Composer David Gaines (b. 1961) has been recognized both by critics and by other artists for his imaginative orchestrations and his uniquely international and eclectic style. His music, which has been performed across the United States and Europe, includes two symphonies, concertos for baritone saxophone, trombone, and euphonium, plus a variety of chamber, choral, and electronic music. Recordings are available on the MMC Recordings and Verda Stelo Music labels.

Performances for 2009 included the piano reduction version of the euphonium concerto at George Mason University, Duo for flute & tuba at the renowned Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh, Lyric Fanfare for trombone & piano at the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan, and the premiere of a new trombone concerto in Kroměříž, Czech Republic.

A graduate of Northwestern University, American University, and the Peabody Conservatory of Music (where he earned a doctoral degree in composition), his awards include annual ASCAP Standard Awards since 2000 as well as first prize in the 1997 College Music Society Mid Atlantic Chapter Student Composers Competition and first prize at the World Esperanto Association's 1995 International Fine Arts Competition.

New recordings of chamber music by David Gaines (and dispel the miseries of the world for baritone saxophone and chamber orchestra, Suite Of Changes for viola & mallet percussion, and Jubilee for euphonium & piano) are available on the album Conversations: Chamber Works of John Bilotta and David Gaines (in enhanced compact disc and digital download formats) on the Navona Records label.