Born in Cornwall in 1944, David began piano lessons at the age of eight and later played cornet with Bodmin Town Band. In 1960 he enlisted with his county regiment, The Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry.
During his military service, David progressed from principal cornet of his regimental band to Bandmaster of the Worcestershire and Sherwood Forester’s Regiment. This was followed by the appointment to Director of Music with, in succession, The Royal Armoured Corps, The Royal Corps of Transport, and finally The Coldstream Guards, with whom he undertook tours of North America, Japan and Australia. He retired in 1999 with the rank of Major after 40 years of Army music.
He is an active member of the Wind Band Association and participates regularly in workshops for this medium. He is a company director of a music publishing business and writes and arranges for the wind and brass band medium. He has also been a regular contributor to The Brass Herald writing on the history of Military Music. Finally, he is the current Musical Director of the Dorset Police Male Voice Choir.
