Professor David Saint was born in Jarrow in the northeast of England in 1954, and read music at Hull and Liverpool Universities. He studied the organ with Alan Spedding and Dame Gillian Weir.

He gained his Fellowship of the Royal College of Organists (FRCO) at the age of 20, winning the Turpin Prize for Performance.  He is an active member of the Royal College of Organists (RCO) as Council Member, Trustee and Executive Member.

He is a Professor and Associate Dean (Acadmic) and Head of the Organ and Harpiscord Department  at Birmingham Conservatoire

David is also Organist and Director of Music at Saint Chad's Metropolitan Cathedral in Birmingham.