David Hatt is a self-proclaimed expert on the organ music of Max Reger, of which he has learned about 90%, and with which he regales the folks at St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco, where he is the Assistant Cathedral Organist.

He is the founder and major supporter of the Bay Area Reger Festival, which in the Fall of 2008 sponsored the phenomenal Isabelle Demers in her first West-Coast appearances.

His early education included an M.A. degree in music from U. C. Riverside, following organ study with Anthony Newman at UCSD and Raymond Boese at the U. of Redlands, where he met Gino Robair, along with a cadre of young musicians heavily influenced by the brilliant composer/poet/scholar Barney Childs.

In 2004, Dave was asked to present the opening concert of the 47th National Conference of the College Music Society. This event featured the music of CMS composers, and it was the first time in the history of the Society that the invited guest performed every piece submitted by the review committee.