Welcome  to the new “official” home for information on composer and arranger Daniel Powers.

Recent additions to the website

I have uploaded an MP3 of The Starry Messenger to the Other Recordings page. This is the recording by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Robert Ian Winstin, and released last year on the CD Masterworks of the New Era, Vol. 12. See this blog entry for more information on the piece.

Current Projects

A trio for clarinet, bassoon, and piano has been commissioned by the London, Ontario based ensemble TriofuS. It is currently my main project, which I hope to have finished by the end of the summer. More details TBA.

Other recent pieces include Cloudscapes for flute octet (actually six flutes, alto and bass flutes), and a couple of just-finished settings of James Joyce poems for male chorus and piano.

Works in progress, but currently a low priority, include a (still untitled) piece for cello and virtual instruments; a setting of Joyce’s Strings In The Earth And Air for tenor, viola, and piano; and a transcription of viola da gamba pieces by Marin Marias for viola and keyboard.