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BASIC QUESTIONS ANSWERED ABOUT THE EVENT
Who? Colorado Association of Christian Schools Choirs and Dr. Dan Forrest
- IF YOU'VE NOT SUBMITTED YOUR ROSTER AS AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET, OR WANT TO EDIT WHAT YOU'VE SENT, GO HERE: GoogleDocs choirs
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Where? Faith Baptist School, Longmont, CO
When? Friday, November 20th, 2009
Why? Glorify God by training and equipping for excellence in vocal music
Dan Forrest was born in Elmira, NY, in 1978. He holds graduate degrees in piano performance and composition. His composition teachers have included James Barnes, Dwight Gustafson, Joan Pinkston, and Alice Parker.
Dan’s works have won numerous contests and awards, including the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer’s Award, the ACDA Raymond Brock Competition, the Donald Sutherland Endowment Composition Contest, the Raabe Prize, the University of Kansas Choral Society Composition Contest, the Vanguard Premieres Choral Competition, and the Anthony Cius Award. Dan is also a multiple recipient of prizes from the John Ness Beck Foundation, and has received annual ASCAP Standard Awards since 2003. He was also named a finalist in the 2009 Frank Ticheli International Band Composition Contest.
Dan has published music in various genres and styles with numerous publishers. He regularly receives commissions for both choral and instrumental works. He has his own choral series with Hinshaw Music, “The Music Of Dan Forrest”. His choral works (church and concert) have received favorable reviews in the ACDA Choral Journal, as well as numerous Editor’s Choice designations from Pepper Music and Creator Magazine.
Dan’s recent commissioned premieres include Make A Joyful Noise! (chorus and orchestra) for the 2006 South Carolina Music Educator’s Association convention, Three Nocturnes (chorus and percussion ensemble) for the West Valley Chorale of Phoenix, AZ, in paradisum… for large chorus and symphonic wind ensemble, and Arise, Shine! for chorus and orchestra, which was premiered in Carnegie Hall in February 2007. His music is regularly programmed by renowned choral conductors around the world, has been broadcast on NPR stations on multiple occasions, and has been performed in venues including Carnegie Hall, the Crystal Cathedral, and the Lincoln Center.
Dan is the department head of music theory and composition at Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC, is listed in Who’s Who In America, is a member of the American Choral Directors Association and the College Music Society, and is a Fellow of Melodious Accord. Recent all-Forrest concerts include a “ForrestFest” (October 2007) at Bob Jones University, and a weeklong residency at Houston Baptist University in February 2008, which culminated in an extended all-Forrest concert.
More information about Dan and his music can be found at www.danforrest.com .
