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About
Dan Fogel,
Pianist

PC Marianna Newman

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PC Marianna Newman

Dan has enjoyed performing for music lovers, for over 30 years,
throughout Long Island, NYC, NJ, & virtually from coast to coast of the U.S.

 

He has received training in piano performance & pedagogy from faculty of:

Manhattan School of Music (MSM), Crane School of Music,

New York University (NYU), former Julliard Faculty,

& The Well Balanced Pianist (faculty from Curtis & the former Taubman Institute)

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He delights in conveying his passion for music,
striving 
to create atmospheres of elegance, intimacy, warmth, familiarity, or nostalgia.
He specializes in taking personal requests, in any style,

drawing from a diverse selection of thousands of songs/pieces

 to play for concerts, cocktail hours, sing-alongs, parties, dinner music, and more.

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As an instructor, Dan devotes himself
to teaching passionate & dedicated students of all levels / ages.

Dan specializes in teaching gifted students, high achievers, 

and colleagues (pianists, instrumentalists, vocalists, & instructors)

who want to transcend their current limitations and broaden their horizons

w' respect to technology aids, playing effortlessly without tension, & stylistic expression.

 

He also enjoys volunteering and presenting public workshops.
 

Styles

 

Jazz & Cocktail Standards 

Classical Music for Public or Intimate Concerts

Musicals (Broadway, Film, Disney)

Great American Song Book & Senior Favorites

Seasonal Holidays & Themed Months

Hits from any decade: 1920s-2020s

Movie / TV / Anime / Video Game Themes

Patriotic / American

Christian or Jewish

International . . . You Name it!

Locations

Wedding Venues

Salon Concerts In Your Home

Private Parties  &  Dinners

Art Exhibits  &  Open Houses

Country Clubs  &  Restaurants

Libraries  & Community Centers

Senior & Assisted Living Communities

Religious Services 

Concert Halls  &  Concert Series


Types of Events

  • Dan will play in a private residence or in a setting open to the public.
    A concert offers audiences the opportunity to appreciate the nuanced artistry
    of his playing in any given style, without audible distractions.

     

  • He plays for a wide range of audiences comprising of:

  • Music connoisseurs supporting local artists

  • A gathering of friends and family

  • A special individual - be it a wine & cheese affair

  • Senior Communities

  • Hospital Patients

  • Library Patrons

  • Party Guests

  • Business Employees
     

  • Dan also has fun interacting with audiences; whether it be taking special requests, curating selections to fit a particular audience, ‘Name That Tune’ with prizes, Sing-Alongs with lyrics binders, karaoke-style accompaniment for that talented singer guest, or even piano-bar style rocking out with energetic revelers who wish to sing the night away!
     

  • CONCERTS

  • His favorite kind of event is playing in an intimate salon-style setting of an in-home concert or at a public concert series on a gorgeous piano. He can communicate most expressively, captivating an audience as he 'paints with his fingers on the canvas of silence.'
     

  • SPECIAL OCCASIONS:

  • Dan enjoys being able to make a meaningful event into a cherished memory. He will perform for:

  • Weddings

  • Surprise Proposals

  • Anniversaries

  • Birthdays

  • Romantic dinners

  • Themed Performances

  • Memorials

  • Musical Healing Sessions 

  • Meditations

  • Tributes or celebrations
     

  • ENSEMBLES – CHAMBER MUSIC & DUOS

  • He loves nothing more than the opportunity to collaborate with passionate world-class musicians, being able to play off each other's ideas, creating a harmonious & dynamic musical synergy.

  • ​He is privileged to perform duos with musicians who have dazzled audiences all over the world, including vocalists, cellists, violinists, violists, clarinetists, other pianists, & flutists.
     

  • MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCES

  • He has an established act with a Belly Dancer, and has performed while a Painter improvised on a canvas, being influenced by the music.

Public Performances

WEEKLY:​

  • Sing-Alongs at Atria Senior Living, South Setauket
  • Pianist/Accompanist for Services at
    Temple Isaiah, Stony Brook - a Reform Jewish Synagogue

  • Pianist / Choir Accompanist for Services at Bellport United Methodist Church

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MONTHLY (along with students):

  • Musical Interludes/Piano for Patients in Stony Brook Hospital  

  • Sunday Sounds lobby performance, Middle Country Library, Centereach   

  • Senior Communities: currently Sunrise East Setauket
    (after doing years at Jefferson's Ferry, then Atria)

  • Meetups: Let's Play Piano - with Vocalists & Instrumentalists (meetup.com/letsplaypiano)  

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ANNUALLY:

  • Holiday Performances at Selected Libraries & Senior Homes

  • Music Link Foundation FundraiserWalt Whitman Mall

  • Benefit Concert: TBA

  • Show Accompanist for Laurel Hill School theater productions,
    as well as for other schools

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FORMER NOTABLE PERFORMANCES: 

  • As a Soloist Performing a movement of Grieg Piano Concerto
    with the Crane Symphony Orchestra

  • As a Soloist with the Sound Symphony Orchestra,
    performing Carnival of the Animals

  • At the Japan Tsunami Relief Marathon Benefit Concert
    featuring many artists, raising over $5,000

  • As the Pianist for the Benefit Concert: 
    3/11 Survivors, 26 Student Voices of Tohoku,
    Japan Scandinavia House, NYC

  • Frank & Camille’s Shigeru Concert Series
    with jazz vocalist Samantha Slomin in Steinway Artist

  • Carol Montparker’s Composer’s Landscape Master Class Series,
    Steinway Piano Gallery

  • A Solo Benefit Salon Concert for the Unitarian Fellowship of Stony Brook

  • Library Concert programs
    (including Sachem, Bellport, Emma Clark, Commack, Middle Country, ...

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