Noted as one of "the country's most talented emerging voices," composer Daniel Bradshaw has written in a variety of styles and genres, from large orchestral works to interactive electronic pieces. His music has been described as "simply beautiful," "stunning," and "display[ing] a keen sense of orchestration and an imaginative style." His orchestral work, Chaconne, was recently featured on Performance Today as performed by the Minnesota Orchestra under the baton of Music Director Osmo Vänskä. Through a recent commission from the Barlow Endowment, Dan wrote Delights and Shadows, a song cycle on texts by Ted Kooser which was premiered in venues across the US by Metropolitan Opera singer Ariel Bybee and violinist Alison Dalton of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Professional honors have also come from the American Music Center (Composer Assistance Program Grant), the American Composers Orchestra (New Music Readings), and Indiana University (Dean's Prize). Other recent commissions include the piano trio Synapse (Southern Virginia University Trio, Beuna Vista, VA and the Jordania Trio, Bloomington, IN), the live interactive "seventy times seven" (Bret Pimentel) for seven wind instruments, one player and MAX/MSP, and Deep Wood (Nathan Wood) for solo contrabass.

Dan received his doctoral degree in Music Composition from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music where he studied with Claude Baker, Sven-David Sandström and David Dzubay. He currently serves as Assistant Professor at Brigham Young University Hawaii in La'ie, Oahu where he conducts the string orchestra and teaches music theory, history and composition. Dan enjoys stargazing, scuba diving and braving the waves with his wife and four adventurous children. He is the youngest son of the late composer Merrill Bradshaw, whose music continues to inspire him.