D.M.A., University of Miami Frost School of Muisc; M.A. and B.A., Virginia Tech
Associate Professor of Music, Director of Jazz Studies, Applied Low Brass
W. Dayl Burnett is a native of Falls Church Virginia, and holds a B.A. and M.A. in
Music from Virginia Tech, and a D.M.A. from the Frost School of Music at the University
of Miami. He was a member of the U.S. Air Force Academy band and director of the “Shades
of Blue” jazz ensemble at the Military Airlift Command Band, Scott Air Force Base
Illinois. Dayl has also been a featured soloist with the Virginia Symphony and Roanoke
Symphony Orchestras. For nearly twenty years he was principal trombonist of Opera
Roanoke and the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra. Recently, Dayl has performed with the
Atlantic Coast Orchestra, the Florida Grand Opera and the Palm Beach Pops. In addition
to teaching at Radford University, Dayl has served on the faculties of Arkansas Tech,
Virginia Tech, Roanoke College, Christopher Newport University, Ferrum College, and
the College of William and Mary. Some notable musicians and personalities that Dayl
has performed with include Bruce Hornsby, Arturo Sandoval, Tony Bennett, David Sandborn,
Doc Severinsen, Billy Taylor, the Moody Blues, and has recorded with Ray Charles.
In addition, Dayl has performed with the internationally acclaimed Empire Brass Quintet.