Daniel Shapiro | 2100 Walnut St. Apt 14G, Philadelphia PA 19103 | 610.401.5050 | danielshapirocomposer@gmail.com | danielshapiromusic.com *Curriculum Vitae* ACADEMIC STUDY Artist Diploma, composition Curtis Institute of Music 2011 Bachelor of Music, music theory and composition West Chester University 2007 COMPOSITION STUDY Richard Danielpour, Jennifer Higdon, David Ludwig Curtis Institute of Music 2008-11 Robert Maggio, Larry Nelson, Van Stiefel West Chester University 2003-07 François Paris, Allain Gaussin, Isabelle Duha American Academy at Fontainebleau 2009 Martin Bresnick, Ezra Laderman, Yehudi Wyner Norfolk Contemporary Music Workshop 2005 PRIZES, AWARDS, and SCHOLARSHIPS Soli Fan Tutti Kompositionpreis Darmstadt Staatsorchester 2011 International Opera Theater Composition Prize American Composers Forum | IOT 2010-11 Career Grant Theodore Presser Foundation 2010 Community Partners Film Grant American Composers Forum 2010 Young Composer-in-Residence Music from Angel Fire Festival 2010 Omaha Symphony New Music Symposium Laureate Omaha Symphony Guild 2010 Young Composer-in-Residence Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival 2009 Marilyn Costello Award Lyra Society 2009 James R. Brent Fellowship Curtis Institute of Music 2009-11 SACEM Fellowship American Academy at Fontainebleau 2009 1st Prize, scénographie (live installation) American Academy at Fontainebleau 2009 Five (5) Roz Patton Composition Scholarships West Chester University 2004-07 Three (3) Grants for Research and Creative Activities West Chester University 2005-07 1st Prize, Choral Composition Competition Reading Choral Society 2004 Winner, National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts NFAA 2003 Talent Search Winner, National Composition Contest MENC 2002 WORK EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor Curtis Institute of Music 2011-present *Chromatic Harmony, Keyboard Harmony, Counterpoint, Music History Composer-in-residence St. Peter's Church (Malvern, PA) 2008-present Teaching Assistant West Chester University 2004-07 *Aural Skills, Music Theory PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS ASCAP (author/publisher) American Composers Forum / American Music Center MASTERCLASSES John Corigliano, Betsy Jolas, Aaron Kernis, David Lang, Fabien Lévy, Krzysztof Penderecki, Joseph Schwantner *List of Works* ORCHESTRAL MUSIC Siddhartha’s Dream (2011) | chamber orchestra: 2(picc).2(ehn).2(bcl).2-2.1.1.0-perc[2]-kybd-strings | eight minutes commissioned by the Curtis 20/21 Ensemble, David Hayes conductor | premiered Perelman Theater, December 4, 2011 Fantasy (2011) | full orchestra: 2(picc).2(ehn).2.2-4.3.3.1-timp-perc[3]-hp-cel-strings | five minutes written for the Curtis Symphony, Vinay Parameswaran conductor | premiered Field Concert Hall, April 12, 2011 In memoriam (2010) | full orchestra: 2(picc).2(ehn).2(bcl).2-4.3.3.1-timp-perc[2]-hp-strings | eight minutes written for the Curtis Symphony, Joshua David Gersen conductor | premiered Field Concert Hall, April 14, 2010 Soliloquy (2009 | rev. 2010) | chamber orchestra: 2.2.2(bcl).2-2.1.1.1-perc[2]-hp-cel-strings | nine minutes written for the Omaha Symphony, Ernest Richardson conductor | premiered University of Nebraska, Omaha, June 3, 2009 CHAMBER MUSIC The Masons of Heidelberg (2011) | magnetic resonator piano | fourteen minutes commissioned by Andrew McPherson | premiered Mitchell Auditorium, Drexel/Bossone Research Center, December 3, 2011 Trumpet Concertino (2010) | flute, clarinet, trumpet, percussion, piano, violin, cello | eleven minutes written for the Curtis Institute | premiered Field Concert Hall, December 8, 2010 Children's Games (2010) | violin, viola, cello, piano | twelve minutes commissioned by Music from Angel Fire | premiered Angel Fire CC, September 5, 2010 Nocturnal Birth (2010) | viola, piano | ten minutes commissioned by Curtis-on-Tour | premiered Allen Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center | March 10, 2010 A Crude Suite (2009) | flute, trumpet, viola, trombone, bassoon | six minutes written for Music in the Galleries (Philadelphia Museum of Art) | premiered PMA Gallery 169, February 19, 2010 Eight Miniatures for Piano Trio (2008) | violin, cello, piano | ten minutes commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra Association | premiered Rendell Room, Kimmel Center, October 2, 2008 VOCAL MUSIC The Enchantment of Calandrino (2011) | opera in one act | flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, cello, four singers Libretto by Karen Saillant, after Giovanni Boccaccio | twenty minutes commissioned by American Composers Forum/International Opera Theater | premiered Città della Pieve/di Saluzzo, August 2011 Las manos del día (2010) | tenor, harp | poems by Pablo Neruda | four minutes commissioned by Coline-Marie Orliac | premiered Field Concert Hall, May 8, 2010 The Monogamous Man (2009) | baritone, cello | poem by Jose Cedillos | four minutes commissioned by the Network for New Music | premiered American Philosophical Society, February 2, 2010 Seeking Respite (2008) | soprano, clarinet, harp, violin, cello | poems by Katrina Rutt | seven minutes commissioned by the Network for New Music for Susan Narucki | premiered Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, January 12, 2008 CHORAL MUSIC Preces and Responses (work-in-progress) | SATB, organ | Book of Common Prayer | duration tba commissioned by St. Peter's Church, Malvern for Oxford-Chester Cathedrals, England | premiere August 2012 Spirit that Form'd this Scene (2010) | SATB | poem by Walt Whitman | three minutes commissioned by the Eastman Chorale | premiered St. Mary’s, Rochester, November 20, 2010 To Heaven's Doore (2009) | SATB, handbells, piano | poem by George Herbert | six minutes commissioned by St. Peter's Church, Malvern | premiered High Point, St. Peter’s, February 10, 2010 The Church-Floore (2009) | SATB, organ | poem by George Herbert | four minutes commissioned by St. Peter's Church, Malvern for Durham Cathedral, England | premiered Durham, UK, August 19, 2009 Venit Hora (2009) | SATB | Holy Bible: John 12:23-26 | five minutes commissioned by St. Peter's Church, Malvern | premiered Historic Church, March 30, 2009 Dedication Suite for a New Rector (2008) | SATB, 2tpt+2tbn, organ | Holy Bible: Ps. 23 | seven minutes commissioned by St. Peter's Church, Malvern | premiered High Point, St. Peter's, September 22, 2008 Evensong Introit (2008) | SATB | Holy Bible: Ps. 51:15 | two minutes commissioned by St. Peter's Church, Malvern | premiered Historic Church, April 18, 2008 If Thou Knewest (2008) | SATB, organ | Holy Bible: John: 5-42 (adapted) | five minutes commissioned by St. Peter's Church, Malvern | premiered Historic Church, February 24, 2008