Daniel Corral (born 1981) is a Filipino-American composer and musician.

Biography

Corral was born in Eagle River,

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, United States, in 1981. Corral went to Los Angeles in 2005 as a percussionist/composer. He holds an M.F.A. in music from the

California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...

(2007) and a B.M. from the

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(2004). While at Calarts he studied composition with

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and

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. His musical voice finds outlet in puppet operas,Fraser, Paul. 2011. "Week Three of NOW Fest: Zoophilic Follies, Sack and Victoria Marks" http://blog.calarts.edu/2011/09/21/week-three-of-now-fest-zoophilic-follies-sack-and-victoria-marks/ 24700. Calarts. 21, September 2011. Web. 5 Aug. 2012.Portwood, Jerry. 2008. " Great Small Works' Eighth International Toy Theater Festival" http://www.backstage.com/bso/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003808602 24700. Calarts. 27, May 2008. Web. 5 Aug. 2012. accordion orchestras,Krausas, Veronika. 2010. " FREE REED CONSPIRACY: accordions, zippers and a ZOTE" http://catalysisprojects.wordpress.com/2010/12/14/free-reed-conspiracy-accordions-zipper-and-a-zote/ Catalysis Project. Calarts. 14, December 2010. Web. 5 Aug. 2012. handmade music boxes, player pianos,Ginell, Richard. 2008. " Look ma, no hands (or pianist, either)" https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-feb-14-et-player14-story.html Music Review. Los Angeles Times. 14, February 2008. Web. 5 Aug. 2012. electronic collages, site-specific installations, chamber music,Woodard, Josef. 2011. " Music review: Vicki Ray at Piano Spheres recital at Zipper Hall" http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/11/music-review-vicky-ray-at-piano-spheres-recital-at-zipper-hall.html Culture Monster. Los Angeles Times. 16, November 2011. Web. 5 Aug. 2012. and interdisciplinary collaborations. The ''

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'' described the premiere at Zipper Hall of his ''Sigils'' for solo piano as "the recital's strongest piece. ''Sigils'' boasts a fascinating -- and somewhat split -- personality, with its mixtures of rhythmic data-dancing systems and more visceral, clustered fistfuls-of-notes, hazy keyboard cloud activity, and a deceptive 'resolving chord' (with a flatted second in the bass)". His second puppet opera, ''Zoophilic Follies,'' premiered in September 2011 at

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and featured Timur and the Dime Museum along with other musical guests.O'Malley, Sibyl. 2011. " REDCAT NOW FESTIVAL: the Who, the What, and the Word Zoophilia" http://www.lastagetimes.com/2011/09/redcat-now-festival-the-who-the-what-and-the-word-zoophilia/ First Person. LA Stage Times. 13, September 2011. Web. 5 Aug. 2012.Berman, Alan. 2012. " Don't Quarrel About Species" http://www.timesquotidian.com/2012/05/30/dont-quarrel-about-species/ Times Quotidian. 30, May 2012. Web. 5 Aug. 2012. His first puppet opera, ''Le Petit Macabre'', premiered in 2008 at St. Ann's Warehouse,

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as part of the Great Small Works Toy Theatre Festival. It was inspired by Gyorgy Ligeti's opera,

Le Grand Macabre ''Le Grand Macabre'' (completed 1977, revised 1996) is the third stage production by Hungarian composer György Ligeti, and his only major stage-work. Previously, he had created two absurdist sung "mimodramas" ''Aventures'' (compl. 1962) and ' ...

. He also composes, arranges, and plays

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/electronics in Timur and the Dime Museum, a music ensemble featuring operatic tenor Timur Bekbosunov, clarinetist Brian Walsh, violist Cassia Streb, guitarist

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, bassist David Tranchina, and drummer Andrew Lessman.

References

External links

Daniel Corral's official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Corral, Daniel 1981 births 21st-century American classical composers American classical musicians American male classical composers Living people Date of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American male musicians