(1996, rev.97/99) for Solo Tpt and Strings: 6-6-4-4-2 (www.mic.no) (dur: 16:00)
Trumpet Concerto - Hommage, in four movements, commissioned by ISCM Norway - Bergen for Ole Edvard Antonsen. First perfomed by him in Bergen. Revised after the first performance

(1992/01) for trumpet and sinfonietta (1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-pno-solo tpt-strings (1-1-1-1-1) (www.mic.no) (dur: 10:30)
Premiered and recorded by Bodø Sinfonietta

(2007) for solo trumpet (C), electronics, amplification and brass band (manus) (dur: ca. 14)
Commissioned by Stavanger Brass Band for Odin Hagen

Version for Brass Band (1993), Wind Band (2013). Also a version for Bb Cornet and Piano.

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Commissioned by Manger Musikklag with support from The Norwegian Renumeration Fund. “Concerto for Bb Cornet and Brass Band” is dedicated to Rune Gundersen who premiered the piece in Bergen 08 May 1994

(1993) for Symph. brass ensemble, 4-1-4-1 (dur: 7:30)
Commissioned by The Royal Navy Band, Horten

(2000) for Brass Quintet (www.noteservice.no) (dur: 4:30)

(2001) for Brass Quintet (dur: 20:00)
Commissioned by Art of Brass Copenhagen with support from NOMUS

(2010) for trumpet and electronics (dur: 5:30)

Written for Erlend Aagaard-Nilsen and recorded by him on LAWO Classics

(1990/91) for Baritone (singer) and Trumpet (manus) (dur: 15)
Text (No): Rolf Jacobsen

(2008)

A short piece for Trumpet in C and Piano, written for Erlend Aagaard-Nilsen, and recorded by him on LAWO Classics.

For solo trompet og solo trombone, perkusjon og strykere.

Bestilt av David Friedrich i samarbeid med Stavanger Symfoniorkester.

Solister: David Friedrich, trombone og Frank Braafhart, trompet.

Surrounded by memories was commissioned by BrassWind Festival/Craig Farr for improviser Sarah Belle Reid with fundings from The Norwegian Cultural Fund.
It is scored for trumpet connected to modular synthesizer, organ, 2 trumpets and trumpet ensemble (8).

The overall idea behind the piece is creating a happening by bringing two very different sound worlds together. The "electronic" turmpet and the acoustic instruments: trumpets and the grand organ with all the pipes, a sound world in itself.

The idea behind the title (and the way the piece is evolving), has to do with the way we develope. From breathing (the basic of beeing alive), articulation of sound (the basis of beeing able to speak) and the singing (basic for most of the living creatures). 

Without memory no art will ever be made. In "Surrounded by memories" the soloist brings this memories to us. We don't pay to much attention to the sound of the breath. We don't often think about the fact that air and articulation is the basis for every language. 
The last part of the piece has to do with melody: breath, articulation and memory.
The combination of the sounds we need to exist and a long melodic line end this piece.

The solo trumpet with modular synthesizer wil sound through loudspeakers in a surround set-up.