David Sartor (rhymes with "Carter") is an American composer, conductor, and educator, and is the founder and music director of the Parthenon Chamber Orchestra.
He has been designated as an "Honored Artist of the American Prize” in recognition of “sustained excellence” in the prestigious competitions.
[2][3][4][5] Compositions by Sartor have been recognized with more than four dozen awards from ASCAP, Meet The Composer, Delta Omicron, and New Music for Young Ensembles, among others.
He appears regularly as orchestra conductor at Bachanalia, an annual six-hour regional festival of works by Johann Sebastian Bach in downtown Nashville and is a frequent conductor of the Nashville Concerto Orchestra, featuring local and area soloists.
He has been inducted as a National Patron of Delta Omicron International Music Fraternity in recognition of his accomplishments as a conductor and composer, alongside notable individuals such as Samuel Barber, William Schuman and Robert Shaw.
Both Hull and Mrs. Bobby Jean Frost, the school's piano and music theory teacher, encouraged Sartor's development as a composer, performer and conductor.
His additional conducting study includes private instruction with Karen Lynne Deal and workshops with Kenneth Schermerhorn, John Morris Russell, and Diane Wittry.
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