David Gerry received his Bachelor of Music in Performance and his Master of Music in Performance degrees from the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto.  He received his Associate Diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Music, which also awarded him the Gold Medal for flute.

David's teachers have included Nora Shulman, Jeanne Baxtresser, Geoffrey Gilbert, and Suzanne Shulman.  He won the MacMillan Prize for distinguished service to Canadian music, enabling him to study with Shinichi Suzuki and Toshio Takahashi in Matsumoto and graduate from the Talent Education Research Institute with a diploma in flute pedagogy.  A registered Teacher trainer for the Suzuki Association of the Americas and the European Suzuki Association, David has taught at workshops, institutes and conferences across North America, as well as in Australia, Europe and Japan.

An active performer, David has appeared as soloist with numerous orchestras, including those of Hamilton, Toronto and Buffalo.  He frequently collaborates with the distinguished Canadian harpist Marie Lorcini as the duo "Orfeo", performing on both modern and renaissance flutes.  A champion of Canadian music, he has premiered over 20 new works and has received grants from the Canada Council and the Ontario Arts Council to assist him in commissioning new pieces.

David is instructor of flute at the School of the Arts, McMaster University and Mohawk College.  He is also on the faculty of the Great Lakes Flute Centre.  David is the past-chair of the Suzuki Association of Ontario, chair of the flute committee of the International Suzuki Association and is flute columnist for the American Suzuki Journal.  In addition to his work with students in Hamilton, he maintains a busy schedule of workshops, master classes and concerts.