Artistic Director, The Claremont Ensemble Dr. Danielpour is a faculty member in the College for the following department(s) and division(s): Composition (College) Telephone  (212) 749-2802  x7656

Richard Danielpour has established himself as one of the most gifted and sought-after composers of his generation. His music is of large and romantic gestures, brilliantly orchestrated and rhythmically vibrant. In 1996, Sony Classical recognized his special talent in signing the composer to an exclusive recording contract. Mr. Danielpour’s compositions have been heard throughout the United States and abroad in performances by orchestras including the Baltimore, Dallas, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minnesota, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, and Utah symphonies; as well as the New York Chamber Symphony and the American Composers Orchestra. His Celestial Night was written to celebrate the October 1997 opening of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Among the more than 30 other organizations that have commissioned his music are the New York Philharmonic, the San Francisco, Seattle, and Pittsburgh symphony orchestras, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, among others. Mr. Danielpour was born in New York City on January 28, 1956, and studied at the New England Conservatory and The Juilliard School. His teachers have included Vincent Persichetti and Peter Mennin. Manhattan School of Music faculty since 1993.

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