ABOUT
Daniel Burwasser, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, is an American composer, percussionist, and teacher. Burwasser has been writing and playing music since the age of 5. Originally a student of the piano, he eventually progressed to other forms of percussion, including drum set and orchestral percussion. He received a Bachelor of Music degree from Temple University, and then went on to receive his Master of Arts degree from Rutgers University and his Ph.D. in Music Composition from the City University of New York. During that time he studied with many of the music world's leading contemporary composers including Robert Moevs, Charles Wuorinen, Noel DaCosta, David Olan and David Del Tredici. This myriad of influences can be heard in the diversity of Burwasser's own works. He has received grants from The American Music Center and Meet the Composer.
Critics have described Burwasser's music as highly communicative, emotionally charged, actively engaging, refreshingly lyrical, and displaying a fine sense of balance and proportion. His works have been performed throughout the United States as well as in South Korea, Armenia, Slovakia, and Russia. He is known as the composer of works such as Flux, recorded by The Concordia Orchestra, Marin Alsop conductor; Catching Fireflies, recorded by The Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz conductor, and A Well Traveled Road recorded by the Slovak Radio Orchestra, Robert Stankovsky, conductor. Other recorded works include Whirlwind for woodwind quintet by the Arcadian Winds and released on Navona Records. Puck's Game recorded by the Sirius Quartet was also released on Navona on an album entitled, Playing on the Edge 2. This album received a Global Music Award Silver Medal nomination for Outstanding Achievement in the string quartet category in 2020. Check out The Inside Story: Daniel Burwasser and PLAYING ON THE EDGE 2 here.
Burwasser has received numerous commissions including several works for the Downtown Chamber Players, electric violist Martha Mooke, Mark Ortwein, Elizabeth Knott, the Kalliope Reed Quintet, and the Idaho Falls, Idaho school district. Many of these works have been recorded and are slated for release in 2023.
In addition to these commissions, four of Burwasser's percussion-featured works, Rotations for marimba solo, Groove Moves for percussion octet, Snapshots for solo snare drum, and Grooves and Riffs for tuba, french horn and drum set are featured in a new recording called Snapshots by percussionist Zach Paris on Terra Voce Records. Another one of Burwasser's works, Breaking and Entering, for solo electrified bassoon is also featured on a brand new release from multi-instrumentalist Mark Ortwein on Terra Voce Records called Stretching Boundaries.
Burwasser's works are published by Imagine Music Publishing and Ensemble Publications. They can also be purchased on Sheet Music Plus and Sheet Music Direct. Burwasser currently serves as Adjunct Professor of Music at Hunter College, CUNY.
On April 14, 2023, Burwasser released his first solo album, Flights of Imagination, which features all of his Parma/Navona works.
Be sure to read: THE INSIDE STORY: DANIEL BURWASSER and FLIGHTS OF IMAGINATION HERE.
You can also watch and listen to Burwasser's works on his Youtube channel. Please feel free to comment, like and SUBSCRIBE!
Critics have described Burwasser's music as highly communicative, emotionally charged, actively engaging, refreshingly lyrical, and displaying a fine sense of balance and proportion. His works have been performed throughout the United States as well as in South Korea, Armenia, Slovakia, and Russia. He is known as the composer of works such as Flux, recorded by The Concordia Orchestra, Marin Alsop conductor; Catching Fireflies, recorded by The Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz conductor, and A Well Traveled Road recorded by the Slovak Radio Orchestra, Robert Stankovsky, conductor. Other recorded works include Whirlwind for woodwind quintet by the Arcadian Winds and released on Navona Records. Puck's Game recorded by the Sirius Quartet was also released on Navona on an album entitled, Playing on the Edge 2. This album received a Global Music Award Silver Medal nomination for Outstanding Achievement in the string quartet category in 2020. Check out The Inside Story: Daniel Burwasser and PLAYING ON THE EDGE 2 here.
Burwasser has received numerous commissions including several works for the Downtown Chamber Players, electric violist Martha Mooke, Mark Ortwein, Elizabeth Knott, the Kalliope Reed Quintet, and the Idaho Falls, Idaho school district. Many of these works have been recorded and are slated for release in 2023.
In addition to these commissions, four of Burwasser's percussion-featured works, Rotations for marimba solo, Groove Moves for percussion octet, Snapshots for solo snare drum, and Grooves and Riffs for tuba, french horn and drum set are featured in a new recording called Snapshots by percussionist Zach Paris on Terra Voce Records. Another one of Burwasser's works, Breaking and Entering, for solo electrified bassoon is also featured on a brand new release from multi-instrumentalist Mark Ortwein on Terra Voce Records called Stretching Boundaries.
Burwasser's works are published by Imagine Music Publishing and Ensemble Publications. They can also be purchased on Sheet Music Plus and Sheet Music Direct. Burwasser currently serves as Adjunct Professor of Music at Hunter College, CUNY.
On April 14, 2023, Burwasser released his first solo album, Flights of Imagination, which features all of his Parma/Navona works.
Be sure to read: THE INSIDE STORY: DANIEL BURWASSER and FLIGHTS OF IMAGINATION HERE.
You can also watch and listen to Burwasser's works on his Youtube channel. Please feel free to comment, like and SUBSCRIBE!
