David Gluck

David Gluck, originally from Utica, New York, currently lives amongst the Blue Ridge Mountains in Charlottesville, Virginia.

He received his Bachelor of Music degree in performance from Ithaca College in 1989 where he won the first annual Louis Smadbeck Award in composition. After serving as a teaching assistant at the University of North Texas he toured with the Dallas Brass for three years. As a founding member of Rhythm & Brass, David has concertized as a percussionist extraordinaire, acclaimed both as a virtuoso mallet performer and drummer.

In May of 2000 he graduated from the State University of New York at Purchase College with a Master of Fine Arts degree in studio composition. There, he was the recipient of the prestigious Alvin Brehm Award for composition. His eclectic style is driven by the influences of the psychedelic British Invasion, the "cool" movement in jazz and artists such as Beck, David Lynch and Salvador Dali.

Many of David's compositions and unique, pastiche-like arrangements have been performed and recorded by R&B. His music was featured in the Aug./Sept. 1996 issue of Jazz Player magazine. While rapidly gaining recognition as a distinguished composer, he has received numerous commissions.

David is a Yamaha, Zildjian and Innovative Percussion performing artist.