In May of 2008, his most recent work, Penumbrae for clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano (2008), was premiered by the Moscow Conservatory's Studio for New Music in the Conservatory's Rachmaninoff Hall. The ensemble has recorded the work for a forthcoming CD (winter 2008-09). (Ex)changing (Ex)tracts for violin and piano (2007) was commissioned by Austrian violinist Wolfgang David, who recently gave performances of the work with David Gompper (piano) in Germany and in Estonia. In February of 2008, Downward Courses for solo piano (2006) received its 16th and 17th performances in the Green Room of San Francisco's Veterans Memorial Building and in Atlanta at the Society of Composers, Inc. (SCI) national conference. Downward Courses has been recorded by pianist Stacey Barelos and will be available on a disc of 21st-century piano music by American composers (fall 2008). Edges (2006) for an ensemble of 16 players, received multiple performances by the University of Iowa's renowned Center for New Music during the ensemble's spring tour in 2006. Edges is now available on an Albany label disc commemorating the Center's fortieth anniversary. Current projects include a new work for saxophonist Kenneth Tse, a song cycle for soprano Michelle Crouch which will use texts from the Confessions of St. Augustine, and a work for flute, saxophone and piano commissioned by Joseph Dangerfield.

Dahn studied music theory and composition at Houston Baptist University (BM) with composer Ann K. Gebuhr and at Western Michigan University (MM) with composer C. Curtis-Smith. He received his doctorate in music composition from the University of Iowa in May of 2006 where he studied with David Gompper.

Presently, he teaches music theory and composition at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. He lives with his lovely wife Yu Jueng and their Italian greyhound, “Flag,” who terrorizes the neighborhood.

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