"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).

April 13, 2013
Guitarist Jason Vieaux performs Devil's Strum at the Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society (7:30 PM, Trinity Center for Urban Life).

April 14, 2013
The Sybarite5 perform Black Bend in East Meadow, NY (2:00 PM, East Meadow Library).

April 20, 2013
Damon Talley conducts the Shenandoah Conservatory wind ensemble in the premiere performance of Dan's Junk Band (8:00 PM).

April 20, 2013
The Sybarite5 perform Dan's Black Bend at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts (8:00 PM).

May 2, 2013
Guitarist Jason Vieaux performs Devil's Strum live on WNYC's Soundcheck with host John Schneider (9:00 PM)

May 3, 2013
Guitarist Jason Vieaux performs Devil's Strum at the New York City Classical Guitar Society (8:00 PM, Engleman Hall, Baruch PAC).

May 10, 2013
Guitarist Jason Vieaux performs Devil's Strum at Rockport Music in Rockport, MA (8:00 PM, Shalin Liu Performance Center).

May 15, 2013
The Sybarite5 perform Black Bend at Weehawken, NJ's UBS Atrium Series (12:30 PM).

May 18, 2013
The Sybarite5 perform Black Bend at Freehold, NJ's Downtown Concert Series (7:30 PM).

May 19, 2013
The Sybarite5 perform Black Bend at NYC's Look and Listen Festival (4:00 PM, Pratt Manhattan Gallery).

June 5, 2013
The Sybarite5 perform Black Bend in Rochester, NY (5:00 PM, Eastman School of Music, Kilbourn Hall).

June 8, 2013
The Sybarite5 perform Black Bend at NYC's SubCulture Arts Underground (two shows: 7:30 PM and 10:00 PM).

July 5, 2013
Artist faculty perform Black Bend at the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival (7:30 PM, University of Vermont at Redstone).

August 7, 2013
The Sybarite5 perform Black Bend at the Strings Music Festival in Steamboat Springs, Colorado (7:00 PM).

October 11, 2013
The Sybarite5 perform Black Bend at NYC's Cell Theatre (8:00 PM).

October 18 & 19, 2013
The Sybarite5 perform Black Bend at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center (8:30 PM both nights).

November 2, 2013
The Sybarite5 perform Black Bend in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (8:00 PM, Prior-Jollek Hall).

December 12, 2013
The Sybarite5 perform Black Bend at NYC's Cell Theatre (8:00 PM).

January 11, 2014
The Albany Symphony performs Black Bend (7:30 PM, Palace Theatre).

January 17, 2014
The Jupiter Quartet performs Ramshackle Songs in Schenectady, NY (8:00 PM, Union College).

April 5, 2014
The Grand Rapids Symphony performs Black Bend (8:00 PM, Wege Theatre).

Click here for an archive of recent concerts

Dan has just been awarded the 2013 Samuel Barber Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome!

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.

 

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