About

Daniel has a string of notable musical direction credits to his name. He has lent his expertise to productions such as Blood Brothers at Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance, Route 66 at Kernersville Little Theatre, A Chorus Line: High School Edition at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Big Fish & Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at Musical Theatre Southwest, and Grease at Albuquerque Little Theatre.



He is also an accomplished composer and arranger. His original works have been premiered by ensembles including Loadbang, the Seattle Pacific University Chamber Orchestra, and the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. Many of his compositions can be found in the catalogs of T.U.X. People’s Music and ALRY Publications.



A few of Daniel's conducting highlights include three years with the Triad Area Medical Orchestra, initially as an assistant conductor before taking on the role of full-time music director. He also served as Assistant Conductor for two seasons of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts' production of The Nutcracker. Notably, he assumed the role of Assistant Conductor for the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute's productions of Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas and Gioachino Rossini’s La Cenerentola. Daniel also served as a Conducting Fellow with the Winston-Salem Symphony.



As a music educator, Daniel has served in a variety of positions and programs throughout North Carolina and New Mexico. His work in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School District, Albuquerque Public Schools District, and the Moriarty-Edgewood School District includes serving as a guest clinician, accompanist, private lesson instructor in piano, voice, and bassoon, and full-time teacher of the Moriarty High School piano and Moriarty Middle School choir programs.

Daniel holds a Bachelor's degree in Music Theory/Composition from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, and a Master's degree in Orchestral Conducting from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

He is a student of Dr. Scott Meister, Dr. Ben Hjertmann, and Christopher James Lees.