Oboist, sometimes writer, and very tentative composer Daniel Hirshbein (he/him) is a Master’s student at Stony Brook University in the studio of James Austin Smith. He is a member of the Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra. He was a winner of the Michigan Youth Arts Festival Concerto Competition, and a finalist in the Dexter Youth Artist Competition. He was invited to the Lucerne Festival Academy and is a member of the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra.