St. Augustine Piano Academy

Dr. David Mach is the current music director and concert series coordinator at St. Anastasia Catholic Church, Anastasia Island. He is a pianist, organist, St. Augustine Piano Academy piano instructor, and collaborator based in St. Augustine, Florida. Dr. Mach is a passionate pianist, pedagogue and previously served on collegiate faculty as an instructor and artist collaborator.

Dr. Mach has received prizes in competitions both regionally and internationally. In 2022, he received 1st prize in the United States New Star International Piano Competition. David has received prizes in numerous other international competitions including the Virtual New Orleans Piano Institute International Competition, VII Future Stars International Piano Competition, The Orbetello International Piano Competition, and the Orbetello International Piano Competition. He has won various regional competitions including The University of Oklahoma Rising Star Solo Competition, Oklahoma Music Teachers Association Competition, Alabama Music Teachers Association Concerto Competition, Alabama Music Teachers Association Solo Competition, amongst others.

David’s research on diverse repertoire, the physiology of piano technique, and group piano has been presented both regionally and nationally. In 2023, David presented his research on Germaine Tailleferre’s music for the piano duo across the country at NCKP 2023: The Piano Conference, MTNA Collegiate Chapters Symposium, CMS Central Conference, and Oklahoma Music Teachers Association State Conference (OMTA). At OMTA, David also presented an introduction to Mexican Music through Manuel Ponce’s Veinte Piezas Faciles, and his research on Otto Ortmann has been accepted to both NCKP in 2023 and GP3 in 2024. In 2021, he presented at the national MTNA Conference on “Group Piano That Moves: Off-the-Bench Strategies for the Collegiate Group Piano Class.” 

Dr. Mach received his doctorate at the University of Oklahoma in piano performance and pedagogy under the tutelage of Dr. Jeongwon Ham, Dr. Fast, and Dr. Magrath, Master’s degree in Piano Performance at the University of Houston under Madison Endowed Professor of Piano Nancy Weems, and BM under Dr. Kevin Chance at the Moody School of Music.

While David is not teaching or preparing for a performance, he enjoys reading, or learning about music production and synthesis.