Daniel Lesieur (b. 1983) , along with being an arranger and a composer, is also a percussionist and a pianist. He studied percussion performance and education under the instruction of Dr. Dan Moore and Dr. Virginia “Ginny” Armstrong at the University of Iowa. While there, Daniel also studied arranging, composition, instrumentation, and orchestration. Prior to the University of Iowa, he studied music theory & jazz performance at Kirkwood Community College under Dr. Timothy Feldkamp and Dr. Beth Zamzow. Daniel also took additional private music lessons in orchestral percussion under Mr. Alan Lawrence, jazz drumming under Mr. Dennis McPartland, marching percussion under Mr. Al Fear and Mr. David Schmuck, and piano under the late Mr. James “Jim” Jenkins.
While in Iowa, Daniel was a percussionist for the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band and the Cedar River Brass Ensemble. He marched tenors/quadz for the Emerald Knights Drum & Bugle Corps, Jefferson Band of Blue, and Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band. He also marched bottom bass for the Pioneer Drum & Bugle Corps for half a season. Daniel was also a percussion & drumline instructor at five Eastern Iowa high schools for a combined eight seasons, and he was a volunteer percussionist for the Eastern Iowa Brass Band, Cedar Rapids Youth Symphony Orchestra, and the Iowa City Community Theater & Chamber Orchestra.
While in New York City, Daniel was a percussion performer & assistant manager with Gallant Entertainment, Inc. (now BD Entertainment) for their steelband, ProSteel. When the organization transitioned out of the NYC area, he then formed his own steelband, Mama Yo!, that performed in the NYC area until the pandemic of 2020. Also while living in the NYC area, Daniel was a percussion & drumline instructor at Bayonne High School in New Jersey for two marching band seasons and two WGI seasons. Currently, Daniel and his wife now live on the West Coast, where he continues to work on music for various mediums.
The beloved Impressionist piano solo arranged for marimba duet maintains the integrity of the original.
Duration: 4:40
Level: Med-Advanced
Personnel: 2 players
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