“David’s leadership is strong and clear: to the opening of Rimsky-Korsakov’s sparkling Russian Easter Overture, in addition to crisp rhythmic vitality, he coaxed a lush, glowing sonority from the strings.“ Colleen Johnston, The Record (Kitchener-Waterloo)

 “The evening’s greatest event proved the Fifth Symphony (Tchaikovsky), which David conducted masterfully – and without score. It got a rich performance that generated real warmth of feeling."
Ilse Zadrozny, The Gazette (Montreal)

 “David led the orchestra in a beautiful performance of this symphony, with perfectly nuanced dynamics from pianissimo to fortissimo, and a strong sense of structure and contrast between lyrical melodies and orchestral outbursts.” Mary O’Keeffe, The Telegram (St. John’s)

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Marc David is currently Principal Conductor of the Newfoundland Symphony, and Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of l'Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil (Quebec). David co-founded the Estrie Chamber Orchestra in 1989 and was Music Director and Conductor of the Sherbrooke Symphony Orchestra from 1988 to 1995.

 As guest conductor, Marc David has worked with orchestras across Canada, the United States, Mexico and Switzerland. His engagements include concerts with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Canada), the Quebec Symphony Orchestra (Canada), the Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal (Canada), the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra (Canada), the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (Canada), the Orquesta Synfonica de la Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico), the Orquesta da Camara de Bellas Artes (Mexico), the Bangor Symphony (USA), the Fribourg Youth Orchestra (Switzerland).

In October 2007, Marc David received the Tribute to a builder of the Arts award at the first Cultural Gala of the City of Longueuil. Also recipient of grants in conducting from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Quebec Ministry of Cultural Affairs, and l’Université de Montréal, he received the Heinz Unger Conducting Award in 1984. David obtained his Bachelor of Music at McGill University in 1983 and has since continued his studies in orchestral conducting at Hartford University (Connecticut) and at l'Université de Montréal where he completed a doctoral degree (new music conducting). He also studied at the Aspen Music Festival and several years at the Pierre Monteux School (Hancock, Maine), where he was Maestro Charles Bruck's assistant. 

In 2002, Marc David was appointed Adjunct Professor at the School of Music of Memorial University (Newfoundland). Other activities have involved jury work for various competitions and festivals such as the Canadian Music Competition, Prix d’Europe and Jeunesses Musicales Montreal International Competition, as well as sitting on the Artistic Committee of Les Jeunesses musicales du Canada (2002 to date), the Boards of Directors Orchestras Canada (1997-2003), and chairing the Quebec regional council of the Canadian Music Centre (2002-03).

Over the years, Marc David has built for himself a repertoire list of over 700 works, ranging from standard orchestral music, to Opera, Choral, 20^th-21^st century, Chamber orchestra music and Pops.