About Me:
As a composer, I've been blessed to receive awards from the American Bandmasters Association, New Music for Young Ensembles, Meet The Composer, and ASCAP, among others. My orchestral, chamber and choral compositions are performed nationally and internationally and have been featured at the Tanglewood and Aspen Festivals, the International Double Bass Festival, the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, the International Music Festival in San Jose Costa Rica, The World's Largest Organ Concert, and Carnegie Hall, with broadcast performances on National Public Radio. My works are recorded on the ERM Media label, and are published by E.C. Schirmer, Shawnee Press, TRN Music, and Metamorphic Music.

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Favorite composers:
Well...I do like myself best, as do most composers! But I'm also a fan of Alex Shapiro, Adrienne Albert, Eric Whitacre, Dan Becker, Lee Actor, Ellen Zwilich, Steve Paulus, Nancy Bloomer Deussen, Dan Asia, Ron Nelson, and Gunther Schuller.

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I regularly attend (ex: New York Phil.):
Concerts and recitals that feature new music.

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If a musician, what is your instrument:
I'm first and foremost a concert music composer, but I also love to conduct and enjoy performing on timpani.

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Personal Website: davidsartor.com
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Professional affiliations (ex: ASTA, MENC):
Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Kappa Lambda, the American Music Center, ASCAP, the American Federation of Musicians, the National Association of Composers USA, the Center for the Promotion of Contemporary Composers, the American Composers Forum, the Society of Composers, Inc., Who’s Who in American Music, The International Who’s Who in Music, Marquis Who's Who in America®.

Anything else about your classical music interests:
Composition is an act of faith. While most composers strive for excellence in their work, music also serves to communicate. Without willing players and attentive audiences, any composition is merely a complex set of instructions. Every piece of music, whether new or historical, is a testament to its composer's faith in the partnership among composer, performers and audience.