Daniel Walden The Queen’s College, High Street, Oxford UK OX1 4AW +1.510.305.4913 | +44 (0)7934 405653 | [email protected]
Academic Experience
Current Position: The Queen’s College, Oxford University Oxford, UK Junior Research Fellow in Music. 2019–2022
Education:
Harvard University Cambridge, MA - Doctor of Philosophy, Candidate in Music. (expected) November 2019 - Master of Arts, with Distinction. - PhD Dissertation: “The Politics of Tuning and Temperament: Transnational Exchange and the Production of Music Theory in 19th-Century Europe, Asia, and North America” - Supervisors: Alexander Rehding (chair), Carolyn Abbate, Suzannah Clark.
University of Cambridge, King’s College Cambridge, UK - Master of Philosophy, Music Studies, Starred First and with Distinction. 2012-2013 - MPhil Thesis: “The Synthesis of Architectural and Musical Theory in 16th-Century Italy: Daniele Barbaro, Nicola Vicentino and Fabio Colonna” - Advisor: Iain Fenlon.
Oberlin College and Conservatory Oberlin, OH - Bachelor of Arts, Latin Language and Literature, High Honors. 2007–2012 - Bachelor of Music, Piano Performance, Pi Kappa Lambda. - Minor in Historical Performance on Harpsichord. - BA Honors Thesis: “Frozen Music: The Synthesis of Musical and Architectural Theory in Vitruvius’s ‘De Architectura’” - Advisor: Andrew Wilburn.
Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies, Rome (2010)
Academic Awards, Fellowships, and Scholarships:
Harvard Horizons Scholar 2019 Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard University
Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the Performing Arts 2016-18 Leonore Annenberg Public Policy Center - $100,000 grant for archival studies and fieldwork pertaining to microtonal musics; research into enharmonic keyboard construction; commissions of solo works and concertos in alternate tuning systems; international performances and demonstrations
GSAS Dissertation Completion Scholarship 2018-19 Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Presidential Scholarship, Harvard University 2013-19 Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Graduate Fellow, Villa I Tatti 2016 The Harvard Center for Italian Renaissance Studies
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Gates Cambridge Scholarship 2012-13 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and University of Cambridge
William Barclay Squire Essay Prize for Best Dissertation 2013 University of Cambridge
Friends of the Library Excellence in Research Award 2009-10 Oberlin College
Florence A. Frew Scholarship for Excellence in Latin 2012 Oberlin College
College Merit Scholarship 2007-11 AT&T Foundation
Travel and Research Fellowships:
John Knowles Paine Traveling Fellowship 2019, 2017 Harvard Music Department
“Visit and Study Japan” Grant Program 2018 American-Japan Society
Harvard Summer School Tuition Fellowship [for intensive Japanese] 2018 Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Summer Research Grant 2017 Reischauer Institute for Japanese Studies
Ferdinand Gordon and Elizabeth Morrill Fellowship 2016 Harvard Music Department
Wesley Weyman Fund Award 2014, 2015, 2016 Harvard Music Department
January Term Travel Award 2015 David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Richard F. French Fellowship in Music 2014 Harvard Music Department
Bliss Symposium Award 2014 Dumbarton Oaks
Faculty of Music Travel Grant 2013 University of Cambridge, Faculty of Music
King’s College, University of Cambridge Graduate Travel Grant 2013 King’s College, University of Cambridge
Conference Presentations:
Harvard Horizons Symposium Cambridge, MA
“Inventing a Musical Esperanto” April, 2019
American Musicological Society San Antonio, TX
