A native of Independence, Missouri, David earned his Bachelor’s of Music and Computer Science from William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri in 1998. At William Jewell, he was a member of the William Jewell Concert Choir, William Jewell’s premier choral ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Arnold Epley. In addition to his singing duties, he also played viola in the Liberty Symphony Orchestra and the William Jewell Chamber Orchestra, and as a senior he was a student conductor for the William Jewell Chapel Choir under the direction of Dr. Donald Brown. After William Jewell, he pursued some post-graduate studies at Baylor University’s School of Church Music in Waco, Texas. David moved to Connecticut in 2003 to accept a position of Software Developer for COCC, Inc of Avon. He is currently a member of Voce and a soloist/section leader for Immanuel Congregational Church of Hartford. As a soloist, he made his first appearance with the Eastern Connecticut Symphony and Eastern Connecticut Symphony Chorus in their performance of Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy in April, 2005, and in December, 2006, he performed Schubert’s Mass in G with ECSC. In December, 2005, he performed Et In Terra Pax by Gerald Finzi with the Vernon Chorale, a community chorus located in Vernon, Connecticut. David currently makes his home in Manchester, Connecticut with his two cats, Clara and Lili, and works at The Hartford.