LOU BUNK

Curriculum Vitae

January 2010

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Music Composition and Theory
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2008

M.A., Music Composition
Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1998

B.A., Music Theory and Composition
Central Conn. State University, New Britain, CT, 1996

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor of Music
Franklin Pierce College, Ringe, NH, 2004-present
(A.P. since 2007)

• Computer Music I and II (Pro Tools, Max/MSP, composition and synthesis techniques)
• History of Electronic Music
• Recording Techniques
• Advanced Recording Techniques
• Advanced Computer Music Composition
• Music Composition
• Orchestration
• Fundamentals of Music
• Music in Our World
• Audio Production (for Mass Comm.)
• Sound Design (for Theatre)
• Private Guitar Instruction

Boston Conservatory, Adjunct Faculty, Boston, MA, 2004-2005

• Harmony and Counterpoint I and II
• Ear Training I-IV
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2000-2003
• Introduction to Electro-Acoustic Music  (TA)
• Advanced Electro-Acoustic Music  (TA) 
• Ear Training I and II

Cambridgeport School, Cambridge, MA, 2000

• Priivate Guitar Instruction

Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1997-98

• Music Theory I and II (TA)

 

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Studio Director, Franklin Pierce Computer Music Studio, Rindge, NH, 2004-Present
Concert Producer, Open Sound, Somerville MA, 2005-Present
Community Arts Organizer, Somerville Arts Council, Somerville, MA, 2005-Present (Chair since 2007)
Sound Designer, American Repertory Theater, Cambridge MA, 2003-2005
Concert Director, New Music Brandeis, Waltham, MA, 2002-2003
Assistant Studio Director, Brandeis Electro-Acoustic Music Studio, Waltham, MA, 2001-2003
Assistant Producer/Audio Engineer, BEAMS Electronic Music Marathon, 2001 and 2003


HONORS, AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS

• ICMC, jury selected performance of Luna, 2006
• SEAMUS, jury selected performance of Luna, 2005
• SEAMUS/ASCAP Student Commission Competition, Finalist, 2003
• ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composers Award, Finalist, 2001
• CASMI Scholarship for study in Prague, 2001
• Ladislav Kubik International Prize in Composition, Finalist, 2001
• Irving Fine Fellowship for Music Composition, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 1999-2003
• Roma And Raymond Wittcoff Scholarship, Washington University, St Louis, MO, 1996-1998

 

INVITED LECTURES/SEMINARS

• Harvard University, “Unmusic” roundtable
• Wellesley College, lecture/recital on my improvised electro-acoustic music
• California State University, Fresno, lecture/recital on my electro-acoustic music
• Boston Modern Orchestra Project, developed a Hip-hop opera with High School students in Boston
• Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble, workshop on improvisation and electronic music
• Yale University, presentation on analytical topics related to Ligeti’s String Quartet #1
• Somerville Arts Council, moderate discussion on music and video “mash-ups”
• Harvard University, lecture on my electro-acoustic music

 

AREAS OF INTEREST AND SPECIALIZATION

 

Composition:

• Compositional techniques of acoustic, electro-acoustic and computer concert music
• Exploration of timbre, microtones and their effect on musical narrative
• Songwriting in classical and popular styles

Electronic Music:

• Interactive and computer generated sound design
• Electronics and solo instrument genre
• History of electronic music

Theory and Analysis:

• Analysis of timbre based music
• Morton Feldman’s Viola in My Life (2)
• Compositional and theoretical issues of tonal and post-tonal music

Other:

• Improvisation using MAX/MSP and found objects
• Sound design for theatre
  

COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC MUSIC SKILLS

 

• Programming skills in MAX/MSP and C-Sound
• Extensive knowledge of MIDI, digital and analog synthesis, computer engraving, and sequencing
• Other music software: Pro Tools, Reason, Ableton Live, Finale, Digital Performer, Sound Forge, Sonar

 

TEACHERS


Composition: David Rakowski, Martin Boykan, Michael Tenzer, Roland Jordan, Ladislav Kubik, John Perkins, and Yehidu Weiner

Electronic Music: Eric Chasalow, John Mallia

Theory and Analysis: Robert Snarrenberg, Alan Keiler, and Anton Vishio

 

SUMMER COMPOSITION PROGRAMS


June in Buffalo, Buffalo NY, 2004
(Roger Reynolds, Horatio Vaggione)
Acanthes, Avignon, France, 2003
(Klaus Huber, Toshio Hosokawa)
June in Buffalo, Buffalo NY, 2002
(Jonathan Harvey, Philippe Manoury)
Acanthes, Avignon, France, 2002
(Ivan Fedele, Brian Ferneyhough)
CASMI, Prague Czech Republic 2001
(Ladislav Kubik)


PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS


• SEAMUS, Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States
• ICMA, International Computer Music Association
• IRCAM Forum
• ASCAP
• Score Board, Boston Modern Orchestra Project Composer’s Group
• ONDA, electronic music ensemble, 2002-2003
• Dal Niente, Composers Group
• College Music Society
• Society for Music Theory

SOUND DESIGN FOR THEATRE


• 5/2009, A Gift From John
  directed by Lia Wright, Calderwood Pavilion
• 11/2007, The American Clock
  directed by Nancy Stone, Franklin Pierce University
• 5/2007, In Chains, We Lay this Rose: A Hip Hop Chronicle of Race, Class, and Prisons in the American Labor Movement
  directed by Aaron Schildkrout, Hibernian Hall
• 5/2007, Opening the Eyes of Colorblind America
  directed by Aaron Schildkrout, Hibernian Hall
• 10/2006, First Blush
  directed by Eve Munson, Boston Playwrights Theatre
• 6/2005, Love’s Labour’s Lost
  directed by Robert Bella, The American Repertory Theatre
• 3/2005, A Bright Room Called Day
  directed by Scott Zigler, The American Repertory Theatre
• 3/2005, The Illusion
  directed by Sarah Fiedberg, The Devanaughn Theatre
• 2/2005, The Bacchae
  directed by Kevin Kuhlke, The American Repertory Theatre
• 1/2005, The Transformation of Benno Blimpie
  directed by Marcus Stern, The American Repertory Theatre
• 11/2004, The Trojan Women
  directed by Andrey Shchukin
  The American Repertory Theatre
• 10/2004, Peace, Liberty and Safety
  directed by Sam Weisman, The American Repertory Theatre

 

PUBLICATIONS AND RELEASES

Form-and-timbre: The BSC and the Boston Improvising Community

• Book chapter in “Analytical Studies in World Music”, Oxford University Press (2010)

An Evolving State of Déjà Vu: Orbital Form in Morton Feldman’s The Viola in My Life (2)

• Dissertation (2008)

Etude: Being and Becoming

• Included in etude collection “Snare Drum Collection”, The Percussion Arts Society (2008)

Player Piano

• Included on the compilation recording  “The Player Piano Project”, Vera Ikon Productions (2007)

COMPOSITIONS

• From a Memory of Death, for chamber orchestra (IN PROGRESS)
• Being and Becoming, for toy piano and electronics (2010)
• Being and Becoming, for improvising ensemble (2010)
• Etude: Being and Becoming, for xylophone (2010)
• Em see Pea, for fixed electronic media, (2009)
• The Ant’s Elbow, for two soprano saxophones, (2009)
• Tower, for found sounding objects, contact mics and MAX/MSP, (2008)
• Etude: Being and Becoming, for snare drum (2008)
• Player Piano, for player piano (2007)
• Piano Trio, for violin, cello and piano (2006)
• Being and Becoming, for saxophone and percussion (2005)
• Being and Becoming, for fixed electronic media and 8 speakers (2004)
• Star of Love, An Opera for Children, for full chamber orchestra, chorus and six principle voices (2004)
• Being and Becoming, for guitar, sine wave, MAX/MSP (or fixed electronic media) and 1 speaker (2003)
• Being and Becoming, for bass clarinet (2003)
• Variation, for violin, percussion, voice and MAX/MSP (2003)
• Beneath a Highway Near the Holland Tunnel for fl, cl, perc, pn, vlc (2003)
• High and Low are Mutually Posited for violin, perc, voice and MAX/MSP (2002)
• Luna, for alto saxophone and MAX/MSP (or fixed electronic media) and 2 speakers (2002)
• Ensemble, for mixed ensemble (2002)
• in memoriam george harrison, for prepared piano and fixed electronic media and 2 speakers (2001)
• Es vee Pea, for solo violin (2000)
• Es cue Pea, for string quartet (2000)
• Return, for viola and piano (2000)
• Six Pococos, for solo cello (1999)
• Kitchen Mix, fixed electronic media and 2 speakers (1999)
• The Garden, for baritone and ensemble (1998)
• Duo, for oboe and viola (1997)
• Octet, mixed ensemble (1997)
• Five Pieces for Piano  (1996)
• Meditation on the Void, for mezzo-sop.& piano (1996)
• Piano Trio, for violin, cello and piano (1995)

