Dan Flanagan

Violin 1 / Concertmaster*

Dan Flanagan currently serves as concertmaster of the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera, Lecturer in Violin at UC Davis, coach and adjudicator for the Sacramento Youth Symphony, Concermaster for California Musical Theater, and founder and director of the newly formed Sacramento School of Music.  He holds a Bachelor's Degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and a Master's Degree from the University of Oregon, where he was a graduate teaching fellow. 

His teachers include Linda Cerone, Charles Castleman, and Fritz Gearhart.  As a chamber musician, Flanagan has performed with the Chamber Music Society of Sacramento, at the Oregon Bach Festival, at the Chico State Chamber Music Series, and with the new music ensemble Earplay.  As a soloist, his performances include concertos with the Sacramento Philharmonic, American River Chamber Orchestra, Bear Valley Symphony, Adelphi Chamber Orchestra, UC Davis Symphony and recitals throughout the  Sacramento area. 

He has been praised for his "exquisite tone" and "forthright brio" (Sacramento Bee), and his performance of the Sibelius Concerto was described as "a touching and fascinating one, with fine detail and drive" (East Side View).  A dedicated orchestral player, Flanagan has performed as concertmaster with the Oakland East Bay Symphony, the California Symphony, the Modesto Symphony, and the Festival Opera of Walnut Creek.  Fascinated by history, he has a passion for the musicians of the past and collects antique concert programs and autographed photos. 

Flanagan plays on violin made by JB Vuillaume, once owned by celebrated American violinist Albert Spalding.