Daniel Bartley

Brass Team

Daniel Bartley is currently a student at Southern Methodist University, pursuing a Master’s of Music Composition degree while serving as a Graduate Assistant for the SMU Mustang Band.

He recently graduated from the University of Arkansas in the spring of 2025 with a Bachelor of Music degree in Instrumental Education and Music Composition. Additionally, Daniel spent the falls of 2023 and 2024 on the Fayetteville High School marching band tech team in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He has also worked with Texas marching bands at Anna High School, Canton High School, and Grand Saline High School as a choreographer, visual instructor, and music technician.

Daniel began his DCI journey with the Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps in 2018 and 2019 as a baritone member. He then was a member of the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps from 2020 to 2023. From 2021 to 2023, Daniel was a baritone soloist for the Blue Stars, while serving as horn sergeant in 2023. He also was part of the Blue Stars 60th Anniversary Alumni Corps in 2024. The time Daniel has spent as a performer in the marching arts is something he will always cherish.

Daniel is thrilled for his second year on the Blue Stars brass team in 2026.