
David M. Marshall
President & Director of The East Bay Summer Wind & Youth Ensembles
Mr.
Marshall is a native of Bristol, RI and 1998 graduate of Berklee College of
Music with a B.S. in Music Education. For 9 years he was the Director of Music for
the Swansea Public School System in Swansea, Massachusetts where he was also the
director of The Joseph Case High School
"Cardinals" Marching Band, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, Chorus and Show Choir.
In June of 2007, he
took over the duties of Director of Bands at
Somerset High School in Somerset,
Massachusetts. There he directs the Somerset High School "Blue Raider" Marching
Band, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Show Choir Pit Band,
Musical Production Pit Orchestra and is the Winter Music Activities Director
supervising all activities of the Winter Percussion and Winter Color Guard.
Under his direction, those instrumental and vocal performing ensembles excelled and earned numerous group and individual awards at festivals and
competitions throughout Massachusetts, as well as in New York City, Washington D.C., Allentown, PA
and Virginia Beach, VA. Many of his former and current students have successfully auditioned for the
Southeastern District MMEA and Massachusetts' MMEA All-State Honors Ensembles.
Additionally, he is an active member of the following music organizations:
MENC (The National Association for Music
Education), MMEA (Massachusetts
Music Educators' Association), TI:ME (Technology
Institute for Music Educators), NESBA (New
England Scholastic Band Association) and USSBA (United
States Scholastic Band Association).
Mr. Marshall has been a performing member of The East Bay Summer Wind Ensemble
since 1990 on alto saxophone and has been both ensembles' assistant conductor
since 1996 under the tutelage of Mr. Robert Arsenault. He has been the
Director and President of both the East Bay Summer Wind Ensemble and East Bay
Summer Youth Ensemble since 2006. He lives in Bristol, RI with his wife and two
children.