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CURRENT POSITION Assistant Professor of Music Composition and Theory, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (August 2006) EDUCATION University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (Cincinnati, OH) DMA in Composition: August 2003 Studies in composition with Michael Fiday, Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon and Joel Hoffman Studies in choral conducting with Stephen Coker Additional studies in organ DMA Thesis: Fly Homeward, Mercury! for orchestra. Boston University (Boston, MA). Mus.M. In composition: 2000 Studies in composition with Theodore Antoniou and Charles Fussel Studies in instrumental conducting with Theodore Antoniou Studies in piano with Maria Clodes Jaguaribe Brigham Young University (Provo, UT) Bachelor of Music in Composition: 1998 Studies in composition with Michael Hicks, David Sargent and Stephen Jones Studies in voice with Kenneth Shelley, Arden Hopkin and Clayne Robison Additional studies in piano with Mona Smith and J.J. Keeler. Further studies: Wellesley Composers Conference Master classes with: Mario Davidovsky Eric Chasalow Judith Shatin Norfolk Contemporary Music Workshop lesson with Joan Tower Aspen Music Festival Master classes 2002: Christopher Rouse Nicholas Maw Private studies with George Tsontakis, 2001 Private lesson with Augusta Read Thomas, 2002 Instrumental conducting with Kory Katseanes, Assistant Conductor, Utah Symphony, 1999 AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS 2005 Finalist, ASCAP Rudolf Nissim Award for Orchestral Music 2005 Co-recipient Artist Grant from the Utah Arts Council 2003-04 J. William Fulbright Fellowship to study in Madrid, Spain with composer Antón García Abril; Research on composers of the Generation of ’51 2003 Commission from Jerome Composers Commissioning Program of the American Composers Forum to compose a new work for the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra 2003 Composition Fellow, Norfolk Contemporary Music Workshop/Yale Summer School of Music 2003 Composition Fellow, Wellesley Composer�s Conference 2003 Orchestral Composition Contest Winner, University of Cincinnati, College- Conservatory of Music; 2001 Winner as well 2002 Composition Fellow, Aspen Music Festival 2001 Jacob Druckman Prize for Orchestral Composition, Aspen Music Festival 2001 Scholarship recipient, Aspen Music Festival 1998 Vera Hinckley Mayhew Award for Musical Composition, Brigham Young University ACADEMIC AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music College-Conservatory of Music Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year, 2002-03 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, 2000-03 University Graduate Scholarship, 2000-03 Featured in Conservatory Alumni publication Communique, Spring 2002 Boston University Teaching Assistantship, 1998-2000 Departmental Honors, 2000 Brigham Young University Award from the Office of Research and Creative Activities (ORCA), 1998 Scholarship for Vocal Performance, 1991-1992, 1994-1995 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Indiana University South Bend Visiting Assistant Professor: 2005-06 Theory I, III: Basics of diatonic harmony through advanced chromaticisim. Music History I (1720-1850): Early eighteenth-century musical culture through earlier works of Schumann, Liszt, etc. Composition: Private composition lessons to graduate and undergraduate students. Choir: Conductor of a chamber vocal ensemble. University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music Graduate Teaching Assistant: 2000-2005 Composition: Private composition lessons to students with interests including contemporary art music, musical theater, popular music, and species counterpoint. Orchestration I � Orchestration II: Comprehensive course discussing fundamentals of instrumentation to the problems and issues of scoring for orchestra. Sophomore Music Theory: Core theory requirements for all music majors. Includes discussion of diatonic, chromatic and Twentieth-century techniques including set theory, serialism, synthetic scales and jazz. Instruction in aural skills and sight singing taught concurrently with harmonic component. Boston University Graduate Teaching Assistant: 1998-2000 Sight Singing and Aural Skills: Core musicianship requirement for all music majors. Taught at both freshman and sophomore levels. Keyboard Harmony: Mandatory component of music theory curriculum. Application of harmonic concepts to keyboard. Instructed students in sight-reading, harmonic progressions and voice leading, and figured bass. Brigham Young University Tutor: 1998 Assisted student enrolled in music appreciation course. Tutoring sessions focused on basic musical concepts of form, harmony and history. Other Copyist: 1999-2000 Assisted blind composer Koray Sazli in a volunteer capacity. LECTURES AND PAPERS Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead MN, January 2005 To students and faculty. Includes masterclass with students from Moorhead, North Dakota State and Concordia. “Cultural Reconstruction and the Crisis of Conquest: Plotting the Parallels of Vanguardia, Democracy and Nationalism in Spain’s Generation of ’51.” Paper given at the Aspen Composers Conference, Aspen, CO, August 2004. “Musical Cryptology in Shostakovich’s Eighth String Quartet.” Lecture given in the department of Romance Languages, University of Cincinnati, May, 2003. “Twentieth Century Art Music in Spain: A Survey.” Lecture given before student composers, University of Cincinnati, Winter, 2003. PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE VOICE Baritone soloist, section leader St. Xavier Catholic Church, Cincinnati, Ohio (2000). University of Cincinnati, CCM, Chorale (2001-02). Brigham Young University Concert Choir Choir member and ensemble soloist (1991-92, 1994-96, 1997-98). Opera scenes from Carmen. BYU Homecoming Spectacular (1994). CONDUCTING Rehearsal conductor of Passion Prayers by Augusta Read Thomas, Music 2001, Cincinnati, Ohio. Conducted chamber work Twenty-seven, Music 2001. Christmas choral program, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Cincinnati, 2000-2001. Composers Choir, Brigham Young U., 1997-1998. Additional works by colleagues in recital. PIANO/KEYBOARD Organist, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Madrid, Spain, 2003-2004; Cincinnati, OH, 2000-2002. Accompanist, private voice lessons, BYU, 1998. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE Music 2003 Administrative assistant to festival organizer Joel Hoffman. Music 2001 Festival Librarian. MEMBERSHIPS College Music Society (CMS) American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) COMPUTER/TECHNICAL Computer assisted synthesis with MIDI and MAX/MSP MIDI sequencing Notation with Sibelius Extensive knowledge of Mac OS and Windows Students at Boston University incorporated MacGamut into Curriculum LANGUAGES English — Native speaker Spanish — Written and spoken competence REFERENCES ROBERT ZIEROLF Chair, Department of Music Theory, History and Composition College-Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati PO Box 210003 Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003 AUGUSTA READ THOMAS Composer-in-Residence Chicago Symphony Orchestra 330 South Michigan Avenue, Apt. 1804 Chicago, IL 60604 RICARDO ZOHN-MULDOON Professor of Composition Eastman School of Music 145 Commonwealth Road Rochester, NY 14618 Available upon request JOEL HOFFMAN Professor of Composition College-Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati PO Box 210003 Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003 MICHAEL FIDAY Assistant Professor of Composition College-Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati PO Box 210003 Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003 JOAN TOWER Professor of Music Bard College 26 North Drive Red Hook, NY 12571 MIGUEL ROIG-FRANCOLI Associate Professor of Music Theory College-Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati PO Box 210003 Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003 STEPHEN COKER Associate Professor of Choral Music College-Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati PO Box 210003 Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003 MICHELE VIALET Professor of Romance Languages and Literature McMicken College of Arts and Sciences University of Cincinnati PO Box 6472 Cincinnati, OH 45206