A longstanding ITF tradition, the Cramer Trombone Choir was created to celebrate William Cramer, long time professor at Florida State University, and a founding member of the International Trombone Association.
The Cramer Choir features outstanding college and university professors.
2026 ITF Cramer Choir Conductor: Daniel Perpiñán
Daniel is currently a professor at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya and the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu.
He began his musical studies in Valencia and continued them at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London. During this period, he was a member of the Youth Orchestra of the Mediterranean Countries, the Spanish National Youth Orchestra, the European Union Youth Orchestra, and the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra.
Daniel began his professional career as Principal Trombone of the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra. He has since performed with most major Spanish orchestras, as well as with internationally renowned ensembles such as the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestra Mozart, and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, under the baton of Claudio Abbado.
He is regularly invited by prestigious institutions to give masterclasses at conservatories and universities including Rostock, Saarbrücken, Hannover, Freiburg, Weimar, Essen, Dresden, Aarhus, Dublin, Ankara, Helsinki, and Paris.
Daniel is active as an arranger and composer, with works published by Brotons & Mercadal Editions. Academically, he holds a Master’s degree in Musicology from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and completed a postgraduate degree in orchestral conducting at the Centro Superior Katarina Gurska in Madrid, where he studied under George Pehlivanian.
Conducting brass ensembles has been a constant throughout Daniel’s career. He conducted the brass ensembles of the Basque Country Conservatory and the Aragón Conservatory for many years. He has led ensembles such as the International Trombone Ensemble at the International Trombone Festival 2015, the Aragón Brass Meeting, the European Brass Collective, and the Nineties Trombone Ensemble. He has also conducted the brass ensembles of the Gran Teatre del Liceu Symphony Orchestra, the Spanish National Youth Orchestra, the Balearic Islands Symphony Orchestra, and the Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra.
In the field of orchestral conducting, he has conducted the Symphony Orchestra of the Katarina Gurska, the wind band and symphony orchestra of the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya, the National Youth Orchestra of Catalonia, the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, the Palma de Mallorca Municipal Wind Band, and the Vitoria Municipal Band. He has also conducted the Royal Irish Academy of Music Philharmonia Orchestra with trombonist Peter Moore as soloist and served as assistant conductor of the Spanish National Youth Orchestra.
In the operatic field, Daniel has conducted Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Il barbiere di Sivigliaby Gioachino Rossini with the orchestra of the Pehlivanian Opera Academy in Slovenia. He is a regular assistant conductor at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, where he has worked with Domingo Hindoyan, Riccardo Frizza, and Giacomo Sagripanti on productions including Norma, Il trovatore, Un ballo in maschera, and La traviata.
He is currently the musical director of La jove Aïda, a new opera created by the Gran Teatre del Liceu for the Petit Liceu season, scheduled to premiere in Barcelona in October 2026. He will also serve as assistant conductor for La bohème in the upcoming season at the Gran Teatre del Liceu.
Daniel is also in charge of the permanent orchestra of the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya.