Daniel Vega

Daniel Vega is a composer and saxophonist exploring the intersections between contemporary music, humor, and nonviolent dissent. He provides implicit messages about global citizenship through juxtaposition of musical ideas and styles. Drawing from the late Pauline Oliveros, he believes that participatory, improvisatory sonic meditations for large crowds of people can be applied to interrupt oppressive regimes and facilitate unity among people. Daniel currently holds a Bachelors of Music Composition from Portland State University, where he studied under eminent composers and performers such as Renee Favand-See, Bonnie Miksch, Kenji Bunch, Dr. Texu Kim, and Sean Fredenburg. He is currently pursuing his Masters of Music Composition degree at the University of Missouri, studying under Dr. Stefan Freund. Mr. Vega can be contacted via phone at (303)-250-9639 or via email at [email protected]