“I was very grateful for the opportunity to learn from these two masters in the genre and grow as a composer.” Considered by some to be on the outskirts of avant-garde, electroacoustic music is commonly void of traditional instruments and melody. Wanting to further expand his musical vision, Dan eventually moved to London to study electroacoustic composition with two pioneers in the field, Denis Smalley and Simon Emmerson. Soon he was scoring for television and working as a pianist and session musician. Calvin Knapp.įollowing three national tours as a pianist and singer/songwriter, and the release of three albums in the Contemporary Christian genre, Dan moved to Los Angeles and enrolled in the film scoring program at U.C.L.A. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance at Pacific Lutheran University, where he studied with Dr. Several times in junior high and high school, Dan was selected as an Oregon Music Teachers Association syllabus winner, giving him the experience of performing in recitals on the state level. Deeply versed in both classical and modern traditions, Dan is a master of improvisation - the art of creating in the moment, in response to the stimulus of one’s immediate environment and inner feelings.Ī native of Oregon, Dan began studying classical piano with Maxine Martin at the age of nine. Sweeping melodies, resonating chords and rich textures…these are the trademarks of Dan Chadburn, a composer/pianist who invests the New Age/Contemporary Instrumental genre with a uniquely passionate sound. I hold that recital experience as a defining moment, in that it helped to unlock my own creative voice.”
Rather than take an early exit from the stage, I improvised the passage in a “Bach a la Chadburn” style. Ill prepared in memorization, I forgot most of the entire final gigue movement. Reflecting back to my early piano studies, I once performed a recital in which I had to play J.S. “While my love for classical music has influenced my own writing, I’ve always been one to improvise.
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