Pastor, Tenor, Pianist, and Conductor, Daniel Salls has enjoyed a successful career, both as an artist, a pedagogue, and as a professional performer. Born in Seoul, South Korea, Daniel Salls began his musical studies at the age of six. He has earned bachelor degrees, in both voice and piano performance emphasis from West Virginia University, and a master degree from University of Texas at Austin in opera performance. He has received numerous scholarships and honorable awards such as, participating in the master classes with world renowned performers, winning many international and domestic competitions both as the singer and as the pianist. Daniel Salls worked as a staff accompanist for high schools and university programs, as a music director for numerous churches, as an opera singer with a company such as Austin Lyric Opera, as a stage director for universities, and as a soloist for many organizations and institutions. He has made multiple appearances as a soloist and as a solo pianist including performances with the WVU symphony orchestra playing Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1, Austin Lyric Opera, Bethany College Gala. Mr. Salls has also given collaborative performances in many notable venues and festivals, including the Opera Works, the International Opera Tours in Mexico, Costa Rica, Germany, the Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Baptist Convention. Some of his operatic roles includes Ferrando (Cosi fan tutte), Nemorino (L’Elisir d’Amore), Sam Polk (Susannah), Candide (Candide), Tamino (Die Zauberflote), and Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi). At the age of 21, Daniel Salls began his first ministry experience as an orchestra director at the Morgantown Korean Church in Morgantown, WV., and he continued on as a music director at such churches as the Vision of Heaven Baptist church in South Korea, the Austin Korean Presbyterian church in Austin, TX, and the Lone Camp Baptist Church in Palo Pinto, TX. Upon receiving the Master of Divinity degree from the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, he was ordained as a pastor in the year of 2012 and has served as the Pastor of Music and Senior Adult at the Bella Vista Baptist Church AR, and now serving at Birchman Baptist Church as the worship pastor where he is in charge of 450 people department and 10,000 people attendance productions annually.