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Annual Meeting November, 2018 “Alexander John Ellis: Pitch Fundamentalist”
Society for Music Theory San Antonio, TX Annual Meeting November, 2018 Round-Table Discussion, Women in the History of Music Theory “Johanna Kinkel, Microtonalism and Mother’s Milk”
Harvard East Asian Studies Conference Boston, MA Annual Meeting November, 2018 “Tanaka Shōhei’s Musical Instruments as Tools of Reciprocal Transnational Exchange”
Deutsches Museum Munich, DE The Keyboard as a Musical Interface: Materiality, Experience, Cognition, Idiom January, 2018 “A Music ‘Freed from Artificial Temperament’: The Science and Politics Of Tanaka Shōhei’s Just-Intonation Instruments”
Society for Ethnomusicology Denver, CO
Annual Meeting October, 2017 “The Root Cause of Musical Disease: KB Deval, Just-Intonation Research, and the Politics of Early 20th-Century Musical Studies in India”
Villa I Tatti Fiesole, IT
Fellow Seminar Series November, 2016 “Looking For the Origins of Tuning and Temperament in Early Modern Italy”
American Musicological Society Vancouver, BC
Annual Meeting November, 2016 Joint Panel: “Comparing Notes: Just Intonation, Japan, and the Origins of Musical Disciplines.” [co-organized with Benjamin Steege, Julia Kursell, and Jonathan Service] “Emancipating Microtones: 19th-Century Experiments with 53-Tone Equal Temperament”
Renaissance Society of America Boston, MA
Annual Meeting April, 2016 “Music, Nature, and Power in the Gardens of the Villa d'Este”
American Musicological Society Louisville, KY
Annual Meeting November, 2015 “Schoenberg's Typewriter: The Notenschreibmaschine and Musical Composition”
Society for Music Theory St Louis, MO
Annual Meeting October, 2015 “An ‘Ideal’ Music: Hugo Riemann and 19th-Century Enharmonic Keyboard Design”
American Philological Association New Orleans, LA Annual Meeting January, 2015 “Musica Prisca Caput: Vitruvian Music Theory and Enharmonicism in 16th-Century Italy”
Society for Music Theory Madison, WI
Annual Meeting November, 2014
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“Musica Prisca Caput: Vitruvian Music Theory and Enharmonicism in 16th-Century Ital.”
Harvard University, Committee of Medieval Studies Harvard, MA Revisiting the Legacy of Boethius in the Middle Ages March, 2014 “Charting Boethius: Music and the Diagrammatic Tree in the Cambridge University Library De institutione arithmetica, Ms. Ii.III.12”
Courtauld Institute of Art London, UK Second Annual Postgraduate Renaissance Symposium January, 2014 Visual Arts and Music in Renaissance Europe c.1400-1650 “Music and Alchemy in the Garden of the Villa Pratolino”
Centre d’Études Supérieures de la Renaissance Tours, FR
Barbaro 500: Architecture/musique/peinture/perspective November, 2013 “Barbaro’s Della Musica and the Mechanics of Vitruvian Music Theory and Practice”
International Conference on Historical Keyboard Music Edinburgh, UK
Second Annual Meeting July, 2013 “Musica Prisca Caput – The Theory and Repertoire of Experimental Keyboards With More Than 12 Keys Per Octave.”
MOISA International Society for the Study of Greek and Roman Music Agrigento, IT
Sixth Annual Meeting July, 2013 “Vitruvius and His Maiores: The Legacy of Music Theory and Magna Graecia on Architecture”
Invited Papers:
Sounding (Out) 19th-Century Italy Cambridge, UK “The Palm of Priority: Harmoniums, Indian-Italian Transnationalism, January, 2020 and the Provincialization of European Music Theory”
Hartt Music Theory Colloquium Series Hartford, CT “Sound Atoms and Mother’s Milk: Johanna Kinkel’s Emancipatory Vision November, 2018 of Music Theory”
Parsons Festival / NYCxDESIGN Week New York, NY 2018 Strategic Design Conference: Design x Convergence Round Table May, 2018 “What Will The Future Sound Like?”
