Daniel W. McCarthy

Daniel William McCarthy (born 1955, Onekama, Michigan) is an orchestral, band, percussion, vocal, and chamber music composer. He is a professor and the chair of the Composition and Theory Section at the University of Akron School of Music.

McCarthy is a widely performed composer with over 100 titles in the catalog of C. Alan Publications (Greensboro, North Carolina) and 30 recordings (current as of April, 2012) on the Albany, Centaur, D'note Classics, Gesparo, Klavier, Capstone, MMC, Potenzamusic, and Xolo Record labels. His wind and percussion music has appeared on numerous repertoire lists throughout American music schools and studios. His music has been performed throughout the world by groups such as The Brevard Festival Orchestra, The Interlochen World Youth Symphony Orchestra, The University of North Texas Wind Symphony, The Taiwan Wind Ensemble, The Slovak Radio Orchestra, The United State Marine Corps. Band (D.C.), The U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors, The Akron, Amarillo, Cleveland Chamber, and Naples Symphony Orchestras. His music has also been performed by soloists such as Barrick Stees of The Cleveland Orchestra, Michael Burritt of the Eastman School of Music, William Moersch of The University of Illinois, TImothy McAllister of Arizona State Herberger Institute for Music, and Mark Ford of The University of North Texas.

References

• University of Akron. "Composer Daniel McCarthy places in The American Prize competition "
• Gabriel, Alisha (April 2005). "CD Reviews: Nostalgica". South Central Music Bulletin, Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 53
• Eden, Bradford Lee (ed.) (2010). Middle-earth Minstrel: Essays on Music in Tolkien, p. 164. McFarland. ISBN 0786456604
• Dancy, Andrew Lance (2008). David R. Gillingham's Concerto No. 2 for Marimba: A Transcription for Marimba and Chamber Ensemble, pp. 14–15. Doctoral dissertation, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Music. Proquest

External links

• Biography at the The American Composers Alliance
• Biography at University of Akron