2003 - Outstanding Achievement in the Music Business Award from the Connecticut Songwriters Association. Dave received this award for the licensing agreement he reached with Lifebank, USA for the use of his song "A Baby's Lullaby". Lifebank is producing and marketing a CD-ROM for expectant parents, with an initial production run of over 40,000 CDs.

2000 - 2nd Place, "Quiet Desolation", 2000 Millenium Contest.

1999 - Finalist, "A Baby's Lullaby", 1999 Unisong International Song Competition.

1998 - A Best of CSA Award, (Connecticut Songwriters Association), for "A Baby's Lullaby". "A Baby's Lullaby" was also included in the 1998 Best of CSA compilation audio tape.

1998 - 5th Place, "Love's Intentions", 1998 Creative Open MIDI Contest, sponsored by the makers of Sound Blaster products. This contest was also featured in Music & Computers magazine.

Dave attended the University of Connecticut, where he studied trumpet with William Vacchiano, retired principal trumpet of the New York Philharmonic, and with Bill Babcock, who played with the Chicago Symphony. He also studied music composition with the renowned jazz musician, Hale Smith.

After graduating from college way back in the 20th century, Dave went on to create more mischief and mayhem at a number of different places.

He is the former lead trumpet of the Grammy nominated Dick Pillar Orchestra and the Connecticut Repertory Theater.

Dave has also performed with Main Street, a popular Top 40 band based in Hartford, CT, the Danbury Symphony, the Manchester Symphony, the Meriden Symphony, The Little Big Band and the Ars Nova Brass Quintet.

And while he takes his parental responsibilities of annoying his daughter VERY seriously, Dave’s basically just a good guy who loves composing and performing music.

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