Daniel Pardo, D.M.A

Daniel Pardo

Assistant Professor
Flute
Phone: (936) 261-3321
Email: dapardo@pvamu.edu

Daniel Pardo, Assistant Professor of Flute at Prairie View A&M University, works
regularly as a studio musician in orchestral and commercial settings, fusing Western
Classical traditions with ethnic sounds and technology. Born in Bogota, Colombia,
Daniel’s performer/producer roles have led to special collaborations in recordings
and tours with L.A. producers K.C. Porter (Santana; Ricky Martin) and J.B. Eckl
(Santana; En Vogue), and artists such as Jeff Coffin, Karen Briggs, Jake Shimabukuro,
Steve Wiest, Bob Mintzer, Shango Dely, Rosana Eckert, Chris McDonald,
Giampiero Scuderi, Tyler Mire, Sergio Pamies, Drew Zaremba, Kyle Gordon,
Brasuka, Jose Aponte & Caribe Club, Keith Critcher & the EDCC Consert Series,
Cesar Lopez (Non-Violence Messenger for the United Nations), and Chicago
members James Pankow, Jason Scheff and Keith Howland.

“Daniel’s flute tracks are GREAT! Love the sound, performance, vibrato…
They make a big difference to my music, really bringing it to life!”
Richard Jacques -Film composer (James Bond 007: Blood Stone and Alice in
Wonderland)

“What a joy to write for Daniel Pardo! Concerto for Folded Space called for
an entire flute choir, some 56 separate tracks. Daniel played them all at the
virtuoso level and I could not be happier with the results! He is simply a
world-class musician of the highest order.”
Steve Wiest -Grammy-nominated composer & arranger

As an educator, Daniel has been invited to present in major conferences such as the
International Society for Improvised Music held in CalArts, the Texas Music Educators
Association Convention, and the Jazz Education Network Conference and universities in
North and South America including the University of North Texas, University of
Texas at Arlington, Texas State University, University of Northern Colorado,
Oklahoma Baptist University, University of Denver, and Universidad de Las
Americas (Quito, Ecuador).

In 2016, Daniel won 1st prize in the UNT Sherman-Barsanti Inspiration Award; A
campus-wide competition honoring creativity that carries a $10,000 prize, for his
innovative World Fusion arrangements/performances with From A Land Far Away.

In addition to earning national leadership awards in Colombia and the U.S.,
Daniel has been recognized for his contributions to the U.S. military with the Navy
and Marine Corps Achievement medal, Army Achievement medal, Army
Commendation medal, and the Colonel George Howard Citation of Musical
Excellence. Daniel holds music performance degrees from Texas State University
(B.M.), and the University of North Texas (M.M. and D.M.A.); and music business
and production certificates from the Berklee College of Music. Daniel’s principal
mentors include Fabio Londoño, Greg Patillo, Pedro Eustache, Adah Jones, and
Mary Karen Clardy.

Daniel Pardo is a Yamaha Performing Artist & Clinician.