Dr. David Anthony Yeagley (b. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, September 5, c. 1958) is an American composer, pianist, conservative commentator, and portrait artist. He has also written poetry and fiction, played the Native American flute, and performed the Gourd Dance. He lives in Oklahoma. Downtown Oklahoma City The State Capitol of Oklahoma From The South Motto: Nickname: Capital of the New Century Founded 1889 Incorporated County Oklahoma County Cleveland County Canadian County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Mick Cornett Area  - Total  - Water 1,608. ... Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Area  Ranked 20th  - Total 69,960 sq mi (181,196 km²)  - Width 230 miles (370 km)  - Length 298 miles (480 km)  - % water 1. ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A grand piano, with the lid up. ... Conservatism is a political philosophy that generally favors free markets, traditional values and strong foreign defense. ... It has been suggested that Portrait painting be merged into this article or section. ... Native American flute crafted by Chief Arthur Two-Crows, 1987 The Native American flute has achieved some measure of fame for its distinctive sound, used in a variety of New Age and world music recordings. ... A Northern Ute dancer performs the Gourd Dance to cleanse the arena for the powwow grand entry, while women nurture their warriors from the sideline. ...

Early life

Yeagley was born and grew up in Oklahoma City. He is an enrolled member of the Comanche Nation, based in Lawton, Oklahoma, and claims descent from Bad Eagle (1839-1906), a band headman among the Kwahadi (Antelope) Comanche of West Texas. He was born to a Comanche mother, Norma Juanita Portillo Yeagley (1922-2005)[1][2] (who was Bad Eagle's great-granddaughter), and a white father, Ned Carlton Yeagley.[3] For alternate meanings, see Comanche (disambiguation) Pre-contact Comanche territory. ... Lawton is a city located in Comanche County, Oklahoma. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The dry plains of West Texas, have often been divided up into tracks of land divided by barbed wire fences. ...

He began playing the piano at the age of eleven. By age thirteen, he performed the Anton Rubinstein Piano Concerto No. 4 with the Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Guy Fraser Harrison. In his teenage years, Yeagley composed a volume of works ranging from solo piano sonatas to choral and chamber works. Rubinsteins portrait by Ilya Repin. ...

Education

Yeagley received a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance and Composition from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, a Master of Divinity in Biblical Studies and History from Yale University, a Master of Arts in Literature and History from Emory University (1981), an Artist Diploma in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the Hartt School of Music, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano Performance and Composition from the University of Arizona (1994). For his senior recital at Oberlin Conservatory, Yeagley performed a program of his own solo piano compositions. This program was aired on radio in Connecticut, California, Michigan, Tennessee and Texas. Musician entering the Oberlin Conservatory The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, located in Oberlin, Ohio, was founded in 1865 and is the nations oldest continuously operating conservatory. ... Yale redirects here. ... Emory University is a private university in the city of Atlanta, Georgia. ... The Hartt School of Hartford, Connecticut, founded in 1920 by Julius Hartt, Moshe Paranov, and others, provides postsecondary programs in music, dance, and theater. ... The University of Arizona (UA or U of A) is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. ...

During his college career, Yeagley studied piano with Fernando Laires, John Perry, James Mathis, Dadi Mehta, Louis de Moura Castro, Paul Rutman, Nicholas Zumbro, Ruth Slenczynska, Alexander Uninsky, and Frank Mannheimer. He has studied composition with Daniel Asia, Krzysztof Penderecki, Richard Hoffman, and Joseph Wood. Daniel Asia (b. ... Krzysztof Penderecki. ...

Teaching career

Yeagley taught humanities (ancient and modern) and psychology courses at Oklahoma State University–Oklahoma City from 1996 to 2001; he taught humanities and literature at the University of Central Oklahoma from 1997 to 1998; and taught a course in humanities at the University of Oklahoma's College of Liberal Studies in 2001. Oklahoma State University–Oklahoma City was originally a branch of Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in 1961. ... The University of Central Oklahoma, located in Edmond, Oklahoma (a suburb north of Oklahoma City), is the third largest university in the state with over 14,000 full time students. ... The University of Oklahoma, often called OU or Oklahoma, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. ...

Published writings

In 1987 and 1995 Yeagley's musicology articles were published in The Journal of the American Liszt Society. In addition to his musicological research, he has also published in Persian Heritage Magazine (for which he is a member of the editorial board). The magazine published his collection of epic poetry, entitled Jahn-dideh, which is dedicated to the Empress of Iran, Farah Pahlavi. In 1999 Yeagley was a guest lecturer on the topic of American culture and religion at the University of Tehran and Ferdawsi University. In May, 2000, he appearied in Washington, D.C., at the Conference on Iranian Studies, to present a paper about Zoroaster and the Jews, which was also published in Persian Heritage Magazine. Farah Diba-Pahlavi Farah Diba, as she appeared during the visit of US president Richard Nixon to Iran on May 30, 1972. ... Tehran University is the largest university in Iran, with 32,000 students. ... Ferdowsi University of Mashad is a large state university in Razavi Khorasan province of Iran. ... now. ...

Visual art

"Bad Eagle and his Descendants," an art/lecture program of Comanche history, representing the first genealogy in portraiture of a single American Indian family, beginning 1839, was presented by Yeagley at the following venues: Nation Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, Oklahoma (1988); Yale University's Peabody Museum in New Haven, Connecticut (1989); the Phillips Academy's Robert S. Peabody Museum in Andover, Massachusetts (1990); President's Church in Boston, Massachusetts in (1990); and University of Arizona Art Museum in Tucson, Arizona (1994). All artworks and lectures were created by Yeagley. Anadarko Townsite, Oklahoma Territory, August 8, 1901. ... Yale redirects here. ... The Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University was founded by the philanthropist George Peabody in 1866 at the behest of his nephew Othniel Charles Marsh, the early paleontologist. ... Nickname: The Elm City Location in Connecticut Coordinates: Counties New Haven County Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. ... Phillips Academy (also known as Andover, Phillips Andover, or simply P.A.) is a co-educational independent school for boarding and day students in grades 9-12. ...   Settled: 1642 â€“ Incorporated: 1646 Zip Code(s): 01810 â€“ Area Code(s): 351 / 978 Official website: http://andoverma. ... Nickname: The Old Pueblo Location in Pima County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: Country United States State Arizona Counties Pima Mayor Bob Walkup (R) Area    - City 505. ...

