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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
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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)
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)
SELECTED PERFORMANCES
- 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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