After completing his undergraduate work at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, David Harper went on to earn a Master of Music from Virginia Commonwealth University.  He continued his studies at Boston University , as Dean’s Scholar, earning a second Master degree from the School of Music in 1994, graduating with top honors.  He is a member of the Pi Kappa Lambda music society.  As a singer, his teachers included Richard Cassilly and Maria Spacagna and as pianist, his teachers include Daniel Ericourt and Anthony di Bonaventura.  He has accompanied such illustrious Metropolitan Opera singers as Richard Cassilly and Patricia Craig in concert and has twice been chosen to participate in the prestigious Cleveland Art Song Festival where he worked with such artists as Warren Jones, Roger Vignoles, Olaf Bär and Sarah Walker.  David has held teaching positions at both Boston University and Rhode Island College , and is currently Coordinator of Vocal Studies and Special Lecturer in the Department of Music at Providence College in Rhode Island where he teaches voice class, lyric diction, song repertoire, opera/musical theatre workshop, music in the theatre and music appreciation. At Trinity Repertory Theater in Providence , Rhode Island David was musical director for The Picnic and last Christmas season he served as the assistant music director for A Christmas Carol.  He has also done national tours of To Whom It May Concern by Carol Hall and A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas.  David was the musical Director of the 2002 production of Merrily We Roll Along at Providence College .