Serving as Minister of Music at Trinity since January 1984, David has the joyful mission of building together on a rich heritage of worship music ministry, spiritual depth, and loving community. All of the opportunities for music ministry enrich our worship experience. They help us worship God with new meaning. There are openings in all of our groups. David invites you to join him as we grow together in our Lord through music ministry. May God be praised and glorified through music.

David’s contribution as an artist is unique. He melds the church music ministry and the concert organist venue. His recitals, concerts and seminars include programs in California, Louisiana, Hawaii, Canada and European and Japanese tours of historic instruments. David’s repertoire is vast and varied, ranging from Sweelinck and the Baroque masters to many premiere performances of recent compositions.

David serves as Minister of Music, organist and composer-in-residence of Trinity Episcopal Church in Santa Barbara, CA. He was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and moved to southern California at the age of thirteen. He graduated from Azusa Pacific University, where he studied organ and music composition with Dutch musician, Gerard Faber.

David pursued graduate studies at the School of Church Music at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He earned a Master of Music degree at the University of Hawaii and completed further graduate study in music composition with Dr. Emma Lou Diemer at the University of California at Santa Barbara. During the Viet Nam era, David served as organist and as assistant to the Pacific Fleet Chaplain in Pearl Harbor.

David’s community service outreach includes organ encounter demonstrations to school students. He has served churches in the Santa Barbara community as organist and choirmaster. He is currently organist and composer for the Santa Barbara Boys Choir. David is also dean of the American Guild of Organists, Santa Barbara chapter and is a founder and former president of the board of the Santa Barbara Oratorio Chorale.

David can be reached at:
music@trinitysb.org