Dana Paul Perna

Bio:

Having actively worked within numerous disciplines, Dana Paul Perna includes, among his many hats, arranger, educator, audio editor, conductor, consultant, mastering engineer, producer…to a host of other activities. His arrangements and compositions have been performed internationally. As a mastering engineer, he has worked for a variety of artists ranging from Celine Dion, to Spike Lee, to the London Symphony Orchestra. Perna's editorial work has appeared in published form by Bardic Edition, LudwigMusic Masters Publications, William Grant Still Music, Willemsmusik, Subito, Keiser/Southern and C.F. Peters. Recordings of his music, arrangements, editorial work and/or production can be found on Naxos, Alto, Albany, Hyperion, 4-Tay Inc., and Chandos labels. Having presented numerous lectures on topics both music and/or media related at notable institutions, he has served as an assistant adjunct professor at SUNY/Orange (Middletown, NY – 2002-2013), as well as having served as an instructor of composition at the Summer Music Academy in Ogre, and Sigulda (2002-2023), Latvia, and I-AME Summer Program in Prague, Czech Republic (2023). Raised in Syosset, New York, Perna currently serves on the faculty at the Flagler-Palm Coast Campus of Daytona State College. A member of ASCAP, Perna continues to serve as Recording Secretary Emeritus of the Percy Grainger Society. A profile of his work has been featured in the Deems Taylor Award winning book The Sounds of Place by Denise Von Glahn.

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