satisfying aspects of David’s professional journey.

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