Daniel Powers

Composer/arranger

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Daniel Powers
8607 N. Whispering Wood Pl.
W. Terre Haute IN 47885

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Performance Log

2008

  • Concerto Piccolo (premiere)
    March 1, 2008, Terre Haute IN
    Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra; Kate Prouty, piccolo; David Bowden, conductor

  • Irish Medley, Reel Medley, Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral, When You Were Sweet Sixteen, Darling Girl From Clare, I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen, Spanish Lady
    Columbus Indiana Philharmonic; Sean Fallen, tenor; David Bowden, conductor

2007

  • The Foxhunter, Reel Medley, Danny Boy
    December 31, 2007
    Black Hills Symphony Orchestra

  • Performances of Christmas music

    • Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra

    • Carmel Symphony Orchestra

    • Columbus Indiana Philharmonic

    • Michigan State University

    • Valparaiso University

    • Albany Symphony Orchestra

    • Wyoming Symphony Orchestra

  • Symphony No. 2 (third movement)
    November 9, Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival
    Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra; Kirk Trevor, conductor

  • A Music Of Sighs
    November 8, Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival
    Brook Steppe, flute

  • The Last Rose of Summer
    September 27, 28, 29
    Albany Symphony Orchestra

  • Links II (premiere of the complete work)
    May 18, First International Music Week of Nanshan, Shenhen, China
    Jane Ellsworth, clarinet; William Conable, cello

  • Dialogue for alto saxophone and piano
    March 21, Terre Haute IN
    Paul Bro, saxophone; Martha Krasnican, piano

  • The Last Rose of Summer and Darling Girl from Clare
    March 17, Carmel IN
    Carmel Symphony Orchestra; David Bowden, conductor; Sean Fallen, tenor

  • Reel Medley
    March 17, Anderson IN
    Anderson Symphony Orchestra; Richard Sowers, conductor

  • The Last Butterfly (premiere)
    February 27, University of Illinois, Urbana IL
    Sarah Burk, clarinet

2006

  • Performances of Christmas music

    • Terre Haute (IN) Symphony Orchestra (Sing in Exultation)

    • Lansing Symphony Orchestra

  • The Rain Is Full Of Ghosts premiere
    November 4, Anderson IN, Indiana Music Teachers Association conference
    November 9, Terre Haute IN, Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival
    November 13, Terre Haute IN
    Colleen Davis, soprano; Daniel Powers, viola; Martha Krasnican, piano

  • Overture to the Season
    September 16, Columbus IN
    Columbus Indiana Philharmonic; David Bowden, conductor

  • Washington's March (Americana Series)
    September 10, Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra

  • Between Spring and Summer and Dialogue for saxophone and piano (part of a saxophone sonata in progress)
    July 13, Lexington KY
    Cory Barnfield, saxophone; Krista Wallace-Boaz, piano; The Louisville Saxophone Quartet

  • 3 movements from Links II (a work in progress)
    April 10, Columbus OH
    Jane Ellsworth, clarinet; William Conable, cello

  • O You Whom I Often and Silently Come and two spiritual arrangements (of a planned four)
    January, Indianapolis IN
    Damien Geter, baritone; Martha Krasnican, piano

2005

  • Performances of Christmas music

    • Terre Haute (IN) Symphony Orchestra (Sing in Exultation)

    • Hastings (NE) Symphony Orchestra (Sing in Exultation)

    • Beloit Janesville Symphony Orchestra (Beloit WI) (Sing in Exultation)

    • Los Robles Master Chorale, Moorpark CA (He Is Born, The Divine Christ Child)

    • Deermeadows Baptist Church, Jacksonville FL (Hark, the Herald Angels Sing)

    • Dubuque (IA) Symphony Orchestra (Fum, Fum, Fum)

  • The Starry Messenger
    November 12, Indianapolis IN
    Butler University Symphony Orchestra

  • Links
    November 4, Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival, Terre Haute IN
    Jane Ellsworth, clarinet; Brian Kilp, horn; William Conable, cello; Martha Krasnican, piano

  • Spring
    October ??, American Choral Director's Association conference
    Michigan State University Children's Chorus; Mary Alice Stollak, conductor

  • Overture to the Season
    September 24, Terre Haute IN
    Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra

  • The Opposite of Orange from "Links"
    July 13, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
    Jane Ellsworth, clarinet; William Conable, cello

  • Salute (Armed Forces Songs) (premiere)
    May 27, Veteran's Plaza, Columbus IN
    Columbus Indiana Philharmonic; David Bowden, conductor

  • Spring
    May 15, Ann Arbor MI
    Michigan State University Children's Chorus; Mary Alice Stollak, conductor

