Performing
David Summer - Trumpeter David Summer - Flutist David Summer - Trumpet
David Summer - Trumpeter and Flutist
Church Services and Ceremonies
David Summer has been performing professionally for ceremonies and special church services, as a Trumpeter and Flutist, for over 30 years.
If you are a church music director planning a special service, you should know that David:
- Can sight read any music you may be planning.
- Will handle all necessary transpositions.
- Can derive a Trumpet or Flute part from an existing choir piece.
- Has a large repertoire of pieces for:
Trumpet with Organ
Flute with Organ
Solo Flute
Trumpet or Flute with Choir
Email David Hear some sample selections from David's repertoire.
David is also available for wedding ceremonies.
These are Some of the Churches David Has Performed For
Arlington, MA
Calvary Methodist Church
St. Agnus Church
Ashland, MA
St. Cecilia's Church
Auburn, MA
St. Joseph's Church
St. Luke's Church
Belmont, MA
St. Joseph's Church
Boston, MA
Old North Church
Trinity Church
Boxboro, MA
United Church of Christ
Cumberland, RI
St. Johns's Church
Framingham, MA
Grace Congregational Church
Plymouth Congregational Church
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
St. Bridget's Church
St. George's Church
St. Jeremiah's Church
St. Steven's Church
St. Tarcisius Church
Wesley United Methodist Church
Grafton, MA
St. Phillip's Church
Hopkinton, MA
St. John's Church
Lincoln, MA
First Church
Littleton, MA
First Church Unitarian
Marlboro, MA
First Congregational Church
St. Ann's Church
Medway, MA
St. Joseph's Church
Milford, MA
Sacred Heart Church
Milford, NH
First Congregational Church
Millis, MA
St. Thomas Church
Natick, MA
First Congregational Church
Hartford Street Presbyterian Church
Sacred Heart Church
St. Patrick's Church
St. Paul's Church
Needham, MA
St. Joseph's Church
Newton, MA
Mary Immaculate Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
St. Ignatius Church
St. Lawrence Church
Norwood, MA
St. Catherine's Church
St. George's Church
St. Timothy's Church
Pepperell, MA
Community Church of Pepperell
Shirley, MA
St. Anthony's Church
Southboro, MA
Pilgrim Church
St. Anne's Church
Sudbury, MA
St Anselm Church
Wayland, MA
Peace Lutheran Church
Community United Methodist Church
Church of the Holy Spirit
St. Zepherins Church
Wellesley, MA
Wellesley Baptist Church
St. Paul's Church
St. Andrew's Church
Wellesley College Chapel
Weston, MA
St. Julia's Church
Regis College Chapel
Worcester, MA
Holy Cross Chapel
St. John's Episcopal Church
St. George's Church
Wrentham, MA
St. Mary's Church
Playing Trumpet and Flute in Church
Playing the Trumpet and Flute well in a church setting is a very specialized type of performance playing. David has decades of experience tailoring his trumpet and flute playing to any church setting.
Usually, David will begin the service with a flute prelude, setting a contemplative and welcoming tone. During the service, David will play along with the hymns as the congregation sings. For each hymn, he will select the appropriate instrument, trumpet or flute that will compliment the particular piece. David can also play along with the choir and congregation during sung responses and acclimations as well as during an Anthem, Offertory and Communion. The postlude is usually performed on the trumpet. For a postlude, David likes to perform an instrumental version of a joyful hymn, often with one of his own descants.
Naturally, Christmas and Easter are busy times for musicians, especially so for trumpet players. However, trumpet and flute music can impart a beautiful, festive setting to any of your services throughout the year. David Summer - Trumpeter David plays for Confirmation and First Communion ceremonies as well as for church anniversaries, pastor installations and other special occasions. Often a church will have David return to perform, not to mark a special occasion, but simply as a beautiful addition to the music.
David is a classically trained musician. Over the years, he has been a flautist and/or trumpet player in many classical ensembles including brass ensembles, flute ensembles and chamber orchestras. However, David has also worked as a trumpeter and flutist in different types of jazz and pop ensembles as well, including big bands and concert bands and has lead his own jazz ensemble. This additional performance background gives David the ability to derive beautiful trumpet or flute parts, on the spot, as needed from keyboard parts or chord changes.
David takes pride in being able to blend into any church setting and his ability to work very well with organists, choir directors and church music directors. He works hard to ensure that the experience of performing with an additional musician is a pleasant and satisfying musical experience for everyone. David handles all the technical aspects of working with a trumpeter and flute player including handling all transpositions as well as deciding when and where it's appropriate to play during a piece with the choir and/or congregation.
Consider having David provide Trumpet and/or Flute music for some of your church services this year.
Hear some sample selections from David's performance repertoire.
David has also make some location recordings of his church performances.
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David also specializes in playing the flute alone for wedding services.
The solo flute is perfect for smaller wedding ceremonies, outdoor ceremonies or simply as an intimate alternative to traditional organ music. A solo flutist sounds beautiful in a church, but is equally beautiful in many other settings. David has played the flute alone for wedding ceremonies located in private homes, ballrooms, hotels and garden settings.
In addition to performing at the above churches, David has played wedding ceremonies on unaccompanied flute at many other Massachusetts locations, including Acton, Bedford, Billerica, Bolton, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Clinton, Concord, Devens, Groton, Harvard, Hudson, Lincoln, Littleton, Maynard, Sterling, Stow, Sudbury, Townsend, Westford and surrounding towns, as well as towns in southern NH, including Hollis and Nashua, NH.
Learn more and hear some samples of David's solo flute wedding ceremony service.