<p>[The</a> Daily Princetonian - Carpenter '08 serenades NYC](<a href=“http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2007/11/27/news/19474.shtml]The”>http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2007/11/27/news/19474.shtml)</p>
<p>David Carpenter '08 filled Carnegie Hall with his rich viola music last night in his solo debut at the storied concert hall, and the audience responded by filling the hall with rich applause.</p>
<p>Senior class president Tom Haine '08 was among those students who attended. “It was brilliant,” he said. “Only a couple of things can distract me from my thesis, and this did so, which is high praise.”</p>
<p>Haine said that the sold-out crowd was “very excited about David’s talent” and responded with a total of four standing ovations to complement Carpenter’s two encore performances.</p>
<p>Carpenter is not just a student who happens to be a talented musician. He is what University Orchestra conductor Michael Pratt calls “an international-level performer.”</p>
<p>Last night’s performance was part of the prize for winning the 2006 Walter W. Naumburg Viola Competition, but Carpenter first performed at Carnegie Hall four years ago as a violin soloist with an orchestral accompaniment.</p>
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<p>Additional articles about David:</p>
<p>[Celebrating</a> the viola, really – baltimoresun.com](<a href=“http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-ho.candlelight16nov16,0,4118804.story]Celebrating”>http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-ho.candlelight16nov16,0,4118804.story)</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.performances.org/encores_note/2006-07/DavidAaronCarpenter.pdf[/url]”>http://www.performances.org/encores_note/2006-07/DavidAaronCarpenter.pdf</a></p>
<p>Link to Princetons Music Department</p>
<p>[The</a> Music Department at Princeton University](<a href=“http://www.music.princeton.edu/]The”>http://www.music.princeton.edu/)</p>