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Daron Hagen
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Father, husband, artist
What composer’s and lawyers have in common. Three minute read. www.daronhagen.com/blog/2025/11...
On Work — Daron Hagen
We play to work; we work to play.
www.daronhagen.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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"Hell no. We don't agree w/ each other about finance, we don't agree w/ each other about immigration, we don't agree w/ each other on foreign affairs – but by God, we can agree we don't want to be ruled by a hand full of rich men who think they're better than the rest of us."

Heather Cox Richardson
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
October 27, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Congrats to the “I Hear America Singing” team!
October 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Thank you Edinburgh Film Awards for making our #operafilm “I Hear America Singing” a semi finalist in the fall competition. Wish us luck in the final round!
October 15, 2025 at 2:19 AM
October 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
FYC in these three Grammy® categories:

➤"Best Contemporary Classical Composition" ("Everyone, Everywhere")
➤"Best Choral Performance" (The Cecilia Chorus of NY and Orchestra / Mark Shapiro)
➤"Best Engineered Album, Classical" (Andreas K. Meyer)

Listen: naxos.lnk.to/8579180
October 4, 2025 at 2:58 AM
EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE has been entered for "Best Contemporary Classical Composition," for "Best Choral Performance,” and "Best Engineered Album, Classical" in the Grammy® FYC-honored to have composed this work for these amazing artists.

more: naxos.lnk.to/8579180
More: www.burningsled.org/everyone
September 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Daron Hagen: Shining Brow: “When I woke up this morning . . .”

The first day of May is International Workers’ Day. Workers and the labour movements are celebrated worldwide on this day. This May, the Daily Classical Music Post will honour and commemorate the struggles, achievements, rights, and […]
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May 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Thank you, Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival for honoring our Operafilm “I Hear America Singing” with Orson Welles platinum awards for BEST MUSIC SCORE, BEST WRITER, BEST DIRECTOR, and the Orson Welles silver award BEST PICTURE. Learn more : www.americasinging.art
September 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
A wrap on year ten of serving as co-director of music composition for the Wintergreen Music Festival. Such a pleasure. Pictured with artistic director @Erin Freeman and co-composition chair @Gilda Lyons
August 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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July 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
July 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Amazing news! I Hear America Singing was just selected by Paris Film Awards via FilmFreeway.com!
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July 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Amazing news! I Hear America Singing was just selected by New York Movie Awards via FilmFreeway.com!
Film Festivals, Screenplay Contests, Submissions
Enter the world's best film festivals and screenplay contests. FilmFreeway makes it easy to discover, submit and get tickets to thousands of events.
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June 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
A new playlist has been posted on the Daron Hagen website featuring new commercial releases and several archival recordings from the vault.
May 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Thank you, Mindfield Film Festival!
May 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Thank you #losangelesfilmawards for honoring us with the BEST MUSICAL / DANCE FILM laurel as well as an honorable mention in the BEST INDIE FILM category.
May 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This.
April 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
My #operafilm “9/10: Love Before the Fall” (now streaming on @amazonprime.bsky.social video) will screen on June 19 in the Marina del Rey Film Festival. I’ll be there!
February 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM