Daniel Saenz, Cellist

Daniel Saenz joins the show to discuss his musical life from beginnings to the joys of being a professor. He also shares practice tips, resources, and so much more in this intimate interview.

Cellist Daniel Saenz has performed and presented master classes throughout South America, Mexico, and the USA. Recent engagements have taken him to internationally renowned venues throughout the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia. As a concerto soloist, he has performed with orchestras in the United States, France, and Bolivia. An advocate of the music of our time, Mr. Saenz has performed under the auspices of Aperio, Music of the Americas, The Foundation for Modern Music, the University of Missouri Kansas City Musica Aestas Composition Festival, and SoundSCAPE Composition and Performance Exchange in Maccagno, Italy. More recently, Daniel performed at the Schlern International Music Festival in Völsam Schlern, the Rio International Cello Festival in Rio de Janeiro, and the National Arts Institute (UNA) in Buenos Aires. A graduate of the University of Houston, Rice University and the Eastman School of Music, Mr. Saenz is the Associate Professor of Cello at Sam Houston State University School of Music where he teaches cello, coaches chamber music. He’s also the executive director and founder of Brazos music, a non profit organization in the Houston area, and is a member of the Kolonneh Chamber players, and is certified in all Suzuki method books for cello.

To learn more about Daniel Saenz, follow the links below.
Daniel Saenz Website: https://www.saenzcello.com/

Brazos Music Non-Profit: https://brazosmusic.org/

Sam Houston State University: https://www.shsu.edu/academics/music/faculty-bios/2020/daniel-saenz