ABOUT THE ARTIST David Sabella, Performer, Educator, Composer David Sabella is a music education and performance major at West Chester University. David is a multifaceted performer with many achievements to his name. David has won several competitions including West Chester University’s S. Powell Middleton/Freshman Instrumental Scholarship Competition, which includes all WCU woodwind, brass, percussion, and string studios. David also won the opportunity to perform as a soloist with the West Chester Wind Symphony, performing Ney Rosauro’s Concerto No. 1 for Marimba. Additionally, David has also performed several concerts throughout the Greater Philadelphia region, at venues including First Presbyterian Church, Tel Hai Retirement Community, and Unitarian Universalists Society of Mill Creek. Alongside his performance career, David collaborated with three of his peers to form the percussion chamber group, Mosaic Percussion. The members of this group include Anthony Maldonado, Jacob Scheidt, David Sabella and Craig DiGiamarino. While performing many high level works together, their biggest achievement is recording Viet Cuong’s Re(New)al as the four soloists with the WCU Wind Ensemble. During this process, Mosaic Percussion has performed this masterwork in 5 concerts and given 2 masterclasses to composers and performers alike. With being featured on two separate albums (Games and Bright Shadows) Mosaic Percussion is an ensemble to be on the lookout for as it continues to develop and grow. David, alongside his performance career, has had much success as an educator. With 6 years of private lessons under his belt, David has taught with several different organizations. These include Twin Valley High School, Garnet Valley High School, Vivace Productions and Marchwood Music Lessons. David’s students have gone on to compete at the state level and have been admitted to their dream music school and summer programs. Additionally, David’s compositions have been performed in recitals and concerts throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. His works are typically dense with lots of rhythmic aggression and flare. David’s compositional style seeks to explore a full spectrum of emotional expression utilizing the virtuosic nature of percussion. As David is currently finishing his undergraduate education at West Chester University, he looks forward to attending grad school this fall to continue his education in music.
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