Daniel Bukvich (born 1954) is an American composer and percussionist. He has been a professor of percussion and music theory at the Lionel Hampton School of Music at the University of Idaho since 1978. He is heavily involved in the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival and DancersDrummersDreamers, both major events on campus.
Early life Bukvich was born in 1954 in Butte, Montana. He completed his undergraduate studies at Montana State University and earned a Master of Music in composition from the University of Idaho.
Teaching career Bukvich began teaching at the University of Idaho in 1978. He runs the percussion studio, teaches freshman music theory and aural skills, and directs the jazz choir. He also performs with the Palouse Jazz Project, a faculty jazz ensemble, and teaches the university's jazz theory course.
Compositions Bukvich has composed pieces for the music school's wind ensemble, orchestra, jazz choir, chorus, and percussion ensembles. His compositions include two symphonies, a marimba sonata, and concertos for clarinet, viola, and xylophone.
Composition or arrangement Instruments YearA Child's Dream of a StarWind ensembleAgincourt HymnWind ensemble1987Ballroom PortraitsWind ensemble2005Before Thy Throne I Now AppearWind ensemble1995Buffalo Jump RitualWind ensemble2000C Harmonic RequiemChorus, percussion accompaniment2007Casco BayWind ensembleCelebrate CelebrationWind ensemble1993Changing ConceptsWind ensembleChannel One SuiteMarching bandConcerto for Clarinet and Orchestral WindsOrchestral winds, solo clarinet1992Concerto for Viola and OrchestraSolo viola and orchestra2003CowboysWind ensemble1995Deck the HallsA capella 1998DinosaursWind ensemble1986Divina ComediaChoir, percussion2009ElectricityWind ensemble1997Fanfare for 1990 Goodwill GamesWind ensembleFanfare for a Great CircleWind ensembleFanfare in Song FormWind ensembleFour Phrases from Psalm 91Solo soprano and piano with wind ensemble and chorus 1997From the Journals of Lewis and ClarkChorus and orchestra1999General and Practical Theory of AutomataPercussion ensemble2006GypsiesSolo fluteHanukkah Children's DanceSolo violin, orchestra2008Hymn of St. FrancisWind ensemble1993Jingle BellsA capella2001Just a Closer Walk With TheeA capella1997Listen to the LambsChorusLoolahChorus, auxiliary percussionMaine VigilsWind ensembleMambo!Jazz choirMarch of the Children's GuardWind ensemble1997March ZuluJazz choir/chorusMeditations on the Writings of Vasily KandinskyWind ensemble1996Missa AfricaJazz choir/chorus2000Missa de MontunosJazz choir, percussion2005Missa MinimalisA capella1996Music for Percussion and BandWind ensemble1996Night City - Music for the Imaginary FilmWind ensemble1983Our FatherWind ensemble1996Percussion SymphonyPercussion ensemble2000Pop MusicA capella1995RhythmWind ensembleRock MusicJazz choir/chorus1995Samba!Jazz Choir/chorusScenes from ChildhoodSolo piano, orchestral winds1983ShenandoahA capella1996Sing to the Lord a New SongSATB, Organ, hand bells, brass, and percussion1997Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless ChildSATB, solo violin, strings1996Sonata for MarimbaSolo marimba, optional orchestra2001Song of the DrumJazz choir/chorusSong of the RiverJazz choir/chorus1998Song Suite for BandWind ensemble1988Surprise, Pattern, Illusion: Prehistoric Cave CeremoniesSolo flute, wind ensembleSymphony No. 1 (In Memoriam, Dresden, 1945)Wind Ensemble1978The Bolero FactoryPercussion ensemble2007The Dream of AbrahamWind ensemble1993The Glittering HillOrchestra and chorus2001The Twelve Days of ChristmasA capella1997The Virgin and Child with St. AnneWind ensembleThree Phrases from Yugoslav Folk SongsWind ensemble2000ThrenosWind ensembleTime TravelWind ensemble1995Tower of the WindsWind ensembleUnusual Behavior in Ceremonies Involving DrumsWind ensemble1999VoodooWind ensemble1984When I'm Here with YouChorus1985Xylophone ConcertoWind ensemble1979
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