BIOGRAPHY
"Burwasser's music communicates an intensity of focus, with a clear, compelling sense of logical inevitability to its execution. Radiant colors, long lines, and fastidiously prepared structures and sounds abound." – Bob Lord, CEO, Parma Recordings
Daniel Burwasser, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, is an American composer, percussionist, and teacher. The grandson of opera singer Leo Burwasser, 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. 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 recordings include Whirlwind for woodwind quintet which was recorded by the Arcadian Winds and released on Navona Records. His most recent recording, Puck's Game, has been recorded by the Sirius Quartet and released on Navona on an album entitled, Playing on the Edge 2. This album received a Global Music Award Silver Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the string quartet category in 2020. Puck's Game will also be performed by the Sirius Quartet in January of 2022 at Weill Recital Hall in New York.
Burwasser recently completed a commission for bassoonist extraordinaire, Mark Ortwein for Breaking and Entering, a work which also features electronics. The composer has also recently received commissions from oboist, Elizabeth Knott for Kaleidoscope and a new work for the Kalliope Reed Quintet. All three commissioned works are scheduled to be recorded in 2021 and 2022. Burwasser's works are published by Imagine Music Publishing and Ensemble Publications. They can also be purchased on Sheet Music Plus.
Burwasser currently serves as Adjunct Professor of Music at Hunter College, CUNY, and is on the artist roster of Polyphony Artist Management.
NEW!! Check out The Inside Story: Daniel Burwasser and PLAYING ON THE EDGE 2 here.
You can also check out many of Burwasser's works right here on his Youtube channel.
Daniel Burwasser, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, is an American composer, percussionist, and teacher. The grandson of opera singer Leo Burwasser, 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. 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 recordings include Whirlwind for woodwind quintet which was recorded by the Arcadian Winds and released on Navona Records. His most recent recording, Puck's Game, has been recorded by the Sirius Quartet and released on Navona on an album entitled, Playing on the Edge 2. This album received a Global Music Award Silver Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the string quartet category in 2020. Puck's Game will also be performed by the Sirius Quartet in January of 2022 at Weill Recital Hall in New York.
Burwasser recently completed a commission for bassoonist extraordinaire, Mark Ortwein for Breaking and Entering, a work which also features electronics. The composer has also recently received commissions from oboist, Elizabeth Knott for Kaleidoscope and a new work for the Kalliope Reed Quintet. All three commissioned works are scheduled to be recorded in 2021 and 2022. Burwasser's works are published by Imagine Music Publishing and Ensemble Publications. They can also be purchased on Sheet Music Plus.
Burwasser currently serves as Adjunct Professor of Music at Hunter College, CUNY, and is on the artist roster of Polyphony Artist Management.
NEW!! Check out The Inside Story: Daniel Burwasser and PLAYING ON THE EDGE 2 here.
You can also check out many of Burwasser's works right here on his Youtube channel.
