Dr. Daniel Perttu

Daniel Perttu is an Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Composition at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, where he also the Coordinator of the Music Theory Division. Recently, Dr. Perttu has been commissioned to compose for the Johnstone Woodwind Master Series at Ohio State University. In addition, he has received awards from two Ruth Friscoe Composition Competitions, the Johnstone Woodwind Composition Competition (First Place), the Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music, the ASCAP/CBDNA Frederick Fennell Competition, and the Third Seoul International Competition for Composers. Dr. Perttu was also the holder of a Jacob K. Javits Fellowship and of other fellowships and scholarships.

His music has been performed at the Shenyang Conservatory in China and in various locations across the United States from Maine to Arizona: at numerous Society of Composers' Conferences at the national and regional level, the Bowdoin International Music Festival, Brevard Music Center, the University of Arizona, Florida State University, Kent State University, and The Ohio State University. He completed his doctorate at The Ohio State University and has master's degrees in composition, instrumental conducting, and bassoon from Kent State University. Dr. Perttu completed his undergraduate work at Williams College and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi. He has studied composition privately and in master classes with Thomas Wells, Donald Harris, Thomas Janson, Frank Wiley, Robert Rodriguez, Bright Sheng, Jan Radzynski, Simone Fontanelli, Claude Baker, Don Freund, Maria Newman, David Cutler, Gunther Schuller, and Samuel Adler.

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