EDUCATION
ACADEMIC | ||
| University of Miami | Doctor of Musical Arts | 2006 |
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Choral Conducting Dissertation: Christus by Franz Liszt, Bärenreiter-Verlag | ||
| The Juilliard School | Doctor of Musical Arts | 1988 |
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Organ Performance Dissertation: “Franz Liszt: Music for the Pope Among Instruments” | ||
| The Juilliard School | Master of Music | 1985 |
| Organ Performance | ||
| Texas Christian University | Graduate Study | 1983 |
| Organ Performance | ||
| Baylor University | Bachelor of Music, cum laude | 1982 |
| Organ Performance | ||
NON-ACADEMIC | ||
| Royal School of Church Music | Artist Diploma | 1991 |
| Istituto Italiano (Florence, Italy) | Italian language courses | 1994 |
PROFESSIONAL
CHURCHES | ||
| Redeemer Lutheran Church Christ Church St. Thomas Episcopal Church Mamaroneck United Methodist Church Central Presbyterian Church Bedford Presbyterian Church Trinity Episcopal Church Holy Trinity Catholic Church |
Director of Music Organist & Director of Music Organist Interim Director of Music Director of Music Interim Director of Music Organist & Choirmaster Director of Music |
2010–2011 2008–2009 2003–2004 2002–2003 1998–2000 1993–1994 1990–1992 1984–1990 |
ACADEMIC | ||
| University of Miami | Teaching Assistant | 2003–2006 |
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Interim Director, Collegium Musicum
Beginning & Intermediate Choral Conducting | ||
| Asheville-Buncombe Community College | Faculty | 1991–1992 |
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Director, Community Chorus
Appreciation of Music | ||
| The Juilliard School | Teaching Assistant | 1984–1988 |
| Texas Christian University
Private organ lessons |
Teaching Assistant | 1982–1983 |
| Baylor University | Teaching Assistant | 1979–1982 |
| Sight-singing, keyboard skills and ear training | ||
NON-ACADEMIC | ||
| Central City Chorus Cantarìa Mens Chorus Upstate Singers Allied New England Music Camp Camp Rising Sun S.C. Governor’s School for the Arts Texas Boys Choir |
Director of Music Founding Music Director Founding Music Director Conductor & Faculty Music Director Conductor & Faculty Conductor |
1998–2000 1997–1998 1996–1997 1994 1989 1986 1982–1993 |
WRITING + DESIGN | ||
| ModelExpo, Inc. University of Miami Choral Studies and Graduate School Alexander & Pamaro Printers Avenue Magazine |
Art Director Graphic/Web Design/ Copy Writing Graphic Design/Prepress Art Director |
2007–2009 2003–2009 2002–2003 2000–2001 |
SCHOLARSHIP
EDITOR | ||
| Liszt, Franz. Christus. Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag, 2008. Bülow, Hans von. Fünf Gedichte von Richard Pohl, Op. 15. Boston: ECS Publishing, 2008. |
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MAGAZINES + NEWSLETTERS | ||
| “Franz Liszt: Music for the Pope Among Instruments” in The American Organist, 40, No. 1, Jan 2006. “Changing Bodies, Changing Voices” in Choral Journal, 46, No. 6, December 2005. “Franz Liszt’s Oratorio Christus” in Choral Journal, 46, No. 5, November 2005. “Would the real Christus please stand up?” in Newsletter of the American Liszt Society, 21, No. 1. |
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REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS | ||
| “Christus: Following the Paper Trail” in American Choral Review, 67, No. 1, Spring 2005: 1–8. |
PRESENTATIONS
WORKSHOPS | ||
| “Changing Adolescent Male Voices.” UM Honor Choir | 2005 | |
LECTURES | “Christus: Pre-concert lecture.” University of Nebraska at Lincoln (UNL) “Creating a New Edition of Christus.” American Liszt Society Festival “Editing Manuscripts and Primary Sources.” (UNL) doctoral music students “Christus: Following the Paper Trail.” ACDA National Convention, Los Angeles |
2005 2005 2005 2005 |
ACADEMIC HONORS + AWARDS
| Elected to Pi Kappa Lambda | 2006 | |
| University of Miami Graduate Award for Excellence | 2006 | |
| Adobe Graduate Innovation Award ($1000) | 2005 | |
| First Prize, UM Citizen’s Board Research and Creativity Forum | 2005 | |
| UM Research funding in London, Germany, and Hungary ($30,000+) | 2005 | |
| Featured in The Eye (UM graduate school newsletter) | 2005 | |
| Featured in Score (UM music school newsletter) | 2005 | |
| Fulbright Award (finalist) | 2005 | |
| Presser Music Award ($7500) | 2004 | |
| UM Provost Travel Award ($1000) | 2004 | |
| UM Graduate School Research Grant ($1000) | 2004 | |
| Joseph and Grace W. Valentine Scholarship, The Juilliard School | 1985–1988 | |
| Duke Scholarship, The Juilliard School | 1983–1985 | |
| Elected to Mortar Board and Phi Kappa Alpha, Baylor University | 1982 | |
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
