Gavin Daniel ’26: Performance, Composition … and Econ
![Gavin Daniel ’26 at the North Carolina Music Teachers Association’s Young Composers Contest](/sites/default/files/styles/small_16x9/public/2023-12/Gavin%20Daniel%20%E2%80%9926%20in%20group.jpg?h=2d1b130d&itok=Y9xu-SO2)
Anita Cirba, Gavin Daniel ’26 and Jay Meachum at the North Carolina Music Teachers Association’s young composer contest.
Gavin Daniel ’26 discovered his love for music in elementary school piano lessons — his older brother played both the piano and the trumpet, and Daniel wanted to try it for himself. By middle school, he was performing in multiple wind and jazz ensembles, and by high school, he began composing his own arrangements outside of class.