Saturday, March 4, 2017

David Southard, alto saxophone soloist

David Southard
saxophone

David Southard began music lessons on his family’s spinet organ in elementary school, switched to saxophone in middle school, and studied clarinet in college. As an avid avocation, he has enjoyed performing in concert bands, big bands, as well as musical theatre and jazz ensembles throughout Greater Boston. Since emigrating from California and joining the Concord Band in 1988, David has performed as soloist on tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones. David has served the Concord Band in various volunteer capacities, on the Board of Trustees, as Treasurer, and as website and blog administrator.

David earned a doctorate in computer science from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and is a principal software engineer at MedAcuity LLC in Westford. David resides in Bedford with his wife, children, and too many cats.