David Sommer
Chorus, Keyboard, Vocal Tech

david.sommer@sarasotacountyschools.net

David Sommer completed his Bachelor’s Degree at Florida International University. His experience began in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties as a Choral Director, adjudicator, and clinician. He is currently the Director of Choral and Vocal Studies at North Port High School where his ensembles have earned superior ratings at solo and ensemble and the choral Music Performance Assessment. He is a Florida State certified adjudicator for the Florida Vocal Association. 

With over twenty years of teaching experience, he and his ensembles have earned Superior ratings at district, state, and national levels. Mr. Sommer has brought ensembles to Carnegie Hall, New York, Edinburgh, Scotland, and various venues throughout the United States. In March of 2011, he was invited to Rome, Italy as a guest director for the I Festival Internacionale di Arte per Giovanni Musicisti.

 

Mr. Sommer’s current active memberships and affiliations include the Florida Vocal Association, Florida Music Educators Association, National Association for Music Education, and the American Choral Director’s Association. He is currently attending Mississippi State University earning his Master’s Degree in Music Education with an emphasis on choral conducting. His future goal is to obtain his Doctorate Degree in Musical Arts with a focus on Choral Conducting.

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