J. David Moore, Music Director

David has been singing in church choirs almost continuously since he was six. He moved to Minnesota in 1993 with a degree in choral conducting and composition from The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Before he arrived at Nativity, he spent three years as choir director of First Presbyterian Church in White Bear Lake. He has founded and directed two professional a cappella ensembles, The Village Waytes in Cincinnati and Dare To Breathe in St. Paul. He has sung and recorded with The Plymouth Music Series Ensemble Singers (now known as VocalEssence), The Rose Ensemble, and the Dale Warland Singers. As a composer, David's works have been performed and recorded all over the world. He is a two-time recipient of The American Composers Forum's Faith Partners program, for which he composed twelve pieces for five area congregations. And he has written a twenty-minute opera about alien invasion with a bunch of fourth-graders.

David is committed to providing the means for anyone to participate in the musical life of Nativity, regardless of instrument or perceived ability. Neither our children nor God require perfection from us as musicians, just a willingness to offer what we have with joy.