Daniel David Black is Associate Professor of Vocal Music & Conducting and Director of Choral Activities at Houghton University in Houghton, New York, where he conducts The Houghton Choir, and teaches conducting and choral literature. Prior to joining the faculty at Houghton, he was the Director of Choral Activities at Lakeland University in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. His collegiate background also includes teaching at Buffalo State College (Buffalo, NY), and Villa Maria College (Buffalo, NY). Working with professional singers, he served as assistant director for the Tucson Chamber Artists, assistant conductor for the Vocális Chamber Choir (Buffalo, NY), assistant conductor for the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus Ensemble Singers, and assistant conductor for the Tucson Symphony Orchestra Chorus, a community ensemble, and he has extensive experience working in churches.
Dr. Black’s primary interests are in bringing together choral and orchestral musicians at every level, educating audiences through innovative programming, and in building foundational choral skills through instruction in vocal technique and literacy. He holds the doctor of musical arts in conducting from the University of Arizona where he studied with Bruce Chamberlain and Elizabeth Schauer. He also holds a bachelor of music in choral music studies from Northwestern University where he studied with Stephen Alltop and Robert Harris, and a master of music in choral conducting from Houghton College where he studied with Brandon Johnson.