David V. Montoya

David V. Montoya (b. 1968) received a bachelor of arts degree in music education from CSU Los Angeles (1992) and a master of music degree from the University of Nevada, Reno (1998). His teaching and compositional career has spanned over three decades in the California public schools, spending the majority of his time at La Habra High School teaching choir, music theory, piano, guitar and ukulele.

As a composer Montoya’s music, including African Processional: “Jambo rafiki yangu” has been performed throughout the world by high schools, colleges, churches, and such prestigious groups as the US Air Force Singing Sergeants, El Café Chorale (Costa Rica), the Kansas City Chorale, Louisiana State University A Cappella Choir, The Philippine Chamber Singers, the Choral Arts Initiative, and the Grammy Award-winning Phoenix Chorale. His compositions range from acappella and accompanied choral music, from the silly to the sacred, to works for voice, guitar, harp, piano, brass, wind band, and ukulele.

Montoya served as the Repertoire & Resources Chair for Choral Composition on the California Choral Directors Association (CCDA) Board for six years and is a member of ASCAP. Montoya has been a mentor to many up and coming teachers and finds himself fortunate to have worked closely with his own mentors, W. A. Mathieu and George Heussenstamm to name two. Montoya lives in Southern California with his wife Patricia, his three sons, and Dusty, the family canine.

For more information about David V. Montoya, please visit his website www.MontoyaMusic.com