Bio

Dave Morgan is a Filipino-American harpsichordist and player of the pardessus de viole in Seattle, Washington.

From 2013 - 2017, Dave was co-founder and harpsichordist of Queen City Musicians, a group that specialized in the performance of works of 17th and 18th century France. In addition to offering continuo-for-hire he regularly performs in homes and small venues as a soloist via host/performer communities such as Groupmuse.

Born in the Philippines, but raised in rural West Virginia, Dave was exposed to diverse musical traditions from a young age: Iberian-influenced music of the Philippines such as rondalla and kundiman, and Appalachian bluegrass played by his grandfather - a longtime fixture of the West Virginia bluegrass circuit as a fiddler and washtub bassist with the Sleepy Hollow Ramblers. This combination of dance structures and improvisation led to a path in baroque music, and an interest in music and instruments on the fringes of mainstream Western musical tradition.

Dave received a Bachelor’s degree from West Virginia Wesleyan College, attended the University of Colorado at Boulder for Master's studies, and received an Artist Diploma from Cornish College of the Arts; he received primary instruction and coaching from harpsichordists Elizabeth Farr, Byron Schenkman, and Jillon Stoppels Dupree.

As a player of the smallest viol - the pardessus de viole - Dave has received instruction and coaching from pardessus specialists Joanna Blendulf, and Tina Chancey.

Dave plays a harpsichord after the 1681 Vaudry by celebrated maker Owen Daly, and a pardessus de viole by Joseph Miraucourt of Jametz, France dated 1751.