Dan Visconti

Dan Visconti is an innovative composer and concert curator who rethinks how we experience music. As the Artistic Director of the Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition at the University of Chicago, he works to present new music in ways that connect with a modern audience. With a love for American musical styles, Dan infuses his classical compositions with sounds from jazz, rock, and blues. His unique works have earned him commissions from major groups, including the famous Kronos Quartet and Opera Philadelphia. Formerly a TED Fellow, Dan is a passionate advocate for music as a form of cultural service. He has spent his career exploring ways to bring music to unexpected places and to forge partnerships with communities and artists from other fields. Through his leadership, his compositions, and his belief in the power of music to connect us all, Dan is working to make contemporary music more engaging and relevant than ever before.