Biography

Composer and percussionist Nathan Daughtrey (b. 1975) has distinguished himself in recent years as an artist of great range. Described as “fresh and imaginative” (Percussive Notes) and “evocatively crafted” (IU Herald Times), his works have been performed by individuals and ensembles of all levels at festivals and venues around the world, including the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, the International Double Reed Society Conference, the North American Saxophone Alliance Conference, and the Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic. With several awards to his credit, Dr. Daughtrey is the only composer to win 2nd and 3rd Place the same year in the Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest. He has received an ASCAP Plus Award annually since 2007. With over 50 publications for percussion, concert band, and orchestra, he is in great demand for commissions and clinics.

Dr. Daughtrey is also extremely active and sought after as a solo marimba artist and clinician. His performances have taken him throughout the United States and overseas to Eastern Europe and Japan, appearing as featured soloist with orchestras such as the North Carolina Symphony and the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. His first CD, “Spiral Passages,” was released in 2001 and features original and adapted works for solo and accompanied marimba. His second CD, "The Yuletide Marimba," was released in November 2008 and features his own holiday arrangements for solo marimba and marimba quartet. Other recent collaborative recordings include Emma Lou Diemer’s work “Concerto in One Movement for Marimba and Orchestra,” Michael Udow’s CD “Footprints,” and Daniel McCarthy’s CD “Song of Middle Earth.”

Dr. Daughtrey is a Performing Artist and Clinician for Yamaha Corporation and Vic Firth, Inc.

All of his works are available from C. Alan Publications.


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