Danielle Fisher (b. 1986) is a composer, educator and performer living in Dallas, Texas. This fall, Fisher will be on the inaugural staff of newly built Jimmy Don Aycock Middle School in Killeen, TX and will serve as the school’s first band director. Fisher spends much of her time composing and arranging for her own students as well as her colleagues and their young ensembles throughout the country. In addition to her work in the public schools, Fisher currently serves as Staff Arranger for Maryland Chamber Winds, and has produced over fifteen original compositions, transcriptions, and arrangements for MCW since 2016. She is a founding member of the group and enjoys frequent collaborations with the organization.

Fisher received a B.M.E. in Music Education and a B.M. in Music Theory/Composition from Illinois State University where she studied composition with David Maslanka, Martha Horst, and David Feurzeig. After her undergraduate work, she freelanced and managed large studios of trumpet and french horn students, first in central Illinois and then in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex while she completed her M.M. in Music Education at the University of North Texas. Her Master’s thesis led her to develop her ‘Little Band... BIG Impact’ body of repertoire, which makes standards of the wind literature available for adaptable ensemble settings. Danielle is a member of the Texas Music Educators Association and Women Band Directors International.