Daniel Tones - Biography
Daniel Tones is an award-winning
percussionist equally committed to fostering creative development in aspiring
musicians. He holds a doctorate in performance and ethnomusicology from the
University of British Columbia, and has studied with some of Canada's most well
respected percussionists including Salvador Ferreras, Russell Hartenberger, and
John Rudolph. He has appeared at music festivals on three continents and has
been broadcast nationally on radio and television.
A love of
global percussion has led him to study frame drumming, West African drumming
and dance, Balinese gamelan, and Cuban percussion with master musicians.
Equally at home in the field of Western art music, he has performed with the
Toronto, Vancouver, and Victoria symphonies, the CBC Vancouver Radio Orchestra,
and the Vancouver Opera Orchestra. In addition, he appears regularly as a
chamber musician with Vancouver New Music, The Turning Point Ensemble, and
Fringe Percussion.
Daniel is
also recognized nationally for his work as an arts administrator. With the
National Youth Orchestra of Canada and Con Brio Festivals he has produced
concerts and workshops and has contributed to cutting-edge educational
initiatives. As the Managing Director for Fringe Percussion he has received
project assistance, music commissioning, and sound recording grants from the BC
Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts. Most recently he took on the
role of Program Coordinator for Music and Dance with the District of West
Vancouver.
Dr. Tones
is the recipient of fellowships from the University of Toronto, the Government
of Ontario, and the University of British Columbia, and individual awards from
the British Columbia Arts Council and the Vancouver Foundation. He teaches at
Simon Fraser University and Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and is a Yamaha
artist.
www.danieltones.com