| My foremost objective is to help prepare students for a life beyond college: A life that is productive and contributes to the betterment of society: A life that provides personal satisfaction and fulfillment: A life wherein the student thinks autonomously and forms considered opinions based on observation and thoughtful anaylsis. | ||
MUSIC MAJORS | ||
| Music schools and conservatories must graduate professionals who are well-skilled in rudiments such as sight reading and aural comprehension as well as instrumental and vocal performance. Students will be successful when they sight read fluently and function like professional musicians. Students who practice professionalism in school and master the tasks of professionals are most likely to succeed. | ||
NON-MAJORS | ||
| Students who are not majors and who do not envision music as a profession must be challenged to fulfill their individual potential; they must be encouraged to devote as much of their time and energy to musical pursuits as is feasible. With them, a teacher’s main responsibility is to heighten their enjoyment of musical studies; to cultivate in them an appreciation of all types of music so that they will see that music remains an integral component of American culture. | ||
COMMUNITY MEMBERS | ||
| Community-based bands and choruses provide members with the potential for comraderie and musical pleasure; they also generate tremendous goodwill for the hosting organization. Moreover, these non-professional music lovers provide a model for non-majors, a life wherein music can be enjoyed and performed without the burdens and stresses that professional musicians must endure. Such organizations draw wide and varied audiences and remind listeners how much satisfaction can be had from attending concerts—particularly those performed by friends and family. | ||
SELECTED REPERTOIRE
| Major Works Performed | |||
| Bach, J.S. | O Jesu Christ, mein Lebens Licht, BWV 118 |
2005 | |
| Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4 |
2003 | ||
| Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 | 1983 | ||
| Magnificat, BWV 243 1982 | 1982 | ||
| Bach, P.D.Q. | The Triumphs of Thusnelda , S. 1601 | 2003 | |
| A Consort of Choral Christmas Carols, s. 359 | 1998 | ||
| Beethoven, Ludwig | Opferlied, op. 121 | 2005 | |
| Brahms, Johannes | Ein deutsches Requiem | 1998 | |
| Britten, Benjamin | Noye’s Fludde | 1984 | |
| The Death of the Bishop of Brindisi | 1983 | ||
| Ceremony of Carols | 1982 | ||
| Bülow, Hans von | Fünf Gedichte von Richard Pohl, op. 15 | 2006 | |
| Byrd, William | Mass for Four Voices | 1991 | |
| Mass for Three Voices | 1994 | ||
| Copland, Aaron | Four Motets (Bible) | 2000 | |
| Ellington, Duke | Three Sacred Concerts | 2000 | |
| Fauré, Gabriel | Requiem | 1986 | |
| Fuchs, Kenneth | In The Clearing | 1999 | |
| Haydn, Joseph | Cantilena pro Adventu | 1999 | |
| Missa brevis “St. Johannes de Deo” | 1991 | ||
| Kodály, Zoltán | Jesus and the Traders | 2000 | |
| Liebermann, Lowell | Missa brevis, op. 15 (Commission) | 1986 | |
| Liszt, Franz | Bells of the Strassbourg Cathedral | 2006 | |
| “Die drei heiligen Könige” from Christus | 2005 | ||
| Ossa arida | 2005 | ||
| Via crucis | 1999 | ||
| “Stabat mater dolorosa” from Christus | 1999 | ||
| Missa choralis | 1988 | ||
| Menotti, Gian Carlo | Amahl and the Night Visitors | 1983 | |
| Mozart, W.A. | Missa brevis in C, k. 258 | 1987 | |
| Motet in F, Exsultate, jubilate, k. 165 | 1986 | ||
| Vesperae solennes de confessore in C, k. 339 | 1984 | ||
| Pinkham, Daniel | Christmas Cantata | 1999 | |
| Respighi, Ottorino | Lauda per la Nativitá del Signore | 1998 | |
| Rutter, John | Magnificat | 1999 | |
| Gloria | 1994 | ||
| Schönberg, Arnold | Sechs Stücke für Mannerchor, op. 35 | 2005 | |
| Schubert, Franz | Deutsche Messe, d. 872 | 1995 | |
| Schütz, Heinrich | Jubilate Deo, swv 332 | 1998 | |
| Das Vaterunser, swv 411 | 1998 | ||
| Ave Maria, swv 334 | 1998 | ||
| Van Ness, Patricia | Cor mei cordis | 1999 | |
| Vaughan Williams, R. | Five Mystical Songs | 2000 | |
| Vivaldi, Antonio | Gloria | 1997 | |
| Major Works Prepared | |||
| Bach, J.S. | Mass in b-minor, BWV 232 | 2005 | |
| Corigliano, John | Fern Hill | 2004 | |
| Handel, G.F. | Messiah | 1982 | |
| Maslanka, David | Mass | 2005 | |
| Mozart, W.A. | Mass solemnis, k. 139 | 1996 | |
REFERENCES
| Prof. Frank Cooper Frost School of Music University of Miami P.O. Box 248165 Coral Gables, FL 33124 305.444.7810 Email Prof. Cooper | Gregg Redner, PhD Metropolitan United Church 468 Wellington Street London, ON N6A 3P8 Canada 519.432.7189 Email Dr. Redner | Prof. Jo-Michael Scheibe Thornton School of Music University of Southern California 840 West 34th Street Los Angeles, CA 90089 213.740.3226 Email Dr. Scheibe |