David Cerna is a senior in high school, who is graduating from California Virtual Academies this June. He will attend the University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music, in the Fall of 2022. David is very passionate about classical and sacred music. He has been studying piano since age 7 and is currently receiving formal piano instruction at the Colburn School of Performing Arts in the city of Los Angeles, where he has earned the prestigious Herbert Zipper Scholarship for his outstanding musicianship. He is also part of the Ed and Mari Edelman Chamber Music Institute at Colburn, where he performs alongside other talented musicians.

In his spare time, David loves to arrange, orchestrate, and transcribe classical, sacred, and choral music. His passion for choral music has led him to create and conduct multiple adult, children, and virtual choirs. Above all, his primary purpose in music is to utilize his talents, as Johann Sebastian Bach said, “For the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.”