Daniel J. Hall, D.M.A. Associate Professor, Director of Choral Activities Office: Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex, Room 216
Email: djhall@wtamu.edu
Phone: 806-651-2846
Home Page: www.wtamu.edu/~djhall/
Panhandle Honor Choir: www.wtamu.edu/academics/panhandle-invitational-honor-choir.aspx Professional Profile D.M.A., Choral Studies, 2003, University of Miami, Frost School of Music
M.M., Choral Conducting, 2000, Brigham Young University
B.A., Music/Liberal Arts, Vocal Emphasis, 1997, Weber State University Teaching and Related Service As director of choral activities, Dr. Hall conducts the chorale, collegiate choir and chamber singers. He also teaches courses in conducting, voice, composition, choral arranging and music theory. As an active clinician and adjudicator, Dr. Hall has developed and currently oversees the Texas Panhandle Honor Choir – a recruiting festival that brings 250-300 high school and junior high students to the West Texas A&M campus annually to work with some of the most influential conductors in the country. In addition to these responsibilities, he has served as the contest chairman for Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) Region I high school choral and solo vocal contests since 2003. Research and Creative Activity Dr. Hall is an active composer and arranger whose works have been performed nationwide by a variety of ensembles in venues such as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. In recent years, all-state and district festival choruses in Indiana, New York, Minnesota, Arizona, Kentucky, Georgia, Virginia and Texas have performed his music.
Many of these works have been featured at national, regional and state conventions of major music organizations such as American Choral Directors’ Association (ACDA), Texas Music Educators’ Association (TMEA) and Utah Music Educators’ Association (UMEA). His original scores and arrangements are published by Walton Music, Colla Voce and Santa Barbara Music. Personal Sketch Dr. Hall resides in Canyon with his wife Bonnie and their four children, Elizabeth, Gale, Logan and Lydia. Among his many interests are reading, fly-fishing, racquetball, karate and traveling. |
