David Sampson

David Sampson (born January 26, 1951, Charlottesville, Virginia) is a composer and professional trumpet player. He was Composer-in-Residence with the Colonial Symphony Orchestra from 1998 through 2007. He is a recipient a 2014 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship. His major works include The War Prayer for soloists, chorus and orchestra commissioned by the National Endowment for the Arts and premiered by Princeton Pro