Dan Welcher

Writing in High Fidelity in 1974, critic Royal S. Brown said "on the basis of this work [Concerto for Flute and Orchestra], I would say that Welcher is one of the most promising American composers I have ever heard." Born in Rochester, New York, in 1948, composer-conductor Dan Welcher has been fulfilling that promise ever since, gradually creating a body of compositions in almost every imaginable genre including opera, concerto, symphony, vocal literature, piano solos, and various kinds of chamber music. With over one hundred works to his credit, Welcher is one of the most-played composers of his generation.

Dan Welcher has won numerous awards and prizes from institutions such as the Guggenheim Foundation (a Fellowship in 1997), National Endowment for the Arts, The Reader’s Digest/Lila Wallace Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, The Bellagio Center in Bellagio, Italy, the Ligurian Study Center in Bogliasco, Italy, the American Music Center, and ASCAP. His orchestral music has been performed by more than fifty orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, the St. Louis Symphony, and the Atlanta Symphony. He lives in Bastrop, Texas, and travels widely to conduct and to teach.

Featured Pieces in Theodore Presser Print Catalog:

Zion (10:00) (165-00092 • $175.00)

Recording - University of North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Corporon, Conductor

Featured Pieces in the Theodore Presser Rental Catalog:

Arches: An Impression for Concert Band (9:00) - score for sale (466-00039 • $40.00)

Recording - St. Olaf College Winid Ensemble, Timothy Mahr, Conductor

Castle Creek Overture (5:00) - score for sale (465-00011 • $40.00)

Recording (orchestral version) - National Repertory Orchestra, Carl Topilow, Conductor

Glacier (10:00) - score for sale (465-00012 • $40.00)

Recording - University of Texas Symphony Band, Scott Hanna, Conductor

Minstrels of the Kells (15:00) score for sale (465-00002 • $55.00)

Oklahoma State University Wind Ensemble, Joseph Missal, Conductor