Lecture-Recitals:
Kunitachi College of Music Tokyo, JP The Enharmonium and Tanaka Shōhei [純正調オルガンと田中正平] September, 2018 Bi-lingual Joint Workshop with Dr. Tanaka Tasuku (20-50 participants)
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Basel, CH
Studio31 Symposium November, 2017 “A Music ‘Freed from Artificial Temperament': The Science and Politics behind Tanaka Shōhei's Just Intonation Instrument”
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Cornell University Cornell, NY Keyboard Networks Conference March, 2016 “Decoding Tristan Perich’s Dual Synthesis”
Invitations to Workshops/Collaborative Forums:
Workshop on Magnetic Tape [title TBD] University of Cambridge - Focused on media studies, global history, anthropology, computing September, 2020 - Co-organized by Peter McMurray and Andrea F. Bohlman
Tanaka Shōhei Translation Project Workshop Wadham College, Oxford - Preparation of translations of theoretical texts of Tanaka Shōhei. March, 2018 - Featuring scholars of Japanese Studies, global history, politics, and music theory
Workshop on Law and Music Harvard Kennedy School - Meetings at the Program on Science, Technology and Society December, 2017 - Focused on the intersections of international law, sound, and listening - Featuring scholars of law, music, Classics, sound studies, and history of science
Transnational Musical Modernities Observatorio Instituto Cervantes, Cambridge, MA - Brief presentations on topics, followed by group discussions Mar. 2017 - Featuring scholars of musicology, ethnomusicology, theory, and Latin American studies
University Teaching Experience:
Awards: - Oscar S. Schafer Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching, Harvard Music Department 2017
- Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching 2016, 2018
Head Teaching Fellowship, Harvard University:
- Opera [historical survey], Carolyn Abbate Spring 2018 - “Why You Hear What You Hear: The Science of Music and Sound,” Spring 2016 [General Education], Eric Heller
Teaching Fellowships, Harvard University: - Classical to Contemporary [musicology survey], Anne Shreffler Spring 2017
- Modal Counterpoint [elective for majors], Christopher Hasty Fall 2015 - Advanced Conducting [elective for majors], Federico Cortese Fall 2015
Guest Lectures:
- Ancient Greek Music [grad. seminar], Alex Rehding, Harvard University Spring 2017 o Lecture: Vicentino, Vitruvius, and Enharmonicism o Week-long Italian Tour: Florence, Villa I Tatti, Villa d’Este
- Classical to Contemporary, Anne Shreffler, Harvard University Spring 2017 o Lecture: Virtuosity in the 19th Century o Lecture: Contemporary Improvisation
- “Why You Hear What You Hear,” Eric Heller, Harvard University Spring 2016 o Lecture: Tuning and Temperament
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o Lecture/Workshop: Acoustical Laboratory Technologies
- Visual in Music, Rebecca Leydon, Oberlin Conservatory Spring 2015 o Lecture: Music and Machines in the Renaissance Garden of Villa d’Este
- Early and Contemporary Music Performance Seminar, The Colburn School Fall 2014 o Lecture/Masterclass: Stylus Fantasticus/Avanguardia
Other:
- Non-resident tutor, Mather House, Harvard University 2016-17
- Harpsichord Instructor, Oberlin Conservatory 2011-12
Service and Employment:
Co-Founder: Group for Latin American Music (GLAM) 2016- - Arranged workshops, seminars, and masterclasses featuring musicians from Latin America and the diaspora (including Maria Chavez, Julio Estrada, Gatas y Vatas, Guillermo Galindo) - Focused on events for Harvard students and the broader Boston community - Coordinated financial support from the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Instituto Cervantes, and the Harvard Ed Portal
Editorial Assistant, “Musicology Now,” American Musicology Society Blog 2015-17 - Solicited, edited, and revised posts; coordinated schedule; maintained website
Bibliographic Assistant, Virgil Thomson Foundation 2016 - Compiled a detailed annotated bibliography of Virgil Thomson’s complete oeuvre
Editorial Assistant, Harvard University Press 2015 - Editing contributions, locating bibliographic sources, typesetting examples for Music in Time
Editorial Assistant, Bärenreiter 2015 - Editing contributions, locating bibliographic sources, for Monumenta monodica medii aevi
Conference organizer, 2015 Harvard Graduate Music Forum Conference February, 2015 Work & Play: Economies of Music
