• DANIEL BRIER

      Conductor

    • Biography

      Daniel Brier is the Resident Conductor of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra and Conductor of Opera Wilmington. In recent seasons, he has guest conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Lexington Philharmonic, Adrian Symphony Orchestra, Whiting Park Festival Orchestra, and St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic. He has also collaborated with a diverse range of artists including Bobby McFerrin, Pablo Sainz Villegas, Rachel Barton Pine, Jennifer Frautschi, and more.

       

      Previously, Daniel was Interim Music Director of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the Spectrum Orchestra, Assistant Conductor for the Lexington Philharmonic, and conductor of the University of Michigan Orpheus Singers. In 2010, he was awarded a prize for his “exceptional conducting” during the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic’s International Conducting Competition. Later, in 2012, Daniel received an invitation to study with John Nelson at the Orchestre de chambre de Paris. Mr. Brier has conducted in masterclasses with Giancarlo Guerrero, Hugh Wolff, Jorma Panula, Alexander Polishchuk, Victor Yampolsky, Carl Topilow, and Ragnar Bohlin.

       

      Daniel Brier received his musical training at the University of Michigan’s renowned conducting program earning degrees in orchestral conducting with Kenneth Kiesler and choral conducting with Dr. Jerry Blackstone. While at the University of Michigan, he served as an assistant conductor for the world premiere recording of Milhaud’s L’Orestie d'Eschyle conducted by Kenneth Kiesler. Recorded live on Naxos, the album earned a GRAMMY® nomination in 2015. He is a recipient of the Julian and Vera McIntosh scholarship for promising young musicians and conductors, the Dr. Charlene Archibeque scholarship for choral conductors, and the Dorothy Greenwald scholarship.

       

      Updated May 2019

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    • 2019-2020 Season

      La Bohéme

      July 19, 21, 26, 28, 2019

      Jonathan Kaufman, Rodolfo

      Jemeesa Yarborough, Mimí

      Mary Claire Curran, Musetta

      Andrew René, Marcello

      Scott Ballantine, Schaunard

      Carl Samet, Colline

      Opera Wilmington

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

      Puccini: La Bohéme

      Craft Music

      September 11, 2019 - 8 PM Bell's Eccentric Cafe

      Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Artists in Residence

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

      Star Wars - Return of the Jedi In Concert

      October 11, 2019 - 8 PM Miller Auditorium

      Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

      Icarus at the Edge of Time

      October 20, 2019 - 3 PM Chenery Auditorium

      Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

      Troy Thrash, Narrator

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

      Bates: Mothership

      Glass: Icarus at the Edge of Time

      Ligeti, Gershwin, and Rimsky Korsakov

      October 26, 2019 - 8 PM Miller Auditorium

      Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

      Kevin Cole, Piano

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

      Ligeti: Concert Romanesc

      Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

      Gershwin: New York Rhapsody

      Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol

      Craft Music

      January 15, 2018 - 8 PM Bell's Eccentric Cafe

      Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Artists in Residence

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

      How To Train Your Dragon In Concert

      January 25, 2020 - 3 PM Miller Auditorium

      Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

      Carnival of the Animals

      February 2, 2020 - 3 PM Chenery Auditorium

      Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

      Westhuizen Piano Duo

      Heather Mitchell, Choreographer

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

      Sounds of Love

      February 14, 2020 Chenery Auditorium

      Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

      Antonina Chehovska, Soprano

      Cooper Nolan, Tenor

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

      Strauss: First Waltz Sequence from Rosenkavalier, Op. 59

      Bernstein: Balcony Scene from West Side Story

      Rodgers: If I Loved You from Carousel

      Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Var. XVIII

      Puccini: Three Selections from La Boheme

      Steiner: Tara's Theme from Gone with the Wind

      Kern: The Way you look tonight

      Rodgers: My Funny Valentine

      Kosma: Les feuilles mortes ("Autumn Leaves")

      Louiguy: La vie en rose

      Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 -- III. Adagio

      Borodin/Forrest & Wright: And This is My Beloved from Kismet

      Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite

      E. T. in Concert

      April 17, 2020 - 8 PM Miller Auditorium

      Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

      Summer Celebration: Sounds of Kalamazoo

      June 20, 2020 - 8 PM Miller Auditorium

      Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra with Red Sea Pedestrians, Dacia Bridges Project, and Nashon Holloway

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

    • 2018-2019 Season

      Detroit Symphony Orchestra

      May 4, 2019 - 11 AM

      "May the fourth be with you..."

      Detroit Symphony Orchestra

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

      Toledo Symphony Orchestra

      April 13, 2019 - 8 PM

      The Music of Billy Joel

      Toledo Symphony Orchestra

      Michael Cavanaugh, Piano

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

      Jaws in Concert

      March 30, 2019 - 8 PM

      Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

      "Find Your Voice" KSO Youth Concerts 2019

      February 25 - March 1, 2019

      Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

      Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

      Chevalier de St. Georges: Overture to L'amant anonyme

      Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

      Castro: Intermezzo from Atzimba

      Boulanger: D'un matin de printemps

      Corea: Spain

      Bates: Mothership

      The Phantom of the Orchestra

      February 10, 2019 - 3 PM

      Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

      Lexington Philharmonic

      February 8, 2019 - 7:30 PM

      Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra

      Emma Gerstein, Flute

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

      Frank: Concertino Cusqueno

      D'Rivera: Gran Danzon

      Brahms: Symphony No. 1

      Schubert Winterreise

      January 18, 2019 - 8 PM Bell's Eccentric Cafe

      January 19, 2019 - 3 PM Judy K. Jolliffe Theater

      January 19, 2019 - 8 PM Judy K. Jolliffe Theater

      Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

      Ian Greenlaw, Baritone

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

      Schubert (orch. Capelletti): Winterreise

      [World Premiere]

      Sounds of the Season - Songs of Love, Joy, & Peace

      December 15, 2018 - 8 PM

      Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

      Kalamazoo Children's Chorus

      J. Mark Mcvey, Marissa McGowan, and Valerie Lemon

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

      Sibelius & Dvořák

      November 17, 2018 - 8 PM

      Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

      Nina Kotova, Cello

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

      Sibelius: Symphony No. 5

      Dvořák: Cello Concerto

      Korngold, Bernstein, and Schubert

      October 27, 2018 - 8 PM

      Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

      Pablo Sáinz Villegas, Guitar

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

      Korngold: Much Ado About Nothing Suite

      Bernstein: Guitar Concerto "For Two Christophers"

      Schubert: Symphony No. 5

      Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back In Concert

      October 11, 2018 - 8 PM

      October 12, 2018 - 8 PM

      Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

      Beethoven Lives Upstairs

      September 20, 2018 - 3 PM

      Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

      Classical Kids LIVE!

      Daniel Brier, Conductor

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