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David Garner

composition; musicianship and theory; music history and literature

David Garner is a graduate of the Conservatory. He was chairman of the department of musicianship and music theory for 15 years, and received the 1997 George Sarlo Excellence in Teaching Award. Mr. Garner studied piano with Virginia Danforth, Beatrice Beauregard and Nathan Schwartz, and cello with Priscilla Parsons and Roman Dukson. His music has been performed widely in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, from New York City to Tokyo. His piano music has been performed in competitions in Latvia and Russia. Mr. Garner has received commissions from numerous Bay Area soloists, from Volti, Citywinds, and QUADRE, among other ensembles. He has written vocal chamber music in Spanish, Catalan, German, Renaissance Italian, Modern Greek and Japanese. Mr. Garner is a member of American Composers Forum, NACUSA, and is represented by BMI.

David Garner can be contacted at 415.503.6208 or dgarner@sfcm.edu.

David Garner