David C. Sampson (born January 26, 1951) is an American contemporary classical composer.
He continued his studies with Donald Lybbert in composition at Hunter College, earning an M.F.A.
at the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied composition with John Corigliano and trumpet with Robert Nagel and Raymond Mase.
He also attended the Ecole d’Art Americaines at Fontainebleau as a composition student of Robert Levin.
Additionally, he has studied with Karel Husa and Henri Dutilleux in composition and Gerard Schwarz on trumpet.