• 12/2009, Es vee Pea
  Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston, MA  
• 11/2009, Em see Pea
  Art for Water, Rindge, NH
• 11/2009, The Ant’s Elbow
  Nicholls State University, Thibodaux
• 11/2009, The Ant’s Elbow
  Open Ears Series, Blue Nile, New Orleans
• 11/2009, The Ant’s Elbow
  Southeastern State University, Hammond
• 11/2009, The Ant’s Elbow
  Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
• 4/2009, Luna
  Lutkin Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
• 4/2009, Luna
  Immediate Arts, Minneapolis, MN
• 4/2009, Luna
  University of Wisconsin-Oskkosh, WI
• 4/2009, Luna
  Grant Hall, University of Missouri-Kansas City, MO
• 3/2009, Luna
  Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH
• 3/2009, Luna
  Woody Tanger Auditorium, Brooklyn College, NY
• 3/2009, Luna
  University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, England
• 3/2009, Luna
  Conservatorio di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
• 3/2009, Luna
  Istituto Boccherini, Lucca, Italy
• 3/2009, Luna
  Essl Museum, Vienna, Austria
• 12/2008, Six Pococos
  Multilaterale, Montreuil, France 
• 10/2008, Etude: Being and Becoming
  Percussive Arts Society, Boston, MA
• 4/2008, Being and Becoming
  Third Life Studio, Somerville, MA
• 2/2008, Luna
  Centre for Music Composition and Performance in Athens, Greece
• 2/2008, Player Piano
  Alfred Newman Concert Hall
  University of Southern California
• 12/2007, 2Lous
  119 Studio, Lowel, MA
• 10/2007, 2Lous
  Secret Loft Show, Boston, MA
• 5/2007, Luna
  Conservatory van Amsterdam
• 5/2007, Being and Becoming
  Harvard Music Association, Boston, MA
• 4/2007, Being and Becoming
  Half Marathon, Brandeis University
• 3/2007, Trio
  Slosberg Hall, Brandeis University
• 12/2006, Luna
  University of Central Missouri
• 11/2006, Luna
  ICMC 2006, New Orleans, LA
• 2/2006, Luna
  SPARK 2006, Minneapolis, MN
• 4/2005, Luna
  SEAMUS 2005, Muncie, IN
• 4/2005, Being and Becoming
  Tenri Cultural Institute, NYC
• 4/2005, Being and Becoming
  Musica Eclectica, Quincy, MA
• 3/2005, Being and Becoming
  Mills Gallery BCA, Boston, MA
• 11/2004, Being and Becoming
  Kerrytown Concert Hall, Ann Arbor, MI
• 9/2004, Being and Becoming
  The Remote Lounge, NYC
• 7/2004, Beneath a Highway Near the Holland Tunnel
  The Walden School, Dublin, NH
• 6/2004, Being and Becoming
  June in Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
• 5/2004, Being and Becoming
  Wired for Sound, Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA
• 4/2004, Kitchen Mix
  Rose Art Museum, Waltham, MA
• 3/2004, Luna
  Slosberg Recital Hall, Brandeis University
• 2/2004, Being and Becoming
  Slosberg Hall, Brandeis University
• 10/2003, Being and Becoming
  Slosberg Hall, Brandeis University
• 4/2003, Variation
  Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge, MA
• 4/2003, in memoriam george harrison
  American Composers Series, Trossingen, Germany
• 4/2003, Luna
  Goucher College, Baltimore, MD
• 3/2003, in memoriam george harrison
  SEAMUS 2003, Tempe, AZ
• 3/2003, Variation
  Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge, MA
• 3/2003, High and Low are Mutually Posited
  Slosberg Hall, Brandeis University
• 3/2003, Beneath a Highway Near the Holland Tunnel
  Slosberg Hall, Brandeis University
• 12/2002, High and Low are Mutually Posited
  CCRMA, Stanford University
• 12/2002, Kitchen Mix
  University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
• 9/2002, in memoriam george harrison
  Computer Arts Festival, Padova, Italy
• 6/2002, in memoriam george harrison
  June in Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
• 4/2002, Kitchen Mix
  CCRMA, Stanford University  
• 3/2002, Ensemble
  Slosberg Hall, Brandeis University
• 1/2002, in memoriam george harrison
  Slosberg Hall, Brandeis University
• 7/2001, Return
  Dvorak Museum, Prague, Czech Republic
• 12/2000, Es vee Pea
  Washington St. Art Gallery, Cambridge MA
• 11/2000, Es cue Pea
  Slosberg Hall, Brandeis University
• 3/2000, Return
  Slosberg Hall, Brandeis University
• 11/1999, Six Pococo
  Slosberg Hall, Brandeis University

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