David Gracia

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David Gracia was born in Zaragoza, Spain and at an early age started his musical studies at the Infantes del Pilar’s Cathedral Boys’ Choir where he received a well-rounded education as a singer, pianist, and conductor. After pursuing piano and chamber music studies at the Music Conservatory of Zaragoza he came to New York and enrolled in the Aaron Copland School of Music of Queens College where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance and a Master of Arts degree in musicology, both summa cum laude. Recently he has been appointed adjunct teacher at the Aaron Copland School of Music (ACSM) where he has taught several courses at the undergraduate level. As a piano and music teacher he has been a faculty member at both the Performing Arts Conservatory of New York (Queens, NY) since 2009 and the Piano School of NYC for the 2009-2010 academic year. In addition, he has served as choir director and organist for several church congregations in Spain and New York City. He has been awarded several scholarships and awards from the ACSM including the Theodore Presser Foundation Scholarship, The Karol Rathaus Memorial Award, and the Associated Music Teachers League Award among others. In addition he was granted the A.I.E. Scholarship by the Spanish National Association of Artists and Performers. As a pianist, he won the second prize and “best interpretation of Spanish music” prize at the “Gregorio Baudot” Piano Competition in El Ferrol, Spain. His most influential piano teachers include Olga Semouchina, Paul Ostrovsky, and Edna Golandsky. He participated for two consecutive years in the orchestral conducting program with the New York Youth Symphony Orchestra where his teachers included Paul Haas, and Mark Seto. As part of this program, he has performed at Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space, and Kupferberg Center Performances as an assistant and principal conductor.

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