MUSE • Musicians United for Social Equity

Biography

Danielle Olana Jagelski is a composer, conductor, and creative producer.

Described by I Care If You Listen, “Danielle Jagelski is a prime example of socially responsive artistry in the 21st century.”

Danielle is the Artistic Director of Renegade Opera, Producer for First Nations Performing Arts, and Manhattan School of Music Pre-College faculty. n avid composer of song, chamber, solo, and choral works, Danielle’s music has been performed throughout North America including at notable venues such as Performance Space New York, Roulette Intermedium, Green Room 42, and The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

Recent commissions and collaborations have been with Voices of Ascension|Voices of the New, New Native Theatre, North American Indigenous Songbook, Boston Opera Collaborative, Colleen Bernstein- Percussionist, MUSE Cincinnati Women’s Choir, Hear Us Hear Them, and the Sister Singers Network Upcoming premieres are “Holy Ground” for 5 voices and percussion by Voices of Ascension, “The Song My Paddle Sings” by the Sister Singers Network, and “Shadow River” for the North American Indigenous Songbook, along with her first opera with playwright/librettist Rhiana Yazzie, “Little Ones”. She is a recipient of grants and fellowships from Opera America, The Plimpton Foundation, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, and Native Arts and Cultures, as well as earning a distinction award from the National Opera Association.

As an enrolled member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and Red Cliff Band of Ojibwe, Danielle often collaborates with other Indigenous artists in multidisciplinary creative projects in order to sustain and further the visibility of Indigenous peoples in the contemporary arts realm. Danielle is a fierce advocate for equity in musical spaces, and has presented her research on Indigenous classical music, Decolonization, and kinship building practices throughout the country.

Recent conducting engagements include NEXTGen3 with Beth Morrison Projects, Missing by Brian Current at Anchorage Opera, Scalia/Ginburg at Opera Ithaca, the US premieres of Never to Return by Karen Sunabacka, Adam’s Run by Ruby Fulton, Dark Sisters by Nico Muhly, and Le nozze di Figaro at the Estates Theatre (CZ). Upcoming conducting engagements include Lingít Opera at Perseverance Theatre and Waking the Witch by Ashi Day.

Danielle studied classical composition at Hamline University with Jannika Vandervelde, and completed her conducting studies at Conservatorium van Amsterdam with Jos Vermunt, with further studies at Manhattan School of Music with George Manahan. Her artistic mentors include Timothy Long, Reiko Feuting, and Rhiana Yazzie.
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