I Hear America Singing
Robert Frankenberry stars in & Daron directs the Pittsburgh revival of a musical premiered in 2014 by the Skylight Music Theater.
Robert Frankenberry stars in & Daron directs the Pittsburgh revival of a musical premiered in 2014 by the Skylight Music Theater.
Robert Frankenberry stars in & Daron directs the Pittsburgh revival of a musical premiered in 2014 by the Skylight Music Theater.
Robert Frankenberry stars in & Daron directs the Pittsburgh revival of a musical premiered in 2014 by the Skylight Music Theater.
Naxos Records worldwide release of the hour-long epic suite commissioned & recorded by Duo YUMENO for koto, cello, voice, and fixed media.
Duo YUMENO’s 2024 Japanese tour includes the work, recently released on Naxos.
Duo YUMENO includes the work on their annual Japan tour.
Duo YUMENO includes the work on their annual Japan tour.
Duo YUMENO includes the work on their annual Japan tour.
Duo YUMENO includes the work on their annual Japan tour.
Winner: Best Original Score
Members of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande perform the work with koto soloist Mieko Miyazaki on a concert in the orchestra’s chamber series.
Cercle Bach de Genève is conducted by Natache Casagrande in the European premiere.
Gerard Schwarz leads the Frost Symphony Orchestra of the University of Miami.
Baritone Trevor Martin is accompanied by Amir Farid as part of a Marshall Opera Oral History Concert.
Soloist Yoko Reikano Kimura is joined by the Northern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra conducted by music director Kathleen Beckmann.
Roselyn Hobbes includes the piece on a DMA Recital at the Hartt School.
Join the Creative / Performance Team at a live screening & talkback
The October Sky Ensemble performs at the National Library of Wales.
Bali Screened Premiere as part of the 4th Dimension Film Festival
Guildhall School of Music & Drama voice students perform.
The October Sky Ensemble performs a faculty recital at UVA.
London Filmfest International Screening in Competition.
Carolyn Enger, expert in Ned Rorem’s piano music, includes a Nocturne by Daron in their examination of teacher-pupil musical legacies—from Margaret Bonds-Rorem-Hagen.
The October Sky Ensemble performs a faculty recital at Virginia Tech.
D.J. Sparr is joined by the Buffalo Philharmonic, conducted by Robert Moody.
D.J. Sparr is joined by the Buffalo Philharmonic, conducted by Robert Moody.
Naxos Records worldwide release of Lyric Fest’s recording of The Art of Song, a 60-minute cycle for six voices and piano.
World premiere of the 50 minute-long human rights cantata for soloists and the Cecelia Chorus & Orchestra of NY conducted by Mark Shapiro.
Daron talks about what it was like to study with Leonard Bernstein and the maestro’s close relationship with Yaddo.
Yoko Reikano Kimura performs “Woman on the Bridge” from Genji as part of Ensemble Interwoven.
D.J. Sparr is joined by the Chicago Composers Orchestra conducted by Allan Tinkham.
Yoko Reikano Kimura and string quartet perform the koto concerto Genji at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
CD Release Concert for the MSR classics world premiere recording of the Hagen work for voice, violin, cello, and vibes.
The New World Piano Trio performs. New England Public Radio host John Nowacki chats with Daron in a pre-concert talk.
First release to film festivals of the operafilm shot on location in Chicago and New York.
The New Asia Chamber Music Society joins soloist Yoko Reikano Kimura at the Museum of Chinese in America.
D.J. Sparr is joined by the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Litton
D.J. Sparr is joined by the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Litton
D.J. Sparr is joined by the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Litton
Daron returns as co-chair of the Composition Program at the Wintergreen Music Festival.