Band - David Gross

As one of the newer faculty members, David Gross brings to the keyboard area extensive experience in piano performance, pedagogy, accompanying and vocal coaching. Born in Berlin (F.R. Germany), David Gross presented his first public performance at the age of seven. He earned prizes at the international piano competitions in Marsala (1988), and Bremen (1993). Dr. Gross has taught at Western Michigan University, Goshen College and the Hochschule "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin (State Conservatory). His teachers include Ludwig Hoffmann, Arie Vardi, Daniel Pollack, Claude Frank, and John Wustman. An active performer throughout Europe and the U.S., he made numerous solo recordings for German National Public Radio as well as a CD release on Signum (Edouard Lalo, Piano Concerto).

Solo performances with the Berliner Symphoniker, Staatsorchester Frankfurt/ Oder, Ensemble Oriol (Berlin), Rockford Symphony (IL), Champaign-Urbana Symphony (IL), Greenville Symphony (SC), Merrimack Valley Philharmonic (MA), Hendersonville Symphony (NC), and various college orchestras.