David Dieni is a graduate of both the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and San Francisco Conservatory of Music. As a drummer and percussionist, his experience encompasses everything from rock to classical, jazz, and musicals.
David served as principal percussionist with the Napa Symphony and assistant principal with both the Sacramento Philharmonic and Stockton Symphony. He has performed frequently in the Mendocino Festival Orchestra and the Berkshire Choral Festival with the Springfield Symphony (MA). He’s currently percussionist with the California Pops Orchestra and timpanist with the Golden Gate Park Band. He has been fortunate to perform with the likes of Luciano Pavarotti, Dave Brubeck, Carol Channing and Judy Collins.
As a theater drummer, David was in the West Coast revival of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris at the Marin Theater Company; performed with Sharon McKnight in California Cabaret’s production of Ruthless! and with Lee Meriwether in Happy End. He has performed in many shows with Contra Costa Musical Theatre, Broadway By The Bay and Woodminster Summer Musicals.
David has recorded for Koch International on the Ursala LeGuin/Eli Armer collaboration, Uses of Music in Uttermost Parts, and is a recipient of a Meet the Composer grant for his own music.
He was invited by Dom Famularo to assist in creating the new, revised edition of George Stone’s seminal work, Accents and Rebounds. The team of collaborators included Danny Gottlieb and John Riley. The new edition was released on Alfred in 2012.
In 2017 David published his first book: Drumming In All Directions- A System for Achieving Creative Control, available on Hal Leonard.
David is a member of the Vic Firth Education Team and the Sabian Education Network.
Transcendence Theatre Company - Mark Gasbarro, Music Dir.