Greg Danner
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Greg Danner is an award-winning contemporary American composer, educator, and professional musician. He is currently the composer-in-residence and professor at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, Tennessee
. He is the 2010 Composer's Guild Grand Prize winner.
. He studied composition at Southeast Missouri State University
, the Eastman School of Music
, and Washington University where he received his Ph.D.. He studied composition under Charles Smith
, Samuel Adler
, and Robert Wykes
. Danner is known primarily as a composer of music for wind bands but has composed for choirs and various chamber ensembles. He is part of a generation of American composers advocating for the American wind ensemble's place in classical music and writes to epand the repertoire of classical wind music. Danner’s awards include the College Band Directors National Association Music for Young Band prize, vocal category and grand prize in the Delius
Society composition contest, first prize in the Taghkanic
Chorale composers competition, and the Louisiana
Music Teachers Association and Kentucky
Music Teachers Association Composer Commission Awards. He is a three-time winner in the annual Composers Guild composition contest, and in 2010 was awarded the contest's Grand Prize. Danner has received annual ASCAP awards for composition since 1989. In addition to his composing, Danner is active as a hornist in several orchestras, brass ensembles, and chamber groups in the middle Tennessee
region.
Danner’s works are published by C. Alan Publications, Daehn Publications, Grand Mesa Music Publishers, TRN, Cimarron Music, Tuba-Euphonium Press, Bourne Music, and Medici Music Press.
"Serengeti" Mark Masters (B0012VCMXY), 2007
"Legacy" Mark Masters, 2007
"Arete" Mark Records (B0013K8JH2), 2007
Performed by the Tennessee Tech University Trombone Choir, Joshua Hauser, director
"Into the Blue" Albany Records (B000EZ8ENQ), 2006
Performer-French horn
"Slide Ride: Works for Solo Trombone and Band" Mark Masters (6055 MCD), 2005
"Impressions" Mark Masters (B001391BQY), 2005
"Tennessee Tech Pride" Mark Masters (B00139YZPS), 2003
"Teaching Music Through Performance in Band Vol. 4 Grade 4" GIA CD-603, 2001
"2000 Midwest Clinic: Vandercook College of Music" Mark Records (3593 MCD) √http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=210711
Performed by the Vandercook College of Music
Symphonic Band, Charles T. Menghini, conductor
"Shazam!" Mark Custom Recordings (B0013C7YOY), 1999
"Band Music of Distinction Volume V". Daehn Publications (DP1527)
Performed with the Tennessee Tech Symphony Band, Joseph Hermann
, conductor
"Unleash the Beast" Mark Records (B0014CKCGK), 1995
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
. He is the 2010 Composer's Guild Grand Prize winner.
Biography
Danner was born May 16, 1958 in St. Louis, MissouriMissouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. He studied composition at Southeast Missouri State University
Southeast Missouri State University
Southeast Missouri State University, is a public, accredited university located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States, near the banks of the Mississippi River. The institution, having started as a normal school, has a traditional strength in teacher education...
, the Eastman School of Music
Eastman School of Music
The Eastman School of Music is a music conservatory located in Rochester, New York. The Eastman School is a professional school within the University of Rochester...
, and Washington University where he received his Ph.D.. He studied composition under Charles Smith
Charles Smith
-Academics:*Charles Emrys Smith, British economist, educator at Swansea Metropolitan University*Charles Roach Smith , founding member of the British Archaeological Association*Charles Saumarez Smith , art historian...
, Samuel Adler
Samuel Adler (composer)
Samuel Hans Adler is an American composer and conductor.-Biography:Adler was born to a Jewish family in Mannheim, Germany, the son of Hugo Chaim Adler, a cantor and composer, and Selma Adler. The family fled to the United States in 1939, where Hugo became the cantor of Temple Emanuel in...
, and Robert Wykes
Robert Wykes
Robert A. Wykes is an American composer of contemporary classical music and flautist.He began studying the flute as a child, then served in World War II...
. Danner is known primarily as a composer of music for wind bands but has composed for choirs and various chamber ensembles. He is part of a generation of American composers advocating for the American wind ensemble's place in classical music and writes to epand the repertoire of classical wind music. Danner’s awards include the College Band Directors National Association Music for Young Band prize, vocal category and grand prize in the Delius
Delius
Delius is a surname. It may refer to:* Ernst von Delius - German racing car driver* Frederick Delius - English composer* Nicolaus Delius - German philologist* Tobias Delius Delius is a surname. It may refer to:* Ernst von Delius (1912–1937) - German racing car driver* Frederick Delius...
Society composition contest, first prize in the Taghkanic
Taghkanic
Taghkanic, a Native American word for "forest wilderness", can refer to:* Taghkanic Creek, a stream running through Columbia County, New York* Taghkanic, New York, a township in Columbia County, New York...
Chorale composers competition, and the Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
Music Teachers Association and Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
Music Teachers Association Composer Commission Awards. He is a three-time winner in the annual Composers Guild composition contest, and in 2010 was awarded the contest's Grand Prize. Danner has received annual ASCAP awards for composition since 1989. In addition to his composing, Danner is active as a hornist in several orchestras, brass ensembles, and chamber groups in the middle Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
region.
Danner’s works are published by C. Alan Publications, Daehn Publications, Grand Mesa Music Publishers, TRN, Cimarron Music, Tuba-Euphonium Press, Bourne Music, and Medici Music Press.
