About David Deratzian

David Deratzian is a graduate of State University of New York at Potsdam. David began his music studies on the guitar at the age of 6, inspired by his mother and uncles who were gifted multi-instrumentalists.  David expanded his studies to  piano and organ at age 12,  and bass at fourteen.  Since then, David has added euphonium and tuba, studying with local teachers Jeff Miller and Chuck Niehardt.  David has studied  with renowned jazz and classical bassist Paul Kleinfelter and internationally acclaimed classical bassist Lauren Pierce.  David works primarily in musical theatre as a Stage and Musical Director, and playing bass, guitar, mandolin, banjo, tuba and keyboard in theatre pit orchestras.  David was the Principal Bass for the Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra until 2023.