Devenney, David "The Choral World of David Conte"
The Choral Journal, February, 2007

This article discusses the composition of "The Nine Muses," the Raymond Brock Memorial Commission for the ACDA National Convention in Miami in March, 2007, and contains an interview with the composer about his working methods and related choral music topics. A complete list of works is included.

Conte, David "The Teaching Methods of Nadia Boulanger"
lecture transcription, Nadia Boulanger Symposium, University of Colorado, 2004

In this lecture David Conte explains in detail what studying with Nadia Boulanger was like, and also outlines his own philosophy of teaching.

Conte, David "Ralph Vaughan Williams's Three Shakespeare Songs: An Analytical Guide for Conductors and Composers" The Choral Journal, April 2002

In this article, David Conte asserts that Ralph Vaughan Williams's "Three Shakespeare Songs" represent a supreme achievement in the repertoire of twentieth-century unaccompanied choral compositions. Moreover, the songs brilliantly fulfill the original pedagogical purpose: to provide a challenging and grateful work for choral singers, using texts of the highest literary and spiritual quality. Conte shows the logic with which it is possible to apply moveable do solfege to ensure good intonation and to increase singers' awareness of the expressive character of certain notes and intervals, particularly in relation to the text. The author provides three tables to show phrase structure and tonal centers of each section, all of which will greatly aid the conductor in interpretation, pacing, and memorization.

Conran, Michael A. "A Study of David Conte's Secular SATB Choral Works" (D.M.A. Thesis, University of Arizona, 2003)

This thesis contains biographical information on the composer, and detailed analysis of the following pieces: The Waking, Invocation and Dance, In Praise of Music, Elegy for Matthew, September Sun, and The Composer.

Coyle, Patrick "Significant Male Voice Repertory"
Commissioned by American Gay Men’s Choruses (D.M.A. Thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2006)
http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/send-pdf.cgi?ucin1151349055

ABSTRACT

Gay and lesbian choruses in the United States have actively commissioned new works since  they first came into existence. From miniatures to major works, the resultant compositions have come from emerging composers, as well those who are world-renowned. This document was written for the purpose of illuminating three significant works commissioned by American Gay Men’s Choruses: Of Rage and Remembrance by John Corigliano, Night Passage by Robert Moran, and Eos by David Conte. Chapter One contains a brief history of the gay choral movement, including the choruses in the United States that banded together to form the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses, and a preface to the following chapters. Chapters Two through Four examine the three works. Each of these chapters serves as a guide to the specific composition from the conductor’s perspective, with the intent of providing a resource to conductors considering performing the works. The intent of this document is to assist conductors in their discovery of the salient points of the music: information about the commissioning, performance forces, textual sources, overall structure, compositional techniques and performance issues. Also included is an appendix that includes libretti and transcript of the author’s interview with Robert Moran.