“The baton-less conductor set the right atmosphere for The Unanswered Question.”

-Musical America

2024 - 2025 Schedule

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Utah State University Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Alfred Wachs, pianist & conductor

  • Beethoven's "Choral Fantasy" & Triple Concerto

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Annual Concerto Night presented by The Utah State University Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductor

Friday & Sunday,
January 17 & 19, 2025

Caine Opera Theatre & the Utah State University Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductor

  • The Rape of Lucretia

Wednesday, December 3, 2024

What Makes Mozart...Mozart

The Utah State University Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductor

Monday, November 11, 2024

Home is Where the Heart Is

The Utah State University Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductor

  • National Anthem (arr. Mueller)

  • Copland - Quiet City

  • Barber - Knoxville, Summer of 1917

    • Janai Brugger, soprano

  • Villa Lobos - Bachianas Brasilerias N. 5

  • Copland - Appalachian Spring

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Wednesday, October 18, 2024

16th Annual Veteran's Day Concert

American Festival Chorus

Utah State University Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductor

2022 - 2023 Schedule

~ Sabbatical ~

2021 - 2022 Schedule

Monday - Thursday,

July 11 - 14, 2022

Conducting Master Classes - Grassau, Germany

Bad Reichenhaller Philharmoniker

Wolfgang Sawallisch Institute

Sunday, July 10, 2022

Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductor

  • Messiaen - L’Ascension

  • Bruckner - Symphony No. 7

Waldsassen Abbey

Friday & Saturday,
December 10 & 11, 2021 at 8 P.M.

The Chapman Orchestra & University Choirs in Concert

Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductor

The Chapman Orchestra 57th Annual Holiday Wassail

Wednesday, November 15, 2021, at 7:30 P.M.

The Chapman Orchestra

Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductor

Chapman Conversations: Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony, “Pastoral”

Friday, October 29, 2021

College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA

Daniel Alfred Wachs, adjudicator

Friday, October 15 & 21, 2021, at 7:30 P.M.

The Chapman Orchestra

Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductor

  • National Anthem (arr. Mueller)

  • Ravel – Le jardin feerique from Ma mere l’oye [In Memoriam]

  • Puccini – Intermezzi from Cavalaria Rusticana & Suor Angelica

  • Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral” movements IV & V

July 23 - August 1, 2021

Bear Valley Music Festival, CA

Daniel Alfred Wachs, resident conductor

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2020 - 2021 Schedule

Saturday,

January 25, 2021, at 11 A.M.

California Music Educators Association 2020 Honors String Orchestra, Visalia, CA

Daniel Alfred Wachs, guest conductor

  • Britten – Simple Symphony Op. 4

  • Copland – Hoedown

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Dance Masters @ Chapman University, 2020 music/architecture/dance

Igal Perry, Colin Heinninger, Ido Tadmor, Charles Renfro, Daniel Gortler, Daniel Alfred Wachs

  • Schumann – Polonaisen Waltmar Theatre, Chapman University

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Friday, February 28, 2021
at 7:30 P.M.

The Force of Destiny: An Evening with Daniel Emmet and The Chapman Orchestra

Daniel Emmet, guest vocalist (’07)

Sandra Bouissou (’21), violin

Winner of the 2020 Instrumental Competition

Ava Narayan (’20), soprano

Winner of the 2020 Vocal Instrumental Competition

Daniel Alfred Wachs, music director & conductor

  • Verdi – Overture to La Forza del Destino

  • Ravel – Tzigane

  • Charpentier – Depuis le jours

Musco Center for the Arts, Chapman University

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Friday, March 6, 2021 at 7:30 P.M.

The Chapman Orchestra & Opera Chapman

Daniel Alfred Wachs, conductor

  • W.A. Mozart – The Magic Flute

Musco Center for the Arts, Chapman University

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Friday & Saturday, April 24 & 25, 2021, at 7:30 P.M.

Sunday, April 26, 2021 at 3:00 P.M.

~ Cancelled due to COVID-19 ~

Saturday, May 16, 2021, at 4:00 P.M.

~ Cancelled due to COVID-19 ~

The Chapman Orchestra

Daniel Alfred Wachs, music director & conductor

Arnold O. Beckman High School String Orchestra

Jim Kollias, music director

TBA, soprano

TBA, baritone

  • Brahms – A German Requiem

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Saturday, May 22, 2021

(Streamed)

Beckman High School Orchestra, Irvine, CA

Daniel Alfred Wachs, pianist

Jim Kollias, conductor

  • Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 12 K. 414