…demonstrates an allure too
difficult to convey in words…
— The Houston Chronicle
…filled with dedicate shimmerings
and a certain charm…
— New Zealand Herald
…masterful in construction
and sincere in expression…
— Fanfare
…a magnificent paean to the
vitality of contemporary music…
— Broadway World
…a sublime performance of Temkin’s
Awakening by harpist Ashley Jackson…
— Gramophone
…sweet and simple, like a memory stream
in an American vernacular…
— Philadelphia Inquirer
…Temkin’s music is authentic, absorbing,
alluring, and particularly exquisite…
— Textura
MUSIC
ARTISTIC FOCUS
ARTIST SNAPSHOT:
Daniel is an award-winning American composer commissioned and performed by major classical artists and ensembles worldwide. Writing for orchestras, chamber groups, singers, and inter-arts collaborations, Daniel’s music is deeply authentic, moving listeners with its visceral intensity and subtle beauty.
Influenced by formative training in percussion and philosophy, Daniel’s work examines the relationship between notation and performance, and his pieces center on humanistic themes of nature, connection, empathy, and listening experience (phenomenology).
A passionate educator, Daniel has been a faculty member of several universities and festivals, and a guest lecturer at over 25 global institutions. He serves the new music community as a curator, performer, awards panelist, and author.
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Maksimal showcases three major works by Daniel Temkin, music shaped by vivid physical images and a search for the forces that connect experience, memory, and place.
Recorded across Houston and New York by Grammy-winning producer Brad Sayles and Grammy-nominated producer Ryan Streber, the album features an immersive portrait of Temkin’s work filled with “integrity and substance” and “distinguished [by its] finesse and maturity” (Textura).
“The album presents three significant works by Temkin” - The Violin Channel
“Dreamed Landscapes traces three impressionistic studies inspired by galaxies, glaciers, and canyon horizons.…focus[ing] on colour, resonance, and the inner sensation of inhabiting these spaces.” - Gramophone
“[Using] material of integrity and substance…Maksimal perpetuates [Temkin’s] richness of melody and elegance of form…[It is] distinguished most of all by the finesse and maturity of his writing” - Textura
(Photo: Julie Hagenbuch)
COLORS (Album Release & Concerts)
Daniel’s debut album COLORS will be released on Orchid Classics in March 2024. Bringing together an all-star cast of internationally recognized chamber musicians, the album features six solos, duos, and trios which receive their world premiere recordings.
Celebrating the album release, the CRYPT SESSIONS in NYC will present the album and its performers in two live shows at the Church of the Intercession on March 25 and March 26.
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Francisco Fullana
Ashley Jackson
Emi Ferguson
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DTM Concerts
Curated by Daniel Temkin
Chamber music concerts featuring leading musicians, ensembles, and composers of our time. Our programs are curated and presented at unique venues where the music will shine. Please click below to see upcoming and past events.