Daniel Léo Simpson
Daniel Léo Simpson (28 December 1959) is an American composer.
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Tuscaloosa Tango
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Simpson studied music theory at Buena High School in Sierra Vista, Arizona and composed its Alma Mater which he conducted at the première performance there February 9, 2012.[1] He continued his studies at the university of Arizona, Tucson where he received a Master's degree in Theory and Composition. He won first place in the First Annual International Schillinger composition contest sponsored by The Schillinger School of Music for his composition The Art of Schillinger and was also the first place winner of the 2010 Alabama Orchestra Association Festival competition contest for his composition Tuscaloosa Tango which received its world première at the University of Alabama, February 14, 2011.[2] His "Ave Maria" for two sopranos, flute and organ received its world première in Salem, Germany, in April 2011. Mezzo Soprano Liliana Seyid-Boussonville premièred the "Alleluia" from his "Exsultate Jubilate" in Saarland, Germany, in April 2011.[2] Simpson has composed the first complete String Quartet specifically to have included the Viola Profonda, a new instrument invented by the Bolivian composer, director and instrument-developer Gerardo Yañez.
References
- ↑ The Sierra Vista Herald, February 2, 2012, (From an interview with Adam Curtis).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Alabama Orchestra Association,(A division of Alabama Music Educators Association).