David P. Sartor
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David Sartor (rhymes with "Carter") is an American composer of symphonic, chamber and choral music.
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[edit] Early Life and Education
Sartor was born May 25, 1956, in Nashville, Tennessee. The son of high school principal Grayl Bruce Sartor and elementary school teacher Kathleen Lipscomb Sartor, he began piano studies at age 5 with his grandmother, Sallie Lipscomb, a local piano instructor. In elementary school Sartor continued piano lessons and also began the study of trumpet, performing with his elementary school band.
Sartor attended McGavock High School in Nashville, Tennessee, where he was a charter member of the school's award winning Wind Ensemble and marching band. While a student at McGavock he was Principal Trumpet in both the Nashville Youth Symphony and the Tennessee All-State Orchestra, and frequently organized ensembles which he conducted in performances of his own compositions. He received his formal musical education at the Blair School of Music, the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and the University of Tennessee, studying composition with John Anthony Lennon and David Van Vactor and conducting with Donald Neuen.
[edit] Music
Sartor is the composer of Synergistic Parable for Symphonic Band, for which he won the American Bandmasters Association's Ostwald Awardfor Symphonic Band Music, and Polygon for Brass Quintet, which received the National Fine Arts Award. Other notable works include Metamorphic Fanfare, commissioned by the Knoxville, TN Symphony Orchestra, Thy Light Is Come for chorus, organ, brass and timpani, commissioned by Christ Episcopal Church in Nashville, Tennessee and showcased at the Washington National Cathedral by the Cathedral Choral Society, Black Ball Counts Double for String Orchestra, which received a commendation in England's Oare International Composing Competition, Reveries for String Orchestra, a Finalist in the Fauxharmonic Orchestra's Adagio Composition Contest, and Concerto for Orchestra, a Finalist in the Columbia Symphony Orchestra's American Composer Competition and premiered by the Millennium Symphony, Palais Versailles, Paris, France.
Sartor's compositions, recognized with nineteen ASCAP awards, have been featured at the Tanglewood and Aspen Music 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 at Carnegie Hall, with broadcast performances on National Public Radio and local affiliates. As Guest Composer, Conductor and Lecturer his residencies include the Washington (D.C.) National Cathedral, Illinois State University, and California State University Bakersfield, sponsored by New York City’s Meet The Composer Foundation.
In June 2007, Sartor was awarded the Thor Johnson Memorial Commission by the Delta Omicron Foundation. The Johnson Commission, awarded every three years to a distinguished concert music composer, funds the creation of a new work to be featured at the organization’s Triennial Conference. Sartor will compose a piece for string quartet that will be premiered at the 2009 Triennial Conference, which also coincides with the 100th anniversary of Delta Omicron.
Sartor's works are recorded on the ERM Media label and are published by E.C. Schirmer, Shawnee Press, TRN Music, J.W. Pepper, and Metamorphic Music. He currently resides in Middle Tennessee with his wife, the author Nancy Sartor.
[edit] Composer's Musical Philosophy
"Composition is an act of faith. While most composers strive for artistic 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."
(From the composer's web site. Used by permission.)
[edit] Major Compositions
MEDIEVAL MANIFESTO Unaccompanied Contrabass.
VARIANTS FOR SOLO TROMBONE Unaccompanied Trombone.
PRELUDE ON WILLIAM BILLINGS' "WHEN JESUS WEPT" Organ.
POSTLUDE ON WILLIAM BILLINGS' "PARIS" Organ.
OPEN DOOR Organ.
SIMPLE BLESSING Organ.
AFFECTATIONS Brass Quintet.
POLYGON Brass Quintet.
THRICE TOLD TALES OF THE POMEGRANATE FOREST Trumpet, Violin, Bass Clarinet.
ILLUSIONS Large Percussion Ensemble.
BLACK BALL COUNTS DOUBLE Version A - String Quartet. Version B - String Orchestra.
DIPLOMATIC SUMMIT 4 Double Basses.
DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY 2 Violas, 2 Violoncellos.
DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION 4 Violoncellos.
FANFARE a4 2 Bb Trumpets, 2 Trombones.
CAT'S EYE 4 Bb Trumpets, 4 F Horns, 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba.
ASCENSION 3 Bb Trumpets, 4 F Horns, 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Timpani.
PARABOLA 4 Bb Trumpets, 4 F Horns, 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Timpani.
DIES IRAE 4 Bb Trumpets, 4 F Horns, 2 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Timpani.
THY LIGHT IS COME S.A.T.B. Choir and Organ, with optional Brass and Timpani.
WE WILL BE GLAD S.A.T.B. Choir, Organ, 2 Trumpets, 2 Trombones, Timpani.
PSALM 67 S.A.T.B. Choir, Organ, Trumpet.
WELCOME, CHRISTMAS DAY! Version 1 - SATB Chorus, 2 Percussionists (1st plays Marimba, 2nd plays 4 Tom-toms and Suspended Cymbal). Version 2 - SATB Chorus, 1 Marimba Version 3 - SATB Chorus, Piano
CROWN HIM! SATB Choir, Orchestra, Optional Organ
SEARCH YOUR HEART FOR CHRISTMAS SATB Choir and Violoncello
AMID THE CRUEL WINTER'S SNOW SATB Choir and Celesta
VENI EMMANUEL - FANTASY OF ABSTRACTIONS Symphonic Wind Ensemble.
SYNERGISTIC PARABLE Symphonic Wind Ensemble.
O WORSHIP THE KING Symphony Orchestra.
METAMORPHIC FANFARE Symphony Orchestra.
CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA Symphony Orchestra.
REVERIES String Orchestra.
