David Felder (born November 27, 1953) is an American composer and academic who was a SUNY Distinguished Professor at the University at Buffalo until his retirement in 2022.

[5] Felder taught music composition at the University at Buffalo from 1985 to 2022, received the SUNY Distinguished Professor title in 2008,[6] and served as Master Artist in Residence at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in 2010.

Evening performances feature faculty composers, resident ensembles and soloists renowned internationally as interpreters of contemporary music.

[10] June in Buffalo boasts a resident ensemble that performs regularly at the festival, the Slee Sinfonietta, which Felder co-founded with conductor Magnus Martensson, and began as artistic director in 1996.

[12] The June in Buffalo Festival enjoys sponsorship from the Robert and Carol Morris Center for 21st Century Music, which Felder founded in 2006, and acted as artistic director until his retirement in 2022.