Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, saxophonist David Stambler has established himself as a dynamic and active performer throughout the United States, performing both jazz and classical music. His concert activities include recitals and appearances as a symphonic soloist, as well as “on-call” engagements as a saxophonist with many orchestras including the Annapolis Symphony, the Bay Atlantic Symphony, the Richmond Symphony, the National Gallery Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony, the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, and others. He has performed internationally, including in Italy, Spain, France, Scotland, Austria, Slovenia, Russia, Japan, China, Canada, Cuba, and Bermuda, and has appeared with dozens of orchestras across the United States as saxophonist, arranger, and manager of the renowned saxophone ensemble, the Capitol Quartet.
Stambler has recorded with Capitol Quartet, Baltimore Symphony, the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, numerous pop and jazz artists, and has played clarinet and saxophone on dozens of nationally broadcast radio and television commercials, soundtracks, and video games. A veteran of thousands of professional performances, he has appeared at jazz festivals, concert halls, numerous embassies in Washington, for heads of state, and has accompanied many internationally famous entertainers.
Stambler studied clarinet at the Oberlin Conservatory and then received his bachelor’s degree in saxophone from the University of Michigan, where he was a student of Donald Sinta. He holds a master’s degree from the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, and the DMA from the University of Maryland. He is currently Professor of Saxophone at Penn State University.