Dr. Dan Forrest’s music ranges from major works for chorus and orchestra to smaller choral works for community and church choirs, as well as solo and ensemble instrumental pieces. Dr. Forrest’s music is commissioned and performed around the world (including broadcasts on the BBC Proms and NPR and recordings on the Decca, Sony, and Naxos labels) and has received numerous honors and awards. Dan serves as Editor at Beckenhorst Press and self-publishes his own concert music through The Music of Dan Forrest. He currently chairs the National ACDA Composition Committee, teaches and mentors composers as adjunct faculty at Furman University, leads the annual John Ness Beck Foundation Choral Composers' Workshop, and serves as artist-in-residence at Mitchell Road Presbyterian Church (Greenville, SC). More info: www.danforrest.com.

Education

• D.M.A., University of Kansas
• M.Mus., Bob Jones University