Having been praised as playing with “a very nice sense of inevitability to the musical intent throughout,” Daniel Lewis is a versatile and well-rounded classical guitarist. Mr. Lewis is known for very expressive phrasing and a commitment to high quality, unique programming which has elicited acclaim that it is “great to hear such good music so well played.” Recently he has performed repertoire ranging from Renaissance Lute masterpieces to unknown 20th Century works, including music by living American composers. Formal studies include a Master’s Degree from Mannes College the New School for Music with Michael Newman, and undergraduate work with Dr. Anton Machleder at the Greatbatch School of Music, Houghton College.
Mr. Lewis can be heard in numerous recordings of contemporary music, both solo and ensemble. Currently an album of solo guitar works by Henk Badings, Alan Hovhaness, and Victor Kioulaphides is in the post-production phase and is expected to be released in early 2013. An enthusiastic chamber musician, he has recorded music by David Loeb for two guitars, and can be heard in guitar quartets by Terry Champlin.
On stage, Mr. Lewis’s versatility has been seen in a wide-ranging performance history. He has been heard live at the Society of the Americas in New York, with the Cygnus Ensemble, at the J. P. Morgan Museum and Library, and at the Classical Guitar Society of Upstate New York where his performance was described as, “Elegant.” Along with numerous other solo recitals Mr. Lewis has also presented folk music of the 19th Century at the Maryland Humanities Council’s annual Chautauqua events, and played the Baltimore area premiere of Spring Awakening. Every Sunday he serves as a church musician playing guitar, piano, banjo, mandolin, bass, and occasionally the accordion.
Currently Mr. Lewis teaches at the Community College of Baltimore County and maintains a private studio in the Baltimore, MD area. At CCBC he teaches applied guitar, Music Theory, Ear Training, Music Appreciation, Piano, and directs a chamber ensemble.