David Vess (b. 1991) is an emerging American composer of orchestral, band and choir music who is fascinated with subjects that question the boundary between what we know is real and what is imagined. His work often uses music as a vehicle for exploring themes such as endless liminal spaces, the bizarre and ever-shifting world of dreams, and even extraterrestrial encounters. His “glowing vocal textures” have lead to performances and commissions from ensembles such as the GRAMMY-nominated choir Seraphic Fire, the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, the New Conductor's Orchestra, the Holyoke Civic Symphony Orchestra, the Brockton Symphony Orchestra, the Slee Sinfonietta, the Unheard-of-Ensemble,  Shiki Duo, Boston Musica Viva, and the South Bend Chamber Singers.