David Coe is a resident of Wheatland, where was raised.  He holds a Bachelor of Music degree and teaching credential from the Univeristy of the Pacific. He has studied privately with John Bresnahan and Dr. William Dominik on clarinet, and jazz legend Sonny Stitt on saxophone. He has held music teaching posistions with the Modesto City Schools, Yuba College, Franklin Elementary School in Yuba City, and Plumas Lake Elementary School District.  He has been a featured soloist on clarinet with the Yuba Sutter Symphony, and the Sierra Nevada Winds, and on saxophone with the Auburn Concert Band. He has performed on clarinet and saxophone with a variety of college, community, and professional performance groups, including the Auburn Symphony, Camellia Symphony, Borgamaria Lyric Opera, Swing Odyssey Big Band, and the Fred Morgan Big Band. He currently plays clarinet with the Wind Song woodwind quintet, is principal clarinet with the Sierra Nevada Winds, and plays alto saxophone with the Auburn Concert Band.  He serves on the Wheatland City Council, and the Sierra Nevada Winds Orchestra board of directors. He works with his wife Judy, an accomplished flute player, at Buttes Insurance Agency, which he owns jointly with his brother, and is a band director at Riverside Meadows Intermediate School in Plumas Lake. David and Judy have been married for 27 years.  They have three wonderful children, all of whom are musically active.
He loves to hunt and flyfish in his spare time.