Described by the Hartford Courant as "a guitarist for music lovers to catch", Seattle native Daniel Corr is active as a performing classical guitarist across North America and beyond. Recent appearances include performances of guitar concertos by Giuliani with the American Classical Orchestra, Villa-Lobos at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Creative Orchestra, and Rodrigo with the Auburn (WA) Symphony under conductor Stewart Kershaw. He has been a featured solo recitalist at universities such as Villanova, U of Washington, U of Kentucky, MSU Bozeman, and at the Beijing Central Conservatory as a guest of Professor Chen Zhi. Classical guitar society recitals have included the Seattle, Northwest, and Upstate NY Societies. Featured festival recitals include the Oneonta and Northwest Guitar Festivals. A passionate chamber musician, Daniel can be frequently seen in concert as a member of the Tricordes trio with Andrew Smith, violin and Andrea Mills, cello. Other chamber music collaborators have included such esteemed musicians as Myron Lutzke, Linda Quan, Heidi Vanderford, Paul Taub, Antoine Tamestit, and Rene Izquierdo. Daniel's recent recording with the Auburn Symphony Orchestra, "Concierto de Aranjuez", was released in 2005.
Daniel Corr's musicianship and artistry have been recognized at several competitions including the 1st prize at the 12th Northwest Guitar Competition held at the University of Idaho, a top prize at the SUNY-Potsdam Crane New Music Solo Performer Competition adjudicated by composer George Crumb, and as the recipient of Yale's prestigious Eliot Fisk Prize as the "outstanding graduate in guitar" in 2001. In 2006, Daniel was awarded the Certificate of Excellence from the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Daniel holds the Master of Music and Artist Diploma degrees from the Yale School of Music where his principal guitar teacher was Benjamin Verdery. He has most recently studied privately with Jorge Caballero and Rene Izquierdo. Daniel has also performed in in masterclasses for David Russell, Paul O'Dette, Roland Dyens, Oscar Ghiglia, and the great Spanish mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza.
Daniel serves as a Lecturer of Music and Artistic Director of the Gateway International Guitar Series at Gateway Community College in New Haven, CT.
