Daniel Perttu
Tonospheres
Daniel Perttu is Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Composition at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, where he is also the Coordinator of the Music Theory Program. Previously he served as Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Composition at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where he was the Coordinator of the Music Theory Division. His music has been performed in 20 of our 50 states, as well as in China. These performances have occurred in arts festivals, new music festivals and concerts, Society of Composers Conferences, College Music Society Conferences, and solo recitals at the national and regional levels. Dr. Perttu completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at The Ohio State University, has a Master of Arts degree in composition, and a Master of Music degree with a double major in instrumental conducting and bassoon from Kent State University. About this evening's piece Dr. Perttu has commented, "Tonospheres blends both tonal and atonal techniques to construct a piece whose drama lies in the tension between these two approaches to composition."
A recording of an excerpt from Tonospheres for Violin and Cello may be heard on his webage, http://www.danielperttu.com/