David P. Sartor
David P. Sartor is an American composer, conductor and music educator.
Sartor studied at the Blair School of Music , the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory, and the University of Tennessee with John Anthony Lennon and David Van Vactor . He teaches composition at Trevecca Nazarene University .
Sartor has received numerous awards for his compositions, including the Ostwald Prize for symphonic wind music from the American Bandmasters Association , the National Fine Arts Award and more than twenty prizes from the ASCAP . He was a finalist in the composition competition of the Columbia Symphony Orchestra , the Adagio Composition Competition of Fauxharmonic Orchestra and winner of the composition competition of the Burlington Chamber Orchestra and received commissions of several symphony and chamber orchestras, the Cathedral Choral Society at the Washington National Cathedral, the Minneapolis Vocalconsort , the Chestnut Brass , the Indiana Wind Symphony , the United States Marine Corps Concert Band , bassist John Deak , soprano Cheryl Studer, and organist Peter Fyfe .
As a conductor, Sartor studied with Donald Neuen and Karen Lynne Deal , and he also attended workshops by Kenneth Schermerhorn and John Morris Russell . He founded and directed two chamber music ensembles and for his own as a guest conductor and works by contemporary composers with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra , the Middle Tennessee Symphony , the Nexus Chamber Orchestra , the Vanderbilt Orchestra , the Knoxville Brass Choir , the Dogwood Arts Festival Chamber Orchestra of the Trevecca Symphony and the California State University Symphonic Band .
Works
- Medieval Manifesto for double bass, 1977
- Variants for solo Trombone , 1977
- Affectation for wind quintet, 1977
- Thrize Told Tales of the Pomegranate Forest for trumpet, violin and bass clarinet, 1978
- Illusions for percussion ensemble, 1979
- Oh Warship the King for symphony orchestra, 1982
- Synergistic Parable for symphonic wind orchestra, 1985
- Polygon for wind quintet, 1987
- The Light Is Come for mixed choir, organ, wind ensemble and timpani, 1987
- We Will Be Glad for mixed choir, organ, two trumpets, two trombones and timpani, 1994
- Prelude on William Billings "When Jesus Wept" for organ, 1996
- Postlude on William Billings "Paris" for organ, 1996
- Open Door for Organ, 1997
- Psalm 67 for mixed choir, organ and trumpet, 1998
- Metamorphic Fanfare for Symphony Orchestra, 2000
- Black Ball Counts Double for string quartet or orchestra, 2001
- Cencerto for Orchestra , 2001
- Simple Blessing for Organ, 2002
- Diplomatic Summit for four double basses, 2002
- Welcome, Christmas Day for mixed choir and piano, marimba or two percussionists, 2002
- Diplomatic Solution for cello quartet, 2003
- Diplomatic Immunity for two violas and two cellos, 2003
- Fanfare for two trumpets and two trombones, 2003
- Cat's Eye for brass ensemble, 2003
- Crown Him !! for mixed choir and orchestra, 2004
- Ascension for brass ensemble and timpani, 2005
- Search Your Heart for Christmas for mixed choir and cello, 2005
- Parabola for brass ensemble and timpani, 2006
- Dies Irea for brass ensemble and timpani, 2007
- Amid the Cruel Winter's Snow for mixed choir and celesta, 2007
- Veni Emmanuel - Fantasy of Abstractions for symphonic wind orchestra, 2007
- Reveries for string orchestra, 2007
- Crimson for brass ensemble and organ, 2009
- Passages , string quartet, 2009
- Remembrance for flute and piano, 2009
- Meditation for cello and piano, 2010
- Governor's Cup March for wind band, 2010
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sartor, David P. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer, conductor and music educator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |