CHORAL CONDUCTING

Ben-David is an aspiring choral conductor as well as a multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter with roots in Celtic, Classical, and Folk music. He lives with one foot in the choral/sacred music world and one in the folk music world. A native of California, Ben-David has lived in CA, CO, VA, OH, WI, as well as Austria, Canada, and Nicaragua.

After earning a double major in Humanities & Catholic Culture and Philosophy with a minor in Theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville, he toured extensively for four years with the Celtic/Americana Folk-Rock Band Scythian. During that time he became the Assistant Music Director at St.Thomas Aquinas University Parish in Charlottesville, VA where he directed two college chapel choirs and one contemporary music team for five years. After studying choral conducting at The University of Virginia for a year with Michael Slon, he served for three years as the assistant conductor of The University Singers at UVA; two of which he was also the assistant conductor for The Oratorio Society of Virginia.

He is currently pursuing a masters degree in choral conducting at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., is the music director at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Ellicott City, MD, and continues to perform folk and original music on the side.