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The American choral conductor, daniel parsley, obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in International/Global Studies Cum Laude from Xavier University (2008-2012; Developing economies and West African focus with minors in History and Peace Studies); his Bachelor of Music degree in Music (Voice) Performance Cum Laude from Xavier University (2008-2012); his Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Bowling Green State University (2012-2014; with dual M.M. Choral Conducting and M.M. Ethnomusicology); and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting Cum laude, cognate in Orchestral Conducting from University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music (CCM) (2017-2020). He has studied conducting under Robert Porco, Earl Rivers, Brett Scott, Mark Munson, and Tom Merrill, and has appeared in recent conducting master-classes with Duain Wolf, John Alexander, David Hayes, Eric Whitacre, Rodney Eichenberger, and Cesar Leal.
Daniel Parsley has been active as a freelance Conductor since 2011 and as a professional chorister since 2008. He is an Assistant Conductor for Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra (since October 2019), Associate Director for the Cincinnati Youth Choir (since December 2019), Ensemble-in-Residence at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Preparatory & Community Engagement where he conducts Voci Sonore. He enjoys an active career in the Midwest as a conductor, scholar, church musician, clinician, and professional chorister. He serves as the Director of Choral Activities at the music department of Thomas More University (since December 2017) and faculty for the Kentucky Institute of International Studies (KIIS) Salzburg study abroad program (since May 2013). Most recently, he served as the assistant director and choral conducting fellow for the Cincinnati May Festival (since June 2017), where he prepared choruses for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.
Daniel Parsley has enjoyed a wide breadth of diverse professional experiences, ranging from positions including the Worship Arts Coordinator and Director of Choral Activities at Faith United Methodist; North Canton, Ohio (May 2014-August 2017) to participating in ethnomusicological research in West African musical traditions (published research fellow in Ghana, West Africa through the Edward Brueggeman Center for Dialogue.) His current research interests lie in the sacred music of 18th century Venetian composer Baldassare Galuppi and the contemporary sacred music of Scottish composer James Macmillan.
Daniel Parsley's passion for choral arts extends beyond conducting: he has performed with many choruses himself as a professional singer (baritone), including the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Cincinnati May Festival Chorus and Youth Chorus, Toledo Opera, Tuscia Opera Festival (Viterbo, Italy), and Berkshire Choral Festival. As a conductor of symphonic choral literature, he has most recently prepared choruses for John Morris Russell, Gerhardt Zimmermann, James Meena, and Giordano Bellincampi.
Daniel Parsley is the Music in Worship Chair for the Ohio Choral Director’s Association. He serves as Director of Music at St. Timothy Episcopal Church in Cincinnati (since August 2017) and also previously served as the associate conductor for Cincinnati’s Music Sacra. Daniel is an active member of ACDA, ChorusAmerica, AGO, and NAfME. In 2019, he was selected as one of four finalists for the 2019 American Choral Directors’ Association National Graduate Conducting Competition. |
