David Getz
David Getz is a music educator, author, composer, performer, and speaker who uses creativity in his daily life to inspire others. Welcome to his official website!
“I have always used my creativity to problem-solve and innovate; I want to give other people the skills to do that as well.”
-David Getz
Born, raised, and working in Central Illinois
David Getz was born in Morton, Illinois where he graduated from Morton High School in 2008. After graduating from Illinois Wesleyan University (Summa Cum Laude) in 2012, Getz found himself back at Morton High School direction the high school Orchestra program in the fall of that year. Getz earned his Masters Degree in Music Education from Illinois St. University in 2021.
Composer of “Ruth: The Musical”
In the summer of 2018, Getz finished writing, produced, and directed his first original musical, Ruth, in front of a standing-room only crowd in an 1,100-seat auditorium. Watch the 10-minute mini-documentary, shot, edited, and directed by Micah Hancock, to see the story of how this exciting project came to be.