- Composed call for papers; reviewed submissions; arranged schedule; coordinated funding - Intern, Early Music, (Oxford University Press) 2012-13 - Edited submissions, proofreading, formatting with Adobe InDesign
Research assistant for David Breitman, Dir. of HIP at Oberlin Conservatory 2008-09 - Focused on performance practice research pertaining to the practical use of historical instruments for contemporary piano pedagogy - Published findings in the E-Journal of the Music Teacher’s National Association - Assisted in preparation of book manuscript: Time-Travel for Pianists
Research Languages: English (native), French (fluent), Latin (highly proficient), Italian (highly proficient), German (proficient), Ancient Greek (proficient), Japanese (beginning)
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Performance Experience:
Education/Private Study:
Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the Performing Arts 2016 Malcolm Bilson (fortepiano)
Derek Cornwell Scholar, University of Cambridge 2012-13 Christopher Elton (piano)
Cleveland Orchestra Artist-in-Residence Fellow 2008 Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Oberlin Conservatory 2007–12 Peter Takács (piano); David Breitman (fortepiano); Webb Wiggins (harpsichord)
Aspen Music Festival and School 2007–10 Ann Schein (piano)
San Francisco Conservatory, Preparatory Division 2006-08 Sharon Mann (piano); Wei He (violin)
Selected Performance Awards:
Semi-Finalist 2016 Bruges International Fortepiano Competition
Special Award 2015 Yvar Mikhashoff Piano/Composer Commissioning Project
Pi Kappa Lambda Prize for Musicianship 2012 Oberlin Conservatory
Conservatory Dean’s Talent Scholarship 2007-12 Oberlin Conservatory
Faustina Hurlbutt Prize for Outstanding Graduating Student 2012 Oberlin Conservatory
Concerto Competition Winner, with Schoenberg Piano Concerto 2012 Oberlin Conservatory
Louis and Annette Kaufman Prize for Piano 2011, 2012 Oberlin Conservatory
Creativity and Leadership Fund Grant 2011, 2012 Oberlin Conservatory
Meet the Composer Grant 2011 MetLife Creative Connections
Selected Ensemble Work: Oerknal! New Music Collective, The Hague 2012-
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- Pianist, founding member; specializes in contemporary experimental music. - Residencies include Gaudeamus Muziekweek (NL), Delian Academy of Music (GR), Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag (NL), DAM Festival (Kosovo)
Fonema Consort, Chicago/New York 2016- - Pianist; specializes in music by experimental compositions from the Americas - Residencies at Columbia University, Harvard University, 113 Composers Collective
Silverstein/Walden Duo, Boston 2013- - Pianist and harpsichordist; specializing in early modern and contemporary experimental duo repertory for keyboard and violin. - Residencies at The Colburn School, Avaloch Farm
Summer Festivals (2012- ): Aspen Music Festival (CO) Music 11 (CH) Kneisel Hall Music Festival (ME) Soundscape (IT) Bang on a Can (MA) Banff Piano Masterclass (AB) Norfolk New Music Workshop (CT) SICPP (MA)
Highlighted Performances (2012- ): Premiere of Clara Iannotta, Eclipse Plumage, for electro-magnetic piano and ensemble Gaudeamus Festival Opening Night, TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, NL (April 2019)
Recitals of Evan Williams, “Dead White Man Music” for harpsichord and orchestra Toledo Museum of Art, with musicians of the Toledo Symphony (August 2019) St. Stephen’s Church (NYC), with Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra (October 2017)
Live Broadcast of Silverstein/Walden Duo, WQXR Young Artist Showcase (Nov. 2018)
Premiere of Reiko Füting, “Five Meditations” for solo piano Manhattan School of Music, New York NY (September 2017)
Morton Feldman’s For Philip Guston Korzo Studio, (The Hague NL), with Oerknal Ensemble (March 2017)
Solo Recital at Festival Internacional de Música Académica Contemporánea Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno, Cuenca, Ecuador (January 2016)
Maurice Abravanel Visiting Distinguished Composers Series, featuring Martin Bresnick Dumke Recital Hall, Salt Lake City UT (Feb. 2015)
Oerknal with De Beren Gieren Jazz Trio Bimhuis (Amsterdam) and Paard van Troje (The Hague), (Dec. 2014)
Silverstein/Walden Duo, Recital at Zipper Hall The Colburn School (LA), (Nov. 2014)
Tristan Perich’s Dual Synthesis at the Carnegie Hall American Mavericks Series The Kitchen, New York NY (Mar. 2012)
Schoenberg’s Piano Concerto with the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra Finney Chapel, Oberlin OH (Mar. 2012)
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