David graduated from the Eastman School of Music in 2003 with a Bachelor of Music in jazz saxophone performance. He has studied with Walt Weiskopf, Ralph Alessi, Peter Epstein, Ray Ricker and Andrew Sterman. He has also studied composition with Julia Wolfe & Jonathan Dawe. In 2007, David was selected for a resident fellowship in composition at the Bang on a Can Summer Institute, allowing him to work closely with Julia Wolfe, Michael Gordon and David Lang. His residency was supported by an ASCAP grant for American composers. David was also a finalist for the 2008 ASCAP Young Composer Awards in Concert Music, as well as a finalist for the chamber ensemble Alarm Will Sound’s Alice Tully Hall (Lincoln Center) competition for New York composers. David’s work has been performed most recently at the University of Kentucky, MASS MoCA, Joe's Pub, Tonic and the Gallerie Icosahedron. He completed a recent commission to write new work for the well-regarded University of Kentucky Percussion Society and has also written for the NOW Ensemble, among others. Recent performance highlights include Philip Glass’ Music in 12 Parts in London (Barbican Hall), as well as a concert version of Einstein on the Beach at Carnegie Hall. The London Guardian stated: “the ensemble’s time keeping, the key to the ornate castle of sound, was near faultless.” The New York Times said of the Carnegie performance: “the ensemble, which included musicians who have been with Mr. Glass from the early days as well as newcomers, gave the score a tight, high-energy reading.” David will continue to tour with the Philip Glass Ensemble over the next year, performing Powaqqatsi in Brooklyn and the premiere of a new PGE work in Zaragoza, Spain.
The David Crowell Ensemble recently recorded an album at the Looking Glass Studios and is in the process of mixing for a fall 2008 release.