Daniel Verry

Born in Cumbria, Daniel began music at a very early age studying classical guitar and soon became fascinated with the instrument. After achieving highly in his home county, winning 1st prize and most musical performance multiple times in the Cumbrian Music Festival, Daniel was accepted into the Birmingham Conservatoire.

In his first term at the Conservatoire Daniel was accepted into the finals of the Winifred Micklam prize where he was named runner up and he also played in the finals of the Philip Bates prize. As a finalist twice in the conservatoire prize, Daniel has received many recommendations from top performers and adjudicators.

Throughout his time in the Conservatoire, Daniel has played across the whole of the West Midlands in Solo recitals. His choice of repertoire is well balanced and varied, which has proven to be a great formula for his style of playing and his interpretations. Playing in a guitar duo regularly, Daniel has extended his technique, performance opportunities, and because of this he has become a well rounded musician with a lot of experience. Playing regulary with Vocal students has given Daniel great experience in accompanying and playing in chamber situations, also giving him the chance to perform in many recitals and masterclasses, most recently with Patricia Rozario when he played Rodrigo.

Daniel has attended festivals in Germany and received lessons from John Williams, Zoran Dukic, Mark Eden, Dale Kavanagh and many more influencial players. As a full time student of Mark Ashford Daniel receives excellent tuition regularly in solo perfromance and all aspects of his playing.

As frequent member of ‘Thumb, Daniel plays contemporary music and helps promote many world premiers with the large collective ensemble, also regularly playing for vocal students Daniel is a well trained accompanist with a wide knowledge of repertoire.

Daniel graduated from the Birmingham Conservatoire with an outstanding array of achievements and now, to progress his knowledge, is studying for a PGCE in secondary music whilst performingh regularly as a proffessional musician solo, and in ensembles.