David Dubery was born in Durban, South Africa, in 1948, and studied piano from the age of five. The rugged sea and landscapes there instilled in him a love of nature. To further his musical and artistic skills the family emigrated to his mother’s home town of Manchester, England in 1961. He started composing in 1962, continued with piano lessons developing his skills in sight reading and improvisation and had many opportunities during his teens to perform his own piano compositions at school speech days and concerts, and as a junior student at the Northern School of Music (NSM) [1964-67]. Since 1972 he has enjoyed a multifaceted music career as solo pianist, accompanist, composer, vocal coach, musical director and teacher of piano and voice. During the 1970’s he wrote several musicals that received a number of highly praised staged performances and during these years he partnered in concert some outstanding singers at the start of their professional careers. Throughout the 1980’s he toured as part of the Verlaine Duo with oboist Jonathan Tobutt which gave him the chance to write a Sonata Since dawn is breaking [1981], Sonatina [1986] and solo Elegy for E.S. [1983]. The duo made its BBC broadcast debut for the Manchester Midday Concerts Society in 1982 and London debut at St Martin in the Fields in 1986. Being largely self-taught he works in a traditional language preferring miniature to medium sized projects. His music is tonal, rooted in past traditions, and working with dancers and actors has ensured rhythm and movement play an integral part in its composition.