Daniel Castellanos
Daniel Santiago Castellanos is a composer, tenor, and pianist based in New York City. His composition for mezzo-soprano and piano, Death is nothing at all, won first prize at the 2019 NYC songSLAM competition. Ensembles that have performed his music include the Semiosis Quartet, The Orchestra Now (TŌN), Da Capo Ensemble, and The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys. He graduated from Bard Conservatory of Music in 2018, and is now attending Mannes School of Music to receive a MM in Composition in 2023.
As a tenor, Castellanos makes his living as a professional choral singer. He started out singing as a boy chorister at St. Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue in 2004, and since then, has sung with several different ensembles, including The Choir at the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, with C4 Ensemble, and most recently, The Salvatones. He has performed as a soloist through other freelance work.