Maestro Daniel Wiley, Masterclass

In February 2018, Daniel Wiley was appointed Assistant Conductor of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra. His role with this organization includes leading the Windsor Symphony Youth Orchestra, Junior Youth Orchestra and the new Windsor Symphony Community Orchestra.

Most recently, Mr. Wiley served as a cover conductor for the Abilene Philharmonic, which included conducting education concerts. He was also the Music Director of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science Youth Orchestra based in Denton, Texas. He also worked with several new music ensembles including the Musicbed Music and Film Corporation in Fort Worth, Texas.

In tandem with his conducting, Daniel is a passionate advocate for music education. As a former public-school music teacher, he worked with bands, orchestras, and choir students from Idaho, Washington, Nevada, and California where he co-founded the student leadership workshop En Garde. This program was designed to help high school musicians develop essential life-long leadership skills.

Mr. Wiley holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Boise State University and a master’s degree in orchestral conducting from the University of North Texas. His principal conducting mentors include David Itkin and Robert Franz.