Ensemble: Dave Klasing - Bass
Dave Klasing started singing in 7th grade. He sang continually through junior high and high school. In high school, he was a member of a select ensemble specializing in jazz called the Pioneer High School Titan Tones. In college, he sang with the Rio Hondo Chamber Singers under Al Jessup for seven years and was a featured soloist and has performed arias, recitatives and quartet work with the Rio Hondo Symphony Orchestra. Dave recounts that the highlight of his musical experience is when he had the opportunity to sing barbershop to then ex-President Gerald Ford. Mr. Jessup dared him to jump in the president's lap and sing to him after first asking permission of the Secret Service. Dave took the dare and looks back on the experience most fondly. Dave has recently returned to music after taking nearly 20 years off to establish his career. He first became a Certified Public Accountant, then earned a Master's Degree in Taxation and has recently earned a Juris Doctor and passed the California Bar Exam.