Curriculum Vitae
Included below are selections from from my CV.
For a complete copy, please contact me.
Current Position
Director of Percussion Studies, Longwood University (2004 - present)
- Applied undergraduate/graduate lessons for majors, minors, and elective students
- Musical director/conductor for the Longwood University Percussion Ensemble
- Instructor, Percussion Methods for Instrumentalists /Vocalists
- Instructor, Science of Music seminar
- Advise senior projects for percussion majors
- Assist with planning of future Music Technology degree
- Perform annual faculty recitals, recruiting trips, order/maintain equipment, etc.
Education
Northwestern University, 2004
- Master of Music in Percussion Performance, Master of Music in Music Technology
- Thesis topic:Visual influence on auditory perception of marimba tones
Pennsylvannia State University, 2002
- Bachelor of Musical Arts, Percussion Performance
- Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
- Schreyer Scholar, graduating with honors in Computer Science and Music
- Thesis topic:Computer Aided Analysis of Post-Tonal Music
Major Solo Performances
- Guest Artist (soloist/conductor), Penn State University (2007)
- Soloist, Concerto for Marimba (David Long), Longwood University Wind Symphony (2007)
- Invited soloist, Alvin Lucier Festival (2006)
- Guest Artist/Soloist, University of Virginia Percussion Ensemble (2006)
- Longwood University Faculty Recitals (2005, 2006)
- Digitalis – New Electronic Music in Charlottesville (2005)
- Virginia/DC Day of Percussion (2005)
- Soloist with Penn State Mallet Ensemble, MENC National Convention (2001)
- Solo recital, Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association State Convention (2000)
Major Orchestra/Opera Performances
- See performance page
Select Chamber/Percussion Ensemble Performances
- PASIC 2006 Focus Day – Time to Burn (by Judith Shatin, co-commissioned with I-Jen Fang)
- Project:Percussion - Richmond Percussion Festival (2007)
- Musser Marimba Orchestra Tribute with Gordon Stout, She-e Wu, and Bob Becker (2006)
- Flute/Marimba Duo, Sally Irwin faculty recital (2005)
- Elliot Carter 95th Birthday Celebration, conducted by Jan Williams (2004)
- New Music Marathon: from A to Z! (2003)
- New Music Northwestern – A Boulez Celebration (2002)
- Lakeside Brass, Lake Forest, Illinois (2002)
- Music Educators National Convention, Penn State University Mallet Ensemble (2001)
- Pennsylvania Day of Percussion with Penn State University Percussion Ensemble (1999)
Recordings
- Northwestern University Percussion Ensemble (to be released in 2007 by Resonator Records)
- Charlottesville Symphony Orchestra 30th Anniversary Season Album (2004)
Major Research Presentations
- 2007 Society for Music Perception and Cognition (Montreal, Canada)
- 2007 Acoustical Society of America (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- 2007 KTH Sound and Music Computing Summer School (Stockholm, Sweden)
- 2007 Vision Sciences Society 6th Annual Conference (Sarasota, Florida)
- 2006 International Conference on Music and Gesture (Royal Northern College of Music, UK)
- 2006 9th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (Bologna, Italy)
- 2005 Vision Sciences Society 4th Annual Conference (Sarasota, Florida)
- 2004 8th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition (Evanston, IL)
- 2003 Midwest Graduate Music Consortium Conference (Evanston, Illinois)
- 2002 Association for Technology in Music Instruction / CMS Conference, (Kansas City, Missouri)
Select Publications
- Hearing Gestures, Seeing Music, Perception (2007)
- Do We Hear Silent Gestures? Invited lay-language version of technical paper presented at the 153rd meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (2007)
- Visual influence on music performance is dependent upon inter-modal relationship. Proceedings of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition conference (2007)
- Vision influences judgments of acoustic duration, proceedings of the 153rd meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (2007)
- Musical use of Visual Gesture: the importance of contextual information in sensory integration: proceedings of the Vision Sciences Society (2007)
