DANIEL BURWASSER
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AWARDS AND HONORS
  • 2023 Guest Conductor, NYC All-County Middle School Jazz Ensemble, sponsored by Music Educators Association of New York City (MEANYC)
  • 2020 Global Music Award - Silver Medal Winner for the Sirius Quartet's album Playing on the Edge 2 (Navona), string quartet category (Puck's Game)
  • ​​2019 Marquis Who’s Who, Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2019 Nominee: Grammy Music Educator Award
  • 2017 Nominee: Empire State Excellence in Teaching Award
  • 2017 NYSSMA: Gold Award with the Talent Unlimited HS Concert Band (Level V)
  • 2017 Guest Conductor, NYC All-County High School Honors Jazz Ensemble
  • 2016 Guest Conductor, NYC All-County Middle School Jazz Ensemble, sponsored by Music Educators Association of New York City (MEANYC)
  • 1990-2015 ASCAP Composition Awards (Standard Panel)
  • 2015 Grammy Foundation Community Award: ($2,000.00): Talent Unlimited HS Music Department for excellence in arts education
  • 2015 NYSSMA: Gold Award with the Talent Unlimited HS Concert Band (Level IV)
  • 2015 Guest Conductor, Kent County (Delaware) Senior Honors Band, Kent County Music Educators Association
  • 2014 Education First Tours, (EF) Winner, Inspirational Educator Award, Recognition for being a "positive influence on the next generation."
  • 2013 Exploring the Arts’ Tony Bennett Challenge Grant: for the New York Pops residency at Talent Unlimited High School through the Musical Mentors program of the New York Pops
  • 2011 Exploring the Arts’ Tony Bennett Challenge Grant: for residency at Talent Unlimited High School through the Musical Mentors program of the New York Pops
  • 2010 Exploring the Arts’ Tony Bennett Challenge Grant: for collaboration and residency with the Sweet Plantain String quartet and Talent Unlimited High School Dance and Instrumental students
  • 2009 NYSSMA: Gold Award with The Talent Unlimited HS Concert Band (Level V)
  • American Music Center Composer Assistance Award for opera One Night Together
  • Third Diana Barnhart American Song Competition: Cum Laude Achievement of Merit for song: Dreams Die When the Dreamer Does from Reflections (I. Gilbert) for Piano and Voice
  • American Music Center: Margaret Fairbank Jory Copying Assistance Grant for opera, One Night Together
  • Meet the Composer Grant: for song cycle Torrents by the Downtown Chamber Players
  • The Equitable Teacher Recognition Award, William Cullen Bryant High School
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