Upcoming Conducting Appearances

March 27, 2026
Performance of Violin Concerto in E Major by Johann Sebastian Bach by members of the Parthenon Chamber Orchestra with Cheri Drummond, violin soloist and David P. Sartor, Music Director and Conductor, as part of Bachanalia 2026, a 6-hour regional festival of works by Johann Sebastian Bach at Christ Church Cathedral, 900 Broadway, Nashville, TN

May 16, 2026, 3:00 pm
Performance of Grieg's Piano Concerto with soloist Robert Marler and Strauss's Horn Concerto #1 with soloist Tara Johnson, by the Nashville Concerto Orchestra conducted by David P. Sartor at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 3201 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, TN.

August 2026, TBA
Parthenon Chamber Orchestra Summer Concert conducted by David P. Sartor.


Recent Conducting Appearances

January 23, 2026, 12:00 noon
Performance of Mozart's Flute Concerto K. 313 with soloist Jessica Dunnavant and Mozart's Oboe Concerto K. 314 with soloist Rebecca Van de Ven, by the Mozart Birthday Festival Orchestra conducted by David P. Sartor at St. George's Episcopal Church, 4715 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN.

March 28, 2025, 5:41 pm
Performance of Brandenburg Concerto #4 by Johann Sebastian Bach with Cheri Drummond, violin, Ann Richards and Jessica Dunnavant, flutes, and members of the Parthenon Chamber Orchestra conducted by David P. Sartor, as part of Bachanalia 2025, a 6-hour regional festival of works by Johann Sebastian Bach at Christ Church Cathedral, 900 Broadway, Nashville, TN.

October 26, 2024, 3:00 pm
Performance of Beethoven's Violin Concerto with soloist Denise Baker, by the Nashville Concerto Orchestra conducted by David P. Sartor at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 3201 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, TN.

August 11, 2024, 3:00 pm
Parthenon Chamber Orchestra Concert with trumpet soloist Fred Sienkiewicz, contrabass soloist Michael Rybiski, and David P. Sartor, Music Director and Conductor at The Montessori Academy, 100 Montessori Dr, Brentwood, TN.

April 28, 2024, 6:30 pm
World premiere of David P. Sartor's VISION for Concert Band, commissioned via a consortium to honor Dr. Charles P. Conrad on the occasion of his retirement as Music Director of the Indiana Wind Symphony, by the Indiana Wind Symphony conducted by David P. Sartor at The Palladium, Carmel, IN.

April 19, 2024
Performance of Concerto for Oboe and Violin by Johann Sebastian Bach with Grace Woodworth, oboe, Denise Baker, violin, and the Parthenon Chamber Orchestra conducted by David P. Sartor, as part of Bachanalia 2024, a 6-hour regional festival of works by Johann Sebastian Bach at Christ Church Cathedral, 900 Broadway, Nashville, TN

November 11, 2023, 3:00 pm
Performance of Spohr's Clarinet Concerto No. 1 with soloist Rick Gibson, Bottesini's Double Bass Concerto No. 2 with soloist Matt Gibson, and Beethoven's Piano Concerto #2 with soloist Steve Hyman, by the Nashville Concerto Orchestra conducted by David P. Sartor at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 3201 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, TN.


Conducting Audio and Video


Audio


  Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Parthenon Chamber Orchestra
Emily Crane violin, David P. Sartor conducting
Bachanalia Regional Bach Festival, Christ Church Cathedral, Nashville, TN
March 16, 2018
Duration 15:30


  Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047 by Johann Sebastian Bach
(Cell Phone Recording from Podium)

Parthenon Chamber Orchestra
Ann Richards flute, Bonnie Farr oboe, David Johnson violin, Michael Arndt trumpet
David P. Sartor conducting
Bachanalia Regional Bach Festival, Christ Church Cathedral, Nashville, TN
March 29, 2019
Duration 12:40



  Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, BWV 1049 by Johann Sebastian Bach
(Cell Phone Recording from Audience)

Parthenon Chamber Orchestra
Cheri Drummond, violin, Ann Richards and Jessica Dunnavant, flutes, David P. Sartor conducting
Bachanalia Regional Bach Festival, Christ Church Cathedral, Nashville, TN
March 28, 2025
Duration 19:28



  Concerto for Oboe and Violin, BWV 1060R by Johann Sebastian Bach
(Cell Phone Recording from Audience)

Parthenon Chamber Orchestra
Grace Woodworth oboe, Denise Baker violin, David P. Sartor conducting
Bachanalia Regional Bach Festival, Christ Church Cathedral, Nashville, TN
April 19, 2024
Duration 14:50


Video



Symphony #2 in D Major, op. 73 by Johannes Brahms
Parthenon Chamber Orchestra, David P. Sartor conducting




Symphony #5 in E Minor, op. 64 by Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Parthenon Chamber Orchestra, David P. Sartor conducting




Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 61 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Nashville Concerto Orchestra, Denise Baker violin, David P. Sartor conducting




Symphony #1 in C Major, op. 21 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Trevecca Symphony Orchestra, David P. Sartor conducting




Piano Concerto #2 in Bb Major, op. 19 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Nashville Concerto Orchestra, Steve Hyman piano, David P. Sartor conducting




Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 314/271k by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart Birthday Festival Orchestra, Rebecca Van de Ven oboe, David P. Sartor conducting




Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla by Mikhail Glinka
Parthenon Chamber Orchestra, David P. Sartor conducting




Cello Concerto in A Minor, op. 129 by Robert Schumann
Nashville Concerto Orchestra, Stephen Drake cello, David P. Sartor conducting




Flute Concerto in G Major, K. 313/285c by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart Birthday Festival Orchestra, Jessica Dunnavant flute, David P. Sartor conducting




Symphony #2 in D Major, op. 36 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Parthenon Chamber Orchestra, David P. Sartor conducting




Symphony #104 "London" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Parthenon Chamber Orchestra, David P. Sartor conducting




Symphony #1 in C Major, op. 21 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Parthenon Chamber Orchestra, David P. Sartor conducting




Overture to The Impresario by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Trevecca Symphony Orchestra, David P. Sartor conducting




Prayer of St. Gregory by Alan Hovhaness
Parthenon Chamber Orchestra, Fred Sienkiewicz trumpet, David P. Sartor conducting




Overture to Cosi fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Parthenon Chamber Orchestra, David P. Sartor conducting




Double Bass Concerto #2 by Giovanni Bottesini
Parthenon Chamber Orchestra, Mickey Rybiski double bass, David P. Sartor conducting




Double Bass Concerto #2 by Giovanni Bottesini
Nashville Concerto Orchestra, Matt Gibson double bass, David P. Sartor conducting




Boundaries by Adrienne Albert
Parthenon Chamber Orchestra, David P. Sartor conducting




Horn Concerto #1 in Eb Major by Richard Strauss
Parthenon Chamber Orchestra, Jennifer Kummer horn, David P. Sartor conducting




Governor's Cup March by David P. Sartor
McGavock Wind Ensemble, David P. Sartor conducting




Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: I. Allegro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Trevecca Symphony Orchestra, David P. Sartor conducting




Cosmic Armada by Eric Jones
Trevecca Nazarene University Faculty and Area Musicians, David P. Sartor conducting