Mr. Knopf's Page
 

Mr. Dan Knopf is the Director of Bands at Highlands Ranch High School.  He comes to Highlands Ranch after serving four years as the Director of Instrumental Music at South High School in Denver.

Mr. Knopf received a Bachelor of Music degree from The Juilliard School, where he was a bassoon student of Frank Morelli.  Mr. Knopf continued his studies with Mr. Morelli at Yale University, and earned a Master of Music degree.  He has been on the music faculty of the Metropolitan State College of Denver since 1999, and was previously on the music faculty at Western Connecticut State University.

 Mr. Knopf continues to perform actively as a chamber musician and soloist, and is a member of the Colorado Chamber Players. He has appeared as a soloist with the Colorado Chamber Players, the Evergreen Chamber Orchestra, and the MSCD Symphony Orchestra, among others.

 In his spare time, he also enjoys reading, acting, singing, composing and arranging. He is a member of Chamber Music America, the Colorado Music Educator’s Association, and MENC (the National Association for Music Education). Mr. Knopf’s mother, Tana, taught instrumental music in Denver Public Schools for 26 years, and is a counselor at Denver North High School. He was married to his fiancé Angela on June 4th , 2005.

   
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