Daniel Padgett has served as a staff accompanist at numerous institutions including Emerson College, Merrimack College, New England Conservatory, and most recently at the Berklee College of Music. He currently holds an organist position at St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Revere, MA and frequently subs at other area churches. Upcoming engagements include performances with the Lexington Symphony, the Sarasa Chamber Ensemble, violinist Shelby Trevor, baritone Phil Lima, and the Lynnfield ‘Pioneer Singers’. Daniel has multiple albums of original compositions available on all streaming platforms, among them ‘Aurora’ released in August of 2024. He possesses degrees in music from Florida State University and the Longy School of Music of Bard College.
music ministry
Trinity Lutheran Church, Athens, GA
Our Lady of Grace, Chelsea, MA
St. Mary’s of the Assumption, Revere, MA (currently held)
Park Street Church, Boston, MA
Old South Church, Boston, MA
Arlington Street Church, Boston, MA
Congregational Church of Weston, MA
St. Rita’s Parish, Lowell, MA
St. Mary Magdalen Parish, Tyngsboro, MA
St. Marguerite D’Youville Church, Dracut, MA
Saint Lucy Parish, Methuen, MA
Children’s theatre
Mssng Lnks, Inc.
Boston Latin Academy
Beyond the 4th Wall
Hemenway School
Walnut Hill School for the Arts
Collaborative piano/accompanying
University of Georgia
Longy School of Music
Boston Conservatory
Treble Chorus of New England
Brandeis University
New England Conservatory
Emerson College
Berklee College of Music
Merrimack College
Lynnfield Middle School ‘Pioneer Singers’
Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus
Musica Sacra
Chorus Pro Musica
community and educational Outreach
Sarasa Chamber Ensemble
Opera-to-Go
New England Gilbert and Sullivan Society
METCO
Braintree Choral Society
The Metropolitan Opera Guild – Urban Voices
TEACHING
Merrimack College, Adjunct Faculty
Amy Dancz Voice and Piano Studio
WholeTone Music Academy
Private instruction
EDUCATION
B.M., Florida State University
M.M., Longy School of Music of Bard College
additional experience
Recordings and original compositions featured on podcasts, online radio, iTunes, and all streaming platforms
Accomplished improviser in jazz, rock/pop and contemporary classical styles
Keyboardist with MIT Symphony Orchestra, Brookline Symphony, New Bedford Symphony, Lexington Symphony
Past member of progressive chamber ensemble Cordis, featuring Richard Grimes, pioneer of the electric cimbalom
Library Assistant
Athens-Clarke County Library, Athens, GA
Bakalar Music Library, Longy School of Music of Bard College
MIT Credit Union