David Tang
Interim Minister of Music & Worship
(he/him)
David Tang has led a diverse career as a conductor, musician (sacred and secular), and producer. As a choir conductor, Mr. Tang directed the semi-professional choir VOX, Carolina Voices, the Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia, and the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte (now the Charlotte Master Chorale).
He served on the conducting staffs of the Charlotte, West Virginia, and Quad City Symphony Orchestras, and guest conducted Memphis Symphony Orchestra performances; opera productions with Opera Carolina and CPCC Opera Theatre; and ballet performances for the North Carolina Dance Theatre (now Charlotte Ballet) and Ballet Memphis. He also served on the music faculties of Davidson College and West Virginia University, and as the Director of Music at Sharon Presbyterian Church from 2013–2023.
David Tang holds degrees in conducting from the University of Michigan and the Yale School of Music. He conducted the North American premiere TV broadcast by Russell Watson, presented numerous radio programs for WDAV Classical Radio, and is an Emmy Award–winning producer of a limited series for WTVI Public Television.
He lives in the Cotswold neighborhood of Charlotte with his wife, True; daughter, Mary True; and two dogs, Penny and Phoebe.