Multifaceted flutist Dr. Danielle Breisach is a dynamic performer, educator, and conductor known for her ability to effortlessly connect with a wide range of audiences and groups. Having performed across North America, in Europe, and in Asia, Dr. Breisach is equally at home on stage as a soloist or member of an ensemble. She is Principal Flute with the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, Piccoloist with the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, and a substitute with the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, and Madison Opera. She has performed Lowell Lieberman’s Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, Op. 39 as a concerto soloist with the Western Michigan University Symphony Orchestra and will perform Michael Daugherty’s Trail of Tears with the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Symphony Orchestra this spring. In addition to solo and orchestral work, Dr. Breisach enjoys performing varied chamber ensemble repertoire with both the Madison New Music Ensemble and UWSP Faculty Woodwind Quintet. She is a prize winner in the Low Flute Society’s Alto Flute Competition and has been an invited performer for the National Flute Association, Low Flute Society, International Double Reed Society, and National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors.
Dr. Breisach currently serves on the faculty at UW-Stevens Point as Lecturer of Flute and Graduate Program Manager where she mentors undergraduate and graduate flutists in lessons, teaches pedagogy courses, conducts the UWSP Flute Choir, and administrates the Master of Music Education program. She has given guest artist classes and performances at universities in Michigan, Wisconsin, Alabama, Texas, and West Virginia. In addition to collegiate teaching, Dr. Breisach runs a thriving private studio in Madison, WI, has been on faculty for summer music camps and festivals in Wisconsin and Michigan. A talented adjudicator, she has judged youth, collegiate, and composition competitions in Texas, Florida, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, for the National Flute Association, and the Flute New Music Consortium.
Dr. Breisach is passionate about creating growth opportunities for musicians, educators, and community through her work with the Wisconsin Flute Festival, Madison Flute Club, commissioning projects, and UW-Stevens Point Master of Music program. Under her leadership as Director, the Wisconsin Flute Festival has become a nationally recognized festival offering performance, educational, networking, and resume-building opportunities for flutists of all ages and levels. As Co-Artistic Director of the Madison Flute Club, she has envisioned and been the driving force behind creating unique opportunities for adult amateur, professional, and youth flutists to connect, perform, and provide community education and outreach. Ever an advocate for new works, she has lead commissioning projects, often by up-and-coming composers, through Madison Flute Club and independently. In her role as Graduate Program Manager for UW-Stevens Point, Dr. Breisach has been instrumental in raising the profile of the school to an international level by designing successful initiatives for recruiting, marketing, and admissions for the online Master of Music Education program.
A sought-after conductor and director of flute ensembles, Dr. Breisach has been an invited guest conductor at international festivals and directed flute ensembles for the West Michigan Flute Association, Madison Flute Club, Western Michigan University Flute Studio, UW-Stevens Point Flute Studio, and Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras. She actively mentors assistant and student conductors as part of her activities with the Madison Flute Club and UW-Stevens Point Flute Studio.
Dr. Breisach is an accomplished performer on flute, piccolo, alto flute, and bass flute, and enjoys playing Irish and Swedish folk music on simple system flutes. She received a B.M. in Instrumental Music Education and M.M. in Flute Performance from Western Michigan University, a D.M.A. in Flute Performance with additional studies on baroque flute from UW-Madison, and has completed additional training in the Suzuki Method.