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Daniel Léo Simpson ~ Composer
The Buena High School Alma Mater goes to Sierra Vista, Arizona, conducted by the Composer
The Composer considers it an honor to have been invited by the current Buena High School band director Dr. Duane Chun,
to compose an Alma Mater for Buena High School in Sierra Vista, Arizona, the high school from which the Composer himself graduated.
On February 9th, 2012 in Sierra Vista, Arizona, the Composer will conduct the Buena High School Band in a concert which will premiere
the new composition.
Hi Daniel,
On the 29th [Oct. 2011] Juan and the other three musicians will be performing (world premier!!!! :) the first movement of your profonda quartet. Nikodemus-Chuch Berlin Nannsenstreet 12/13
at 8:00 PM
I'm very excited!!! All the best for you and Mary
Marcelo
Ave Maria goes on tour in Belgium!
Hallo lieber Daniel,
Ich werde das für uns geschriebene "Ave Maria" für Sopran, Flöte und Orgel, das meinen Solisten sehr gut gefällt,
im April während einer Konzertreise meines Ensembles in Belgien uraufführen.
Natürlich bekommen Sie eine Aufnahme zugeschickt.
Ich hätte gern für das Programmheft eine kurze Vorstellung / Biografie von Ihnen , wäre das möglich mir diese per mail zuzusenden?
Mit besten Grüβen nach San Francisco
Ihr Freund Lutz
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Hi dear Daniel,
I will premiere the written for us, "Ave Maria" for soprano, flute and organ, my soloists are very good, in April during
a concert tour of my ensemble in Belgium. Of course, you will get a recording. I would like for the program a short
introduction / biography of you, that would be possible to send me this by mail?
Best regards to San Francisco
Your friend Lutz
Exsultate Jubilate goes to Germany!
Mezzo-soprano, our compatriot Liliana Seyyed-Bussonvill, will give a concert in the capital of the land Caar (Saarland)
City of Saarbrücken in Saarbruecken Schloss castle (Schloß Saarbrücken). The concert will be held with the support of the
City Hall Völklingen, as well as various sponsors on Feb. 26, 2011. This is the second solo concert with the famous
Georgian pianist and organist Marina Kavtaradze. The concert program includes "From VA, Mozart to DL Simpson,"
will feature arias from operas by Mozart, Gluck, Ponchielli, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky...also, the debut of the aria from
the cantata «Exsultate, jubilate» by American composer Daniel Léo Simpson. Cantata was written for Lillian Seyyed-Bussonvill.
Ave Maria and Romanza goes to Japan!
Tokyo(at Bunkyo Civic hall) on December 22, 2010 Keiko Nishizu, Pianist; Soprano, Misao Mayuki;
Update - December 23, 2010:
Daniel,
Our concert was a great success!!!
Misao and I played your Ave Maria - She sang very well!
And the audience was deeply moved by your Romance. Some of my friends told me it seems so difficult to play, and it's great music. I think your Romance was the most brilliant piece of all programs.
Thank you very much for wonderful music!!!
Have a nice holiday!!
Keiko
Tuscaloosa Tango goes to the People's Republic of China!
Prof. Luke Chih, Conductor, Composer and Arranger who was recently invited by China's Hu-nan Symphony Orchestra to conduct
a concert for American Compositions, has selected the Maestro's "TUSCALOOSA TANGO" to be programed
for their end of April 2010 concert at Zhengzhou, Henan, in the People's Republic of China.
The Composer is invited to lecture at the University of Tennessee, Chattoonoga
An Honorium is secured for him to Lecture to the Advanced Theory classes
Click HERE.
TUSCALOOSA TANGO Wins!!!
Daniel Léo Simpson is this year's winner of the annual Alabama Orchestra Association's
composition competition. His work, "Tuscaloosa Tango," will be performed at the 2010 Alabama All-State
Orchestra Festival as composer in residence.
Click HERE.
The Composer's music chosen for DVD release!
Maestro Simpson's submission for Thomas Edison's 1904(!) silent film classic "Maniac Chase"choosen from over 650 submissions!
To read letter and watch sample video click HERE.
"Soliloquy for Violin & Orchestra" selected from over 500 entries!
Maestro Simpson's composition Soliloquy for Violin & Orchestra chosen from nearly 600 submissions
for the upcoming ERMMedia CD Millennium project: MADE IN THE AMERICAS!
(See letter Here)
"The Art of Schillinger" wins 1st Place in the UK!
Maestro Simpson's composition The Art of Schillinger r3-2
Winner of the First International Schillinger Composition contest
Sponsored by The Schillinger School of Music in the United Kingdom
(See email Here)
"Nocturne for Orchestra" selected from over 300 entries!
