Dan Rash

Professor Emeritus

Contact
Department of Performing Arts
Email: rashd@clemson.edu

Dr. Daniel Rash began his work as Director of Choral Activities at Clemson University in 1989. He earned his music degrees from the University of Colorado, the University of North Texas and the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Rash has an extensive background in choral teaching and conducting at both university and high school levels. During his early college years, he was a singer and pianist for five years in Six Flags Over Texas Show Productions. During his twenty-five year career at Clemson, Dr. Rash founded the Clemson University Singers, resurrected the male and female glees and paved the way for the collegiate a cappella tradition at Clemson. Under the baton of Dr. Rash, Clemson choral ensembles twice performed at both Carnegie Hall and Washington National Cathedral. Dr. Rash built the choral enrollment to unprecedented levels and was instrumental in securing additional choral faculty and staff accompanists. He worked to expand the musical theatre curriculum. Throughout his work at Clemson, Dr. Rash prepared and provided special music presentations for high-profile events including Campaign for Clemson, Major Gift Club, the Alumni Association and Foundation. He was the vocal music director for several Clemson Players Broadway musical productions including "The Music Man," "Carousel," "South Pacific" and "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." Dr. Rash played an integral role in the design of music facilities in the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts. He was promoted to full professor in 2000. Throughout his career, Dr. Rash conducted his choruses in featured performances at several music conventions including the National Convention of the American Choral Directors Association, the Music Educators National Conference, the Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses and the Texas Music Educators Association. He is a composer and arranger with works published by Carl Fischer, Mark Foster/Shawnee/Hal Leonard and Hinshaw Publishing. Dr. Rash has served as an adjudicator and conductor for choirs in twenty states. In retirement, he continues to adjudicate choirs for two national festival organizations.