Dr. Parks assumed his position as Artistic Director of the Williamsburg Choral Guild on June 1, 2023.
Daniel Edward Parks is the Artistic Director of the Williamsburg Choral Guild. Based in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia, and Director of Music Ministries at Trinity United Methodist Church (Richmond, VA).He is a musician, conductor and educator dedicated to building community through the arts.
He taught choral music, voice, and musical theater at the middle and high school levels in Wisconsin for five years and recently served as Interim Director of Choirs at William & Mary.
A specialist in professional ensemble singing, he has appeared with Alium Spiritum, the Bruton Parish Chancel Choir, Williamsburg Cantori, the Boulder Chorale, Weimar Bach Cantata Academy, Border CrosSing, and the Minnesota Chorale.
Daniel holds degrees from the University of Colorado Boulder (DMA Choral Conducting and Literature) —awarded Lynn Witten Fellowship in Graduate Choral Conducting — the University of Minnesota (MM Choral Conducting) and Lawrence University (BM Music Education)
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