Dan Coleman
American composer and music publisher (born January 12, 1972 in New York City).
He studied music at the University of Pennsylvania, the Juilliard School, and the Aspen Music Festival and School where his teachers included George Tsontakis, George Crumb, William Bolcom, Robert Beaser, Stephen Albert and Bruce Adolphe. In 1994 he won the Young Concert Artists composition competition.
His music has been commissioned and performed by leading ensembles, including the American Composers Orchestra, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Cypress String Quartet, Dallas Symphony, Fresno Philharmonic, Honolulu Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Mesa Symphony, New York Chamber Symphony, Orpheus, Pacific Northwest Ballet, San Jose Chamber Orchestra, San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival Orchestra, Seattle Chamber Music Society, St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Utah Symphony, and the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, where he has held the post of composer-in-residence since 2002.
In 2004 he and Bob Donnelly founded Modern Works Music Publishing, an independent music publishing administrator.