David Kruse is Principal Horn of the Oregon Mozart Players, of which he has been a member for twenty years. David has been a fixture of the musical scene in Eugene, performing with the Eugene Symphony and the Oregon Bach Festival. He is Principal Horn of Eugene Opera Orchestra, Portland Chamber Orchestra, the Ernest Bloch Music Festival and the Sunriver Music Festival.

David grew up along Lake Erie in Pennsylvania, where he began studying the horn in the 6th grade. By the time he was a high school freshman he played Principal Horn in the Erie Junior Philharmonic and his parents drove him weekly for lessons with the principal of the Cleveland Orchestra. After receiving an engineering degree at Yale, he attended the Juilliard School in New York, earning a Bachelor's and a Master's Degree in Music Performance.

His career has led to opportunities in many places. He was Principal Horn of several symphony orchestras in Mexico, including that of Mexico's national opera company. He has been the Principal Horn of the Victoria Symphony in British Columbia, of the Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, Italy and of the Greenwich Philharmonia in Connecticut. He has been a member of the Phoenix Symphony in Arizona, the Erie Philharmonic and the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra.

When not performing, Dave teaches electronics at Lane Community College, skis, golfs, and hikes with his dog.