Greg Danner (born May 16, 1958) is a contemporary American composer, educator, and professional musician. He is currently the composer-in-residence and professor at Tennessee Tech University in

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. He is the 2010 Composer's Guild Grand Prize winner.

Biography

Danner was born May 16, 1958, in

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. He studied composition at Southeast Missouri State University, the

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, and

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where he received his Ph.D. He studied composition under Charles Smith, Samuel Adler, and Robert Wykes. Danner is known primarily as a composer of music for

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but has composed for choirs and various chamber ensembles. He is part of a generation of American composers advocating for the American wind ensemble's place in classical music and writes to expand the repertoire of classical wind music. Danner's awards include the

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Music for Young Band prize, vocal category; grand prize in the

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Society composition contest; first prize in the Taghkanic Chorale composers competition; and the

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Music Teachers Association and

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Music Teachers Association Composer Commission Awards. He is a three-time winner in the annual Composers Guild composition contest, and in 2010 he was awarded the contest's Grand Prize. Danner has received annual ASCAP awards for composition since 1989. In addition to his composing, Danner is active as a hornist in several orchestras, brass ensembles, and chamber groups in the

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region. Danner's works are published by C. Alan Publications, Daehn Publications, Grand Mesa Music Publishers, TRN, Cimarron Music, Tuba-Euphonium Press, Bourne Music, and Medici Music Press.

Partial works

*"The Greatest Generation" C. Alan Productions. Commissioned by the American School Band Directors Association *"Of Thee I Sing" C. Alan Productions. Commissioned by the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America *"On Great White Wings" C. Alan Productions. Commissioned by the

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Music Educators Association *"Adagio and Caprice" Bourne Music Publications. Written for the

Wind Ensemble *"Walls of Zion" Daehn Publications. 1999 CBDNA Young Band Composition Contest winner *"Concerto for Tuba and Band" Tuba-Euphonium Publications. Written for

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*"Cuico-Concerto for Three Percussion and Wind Ensemble" C. Alan Productions. Commissioned by the Caixa Trio *"Song of the Universal" Willis Music Company/ Hal Leonard. Taghkanic Chorale Composition Contest winner *"Catch the Wind" self-published. 2005 Composers Guild Composition winner *"Sky Scenes" self-published. Commissioned by the

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*"Shazam!" C. Alan Publications. Written for the Brass Arts Quintet *"Nova Aquile" self-published. Commissioned by Kansas State University *"Time..." C. Alan Productions. 2000

Composition Contest Vocal Category and Grand Prize winner *"Slide Ride" C. Alan Productions. 20?? Written for Joshua Hauser and Tennessee Tech Symphony Band

Partial discography

"Auroral Skies" Altissimo! (B001BCRWDE), 2008 *Of Thee I Sing *Performed by the

United States Air Force Band The United States Air Force Band is a U.S. military band consisting of 184 active-duty members of the United States Air Force. It is the Air Force's premier musical organization and is based at Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C.. Within t ...

of Mid-America "Serengeti" Mark Masters (B0012VCMXY), 2007 *Serengeti *Performed by the Brass Arts Quintet and featured guest artists "Legacy" Mark Masters, 2007 *Pinnacle *Performed by the Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble 40th Anniversary All-Star Alumni Ensemble,

, conductor "Arete" Mark Records (B0013K8JH2), 2007 *The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist *Performed by the Tennessee Tech University Trombone Choir, Joshua Hauser, director "Into the Blue" Albany Records (B000EZ8ENQ), 2006 *Performer-

French horn The French horn (since the 1930s known simply as the horn in professional music circles) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The double horn in F/B (technically a variety of German horn) is the horn most ...

"Slide Ride: Works for Solo Trombone and Band" Mark Masters (6055 MCD), 2005 *Slide Ride *Performed by the

Tennessee Tech Tennessee Technological University, commonly referred to as Tennessee Tech, is a public research university in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States. It was formerly known as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, and before that as University of Dixie ...

Symphony Band, Joshua Hauser, soloist. Joseph Hermann, conductor "Impressions" Mark Masters (B001391BQY), 2005 *Nebula *Performed by the

Drake University Drake University is a private university in Des Moines, Iowa. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, including professional programs in business, law, and pharmacy. Drake's law school is among the 25 oldest in the United States. His ...

Wind Symphony, Robert Meunier, conductor "Tennessee Tech Pride" Mark Masters (B00139YZPS), 2003 *Concerto for Tuba and Band *Performed by the

Symphony Band, Tim Northcut, soloist. Joseph Hermann, conductor "Teaching Music Through Performance in Band Vol. 4 Grade 4" GIA CD-603, 2001 *Walls of Zion *Performed by the

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Wind Symphony, Eugene Corporon, conductor "2000 Midwest Clinic: Vandercook College of Music" Mark Records (3593 MCD) √ *Walls of Zion *Performed by the

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Symphonic Band, Charles T. Menghini, conductor "Shazam!" Mark Custom Recordings (B0013C7YOY), 1999 *Shazam! *Performed by the Brass Arts Quintet "Band Music of Distinction Volume V". Daehn Publications (DP1527) *Walls of Zion *Performed with the Tennessee Tech Symphony Band, Joseph Hermann, conductor "Unleash the Beast" Mark Records (B0014CKCGK), 1995 *Beast! *Performed by the Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble,

, conductor

References

External links

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Greg Danner Official website

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Tennessee Tech Faculty Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Danner, Greg Living people American male composers 21st-century American composers Musicians from St. Louis Pupils of Samuel Adler (composer) Tennessee Technological University Southeast Missouri State University alumni 1958 births 21st-century American male musicians