Artistic Director


	Introducing Dr. Joseph D. Daniel In January 2010, One Voice welcomed Dr. Joseph Daniel as the ensemble's Artistic Director. Joseph is a native of Corpus Christi, Texas and is the Organist-Choirmaster at St. Matthew & St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church, Detroit. A recipient of the Bachelor of Music degree from Baylor University, Waco, Texas, as a student of Dr. Joyce Jones and Dr. O. Herbert Colvin, he completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Organ Performance at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, as the final pupil of the late Prof. Robert Glasgow. Before beginning his doctoral work, Dr. Daniel earned dual masters degrees in organ and carillon performance from the same institution studying with Marilyn Mason and Margo Halsted. As a clinician/teacher, Dr. Daniel regularly teaches and performs at summer courses and conventions sponsored by the American Guild of Organists (AGO) and the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers (AGEHR). He has lectured at two congresses of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America (GCNA) and currently serves on the Executive Boards of the Detroit AGO and Michigan’s AGEHR as well as the AGEHR Area V Board. Most notably, he was the Chair of the Steering Committee hosting the 2009 AGO Region V Convention in Detroit this past June. In 2005, the Association of Anglican Musicians voted him a member on the recommendation of his colleagues. He has been the finalist or winner at numerous competitions: the winner of the Texas State Music Teacher’s Association Performance Competition in 2001, a National Finalist in the Music Teacher National Association Collegiate Artist Competition in 2002, and a Regional Finalist in the National Association of Negro Musicians Scholarship Competition in 2003. Dr. Daniel made his professional debut in 2001 with concerts in France and Germany. Since then he has played recitals throughout Michigan and Texas, and has made appearances in California, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. In addition to his work at St. Matthew’s & St. Joseph’s and One Voice Chorus, Dr. Daniel is the conductor of the Birmingham Musicale Vocal Ensemble, an auditioned female ensemble.