THIS RECITAL HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO FALL 2025!
Duo Confluence! presents Homelands II on Friday, March 14th. Admission is free. No advanced registration is required.
Originally from Wyoming, Dr. Daniel Shineberg, MT-BC is an active freelance flutist, teacher, and board-certified music therapist in Austin, Texas. As a performer, Dr. Shineberg served eight seasons (2016-2023) as principal flutist of the Heritage Philharmonic in Independence, Missouri. He has also appeared with the Colorado Mahler Festival Orchestra, The Kansas City Symphony, and Topeka Symphony. He currently travels and performs frequently across the United States, having been invited to numerous universities and conservatories to provide outreach presentations, recitals, and masterclasses. His presentations, “The Mindful Flutist: Adapted Techniques in Trauma Informed Care for Studio Teaching,” and "From Les Six to Sobibor: Cultural Confluence in Leo Smit's Sonata for Flute and Piano," has garnered great acclaim. Dr. Shineberg is also a passionate promoter of new music and has traveled nationally with his recital series “Homelands,” with collaborative pianist, James Li. They has commissioned and given the world or national premieres of works by Christopher Caliendo, Aaron Riccuci Hill, Daniel Morel, and Hanki Kim. He continues to research music written for the flute by composers who perished in the Holocaust.
As a board-certified music therapist and specialist in behavioral health, Dr. Shineberg has presented his research in trauma informed care, teenagers at risk, substance abuse, and mental health at several national music therapy conferences, regional educational conferences, community outreach centers and non-profit organizations across the country. He also researches the effects of receptive music therapy with neurodivergent populations, the effects of utilizing Hip Hop and Rap in clinical sessions to decrease PTSD, and the social and emotional impacts of music in children’s television programming.
A passionate educator noted for his insightful and humanistic approach to teaching, Dr. Shineberg’s students have been selected to participate in Kansas and Missouri All-state bands, receive superior ratings in regional and district festivals, and have participated in the Kansas City Youth Orchestra programs as well as being accepted to acclaimed institutions across the country for further study. He also served on the faculties Missouri Valley College and Missouri Western State University teaching both applied flute and music history. He completed his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in flute performance as well as Master of Arts (Music Therapy emphasis) from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Master’s of Music from Boise State and his Bachelor’s of Music from the University of Wyoming. His teachers include Ebonee Thomas, Michael Gordon, Mary Posses, Jill Felber, Claudia Anderson, Nicole Riner, and additional Studies were completed with Marianne Gedigian and Jan Gippo.
Pianist, James Li is currently an adjunct faculty member in collaborative piano in the vocal area at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and previously served as a pianist at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City in 2023. Originally from Hong Kong, Mr. Li has studied with esteemed musicians, including Dr. Nicholas Phillips at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, and Sean Chen, third prize winner of the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, during his graduate studies at UMKC.
An active performer, Mr. Li won the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire’s 2017 Wind Band Concerto Competition, the 2017-2018 Orchestra Concerto Competition, and the 2021 Kansas City Sigma Alpha Iota Competition. He has performed internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, collaborating with prominent musicians and conductors. He has worked with renowned conductors Gerard Schwarz and Andy Einhorn, and has collaborated with distinguished musicians such as Jonathan Cohen, Sangyoon Kim, and Michael Schults.
Mr. Li holds a Master of Music in Piano Performance, a Master of Music in Collaborative Piano, an Artist Diploma from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire.
