Daniel Bukvich

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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. [1] He is heavily involved in the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival and DancersDrummersDreamers, both major events on campus.

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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. [1]

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. [2]

Composition or arrangementInstrumentsYear [2]
A Child's Dream of a StarWind ensemble
Agincourt HymnWind ensemble1987
Ballroom PortraitsWind ensemble2005
Before Thy Throne I Now AppearWind ensemble1995
Buffalo Jump RitualWind ensemble2000
C Harmonic RequiemChorus, percussion accompaniment 2007
Casco BayWind ensemble
Celebrate CelebrationWind ensemble1993
Changing ConceptsWind ensemble
Channel One Suite Marching band
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestral WindsOrchestral winds, solo clarinet1992
Concerto for Viola and OrchestraSolo viola and orchestra2003
CowboysWind ensemble1995
Deck the Halls A capella 1998
DinosaursWind ensemble1986
Divina ComediaChoir, percussion2009
ElectricityWind ensemble1997
Fanfare for 1990 Goodwill Games Wind ensemble
Fanfare for a Great CircleWind ensemble
Fanfare in Song FormWind ensemble
Four Phrases from Psalm 91Solo soprano and piano with wind ensemble and chorus1997
From the Journals of Lewis and Clark Chorus and orchestra1999
General and Practical Theory of AutomataPercussion ensemble2006
GypsiesSolo flute
Hanukkah Children's DanceSolo violin, orchestra2008
Hymn of St. FrancisWind ensemble1993
Jingle Bells A capella2001
Just a Closer Walk With TheeA capella1997
Listen to the LambsChorus
LoolahChorus, auxiliary percussion
Maine VigilsWind ensemble
Mambo!Jazz choir
March of the Children's GuardWind ensemble1997
March ZuluJazz choir/chorus
Meditations on the Writings of Vasily Kandinsky Wind ensemble1996
Missa Africa Jazz choir/chorus2000
Missa de MontunosJazz choir, percussion2005
Missa MinimalisA capella1996
Music for Percussion and BandWind ensemble1996
Night City - Music for the Imaginary FilmWind ensemble1983
Our FatherWind ensemble1996
Percussion SymphonyPercussion ensemble2000
Pop MusicA capella1995
RhythmWind ensemble
Rock MusicJazz choir/chorus1995
Samba!Jazz Choir/chorus
Scenes from ChildhoodSolo piano, orchestral winds1983
ShenandoahA capella1996
Sing to the Lord a New Song SATB, Organ, hand bells, brass, and percussion1997
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless ChildSATB, solo violin, strings 1996
Sonata for MarimbaSolo marimba, optional orchestra2001
Song of the DrumJazz choir/chorus
Song of the RiverJazz choir/chorus1998
Song Suite for BandWind ensemble1988
Surprise, Pattern, Illusion: Prehistoric Cave CeremoniesSolo flute, wind ensemble
Symphony No. 1 (In Memoriam, Dresden, 1945) Wind Ensemble 1978
The Bolero FactoryPercussion ensemble2007
The Dream of Abraham Wind ensemble1993
The Glittering HillOrchestra and chorus2001
The Twelve Days of Christmas A capella1997
The Virgin and Child with St. Anne Wind ensemble
Three Phrases from Yugoslav Folk SongsWind ensemble2000
ThrenosWind ensemble
Time TravelWind ensemble1995
Tower of the WindsWind ensemble
Unusual Behavior in Ceremonies Involving DrumsWind ensemble1999
VoodooWind ensemble1984
When I'm Here with YouChorus1985
Xylophone ConcertoWind ensemble1979

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References

  1. 1 2 "Daniel Bukvich". www.uidaho.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28.
  2. 1 2 "Daniel Bukvich: All About the Music".