Dr. Daniel Perttu works as a Professor of Music Theory and Composition at Westminster College. He is currently serving again as the Chair of the School of Music, having previously held that role from July, 2014, through June, 2022. Although getting performances of new music by orchestras is challenging for living composers, his music has been performed by many professional orchestras on three continents. In addition, his chamber music has been performed on four continents and in over 40 of the United States. His international credits include recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra and the Moravian Philharmonic (Czech Republic), and performances by the Niš Symphony Orchestra and Subotica Philharmonic (Serbia), and the Falcón Symphony Orchestra (Venezuela). In the states, his recent orchestral credits include the Rock Hill Symphony (South Carolina), Toledo Symphony (Ohio), Wichita Symphony (Kansas), Western Piedmont Symphony (North Carolina), Eastern Connecticut Symphony, Youngstown Symphony (Ohio), Grand Junction Symphony (Colorado), Rapides Symphony (Louisiana), Butler County Symphony (Pennsylvania), Springfield Symphony (Ohio), Wheeling Symphony (WV), Butler Philharmonic (Ohio), Sierra Vista Symphony (Arizona), Ohio Valley Symphony (Ohio), Flagstaff Symphony (Arizona), Canton Symphony Orchestra (Ohio), Greenville Symphony (Pennsylvania), Muscatine Symphony (Iowa), Perrysburg Symphony (Ohio), Space Coast Symphony Orchestra (Florida), Firelands Symphony (Ohio), Fox Valley Symphony (Wisconsin), Acadiana Symphony (Louisiana), Oklahoma Composers' Orchestra, Greenville Symphony (Pennsylvania), Orchestra Omaha, and Lakeland Civic Orchestra (Ohio). Performances slated for 2025-26 include the Austin Symphony (Texas), Canton Symphony (Ohio), Wichita Symphony (Kansas), Ocala Symphony (Florida), Symphonicity (Virginia), and Space Coast Symphony (Florida).
Performances of his music have also occurred in arts festivals, new music festivals and concerts, solo recitals at the international, national, and regional levels, Society of Composers conferences, and College Music Society conferences. Dr. Perttu's music can be found on the Navona records label, in which his music has appeared on five albums. Besides his CD releases, Dr. Perttu’s music has been published by Editions Musica Ferrum (Athens, Greece), BRS Music, Inc., as well as Dorn Publications. Dr. Perttu has also received various commissions and awards from throughout the country. He completed his doctorate at The Ohio State University, master's degrees at Kent State University, and bachelor's degree at Williams College, graduating magna cum laude and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.