September 15, 2007 - David Sartor has been notified by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers that he is the recipient of an ASCAP Plus award for 2007-2008.

The ASCAP Plus awards, announced annually, serve to recognize and reward composers whose works have a unique prestige value. Award winners are selected each year by an independent panel of distinguished experts.

This is the nineteenth consecutive year that Sartor has received this award.

July 16, 2007 - Composer David Sartor has been notified that his biography will be included in the 62nd Edition of Who's Who in America®, published by the Marquis Corporation.  Inclusion in the exclusive volume is limited to men and women who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in their respective fields, and who have also contributed significantly to contemporary society. This is Sartor's third consecutive year to be profiled in the publication.

For over 100 years, Who's Who in America® has compiled and published biographies of notable Americans.  The publication is the leading reference for executives, journalists, personnel recruiters, librarians, researchers, students, and many others who seek in-depth and dependable biographical information on America's leaders.

June 29, 2007 - Nashville composer David P. Sartor has been selected by the Delta Omicron Foundation as the recipient of the Thor Johnson Memorial Commission.

Delta Omicron is a professional international fraternity in the field of music, with chapters established throughout the United States and abroad. The Thor Johnson Memorial Commission, awarded every three years to a distinguished concert music composer, funds the creation of a new work to be featured at the organization’s Triennial Conference. Sartor will compose a piece for string quartet that will be premiered at the 2009 Triennial Conference, which also coincides with the 100th anniversary of Delta Omicron.

“Fulfilling this commission will be a special pleasure for me, as Dr. Johnson was the conductor of the Nashville Symphony for many years and played a significant role in my own musical development,” said Sartor. “I am honored to be chosen to celebrate his legacy and to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Delta Omicron.”

June 26, 2007 - The Fauxharmonic Orchestra has announced that David Sartor's Reveries for String Orchestra has been named as one of three finalists in the Orchestra's 2007 Adagio Composition Contest.

Concerning the three finalists, Maestro Paul Henry Smith wrote, "These works clearly stood out in their ability to evoke sadness. They are also very well made pieces of music. They capture your attention, speak in an almost personal style, and leave you wanting to hear the piece again."

Sartor's piece was selected from more than 165 compositions entered in the contest.

February 28, 2007 - The Columbia Symphony Orchestra has announced that David Sartor's Concerto for Orchestra has been named as a finalist in the American Composer Competition. The competition is held biannually by the orchestra to foster the creation and performance of orchestral music by American composers.

Three of David Sartor's orchestral compositions - Metamorphic Fanfare, Concerto for Orchestra, and Black Ball Counts Double - have been selected for release under ERM Media's prestigious "Masterworks of the New Era" CD series. The works have been recorded by the Kiev Philharmonic, with Robert Ian Winstin conducting. Sartor's three works were selected from more than 1,100 compositions considered for the recording sessions.

Metamorphic Fanfare was commissioned and premiered by the Knoxville (TN) Symphony Orchestra, Kirk Trevor, Music Director. It has been praised by performers, conductors, critics and audiences as "instantly appealing," "fascinatingly complex," "wonderfully crafted, "cunningly clever," "a real crowd-pleaser," "fun to play," and "a wonderful addition to the repertoire." Metamorphic Fanfare was recorded in July 2005 and was released in March 2006 on Masterworks of the New Era Volume 8.

The second work, Sartor's twelve-minute Concerto for Orchestra, employs an eclectic palette ranging from the pointillistic to the lyrical. In the tradition of Bela Bartok's work of the same name, the musical materials are explored in a continuously unfolding development of both timbre and motive, painted in exotic textures that include piccolo and contrabassoon solos and even an extended tuba cadenza. Concerto for Orchestra was recently named as a Finalist in the Columbia Symphony Orchestra's "American Composer Competition." The piece was premiered in December 2006 in Paris, France, with an additional performance in May 2007 in Kiev, and will be released on Masterworks of the New Era Volume 17.

The final work, Black Ball Counts Double, received a commendation in the 2003 Oare International Composing Competition, based in England. It was premiered on April 23, 2005 by the Mission Chamber Orchestra, San Jose, California, Emily Ray, Music Director. Black Ball Counts Double was recorded in late 2006 and will be included in Masterworks of the New Era Volume 12, scheduled for release in the Winter of 2008.

The ERM label strives to bring masterworks of our era into the mainstream through landmark recordings with great orchestras and worldwide distribution to major radio and television markets, brick & mortar stores, internet stores and print media. The "Masterworks of the New Era" CD series is available through major record outlets and enjoys airplay on radio stations around the globe.

Scores and parts for David Sartor's compositions are available from Metamorphic Music.

June 6, 2004 - David Sartor was Guest Composer and Conductor at California State University Bakersfield from June 3-5, 2004, in a mini-residency co-sponsored by Meet The Composer Inc. and the CSUB Music Department, Dr. Doug Davis, Chair.

Over the three days Sartor was featured in a number of events, including teaching master classes and leading discussions of his music with students, area musicians and the public. The residency concluded with a Saturday evening concert by the CSUB Concert Band on which Sartor conducted his Synergistic Parable, winner of the American Bandmasters Association's Ostwald Award for Symphonic Band Music Composition.

Meet The Composer is a New York-based organization whose mission is to increase opportunities for professional composers by fostering the creation, performance, dissemination, and appreciation of their music. Composers apply for the highly competitive grants in conjunction with a sponsoring organization, and all events funded by Meet The Composer are open to the public.

December 2, 2003 - The string orchestra version of David Sartor's Black Ball Counts Double has been honored with a "Highly Commended" award in the Oare String Orchestra's Third Annual International Music for Strings Composition Contest.

The contest, based in England, attracted entries from around the globe.

February 6, 2004 - The Nevsky String Quartet has recorded the string quartet version of David Sartor's Black Ball Counts Double in St. Petersburg, Russia.