DANIEL MOREL BIO

Daniel Morel started his music career playing in jazz combos and soloing at dinner clubs around downtown Denver. He attended Bucknell University (2003), receiving a BA in Music, where he studied piano performance and composition with Bill Duckworth, Jackson Hill, and Barry Hannigan. He has written/arranged for the Bucknell Jazz Machine and the Arts Street Organization (1999-2001), premiered with the Cherry Creek Chorale (“Sing Loud, Sing High” - 2005, “All the Pretty Little Horses”, - 2007), was a winner of the Philharmonia Orchestra's inaugural GrooveSearch competition in London (2007), and received an Award of Distinction from the Longfellow Chorus for his collection, “Longfellow’s Kings” (2007).

Daniel lives in Denver, CO, and is an active member of the Cherry Creek Chorale (tenor), participating in both their concerts and extra-seasonal activities. He plays and arranges for local groups such as Swing Shift, Slide Rule, and Ethan J Perry, and is an active supporter of the Denver art/music scene, where he studies with composers Cherise Leiter and Conrad Kehn.