His first composition teachers were jazz musicians Jimmy Giuffre and Jaki Byard. He collaborates and performs with his son, Gabriel Borden and stepson, Sam Godin. Borden resides in Ithaca, NY with his wife, Rebecca Godin. He is the retired founder and Director of the Digital Music Program (now the Cornell Electroacoustic Music Center) at Cornell University. Selected works 1959 Dialogues for trombone and trumpet 1967 All-American Teenage Lovesongs for wind ensemble and tape, commissioned by Ithaca High School 1970 Cloudscape for Peggy 1970 Easter for Mother Mallard ensemble 1972 (?) C-A-G-E, Part I for Mother Mallard ensemble 1974 C-A-G-E, Part II for Mother Mallard ensemble 1975 C-A-G-E, Part III for Mother Mallard ensemble 1976-1987 The Continuing Story of Counterpoint, Parts 1-12 for Mother Mallard ensemble 1976 Part 1 1976 Part 3 1977 Part 5 1978 Part 6 1978 Part 7 1979 Part 8, Part 8A, Part 8B, Part 8C 1980 Part 9 1982 Part 2 1983 Part 4 1986 Part 11 1987 Part 10 1987 Part 12A, Part 12B, Part 12C 1978 Enfield in Summer for Mother Mallard ensemble 1978 Enfield in Winter for Mother Mallard ensemble 1984 I Trill Tunes (anagram of Nurit Tilles) for one or two keyboards 1987 Double Portrait for two pianos 1989 Angels for vocal ensemble and Mother Mallard ensemble 1994 Notes From Vienna for solo electric guitar and wind ensemble (or synthesizers) 1995 Infinity Variations for two fortepianos and chamber orchestra 2002 Naked American (anagram of Diane Ackerman) 2003 K216.01a for solo electric violin and synthesizers 2005 A Tin Haiku (anagram of Kia-Hui Tan) 2006 Smart Hubris (anagram of Ritsu Brahm) for solo violin and synthesizers 2007 Heaven-Kept Soul (anagram of Kathleen Supové) for solo piano and synthesizers 2007 Tribute to Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn for synthesizers 1990-2010 Earth Journeys (variations on Happy Birthday to You) 2009 Viola Farber in 7 Movements for synthesizers 2010 Remembering Jimmy 2010 ESP 9461 NY 2011-2014 Variations on a Theme of Philip Glass 2011-2014 for synthesizers 2014 Quartet in Four Movements for oboe and string trio 2012-2016 12 Preludes and Fugues for solo piano 2011-2016 12 Preludes and Fugues for two pianos Discography (Mother Mallard and David Borden) 1973 Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Co. [Earthquack] 1999 Reissued as 1970-1973 with previously unissued recordings [Cuneiform] 1976 Like A Duck To Water [Earthquack] 1999 Reissued with previously unissued recordsings [Cuneiform] 1981 Music For Amplified Keyboard Instruments [Red Music]