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David Sartor (born May 25, 1956) is an American composer of symphonic, chamber and choral music. 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. 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, where he studied composition with John Anthony Lennon and David Van Vactor and conducting with Donald Neuen.

Sartor is the composer of Synergistic Parable for Symphonic Band (1985), for which he won the prestigious American Bandmasters Association's Ostwald Award for Symphonic Band Music in 1987, and Polygon for Brass Quintet (1992), which received the National Fine Arts Award. Other popular works include Metamorphic Fanfare (2000), commissioned by the Knoxville, TN Symphony Orchestra, Thy Light Is Come for chorus, organ, brass and timpani (1987), 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 (2003), which received a commendation in England's 2003 Oare International Composing Competition, and Concerto for Orchestra (2001).

Sartor is included in Who’s Who in American Music, The International Who’s Who in Music and Who's Who in America®. His 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.

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.)

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.

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

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.

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