Music Professor's Composition Included on CD of Modern Orchestral Works
Posted on Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Light and Shadow in the Yosemite Valley, an overture for orchestra composed by Dr. Daniel Perttu, Westminster College assistant professor of music, is included on Navona Records' recently released Light and Shadow CD.
The CD is a collection of eight modern orchestral works by six American composers. The selections range from a musical depiction of the imagery of war to a bold tonal piece inspired by a property dispute. Navona is distributed internationally by the Naxos recording company, one of the largest independent classical labels in the world.
Perttu's composition was selected for inclusion in a peer-review process and recorded by the Ohio State University Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Marshall Haddock.
Perttu, who joined the Westminster faculty in 2008, is the music theory program coordinator. He earned an undergraduate degree from Williams College, two masters from Kent State University, and doctorate from Ohio State University. His compositions have been performed regionally, nationally, and internationally in arts festivals, concerts, conferences, and solo recitals. His peer-reviewed articles have been published in three journals. He was recently commissioned by the Johnstone Fund for New Music at the Columbus Foundation and is working on a commission for chorus and orchestra from the Shenango Valley Chorale in Sharon.
Contact Perttu at (724) 946-7024 or e-mail perttude@westminster.edu for additional information.
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