Daniel Kuester is from Boulder, CO, USA. He received B.S. and B.M. Degrees in Electrical Engineering and Music Performance in 2007 and an M.S. degree in 2010 from the University of Colorado in Boulder, where he remains as a Ph.D. student. Since 2007, he has worked at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under a research fellowship.
He began playing the trombone at the age of 10, and played in several local youth orchestras through high school. His orchestral experience as an undergraduate included performances with the with the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra in a concert for families, and with the University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra in performances conducted by Akira Endo and Marin Alsop. During the summers he participated in the Rafael Mendez brass institute and the yearly conducting symposium held at the University of Colorado.
In addition to the BSO, he currently plays with the Denver-area
chamber pop group Ukelele Loki’s Gadabout Orchestra.
