DANIEL PARKS
CLASSIC PIANO & ORGAN
Daniel Parks is a graduate student at the University of Southern California, where he is pursuing a doctor of musical arts degree (DMA) in pipe organ performance, with minor fields in orchestral and choral conducting. Dan is passionate about choral, orchestral, and keyboard music from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras. His favorite composers are Felix Mendelssohn and Joseph Haydn. In 2021, Dan researched and presented a lecture recital on German organ music from the Classical era.
Dan received a master’s degree in pipe organ performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music. While attending the Cleveland Institute of Music, Dan received special honors for outstanding achievement by an organ major. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Case Western Reserve University. Dan has played organ for services at several local churches, including Pasadena Presbyterian Church and Arcadia Community Church.