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Daniel McCallum completed his HSC at the Conservatorium High School in Sydney in 2007, where he studied for five years. His earliest musical formation was with Lyn Williams OAM at the Sydney Children’s Choir and the national Gondwana Voices choir. At the Conservatorium of Music he majored in oboe and composition, playing piano and baroque oboe as second studies. Daniel’s ability as a composer has been recognised with various prizes and awards. He won the Composers’ Day competitions at the Conservatorium High School in 2004, 2006 and 2007. In 2006 he was awarded a scholarship from Ars Musica Australis to study with Paul Stanhope. He was also awarded the Fellowship of Australian Composers Award and a special encouragement grant from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music for the study of aboriginal heritage and music. The latter award is part of the Manikay Project and will involve the study of the didgeridoo and other aboriginal musical art forms with the composer and performer, William Barton. He was a winner of the 2007 Groove Search competition run by the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, which involved travelling to London to witness his piece being recorded by the orchestra in the Abbey Road Studios. In 2006 and 2007 he was a winning participant in the composition program with the Sinfionetta Orchestra, run by the Sydney Symphony. There he had two works preformed which were conducted by Richard Gill. In 2006 he had a piece preformed by the Sonic Arts Ensemble as part of the Australian Music Day concert.In 2007 Daniel was commissioned by Wahroonga City Council to write piece for its “Ripple Festival”. The work was part of an installation involving the beach with pictures projected onto the sand accompanied by music. His compositions range from solo instrument through to full orchestra.Myspace Graphics
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