Partial Works
- "The Greatest Generation" C. Alan Productions. Commissioned by the American School Band Directors Association
- "Of Thee I Sing" C. Alan Productions. Commissioned by the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America
- "On Great White Wings" C. Alan Productions. Commissioned by the TennesseeTennesseeTennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
Music Educators Association - "Adagio and Caprice" Bourne Music Publications. Written for the Washington University Wind Ensemble
- "Walls of Zion" Daehn Publications. 1999 CBDNA Young Band Composition Contest winner
- "Concerto for Tuba and Band" Tuba-Euphonium Publications. Written for R. Winston MorrisR. Winston MorrisSouth Carolinian Ralph Winston Morris , known for his signature "soul patch", is the professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, Tennessee. He is editor of The Tuba Source Book and the Euphonium Source Book...
- "Cuico-Concerto for Three Percussion and Wind Ensemble" C. Alan Productions. Commissioned by the Caixa Trio
- "Song of the Universal" Willis Music Company/Hal Leonard. Taghkanic Chorale Composition Contest winner
- "Catch the Wind" self-published. 2005 Composers Guild Composition winner
- "Sky Scenes" self-published. Commissioned by the University of Louisiana-Lafayette
- "Shazam!" C. Alan Publications. Written for the Brass Arts Quintet
- "Nova Aquile" self-published. Commissioned by Kansas State UniversityKansas State UniversityKansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
- "Time..." C. Alan Productions. 2000 DeliusDeliusDelius is a surname. It may refer to:* Ernst von Delius - German racing car driver* Frederick Delius - English composer* Nicolaus Delius - German philologist* Tobias Delius Delius is a surname. It may refer to:* Ernst von Delius (1912–1937) - German racing car driver* Frederick Delius...
Composition Contest Vocal Category and Grand Prize winner
Partial Discography
"Auroral Skies" Altissimo! (B001BCRWDE), 2008- Of Thee I Sing
- Perofmed by the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America
"Serengeti" Mark Masters (B0012VCMXY), 2007
- Serengeti
- Performed by the Brass Arts Quintet and featured guest artists
"Legacy" Mark Masters, 2007
- Pinnacle
- Performed by the Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble 40th Anniversary All-Star Alumni Ensemble, R. Winston MorrisR. Winston MorrisSouth Carolinian Ralph Winston Morris , known for his signature "soul patch", is the professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, Tennessee. He is editor of The Tuba Source Book and the Euphonium Source Book...
, conductor
"Arete" Mark Records (B0013K8JH2), 2007
- The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist
Performed by the Tennessee Tech University Trombone Choir, Joshua Hauser, director
"Into the Blue" Albany Records (B000EZ8ENQ), 2006
Performer-French horn
"Slide Ride: Works for Solo Trombone and Band" Mark Masters (6055 MCD), 2005
- Slide Ride
- Performed by the Tennessee Tech Symphony Band, Joshua Hauser, soloist. Joseph HermannJoseph HermannJoseph W. Hermann is a leading American wind band conductor and educator and is currently Director of Bands and Professor of Music at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee...
, conductor
"Impressions" Mark Masters (B001391BQY), 2005
- Nebula
- Performed by the Drake UniversityDrake UniversityDrake University is a private, co-educational university located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and pharmacy. Today, Drake is one of the twenty-five oldest law schools in the country....
Wind Symphony, Robert Meunier, conductor
"Tennessee Tech Pride" Mark Masters (B00139YZPS), 2003
- Concerto for Tuba and Band
- Perofmed by the Tennessee Tech Symphony Band, Tim Northcut, soloist. Joseph HermannJoseph HermannJoseph W. Hermann is a leading American wind band conductor and educator and is currently Director of Bands and Professor of Music at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee...
, conductor
"Teaching Music Through Performance in Band Vol. 4 Grade 4" GIA CD-603, 2001
- Walls of Zion
- Performed by the University of North TexasUniversity of North TexasThe University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067...
Wind Symphony, Eugene Corporon, conductor
"2000 Midwest Clinic: Vandercook College of Music" Mark Records (3593 MCD) √http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=210711
- Walls of Zion
Performed by the Vandercook College of Music
Vandercook College of Music
VanderCook College of Music is a private, liberal arts college in Chicago, Illinois, and is the only college in the country solely specializing in the training of music educators. Students may pursue a Bachelor of Music in Education , Master of Music in Education , and Master of Music in Education...
Symphonic Band, Charles T. Menghini, conductor
"Shazam!" Mark Custom Recordings (B0013C7YOY), 1999
- Shazam!
- Performed by the Brass Arts Quintet
"Band Music of Distinction Volume V". Daehn Publications (DP1527)
- Walls of Zion
Performed with the Tennessee Tech Symphony Band, Joseph Hermann
Joseph Hermann
Joseph W. Hermann is a leading American wind band conductor and educator and is currently Director of Bands and Professor of Music at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee...
, conductor
"Unleash the Beast" Mark Records (B0014CKCGK), 1995
- Beast!
- Performed by the Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble, R. Winston MorrisR. Winston MorrisSouth Carolinian Ralph Winston Morris , known for his signature "soul patch", is the professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, Tennessee. He is editor of The Tuba Source Book and the Euphonium Source Book...
, conductor