Creating our own culture in the woods of New Hampshire
music director
Dr. Daniel R. Perkins is professor of music and director of choral activities at Plymouth State University, where in 2007, he was appointed the first Stevens-Bristow Distinguished Professor. He is an active international guest conductor and clinician. He is music director of the Manchester Choral Society and was principal guest conductor of the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet in Hanoi from 2004-2009. Dan served as the music director for the Hanover Chamber Orchestra in 2008-2009. He conducted the New Hampshire Friendship Chorus on their tours to the southern Adriatic, Eastern Europe, Brazil, South Korea, and Vietnam, and will lead their 2010 tour in Morocco. His university ensembles have studied and performed in England, Canada, Italy, Vietnam, South Africa, and throughout the United States. Perkins is also a co-founder, with Dr. Trish Lindberg, of the award-winning Educational Theatre Collaborative, and pianist for the Trio Veritas.
Throughout his conducting history, Perkins has developed programs that reflect his interest in repertoire that is well rounded and multi-cultural, and that encourages work by contemporary composers.
Perkins holds the degrees Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music in Choral Music from the University of Southern California, and Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Brigham Young University. He continued his studies as a Fulbright scholar in Helsinki, Finland. While there, he worked as the associate conductor of the Finnish Chamber Choir and associate conductor of the Savonlinna Opera Festival Chorus.
