David Borden is a musician, composer, filmmaker and theater artist. Playing piano and composing from a young age, he studied music, theater and filmmaking in college, but earned his living as a healthcare IT executive. In 2020 he transitioned from his IT career to volunteer service for several non-profit organizations, which has allowed him time to focus on his passion for music composition and performance.
Videos, recordings, digital-audio renderings, and scores of many of his works can be found on his website: davidborden.com.
King of Hearts. Musical based on film by ____. Orchestrated and music-directed student production at University of Pennsylvania in 1985.
Thieves' Carnival. Musical based on stage play by Jean Anouilh. Wrote music and co-wrote lyrics. Music-directed student production staged at University of Pennsylvania in 1986.
Breakup. Personal documentary in video (22 minutes, 1989). Self-produced.
Incidental Music for "Mud". Play by Maria Irene Fornes. Music for string trio. Performed by Interact Theater Company in Philadelphia in 1991.
Family Fugue. Fiction featurette shot in 16mm color (27 minutes, 1993). Produced in conjunction with Fellowship in Radio-TV-Film at Temple University.
A Midsummer Night's Dream. Children's theater re-imagining of Shakespeare as a child's partly-improvised fairy-tale. Wrote, coached, and directed with "Rex Road Playhouse" in 2002.
Imaginary. Musical by _____. Music directed and led show orchestra combo for Bala Cynwyd Middle School production in 2020.
Piano Sonata in A (1987)
Stiller Freund (1991) (setting of poem by Rainer Maria Rilke)
Flute Quartet in F (2000)
Suite for Nathalie (2004) (9-movement suite for piano celebrating birth of my daughter)
Miles Sonata (2007) (piano sonata celebrating the birth of my child)
Tableaux (2011) (string quartet inspired by paintings of my friend Sibylla Shekerdjiska-Benatova)
Sonata for Solo Violin in e Minor (2014)
Flute Sonata in G (2020)
15 Bagatelles (2020) (inspired by the study of Bach's 2-part inventions)
String Quartet in G (2021)
Suite for Solo Cello in G (2021)
Violin Sonata in F (2022)
You, Andrew Marvell (2022) (setting of poem by Archibald Macleish)
Horn Trio (2022) (single movement for Horn, Violin and Cello)
Harvard College (1981-1987)
B.A. cum laude in Music.
Temple University (1991-1993)
Fellowship in Graduate Radio-TV-Film Department.
Volunteer Service
Volunteer for Driving PA Forward, a Pennsylvania immigrant rights advocacy coalition (2020-present)
Board Member for A Book a Day, a Philadelphia-based educational equity non-profit (2020-present)
Board Member for Orchestra 2001, a Philadelphia contemporary music performance non-profit (2022-present)
Public Health Service
Served on a public PA state board (2012-2015) and a non-profit national board (2016-2019) for Health Information Exchange.
US Patent Office
Awarded two patents for inventions in Health Information Technology.