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His posts currently include those of Associate Conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus,
Choir Leader of the City of Birmingham Young Voices, Musical Director of The Sage Gateshead's Regional
Youth Choir, Quay Voices, and is a regular guest conductor of the Netherlands Radio Choir.
David has experience of a wide range of music covering both the mainsteam and contemporary
repertoire. He has prepared and conducted first performances of works by a host of composers, including Karlheinz
Stockhausen, Per Nørgård, Pierre Boulez, Iannis Xenakis, Mauricio Kagel (second performance), Graham Fitkin,
James Wood, Bob Chilcott and Stanley Glasser. He has recently worked with the London Philharmonic Choir, the
Halle Choir and the New London Chamber Choir for whom he is the second conductor for James Wood's opera ‘Hildegard',
which has now been performed at festivals thought the UK, Belgium and Holland.
David's work has taken him to Australia, India, Canada, South America and throughout Europe.
He continues to work for the UK 's leading choral organisations, is a popular leader of choral workshops and a well
known trainer of choral conductors. David has adjudicated at international choral festivals as well as for the
BBC Choir of the Year Competition. He has conducted live broadcasts for both the BBC and ITV, and in December
2006 was featured in an hour's documentary on BBC television, conducting Tallis' 40 part motet “Spem in Alium”.
As a teacher of choral conducting David has worked for Canford Summer School of Music, Sing for Pleasure, the Voices
Foundation, and the Association of British Choral Directors. Forthcoming engagements include education projects with the
orchestra Viva, further work with the Netherlands Radio Choir as well as performances in Hungary, Portugal, the Netherlands
and a return visit to Queensland, Australia .
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