  • Let Freedom Ring
    May 14, Wichita KS
    Wichita Symphony Orchestra

  • Links (premiere)
    May 5, Ohio State University, Columbus OH
    Jane Ellsworth, clarinet; Brian Kilp, horn; William Conable, cello; Tianshu Wang, piano

  • Irish Medley, I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen, Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral, Spanish Lady, When You Were Sweet Sixteen
    April 30, Anderson IN
    Anderson Symphony Orchestra

  • Prelude and Bacchanal
    April 22, Lewis and Clark College, Portland OR
    Daniel Powers, violin; Brian Kilp, horn; Martha Krasnican, piano

  • Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal (premiere)
    April 10, Terre Haute IN
    Indiana State University Concert Choir; Scott Buchanan, director

  • Songs of the Great War
    April 9, Terre Haute IN
    Terre Haute Symphony     Orchestra; David Bowden, conductor

  • Concerto No. 2 for piano and orchestra (premiere)
    March 5, Terre Haute IN
    Martha Krasnican, piano; Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, David Bowden, conductor.

  • Irresistible Force
    January 29, Bloomington IN
    Bloomington Symphony Orchestra; Chris Ludwa, conductor

2004

  • Performances of Christmas music

    • Illinois Symphony Orchestra (Ding! Dong! Merrily On High; Silent Night)

    • Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra (Sing in Exultation)

    • Christ Church, Presbyterian (Augusta GA); The Holly and the Ivy (string orchestra), Dormi, Jesu

    • Wichita Symphony Orchestra (Sing In Exultation)

    • Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra (Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella; What Child Is This?)

  • Prelude and Bacchanal
    October 17 and 19, Recital Hall, Indiana State University, Terre Haute IN
    October 30, Western Horn Symposium, University of Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV
    Daniel Powers, violin; Brian Kilp, horn; Martha Krasnican, piano

  • Chorale and Scherzino (premiere)
    September 8 and October 19, Indiana State University, Terre Haute IN
    Martha Krasnican, piano

  • Spanish Lady and I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
    August 28, Plainfield IN
    September 11, Indianapolis IN
    Carmel Symphony Orchestra; Ken Knowles, tenor; David Bowden, conductor

  • Let Freedom Ring
    July 10, Mequon Rotary Park, Mequon WI
    Gathering On The Green Orchestra

  • Let Freedom Ring, Shenandoah
    July 2 and 4, Beloit WI
    Beloit-Jaynesville Symphony Orchestra; Robert Tomaro, conductor

  • Songs of the Great War
    May 28, Veterans Plaza, Columbus IN
    Columbus Indiana Philharmonic Orchestra; David Bowden, conductor

  • Prelude and Bacchanal
    April 27, Cecilian Auditorium, St. Mary of the Woods College, St. Mary of the Woods IN
    Martha Nyatawa, violin; Laura Savage, horn; Casey Dierlam, piano

  • Impulse for wind quintet.
    April 19, Catlett Music Center, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City OK
    Oklahoma Wind Quintet

  • Shenandoah (Americana series)
    April(?), Columbus GA Symphony Orchesta

  • O You Whom I Often And Silently Come
    March 27, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AZ
    Sarah Rogers, voice

  • Irish Medley; I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen; Spanish Lady; Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral; When You Were Sweet Sixteen
    March 20, Carmel Symphony Orchestra, Carmel IN
    March 27, Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, Terre Haute IN
    Sean Fallen, tenor; David Bowden, conductor

  • Silent Delight and Chorale (premiere) for piano
    March 5, SCI National Conference, Central Oklahoma University, Edmond OK
    Martha Krasnican, piano

  • Shenandoah (Americana series)
    February 16, Winston-Salem Youth Symphony; David Hagy, conductor

2003

  • Performances of Christmas music

    • Hong Kong Sinfonietta (Ding! Dong! Merrily On High)

    • Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Springfield IL (Sing In Exultation)

    • Anderson (SC) Symphony Orchestra, Anderson SC (Sing In Exultation)

    • Flint Symphony Orchestra, Flint MI (The Angels' Song)

    • St. Joseph Symphony Orchestra, St. Joseph MO (Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella; Ding! Dong! Merrily On High; He Is Born, the Divine Christ Child; Kling Glöckchen; What Child Is This?)

