composer
daniel shapiro
::events::
Siddhartha's Dream
December 4, 2011: 3PM
Perelman Theater
Kimmel Center
>>TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE
The Masons of Heidelberg
December 3, 2011: 7:30PM
Mitchell Auditorium
Drexel University
>>FREE ADMISSION
One's-self I Sing!
December 2nd, 2011: 8PM
Field Concert Hall
Curtis Institute of Music
>>FREE ADMISSION
The Enchantment of Calandrino
August 1-14, 2011
Citta della Pieve/
di Saluzzo
Italy
>>TICKETS AVAILABLE
1.30.2012
New recording/score posted! -- One's-self I Sing!, with fantastic tenor Kevin Ray and pianist Bonnie Wagner. The entire Whitman cycle is available for perusal, so drop me a line for PDFs et al.
1.28.2012
The Peter Paulsen Ensemble "Turk's Head Knot" has commissioned a new quartet; tour dates to be announced soon!
12.3.2011
Siddhartha's Dream, commissioned by the Curtis Institute of Music for the 20/21 Contemporary Music Ensemble led by David Hayes, will be presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society this coming Sunday, December 4th -- find out more here!
11.25.2011
Upcoming performances of The Masons of Heidelberg by soloist Katya Popova on the Magnetic Resonator Piano, designed by brilliant composer/engineer Andrew McPherson, take place in early December at Drexel and Temple Universities -- read this article by Local Arts Live's Sharon Torello to find out more!
9.7.2011
Daniel will begin serving as Adjunct Lecturer in Musical Studies at the Curtis Institute of Music, working closely with the Institute's new Young Artists Initiative -- check out his faculty bio here!
8.1.2011
The Enchantment of Calandrino, Daniel's one-act opera presented by International Opera Theater, premieres in Citta della Pieve and Citta di Saluzzo, Italy, this August! For more information on the full production, visit DECAMERON's press page -- a joint project between seven Philadelphia-area composers, of whom two are his wonderful colleagues, Michael Djupstrom and Ya-Jhu Yang!
5.25.2011
Daniel is a laureate of the Soli Fan Tutti | Darmstadt Staatsorchester Kompositionpreis 2011!