I received my formal music education at Ohio University, studying music composition under Dr. Mark Phillips and tuba under Dr. Jason Roland Smith. Throughout my education at OU, I worked to find a balance between the formal and informal music realms – drawing on the minimalists from the formal and uncountable musicians from the informal. Since the fall of 2005, I have written over 36 works; 26 of them premiering at Ohio University through live performances at traditional concert halls and local venues, through short film scores, and through self-produced recordings with modern dance. In 2006, "the bardo" was performed by the Ohio University Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble under the direction of Jason Smith at the ITEC (International Tuba and Euphonium Convention) performance in Denver, CO. After working closely with many modern dance students, I received a commission from Travis D. Gatling of the Ohio University Dance faculty for his winter group piece, which led to the composing of "35mm" in 2008. In 2007, Haley Dulman's choreography to "reflections" had the honor of being featured in that year's ACDFA (American College Dance Festival Association) concert. My most recent work for modern dance, "to release", was commissioned by another student, Stephanie Gaines, and was premiered in the Fall Senior Dance Concert. On the side, I have worked with the Ohio University Dance Team making all of their cuts of popular music each week for their performances during OU's basketball games. In the summer I work closely with my former high school's band director arranging works for marching band and teaching tuba. Due to the large work-load I was given every few months, (often writing 3 or more pieces simultaneously in the matter of weeks), it became necessary to teach myself the skills of recording and producing. This also helped to shape the instrumentation of the pieces I would write, often utilizing the instruments I can play (guitar, tuba, trumpet, electronics, and piano) along side instruments and performers I know could be ready at any time. This of course helped me find balance between the formal and informal worlds, culminating recently with the work, "to release".

David Glivar is a member of ASCAP.