"Without Art, what is our existence, but chaos?"
-Ragtime
Real Estate Info
Cantoring (St. Robert’s Church, Our Lady of the Wayside, St. Bartholomew, St. Matthews, St. Gregory)
Some Dance (Ballroom), Piano Playing, Site Reading, Choir (Contracted Guest Artist)
Artistic Philosophy
Advanced Voice - Mildred Owen, Skyline College
Vocal Coach- Tim Cooney
Intermediate Tap Dance- Berle Davis / Debbie Dahlberg/ Hillary McQuaid, Dance Arts Center
Beginning Jazz- Jayne Zaban, Dance Arts Center
About Me
David is a native Californian raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. At an early age, he became interested in music and performance. At the age of nine, he began learning to play the piano. In his junior year of high school, he played in the jazz band. In his senior year, he took his first steps on the acting stage and eventually musical theatre.
While studying business administration in college, David also began studying voice and continued to audition and perform in various theatres around the Peninsula. After college, his professional career took off in high tech and had him traveling around the country. Unfortunately, that success prevented him from being back on stage and he took a ten-year hiatus from the theatre.
In 1998 he began to sing at St. Robert's Church in their choir and soon was recognized for the quality of voice and was offered a full-time cantoring position. Within a couple of years, he became a regular fixture at weddings and funerals and special celebration masses. He also ventured back onto the stage and in the recent years has had much success on stage and offstage as a realtor.
His voice has been complimented for its range, soothing and dramatic quality and is versatile in most forums from Classical, Musical Theatre, Contemporary, Pop, and Christian.
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Whether singing for a wedding, funeral, mass or getting to live out the occasional dream on stage, it is the music that fills my soul. Singing is a gift. To be able to affect people with your voice is not to be taken for granted. It is to be shared and explored. To see the joy on people's faces after they have seen an outstanding performance shows how transformative it can be.
But performing is only one aspect of music and art. Every organization needs our help. Donating time and money are both ways in which the arts can use your help. I encourage everyone to volunteer and you will see how much it takes to put on these shows.
Skills
Experience
Art is everywhere! it is a reflection of our society! it is important to Preserve, Share, and Explore!
The arts need everyone more than ever!
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