Resume

Education

  • Ph. D. Theory-Composition: Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 1989
  • M.A. Music: Radford University, Radford, Virginia 1985
  • B.M.ed. Music Education: James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia 1982

Professional Experience

Professor of Music (2005 - 2018)

Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill, Massachusetts

  • Coordinator of the Music Area
  • Teach music classes:
    • Performance Workshop
    • Music Technology
    • Music Theory 1-4
    • Aural Skills 1-4
    • Class Guitar
    • World Music
    • Introduction to Music

Director of Music and Arts (2001 - 2005)

Eno River Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship, Durham, North Carolina

  • Conductor of the Eno River Singers
  • Conductor of the Eno River Chamber Choir
  • Conductor of the Intergenerational Choir
  • Curator of the Art Gallery
  • Responsible for music for all services
  • In charge of music and arts budget, planning, and coordination

Associate Professor of Music (1992 - 2001)

Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, Vermont

  • Chair, Department of Fine and Performing Arts
  • Faculty Member, Division of Music
    • Taught a variety of courses in music and the arts
    • Developed a new major in Fine and Performing Arts
    • Developed interdisciplinary concentrations
    • Developed new courses and programs in the arts
    • Engaged in fund raising for performance events
    • Responsible for hiring and evaluating faculty
    • Developed eduational programs for local schools
    • Performed with local music and theater performances
    • Presented musical and theatrical performances

Assistant Professor of Music (1988-1992)

Waycross College, Waycross, Georgia

  • Head, Department of Music
    • Taught courses in music
    • Increased programs and offerings in the arts
    • Responsible for hiring and evaluating adjunct faculty
    • Increased enrollment of music majors
    • Performed with local music and theater performances

Graduate Teaching Assistant (1986-1988)

Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

  • Taught courses in theory and electronic music
  • Student manager, Electronic Music Lab
  • Recording Technician for music department and WKSU radio

Graduate Teaching Fellow (1983-1985)

Radford University, Radford, Virginia

  • Taught courses in theory and computer-assisted instruction.

Commissions

Honors

  • 1992: Kent State University Composition Prize for writing and performing Cry To Dark Pony
  • 1994: Vermont State Colleges Advanced Study Grant for writing and performing A Single Voice
  • 1995: Vermont State Colleges Advanced Study Grant for writing and performing Missa Unitas
  • 1996: Vermont State Colleges Advanced Study Grant for attending international premiere of The Cycles of Water in Vienna, Austria
  • 1998: Third Place, "Jihlava '98" International Choral Composition Contest sponsored by the Czech Republic for Three Songs
  • 1999: Honorable Mention, Americas Vocal Ensemble International Choral Composition Contest
  • 2000: Named Vermont Composer of the Year by the Vermont State Teachers Convention for Four Vermont Folk Songs
  • 2006: featured composer - UUMN Ballou-Channing Regional District Conference

Performances

  • Cry To Dark Pony: Annual Concerto & Composition Contest 1987
    • Kent State University Sinfonia, Ohio
  • A Single Voice: Brassfest: Johnson State College, Vermont 1995
    • Johnson State College Wind Ensemble
  • Up She Rises & Rising Forth Seattle, Washington 1995
    • No Bones About It Trombone Quartet
  • Three Madrigals: Butler University, Butler, Indiana 1996
    • Butler University Madrigal Singers
  • Introit: from Missa Unitas, Skaneateles, New York 1996
    • Skaneateles Brass Ensemble
  • Indra's Net: New Music Festival of Sandusky, Ohio 1996
    • Sandusky High School Symphonic Band
  • Cortege for Trumpet: Temple, Texas 1997
    • Ritmo Y Mas (professional Percussion ensemble) with Dr. Keith Benjamin, trumpet soloist University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory
  • Cycles of Water: Vienna, Austria 1997
    • "Mosaik" Vocal Ensemble
  • Journey Up Star Mountain: Roanoke, Virginia 1997
    • Eurydice Community Wind Ensemble
  • Temple Of Tolerance: Temple, Texas 1998
    • Temple College Wind Ensemble
  • Eternal Spirit: Vienna, Austria 1998
    • Montpelier Combined Choirs
  • Three Songs: Czech Republic 1998
    • "Jihlava '98" Festival Chorus
  • They Are One: St. Anne's Basilica, Quebec City, Canada 1999
    • Montpelier Combined Choirs
  • I Heard A Fly Buzz: University of Maine (Orono) 1999
    • Nancy Ellen Ogle, Professor of Voice

Publications

  • Encore Music Publishers
    • Cortege For Tuba: tuba & percussion 1992
    • Cry To Dark Pony: string orchestra 1992
    • The Foolish Fiddler: violin, cello, & narrator 1993
    • Cortege For Trumpet: trumpet & percussion 1993
    • By Folly Comes Delight: brass quintet 1993
    • Concert Fanfare: brass quintet 1993
    • The Insulting Quintet: brass quintet 1994
    • Westmore Fanfare: brass trio 1994
  • Nichols Music Company
    • Snapshots: brass quintet 1995
    • Three Sea Songs: tuba quartet 1995
    • Christmas Bells & Brass: brass quintet 1996
    • Rising Forth: trombone quartet 1997
    • Three For Christmas: brass quintet 1998
    • Moose River Suite: brass quintet 1998
    • Many A Twinkling Glimmer: horn quartet 1998
    • A Solemn Promise: tuba quartet 1998
  • Moon Of Hope Publishing
    • Three Madrigals on Shakespeare Texts: chorus 1996
  • Cimarron Music Publishing
    • A Little Something: trumpet quartet 1997
    • Dobbin, Dobbin: trombone quartet 1997
    • The 1812 OverDone: brass quintet & kitchen appliances 1998
    • Journey Up Star Mountain: wind ensemble 1998
  • Solid Brass Music
    • Chorales For Brass: brass quintet 1998
    • Two Chromatic Madrigals 1999
    • Brass Duets 2000
  • Wehr's Music House
    • May All The World Be Filled With Light: trumpet ensemble 1998
    • Wedding Music: brass quintet 1999
  • Yelton Rhodes Music
    • There Are Flowers: chorus & piano 1997
    • A Season Of Light: double chorus & organ 1997
    • Three Songs Of Rain: chorus & piano 1997
    • Go Now In Peace: chorus & piano 1998

Courses Taught

  • Music Theory I, II, III, and IV
  • Aural Skills I, II, III, and IV
  • Performance Workshop
  • Introduction to World Music
  • Music Fundamentals
  • Understanding Music (Appreciation)
  • Class Piano
  • Class Guitar
  • Class Voice
  • Class Composition
  • Basic Song Writing
  • Private Brass
  • Private Voice
  • Private Composition
  • Electronic Music
  • Experiencing The Arts
  • Sound Design

Ensembles Conducted

  • Waycross College Choir
  • Lyndon State College Choir
  • Burke Brass Quintet
  • Montpelier Unitarian-Universalist Chancel Choir
  • Eno River Singers
  • Eno River Chamber Choir
  • Eno River Bell Choir
  • Eno River Intergenerational Choir
  • The Bedford Four Vocal Quartet