Daniele Croce

Composer

Daniele Croce was born in Italy in 1992. He started composing at 11 years old and was later appointed Director of Music at his parish church. He received his M. Mus. from the Conservatory of Music in Cosenza, where he studied with composer Vincenzo Palermo and attended masterclasses with world-renowned composers.

Daniele has composed a substantial body of sacred music - including motets and four masses – as well as chamber and orchestral music. He has been commissioned for new works by numerous ensembles.

In 2024 he was awarded first prize at the San Colombano composition competition, and won second prizes at both the Gheorghe Dima and the Musica Sacra Nova international choral composition competitions. Daniele’s work was shortlisted at the Ortona International Composition Competition. In 2020 he was awarded third prize at the Alden-Biesen Composition competition in Belgium.

Daniele is a teacher at the Luca Marenzio Conservatory in Brescia, and serves as an international relations officer and translator at the Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency.