Press and Reviews

 “In Jonathan David's setting of the 13th-century text Stabat Mater, plentiful appoggiaturas convey sighs of the Mother at the cross. The result is a powerful beauty.”

- Molly Yeh, WQXR, review of C4’s disc, Uncaged

“While David does have a gift for melody, it is rarely melody for the sake of its own attractiveness, but rather to underline an emotion or amplify a picture.”

- Henry Fogel, Fanfare, review of The Persistence of Song

“The Persistence of Song is masterful…Gitchee Gumee is a great example of [a] unique compositional voice... nobody could have written it but [Jonathan]” 

- Maury Yeston, Tony Award-Winning composer-lyricist

"The commissioned work [Flocks Feed by Darkness] -- by Jonathan David -- was especially wonderful. I got so many comments from audience members about how much they loved it. Gorgeous piece, and a perfect fit for our group.”  

- Susan Glass, Music Director, Glass Menagerie (NYC)

 “A gorgeous piece of music [Stabat Mater]…”

- John Sunier, Audiophile Audition

“…the profundity and beauty of this work [Fantasy on Medieval Carols] signal the appearance of a major new composer who must be regarded as one of the important emerging musical voices of the future.”

- David Swickard , East Hampton Star

“…a lovingly intense experimental foray into the joining of a formal-choral style with a nostalgically remembered progressive-rock – is satisfying, accessible and affirming.”
Jean Ballard Terepka,Theaterscene.net on Hounds of Spring

 “I have conducted this piece with two ensembles now… In each case, our experiences with it were filled with wonder. Jonathan David’s Stabat Mater deserves a wide performance life and a recognized place within this ancient and hallowed choral genre.” 

- Kristina Boerger, John N. Schwartz Professor of Choral Leadership and Conducting, Augsburg University