David Daniels
Born(1933-12-20)December 20, 1933
Penn Yan, New York
DiedApril 24, 2020(2020-04-24) (aged 86)
Rochester Hills, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
OccupationConductor
Notable workDaniels' Orchestral Music

David Wilder Daniels (December 20, 1933 – April 24, 2020) was an American conductor and author.[1][2][3]

Education

His education includes a preparatory department diploma from the Eastman School of Music, an AB degree from Oberlin College, an MA (musicology) from Boston University, and an MFA (organ) and a PhD (orchestral literature and conducting) from the University of Iowa. He spent two summers studying at Tanglewood, and another two with Richard Lert at the Institute for Orchestral Studies.

Conducting career

Daniels was Music Director of the Warren Symphony Orchestra (Michigan) from its inception in 1974 until his retirement in 2010.[4] He was Professor Emeritus at Oakland University, where he taught for 28 years, six of them as chair of the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance. He retired from Oakland University in 1997, and to honor him the orchestra named the annual young artists concert the "David Daniels Young Artists Concert."[5]

Daniels also conducted opera in Boston for a dozen years, where his performances were five times named “Best Opera of the Year” by the Boston Globe. Other guest conducting includes the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Civic Orchestra, Michigan Opera Theatre, Ann Arbor Ballet Theatre, Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings, Meadow Brook Festival Orchestra, and the Orquesta Sinfonia de Maracaibo, Venezuela.

He has taught at various colleges and universities, including the University of Redlands and Knox College, and was music librarian of the Berkshire Athenaeum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Achievements

David Daniels is the author of Daniels' Orchestral Music (1st-5th ed. 1972-2015, Rowman & Littlefield), a reference book for orchestra professionals.[6][7] A second book, with coauthor John Yaffé, is Arias, Ensembles, & Choruses: An Excerpt-Finder for Orchestras (2012).[8] Daniels also was a series editor for Rowman & Littlefield (2009-2015).

In 2016, he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the College Orchestra Directors Association (CODA).[9]

References

  1. ↑ Ellis, Gillian (25 February 2015). "David Daniels: A Life in Music". Oakland University. Oakland. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Daniels' Orchestral Music Online". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Classical Music Daily April 2020 Obituaries
  4. ↑ joyce (12 February 2012). "Our History". Motor City Symphony Orchestra. Warren Symphony Society / Motor City Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "OSO performing 19th annual David Daniels Young Artists Concert". Oakland University. Oakland University. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Boonin, Joseph. "Daniels' Orchestral Music by David Daniels (review)". Project MUSE. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Farabee, Marcia (November 2015), Marcato (Newsletter of the Major Orchestra Librarians' Association, MOLA)
  8. ↑ Dleibowitz (24 October 2012). "Arias, Ensembles & Choruses: An Excerpt Finder for Orchestras Book Review: Arias, Ensembles & Choruses: An Excerpt Finder for Orchestras". Podium Notes. Podium Notes. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "David Daniels Receives CODA Lifetime Achievement Award". CODA. CODA. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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