Donald Denniston
Contact Info
- ddenn@bu.edu
- 617-353-3705
Student Staff Coordinator
Vietnam Vet. (US Navy), professional composer (biography in the Music reference area, partially correct). Compositions include “Sun Song” (1968), given its world premiere by a major US symphony orchestra, the Chicago Symphony (Carlo Maria Giulini). Other musical organizations performing my works: Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston, Back Bay Chorale, Minnesota Composers Forum, North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra, the 15th Annual Chautauqua International Piano Competition.
Book: “Serving Genius: Carlo Maria Giulini” by Thomas D. Saler
Studied briefly at the Conservatorio Guiseppe Verdi di Milano
Education
BA Music Composition, UC Berkeley
Subject Area Expertise
Coordinate and train all student employees, handle scheduling, payroll, facilitate the Arthur Fielder Room, make sure all audio equipment in the Listening Area is in good working condition, handle Inter-Library Loan requests, DE inquiries, reference and directional questions, and keep music stacks and reference areas in order
Language expertise
- French
- German
- Italian
- Spanish