14 Facts About Dan Forrest

Dan Forrest was born in Breesport, New York, and began piano lessons with his elementary school music teacher at age 8.

In high school Forrest won numerous piano awards, accompanied honors choirs, and performed the Grieg Piano Concerto with the Elmira Symphony.

Dan Forrest studied with Alice Parker, whom he counts as a foremost influence.

Dan Forrest's compositions include choral, instrumental, orchestral, and wind band works.

Dan Forrest's music appears in the catalogs of numerous publishers, primarily Beckenhorst Press and Hinshaw Music, but Choristers Guild.

In 2018, he began self-publishing his own concert music The Music of Dan Forrest, which is distributed by Beckenhorst Press.

Dan Forrest's published works have sold millions of copies worldwide.

Dan Forrest's music has been performed in leading venues around the world including Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center, NPR's Performance Today, and on the BBC Proms.

Dan Forrest taught music theory and composition at The University of Kansas as a graduate assistant from 2004 to 2007, and at Bob Jones University from 2007 to 2012, where he served as chairman of the department of music theory and composition.

Dan Forrest now serves as co-editor at Beckenhorst Press, regularly teaches composition lessons and masterclasses, and speaks about composing, music-making, aesthetics, music publishing, and the music business in guest-artist residencies with universities and choirs in the United States and abroad.

Dan Forrest serves as Artist-in-Residence at Mitchell Road Presbyterian Church, Greenville, SC.

Dan Forrest is equally at home in both concert music and church music, and he composes for ensembles across the spectrum of choral music.

Dan Forrest is known for his skill in writing melodic lines for all voices and instruments, which he attributes to studying with Alice Parker and James Barnes.

Dan Forrest is a Christian and views his musical work as an outgrowth of his faith.