David Childs is an up-and-coming name in the world of Jewish music, noted by The Forward for his “passionate interpretation” of Yiddish song. He recently took part in the West Coast premiere of Lera Auerbach’s Symphony No. 6, Vessels of Light, reciting Yiddish poetry alongside cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper and the UCLA Philharmonia. David worked on the cantorial staff at Sinai Temple in Beverly Hills from 2018 until 2022, and at Shomrei Torah Synagogue in West Hills from then until 2023.

David is currently a student in the H. L. Miller Cantorial School at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City, studying under renowned instructors of cantorial music, known colloquially in Yiddish as khazones. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Music from UCLA. During his undergraduate studies, David studied Jewish music with celebrated artists in the field, singing in a Lazar Weiner masterclass given by composer Yehudi Wyner, interpreting Yiddish art song from Poland, and performing songs by Mickey Katz with the UCLA Klezmer Ensemble. David attended the Aspen Music Festival, where he co-founded the klezmer group Mountain Mishpokhe.

In the world of classical music and opera, David has sung with various companies including LA Opera, LA Chamber Orchestra, and Pacific Opera Project. In 2017, David gave a solo recital as part of Boston Court Pasadena’s Emerging Artists series. A five-year stint with the Euro-Latin pop band We The Folk brought him and his accordion to venues such as the Troubadour, Teragram Ballroom, and HopMonk Tavern. In 2021, David collaborated with his father Cantor Mark Childs and pianist Bob Remstein to release an album titled The Layered Path: Jewish Songs for Healing and Respite, available for listening online.