Compositions

In 1997 Yeagley was commissioned by the New Jersey Chamber Music Society for his duo for oboe and bassoon entitled Three Spirit Dances on the Bark of an Ancient Stump, which premiered in the Jersey City Museum as part of a concert featuring works by American Indian composers. In 1998 this work was performed in Caesarea, Israel as part of a benefit concert, including a guest appearance/lecture by Yeagley himself. Caesarea or in its Hebrew name Qeysarya (קיסריה) is a modern urban city in Israel. ...

In 1999 he was commissioned by James Pellerite for a new solo sonata for traditional Northern Plains Native American flute, which was premiered at the Annual Native American Symposium at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. This, along with his 10 Etudes for Native American Flute, can be found on his recent album Awakenings. He was also commissioned by José Cordero, Founder and President of the Native Sun Symphony Orchestra, to compose the Organization's anthem. Northern Plains is a region in the state of Missouri. ... Native American flute crafted by Chief Arthur Two-Crows, 1987 The Native American flute has achieved some measure of fame for its distinctive sound, used in a variety of New Age and world music recordings. ... // MISSION: Southeastern Oklahoma State University provides an environment of academic excellence that enables students to reach their highest potential. ...

Also in 1999, Yeagley was commissioned by the late Jack P. Eisner for the world's first grand opera about the Jewish Holocaust of World War II, entitled Jacek. Eisner was one of the last surviving leaders of the Warsaw Resistance. During a recent visit to Israel, Yeagley was appointed by Eisner to depict his published autobiography, entitled The Survivor of the Holocaust, through the medium of a grand opera. A portion of the opera was released on CD by the Opus One label in 2005.[4] This article is becoming very long. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Combatants Nazi Germany {SS, SD, Gestapo, Order Police, Wehrmacht} Collaborators {Blue Police, Jewish Ghetto Police} Jewish resistance (ŻOB, ŻZW) Polish resistance (Armia Krajowa Gwardia Ludowa) Commanders Ferdinand von Sammern-Frankenegg Jürgen Stroop Mordechai Anielewicz†, Dawid Apfelbaum†, Paweł Frenkiel†, Icchak Cukierman, Marek Edelman, Zivia Lubetkin, Henryk Iwański Strength Official...

In October 2006, his music was performed in the Elmer and Mary Louise Rasmuson Theater at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.[5] National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C., viewed from the northeast Interior view looking down toward the entrance. ...

As political commentator

Yeagley, who also writes columns on political subjects, presents himself as "the only voice of conservative American Indian thought."[6] He is a regular contributor to David Horowitz's website FrontPageMag.com and has appeared on The O'Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, and C-SPAN. He has been on the roster of speakers for the Young America's Foundation since 2001.[7] He has been outspoken in his criticism of the movement to eliminate sports mascots drived from Indigenous peoples[8][9] as well as the opponents of Columbus Day.[10] David Joel Horowitz (born January 10, 1939) is an American conservative writer and activist. ... FrontPageMag. ... OReilly Factor promotional image from FoxNews. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Young Americas Foundation is a conservative youth organization, with a focus on sharing conservative ideas with students through conferences, campus lectures, seminars, posters, and activism initiatives. ... The following is a list of sports team names and mascots derived from Indigenous peoples, including generically used terms, those named after specific peoples, and words or iconography derived from indigenous languages or traditions. ... Columbus Day is a holiday celebrated in many countries in the Americas, commemorating the date of Christopher Columbuss arrival in the New World on October 12, 1492. ...

Writings

• Yeagley, David Anthony (1981). "The Use of Death in Hawthorne and Melville." M.A. thesis. Emory University.
• Yeagley, David. "The Historical Influence of the String Bow on Musical Notation." The Journal of the American Liszt Society, vol. 19 (June 1986).
• Yeagley, David Anthony (1994). "Franz Liszt's 'Dante Sonata': The Origins, the Criticism, a Selective Musical Analysis, and Commentary." D.M.A. dissertation. The University of Arizona.
• Yeagley, David. "Liszt's Dante Sonata: Origins and Criticism." The Journal of the American Liszt Society, vol. 37 (June 1995).
• Yeagley, David. "Alam I Sugrah." Persian Heritage, vol. 2, no. 8 (winter 1997-98), pp. 44-46.

Published scores

• Yeagley, David A. (2001). Awakening: Ten Etudes for Solo Native Flute. [Colorado Springs, Colorado]: J-P Productions.

Discography

• 2004 - Awakenings: New Music for Native American Flute by David Anthony Yeagley. James Pellerite, Native American flute. Cleveland, Ohio: Azica Records.
• 2004 - New Music for the Northern Plains Flute. James Pellerite, Native American flute, with the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, David Oberg, conductor.
• 2005 - HaNitzol; Jacek. Performed by the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, David Oberg, conductor. Opus One.
• 2006 - Masterworks of the New Era, Vol. 8. 2 CDs. ERM Media. Contains Ha Nitzol by David Anthony Yeagley. Performed by the Kiev Philharmonic, Robert Ian Winstin, conductor.

External links

• David A. Yeagley site
• David A. Yeagley columns at FrontPageMag.com