    • Johnson City Symphony Orchestra, Johnson City CO (Kling Glöckchen; Infant Holy, Infant Lowly)

    • Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra (Sing In Exultation)

  • Let Freedom Ring (Americana series)
    November 22, Elkhart County Symphony Orchestra

  • Prelude and Bacchanal
    October 31, (USA premiere), Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival, Terre Haute IN
    Daniel Powers, violin; Brian Kilp, horn; Martha Krasnican, piano

  • Seven Step Dance
    October 30, (premiere), Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival, Terre Haute IN
    Daniel Powers, violin; Chih-Chao Chang, viola; Ben Emmons, cello; Vanessa Gong, harp; Martha Krasnican, harpsichord

  • Shenandoah, Let Freedom Ring (Americana series), Songs of the Great War
    September 14, Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra

  • Three Songs (Young and Old, Sometimes With One I Love, O You Whom I Often and Silently Come)
    August 26, Songs Across the Americas Festival, La Paz, Bolivia
    Peggy Balensuela, mezzo-soprano; Jessica Paul, piano

  • Two Songs (O You Whom I Often and Silently Come, Young and Old)
    July 11, Oberlin Conservatory of Music
    Sarah McCormack, mezzo-soprano

  • Prelude and Bacchanal
    July 6-16, 6 performances in Thailand and Singapore. World premiere at Bangkok Cultural Center.
    Tan Peng Tow, violin; Brian Kilp, horn; Eleanor Tan Ai Ling, piano

  • Let Freedom Ring (Americana series)
    Paducah Symphony Orchestra, Paducah KY (date unknown)
    Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra, Grand Junction CO (date unknown)

  • Let Freedom Ring, Fireman's Polka, Washington's March (Americana series)
    June 14, Black Hills Symphony Orchestra, Rapid City SD

  • Shenandoah (Americana series)
    April 26, Salisbury Symphony Orchestra, Salisbury NC

  • Two Meditations
    March 16, Central Presbyterian Church, Terre Haute IN
    Daniel Powers, violin; Gary Jenkins, organ

  • Shenandoah (Americana series)
    March 15, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Kalamazoo MI

  • Irish Medley; Danny Boy
    March 14-15, West Virgina Symphony Orchestra with Michael Maguire, soloist

  • O You Whom I Often And Silently Come for voice and piano
    March 1, Diana Barnhart American Song Competitions and Conference, Philadelphia, PA
    Diana Barnhart, soprano; William Gatens, piano
    Winner; Ned Rorem Award for Song Composition

2002

  • Performances of Christmas music by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Wyoming Symphony Orchestra, St. Joseph Symphony Orchestra (St. Joseph, MO), Lakeshore Youth Chorale (Sheboygan, WI), Quad City Symphony Orchestra (Davenport, IA), Traverse Symphony Orchestra (Traverse City MI), Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, and others.
  • Five Songs for voice and piano (O You Whom I Often and Silently Come, Dust of Snow, Sometimes With One I Love, My Love Is In A Light Attire, Spring and Fall)
    November 1, Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival
    Kimberly Saunders-Randall, soprano; Martha Krasnican, piano
  • Reading Issa for viola and harp
    October 31, (premiere), Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival
    Nai-Ying Liao, viola; Vanessa Gong, harp
  • Four Songs for voice and piano (O You Whom I Often and Silently Come, Dust of Snow, My Love Is In A Light Attire, Spring and Fall)
    October 10-12, SCI Region VII conference, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AZ
    Margaret Gunderson, voice; Martha Krasnican, piano
  • Let Freedom Ring, Washington's March (Americana Series)
    September 15, Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra

  • Impulse for wind quintet.
    April 5, Missouri Wind Quintet, Columbia MO

  • Thou Hast Made Me Endless
    April 4, (premiere) Indiana State University Concert Choir, Lincoln Andrade, conductor

  • Symphony No. 2
    February 25, (premiere) Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Kirk Trevor, conductor.

  • Irish Medley
    February 9, (premiere) Michael Maguire, tenor, Columbus Indiana Philharmonic Orchestra, David Bowden, conductor

2001

  • Performances of Christmas music by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, St. Joseph Symphony Orchestra (St. Joseph, MO), Lakeshore Youth Chorale (Sheboygan, WI), Quad City Symphony Orchestra (Davenport, IA), Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Traverse Symphony Orchestra (Traverse City MI), Paul Madore Chorale (Salem MA), Tuscarawas Symphony Orchestra (Akron OH), Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, and others.

  • The Starry Messenger
    September 29, (premiere), Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, David Bowden, conductor

  • Impulse for wind quintet
    April 16, University of Arizona wind quintet, Tuscon AZ

  • Spring for SA chorus and piano
    April 6, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ

  • In Silence Under Many A Star
    March 31, University of Kansas New Music Ensemble

  • Tower Music
    March 24, (premiere), Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, David Bowden, conductor

  • Impulse for wind quintet
    January 13, Indiana State University wind quintet at the Indiana Music Educators Association convention, Indianapolis IN

2000

  • Impulse for wind quintet.
    November 12, Indiana State University Wind Quintet, Terre Haute IN
  • Spring for SA chorus and piano
    October 25, Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival, Terre Haute IN
    Winner of Illiana New Music for Young Audiences and Performers Composition Contest