Background
David P. Dahl was born in 1937 in San Francisco.
David P. Dahl was born in 1937 in San Francisco.
After his education, Dahl remained in Tacoma and joined the music faculty Pacific Lutheran University. At the time of his retirement in 2000 (after 35 years of teaching), was named and Professor of Music and University Organist Emeritus. He has presented many recitals and hymn festivals, both in United States of America and Europe.
He has also performance at the national conventions of the American Guild of Organists and Organ Historical Society.
Dahl has been an advocate for new and historic mechanical action pipe organs. He has been organ consultant for several churches, institutions, and organ builders, especially in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. He has designed specifications for a variety church organs.
Along with Glenn Doctorate. White, he established Olympic Organ Builders, in Seattle in 1962. During its years of operation the firm represented several German pipe organ firms and maintained a workshop that built several pipe organs.
He has been consultant and advisor to organbulder Paul Fritts.