In 1971 Dave came to the Sunrisers at age 14 from a small corps
called the St. Aloysius Blue Eagles in Ridgewood Queens, where he was a snare
drummer.
His first year with Sunrisers he played double-tenor, being tutored
by greats such as Bill Gourlay & Pete Hayes and thereafter played snare.
In the late 70's Dave was given the opportunity to be an assistant perc instructor helping
out wherever he could and in 1982 was given the head perc instructor
responsibilities with a musical program designed by the legendary Dennis
Delucia.
In 1984,
after gaining some teaching/arranging experience with various small corps
and high school bands, Dave took over the percussion
arranging/instructing/coordinating duties for the Sunrisers, a responsibility
which he held (excluding a year off in 1988) until his retirement in 1991.
