Musicians
David Sanford
David Sanford (1963- Pittsburgh, PA), winner of the Rome Prize in 2002, received degrees in theory and composition from the University of Northern Colorado, New England Conservatory, and Princeton University. His commissions include works for Speculum Musicae, the Meridian Arts Ensemble and the Empyrean Ensemble, and he is the composer and conductor of the Pittsburgh Collective. Recent projects include a series of works for big band, completed while in Rome. He currently teaches at Mt. Holyoke College and lives with his wife, architect Mary Yun, in Northampton, MA.
