"Bristling with exhilarating musical ideas and a powerfully crafted lyricism." —Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Vivid...a cheerful and colorful assault on the senses." —The New York Times
"Wily sonic entertainment...seasoned with improvisatory elements and finished with attitude." —Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"Visconti knows how to bend the idioms of traditional music to such a degree that they sound refreshing rather than stale." —Der Tagesspiegel (Berlin)
April 5, 2013 The American Composers Orchestra under George Manahan premieres a new multimedia work in collaboration with experimental video artist Simon Tarr (7:30 PM, Zankel Hall at Carnegie).
Bridge Records has released the first full-length disc of Dan's music, featuring performances by members of the Berlin Philharmonic and the Horszowski Trio. Click here for more info. The disc has also been featured as Q2 Radio's Album of the Week.
Plain Dealer music critic Don Rosenberg recently chose violist Melia Watras's recording of Dan's Hard-Knock Stomp for special mention as part of a WCPN program featuring favorite recordings by a panel of music professionals. Click here for more info on Melia's new Short Stories disc released on Fleur de Son Classics.
Cultures in Harmony (a fantastic outreach organization that promotes cross-cultural engagement through music) recently presented a concerts in Karachi, Pakistan that featured Dan's Black Bend.
The Fall issue of Symphony Magazine features Dan's cover story about how music from film and video games are redefining orchestra concerts for the 21st century. Click here to read.
Dan has joined Chicago's Fifth House Ensemble and composer Stacy Garrop as composition faculty at the 2013 fresh inc festival, which provides emerging artist training for participant performers and composers. Click here for more info or to apply.