Daniel I. Paulson
Founder & Music Director
Daniel I. Paulson holds a Bachelor of Music degree in voice performance from Sacramento State University, a Master of Music Degree in Choral Conducting from the Three-Summer Masters of Music degree program at California State University, Los Angeles, and is a Doctoral student in Music Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.
An Astute Programmer
Hailed as an “astute programmer” and a conductor who can “coax urbane performances from his singers,” Daniel has been a featured conductor on the International Festival of New American Music in Sacramento, CA, the Old First Concert Series in San Francisco, CA, the Northern Zone Music Educators Association’s High School Honor Choir in Nevada, CA, and the American Choral Directors Association’s 2011 National Convention in Chicago, IL. He is a student of Dr. William Belan, Professor Emeritus of Choral Studies at California State University, Los Angeles, and Donald Brinegar, Director of Choral Studies at Pasadena City College and adjunct Professor of Graduate Choral Conducting at the University of Southern California.
A Commissioned Composer
As a commissioned composer, Daniel’s catalog includes over twenty works written for strings, piano, and chorus. His recent commissions include two major works for the Crocker Art Museum’s Gottfried Helnwein and Sam Francis exhibitions. Several of his arrangements have been released on the compact disc, Christmas Colours, and are available on iTunes.
A Guest Lecturer
His extended education includes studying early music with the Western Wind Ensemble, the King’s Singers, and at the 2013 American Bach Soloist’s Summer Academy. He has been a two-time guest presenter for the Los Rios Community College District “INNOVATE” Technology Summit, working with educators on using the IPAD in the classroom. He was recently a featured presenter at the TEDx Conference here in Sacramento. In addition, this past summer, he served as a guest lecturer for several music conservatories in Costa Rica.
A Pedagog and Soloist
He is Professor of Voice and Choral Music at Sacramento City College, is a resident artist with the Tahoe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, and serves as Founder and music Director for Vox Musica.
For more information, visit his website: [http://www.dpmusic.net ]
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“Paulson consistently produces programs that thoughtfully translate and provide context for the cerebral music they tackle.”
- Sacramento Choral Calendar
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“Paulson coaxed a multi-layered sound from the singers, whose mysterious dimensions were delicately revealed.”
- Sacramento Bee
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“Paulson’s “Silent Night” was the most perfect rendition that I could ever imagine.”
- Sacramento Choral Calendar