Daniel Blosser

Daniel Blosser

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Conductor, Composer, and Tenor

  • Education

    • Indiana University Bloomington

      2005 - 2007
      Masters of Music Choral Conducting

      Activities and Societies: Associate Instructor in Choral Conducting Student of Dr. Jan Harrington, Dr. Bill Gray, and John Poole. Voice cognate with Scharmel Schrock. Assistant to the University Singers with Dr. Harrington and the International Vocal Ensemble with Mary Goetze. Conducting credits include Mozart's Coronation Mass in C, K.317 and Britten's Five Flower Songs. Course highlights include Conducting Techniques, Conducting Seminar, Medieval Music, Survey of Operatic Literature, Score Reading

    • University of Cincinnati

      2014 - 2017
      Doctor of Musical Arts Choral Conducting

      Activities and Societies: Graduate Assistant in Choral Conducting Assistant Conductor of the CCM Chamber Choir Choral Department Manager Student of Dr. Earl Rivers. Voice cognate with David Adams and Daniel Weeks. Conducting credits include Joseph Haydn's Missa in tempore belli, Franz Schubert's Mass No. 2, Johannes Brahms' Zigeunerlieder, Bach BWV 126 Erhalt uns Herr, and Frank Martin's Songs of Ariel. Course highlights include Conducting Techniques, Choral Literature, Choral Seminar, Song Literature, Score Reading, Vocal Pedagogy, Music of Beethoven, and American Opera.

    • University of Indianapolis

      1998 - 2002
      Bachelor of Music Music Education

      2002 Claire Chrystler Award Winner. Conducting student of Dr. Paul Krasnovsky and voice student of Dr. Kathleen Hacker. Course highlights include Choral Methods, Vocal and Instrumental Conducting, Instrumental Arranging, Audio Recording, Electronic Music, Tonal Forms, Voice Techniques

  • Experience

    • Freelance Musician and Educator

      Aug 2003 - now
      Tenor

      Tenor soloist specializing in early music. Professional credits include: Evangelist for Bach's Johannes Passion and Matthäus Passion, Mendelssohn's St. Paul Oratorio, Charpentier's Te Deum, and Einhorn's Voices of Light.

    • University of Indianapolis

      Aug 2003 - Apr 2011
      Adjunct Professor

      Professor of Voice. Faculty member of the Uindy Vocal Arts Institute (2002-2013). Performed on Faculty Artist Series recitals.

    • Masterworks Chorale

      Jul 2007 - May 2012
      Artistic Director

      Conducting credits include Handel's Messiah, Mozart's Requiem, Beethoven's Mass in C, Bach's Magnificat, Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, Britten's Ceremony of Carols, Brahms' Liebeslieder Waltzes, and Vaughan Williams' Five Mystical Songs. Prepared works for performance with the Muncie Symphony Orchestra, including Mahler's Second Symphony and Vaughan Williams' Dona Nobis Pacem.

    • Covenant Christian High School

      Aug 2007 - Jul 2013
      Performing Arts Department Chair

      Director of the Chamber Chorus, Concert Choir, and Treble Ensemble. Instructor of AP Music Theory, Music Theory, and Music Appreciation. Music director and conductor for four full-length musicals. Organized fundraisers. Orchestrated two choral tours in 2011 (New York City) and 2013 (San Francisco).

    • Butler University

      Aug 2011 - May 2014
      Adjunct Professor

      Conductor of the Butler University Chamber Choir and University Choir. Private voice instruction. Assisted with choral tour to Florida in 2014. Conducting credits include Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb, Copland's In the Beginning, Byrd's Mass for Four Voices, Britten's Ceremony of Carols, Palestrina's Missa Brevis, Part's Magnificat, and other works by Victoria, Tallis, Scarlatti, Gabrieli, Morely, Vaughan Williams, Durufle, Rorem, Clausen, Biebl, Lauridsen, and Whitacre.

    • May Festival Chorus

      Jun 2014 - Jun 2016
      Choral Conducting Fellow

      Assistant Conductor of the May Festival Chorus under Robert Porco

    • University of Cincinnati

      Jun 2014 - May 2016
      Graduate Assistant

      Assistant Conductor of the CCM Chamber Choir under Dr. Earl Rivers

    • Immanuel Presbyterian Church

      Aug 2014 - Jun 2016
      Music Director

      Director of the Chancel Choir and Praise Band.

    • Vocal Arts Ensemble

      Jul 2015 - Jun 2016
      Tenor
    • Christ Church United Methodist

      Jun 2016 - now
      Director of Music
    • Hedgerow Music Publishing

      Jun 2022 - now
      Owner
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Indiana State Teacher's License

      Indiana Department of Education
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Daniel Blosser
      Kentucky Colonel Commonwealth of Kentucky, Matthew G. Bevin, Governor Sep 2019 The highest honor awarded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Kentucky colonelships are commissioned for an individual's contributions to his or her community, state or nation, and for special achievements.