David is an accomplished composer, scholar, pianist and educator. He currently serves as a senior music specialist and concert producer at the Library of Congress. From 2010-2012 he was the Artistic and New Music Coordinator of the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra in South Africa. There he worked with composers, musicians and conductors from around the country and internationally to facilitate the creation and presentation of new music and other compelling programming. David’s award-winning compositions range from solo pieces to large orchestral works and independent film scores. He holds degrees from Duke University, the University of Louisville, and the Eastman School of Music, where he earned his PhD in composition.

David is an active pianist and writer, focusing on new and 19th-century music, with a focus on Liszt and his contemporaries. He is also known for his large array of transcriptions for solo piano and wind quintet, in addition to arrangements for other forces.