David has received a number of commissions including those from the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University, the Verdehr Trio and Michigan State University and another from Duo46, among others. He has also received a number of honors, including awards from the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM)/Miami Section, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, ASCAP and Duke University, as well as fellowships for residencies at both the MacDowell and Yaddo colonies and at the Aspen Music Festival.