Maestro Simpson's composition Nocturne - a Poem for Symphonic Orchestra chosen from over 300 submissions
for the upcoming ERMMedia the Award-Winning CD Project! "Masterworks of the New Era"
(See letter Here)
The Composer completes the Schillinger Course in Rhythm Engineering from the Schillinger Society
Click HERE
All music on this site is Copyright 2008 by Daniel Léo Simpson
All unauthorized reproduction of it's contents is strictly forbidden without
permission of the composer
"An award-winning American Composer With a Flair For
Creating 'Contagious' Music. . ."
Daniel Léo Simpson,
an award-winning American Composer with a flair for
creating "contagious" and engaging music, specializes
in unusual, interesting and dynamic works of every genre. From concerti and symphonies to
commercials and film music, he is distinguishing himself as unique in his field.
He has had extensive music training, having been first introduced to Music Theory from Wes Humphrey at
Buena High School in Sierra Vista, Arizona who gave
him his first opportunity as a composer to score for the high school band and at the University of Arizona, Tucson, he studied
with Anna-Mae Sharp before finally concluding his graduate studies with such esteemed American composers as
Robert McBride and Robert Muczynski. He has taught privately as well as extensively in the public
school systems, most recently, the Palo Alto Unified School District where his wife, Mary Simpson also
teaches and where he has coached other teachers in the Palo Alto district's music office on their Staff
Professional Days. Mr. Simpson holds a Masters degree in Theory and
Composition from the University of Arizona in addition to holding both Elementary and Music
Teaching Credentials from Arizona State University and a K-12 California State Teaching Credential (with music
endorsement) and has taught in all classroom settings from kindergarten through junior college.
He moved to California in 1990 and was accepted at the Grove School of Music in Los Angeles,
where under the tutelage of Henry Mancini, Bill Conti, Joe Harnel, Allyn Ferguson and other master craftsman,
he studied the art of writing music for motion pictures.
There he worked as a commissioned artist creating music for featured films, television talk shows,
documentaries and commercials all while
also working as a substitute teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District which included a long term
position in Pacific Palisades at Temescal Canyon Continuation Senior High School
with students facing special challenges.
Mr. Simpson has also received recognition for his expertise in computer music software, gaining the praise and
confidence of such notables as Carlos Rodriquez with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Tom "Bones" Malone from Paul
Shaffer's CBS Orchestra with the David Letterman Show, Akira Endo of the Miami City Ballet and guest conductor for
the San Francisco Ballet among others.
Some of his commissioned works have already been premiered in the San Francisco Bay area
while others are presently being prepared to be showcased by Bay area musicians. His Poéme for Cello and Orchestra
was performed at the Mountain View Center for the Performing
Arts by the El Camino Youth Symphony with world renowned cellist Michail Gelfandbein as soloist.
Most recently, Mr. Simpson's composition "Nocturne - A Poem for Symphonic Orchestra" has been
selected as a winning composition from over 500 entries to be included in the soon to be released ERMMedia
CD "MASTERWORKS OF THE NEW ERA" and recorded by the Grammy Award-Winning Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
under the baton of the late esteemed conductor Maestro Robert Ian Winstin, with over 625 outlets of worldwide distribution through Naxos.
In addition, his piece for Violin & Orchestra entitled Soliloquy has been chosen from among nearly 600 submissions
as having been chosen for the upcoming ERMMedia CD MILLENNIUM PROJECT: MADE IN THE AMERICAS!
(See letter here)
He won First prize in the First Annual International Schillinger Composition Contest for his composition "The Art of Schillinger", composed wholly using Schillinger techniques and sponsored by The Schillinger School of Music in conjunction with the University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
His entry "Tuscaloosa Tango", has been selected as the winner of the 2010 Alabama Orchestra Association Composition Competition which includes an all-expense paid invitation as composer in residence to attend the 2010 All-State Festival on February 11th-14th in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, participate in the Meet the Composer aspect of the Festival, and work closely with the conductor and ensemble that is premiering his work.
Most recently, Mr. Simpson's music was chosen from over 650 entries for an opportunity to score the 1904 Thomas Edison silent
film classic, "Maniac Chase" and will be released on DVD next year.
Daniel currently and happily resides with his wife, Palo Alto music teacher Mary Helen Simpson, in the San Francisco Bay area.
Daniel Léo Simpson ~ Composer
"If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy,
I seek after these things..."
"...out of small things, proceedeth that which is great..."
"What I have achieved by industry and practice, anyone else with tolerable natural gift and ability can also achieve."
J.S. Bach
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Note: Daniel Léo Simpson was selected in 1969 and 1970 to travel to Europe with the All-Student Band USA under the direction of Paul Noble from the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music for a six week tour of Europe with a group of selected high school students from across the United States.
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