- Visual Gestures: perceptual costs and benefits of gestures, proceedings of ICMPC9 (2006)
- Music Perception and the computer aided analysis of music, proceedings of ICMPC9 (2006)
- Percussive Gestures, proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Music & Gesture (2006)
- CrossTalk: Technology in the College Percussion Curriculum, Percussive Notes (2005)
- Seeing Music, Hearing Gestures, proceedings of Vision Sciences Society (2005)
- Influence of Visual Information on Stroke Type Perception, proceedings of ICMPC8 (2004)
- Computer Aided Analysis of Post-Tonal Music, Pittsburgh Undergraduate Review (2002)
- Princeton Marimba Festival, Percussive News (November, 2001)
- Composer of “Reflections for Percussion” Per-Mus Publications (1997)
Select Premiers/Commissions
- Time to Burn (Judith Shatin), co-commissioned with I-Jen Fang and premiered at PASIC 2006
- Magnificat (Gordon Ring), premier conducted by the composer (2006)
- Made In America (Joan Tower), co-premiered by the Charlottesville Symphony (2006)
- Ground Loops - For Percussion and Internet (Peter Traub), premiered at Digitalis 2005
- Overture for Orchestra (James Gammon), premiered by the Charlottesville Symphony (2004)
- Experimental Pavement (Brett Dietz), premiered by NU Contemporary Music Ensemble (2003)
- Dancing Hanumann (Mekara Chaipruk), premiered by NU Contemporary Music Ensemble (2002)
- Lucifer, Angel of Light (Rob Reinhart), premiered by NU Contemporary Music Ensemble (2002)
- Matrix, Peter Dawson Buck, premiered by the Penn State Mallet Ensemble (2001)
Product Endorsements
- Sabian Cymbals (2005 - present)
Awards/Honors
- Northwestern Eckstein Grant for graduate study, $26,000 (2002 - 2004)
- Brewster Scholarship Recipient for graduate study in music, $9000 (2001)
- Research Grants from Penn State University, $1200 (2001 – 2002)
- Penn State University Creative Achievement Award (2002)
- Edythe Portz Prize for outstanding publication in Pittsburgh Undergraduate Review (2002)
- First Runner-up, Music Teachers National Association Percussion Competition (2000)
- Winner, Phi Mu Alpha Wind Ensemble Concerto Competition (1998)
- Bryce Jordan Music Excellence Scholarship (1997-2002) Academic Excellence Scholarship (1997-2001)
Additional Teaching Experience
- Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Percussion Faculty (2003, 2004)
- Preparing Future Faculty Program, Northwestern University (2002-2003)
- Percussion Consultant, McHenry County Youth Orchestra (2002-2003)
- Marching Percussion Instructor, Lake Braddock High School (1997-2002)
Service
- Chair, Percussive Arts Society Music Technology Committee (2007 – present)
- Lead annual committee meetings at PASIC (international conference)
- Assist with planning/selections of Music Technology sessions at PASIC
- Plan future directions of Music Technology Committee
- Chair, Percussive Arts Society Percussive Notes Music Technology Subcommittee (2003 – present)
- Solicit, recruit, and edit articles for Music Technology Column of Percussive Notes
- Report to Committee Chair at annual PASIC meetings
- Farmville area representative, Virginia chapter of the Percussive Arts Society (2007 – present)
- Simkins Lecture Series, proposal and organization for campus vist of David Huron (2007)
- High School outreach concerts/visits, both as soloist and with the Longwood Percussion Ensemble
Affiliations
- Phi Beta Kappa Honors Fraternity
- Pi Kappa Lambda Music Fraternity
- Tau Beta Pi Honors Engineering Fraternity
- Percussive Arts Society
- Delta Omicron Music Fraternity
- Golden Key Honor Society
- National Society of Collegiate Scholars
- Acoustical Society of America
- Vision Sciences Society
- Society for Music Perception and Cognition
High School Clinics/Runout Concerts
- Youth Orchestra of Prince William Percussion Ensemble, David Salisbury director (2008)
- Midlothian High School, hosted by Chris Thomas and Gordon Rawls (2007)
- Thomas Edison High School, hosted by Dan Booth and Erik Richards (2007)
- Monacan High School, hosted by Jennifer Ryan (2006)
- Atlee High School, hosted by Matt McCutchen (2006)
- Monticello High School, hosted by Susan Nothnagle (2006)
- Lake Braddock High, hosted by Roy Holder (2005)
References
- Available upon request.
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