Daniel W. McCarthy

Daniel William McCarthy (born 1955, Onekama, Michigan) is an American composer, author, conductor, professor, and black belt martial artist. He has been Professor and Chair of Music Composition and Theory Studies at the University of Akron School of Music and held the Theodor Dreiser Distinguished Research/Creativity Award at Indiana State University School of Music He is co-author of "Theory for Today's Musician" with Ralph Turek, published by Routledge Francis & Taylor, NYC. As a conductor, he served on the conducting staff of The Cleveland Chamber Symphony and was Music Director of The Interlochen Festival Orchestra, Interlochen, Michigan as well as the University of Akron Symphony Orchestra and The Terre Haute Symphony Youth Orchestra. In May of 2012, he was promoted to 3rd Degree Black Belt in Chun Ma Tae Kwon Do as a student of Grand Master Jeon Gyeong Ho, Akron, Ohio. He presumed additional studies in Asian Weapons, American Kenpo, and Chin Na Kung Fu with Grand Master Sifu James Adkins in Traverse City, Michigan.

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 Northwestern University, Mark Ford of The University of North Texas, and Vincent DiMartino, former Distinguished Artist in Residence at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.

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