David S. Sampson

David Sampson (born January 26, 1951, Charlottesville, Virginia) is a composer and professional trumpet player. He was Composer-in-Residence with the Colonial Symphony Orchestra from 1998 through 2007. He is a recipient a 2014 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship. His major works include The War Prayer for soloists, chorus and orchestra commissioned by the National Endowment for the Arts and premiered by Princeton Pro Musica; Hommage JFK commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra; Monument commissioned by the Barlow Foundation for the Akron and Memphis symphony orchestras; Turns for Cello and Orchestra commissioned by the Bergen Foundation and cellist Paul Tobias and premiered with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Triptych for trumpet and orchestra commissioned by the International Trumpet Guild and premiered by Raymond Mase at the Aspen Music Festival and with the American Composers Orchestra at Carnegie Hall; Dectet commissioned by the Chicago Chamber Musicians; Elements commissioned by the Elements Quartet; Strata commissioned by the NEA and the American Brass Quintet; Jersey Rain commissioned by the NEA and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and premiered by Harmonium and Masterworks Choruses and the Colonial Symphony.

Other works include Breathing Lessons for saxophone quartet commissioned by Chamber Music America for the Amherst Saxophone Quartet, Three Portraits for tuba and orchestra commissioned by Scott Mendoker; Short Stories commissioned by Chamber Music Americaand the Pew Charitable Trusts; Elements commissioned by the Elements Quartet; Four Winds commissioned by the Chelsea Chamber Ensemble; Moving Parts written for the Randolph Wind Ensemble, David Aulenbach, conductor; and Simple Lives commissioned by the Colonial Symphony.

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