COMPOSER
When composing, I always have an image in my head, which gets immediately confronted with reality when listening for the first time a sound that was only a blur-initial idea behind my sketches and notes.
Daniel Davis, about The Cloud
Biography
Daniel Davis's music weaves intricate polyphonic textures, crafting a language that feels both modern and deeply lyrical. His compositions are rich in color and emotionally resonant, creating evocative soundscapes inspired by the natural world. By drawing on materials and techniques from the past, he shapes vibrant new sonic structures that feel timeless yet refreshingly contemporary.
Since beginning his journey as a composer in 2011, Daniel has had the privilege of working with composers such as Sérgio Azevedo, António Pinho Vargas, Luís Tinoco, Julian Philips, Richard Baker, Julian Anderson, Alison Kay, Mark-Anthony Turnage, James MacMillan, Michel van der Aa, and Kaija Saariaho.
Notable achievements in his career include serving as the Young Composer in Residence for the Chamber Orchestra of Cascais and Oeiras in the 2014/2015 season and winning the 1st Prize at the SPA/Antena 2 Composition Competition in Portugal that same year. In 2019, he earned the top prize in the Intel Accordion Competition in Portugal.
During 2019-2020, Daniel participated in the Opera & New Technologies Workshop at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, supported by the enoa Community and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. He was also one of five composers selected for the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Young Composers Scheme and represented Portugal at the World New Music Days in 2020. Additionally, he was one of six composers chosen for the enoa Workshop on Composing for Voices and Orchestra at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon.
Daniel is represented by the Portuguese Music Research & Information Centre (mic.pt), and his rights are protected by the Portuguese Authors' Society (SPA) within Portugal and by PRS for Music internationally.
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The Cloud
for Baritone and String Quartet
Text by Aubrey Lavender
Cover is a photographic impression from Windswept by Clare Emily
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