Daniel Volovets

Daniel Volovets is a guitarist, composer, arranger, and instructor specializing in classical, flamenco, Latin American, and jazz music. Although born in the United States, his music is informed first and foremost by his Russian heritage. He was raised in a household of almost constantly reverberating musical notes and began his studies at the age of 7 with the renowned Russian classical guitarist Anatoly Shapiro. He subsequently also studied with classical/flamenco guitarist Tony Hauser and the legendary flamenco guitarist "El Payo" Humberto Wilkes. Daniel's mastery of many musical genres and aesthetics is evident in the breadth of his extensive repertoire, which spans numerous countries and eras. He is an accomplished arranger and composer, utilizing the harmonic and tonal possibilities of the guitar in his arrangements and compositions for both solo guitar and various ensembles. Daniel primarily plays guitars built by luthier Stephen Kakos. He also graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School with an M.D and balances careers in medicine and music, now as a psychiatry resident at the Hennepin-Regions Psychiatry Training Program.