Areas of expertise

Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Instrumental Conducting

My mission at SU is to not only encourage my students to be excellent, uncompromising musicians, but to also contribute to the holistic enrichment of their mental, physical, and emotional well-being.

Education

Doctor of Musical Arts, Eastman School of Music 1993
Master of Music, Ithaca College School of Music 1989
Bachelor of Music, Ithaca College School of Music 1984

Positions

Doctoral Fellow
Eastman School of Music
August 01, 1991 - May 01, 1993

HS Band Director
Marcus Whitman ISD
August 01, 1989 - June 01, 1991

Wisdom Lane MS Band and Orchestra Director
Levittown ISD
August 01, 1984 - June 01, 1987

Courses: Fall 2009

Wind Ensemble
University Orchestra
Woodwind Methods
Instrumental Conducting
Independent Study
Recital Attendance

Research

Instrumental Music Programs and the Liberal Arts College - research conducted during Fall 2004 SU sabbatical; 2009 article written and submitted to CBDNA Journal of Band Research for publication 

Piece of Mind and Shakata: Two Wind Band Compositions by Dana Wilson - research conducted as part of 1997 doctoral dissertation project and concert; Eastman School of Music

Professional Work

Music Director of the Austin Civic Orchestra

Clinician Conductor - Washington All-State, Houston All-Region, Austin All-City, local HS bands and orchestras

Chair - Small College Intercollegiate Band (CBDNA)

Board Member - Journal of Band Research (CBDNA)

Publications

Instrumental Music Programs and the Liberal Arts College (in progress)   

That's No Lady... That's the Conductor! - BD Guide (1995)

Stop Buying Junk -  BD Guide (1992)

Performances

Please visit:  http://www.austincivicorchestra.org

Recent highlights:

2009 - world premiere - Lament, by Jason Hoogerhyde - Austin Civic Orchestra - Nominated for 2009 Austin Critics' Table award for Best Symphonic Performance 

2009 - world premiere - The Color of Dissonance, by Jason Hoogerhyde - SU Orchestra (with Chorale and Music Faculty soloists)

2009 - world premiere - Fantaisie und Variations uber den Zigeunermarsch aus Weber's Preziosa, by Felix Mendelssohn and Ignatz Moscheles, edited and recreated by J. Michael Cooper and Jonathan Bellman - Austin Civic Orchestra

Creative Works

Screenplays - On the Fence (optioned) and Ruby's Quest (in progress)

Stage Play - On the Fence

Sitcom Teleplay - The Nanny: Wreck the Malls and Strokes of Luck

Drama Teleplay - Star Trek Voyager: Cogito Ergo Sum

Seminars & Presentations

Moderator - Wind Orchestration for Donald Hunsberger and Mark Rogers at the Eastman Wind Ensemble 50th Anniversary Celebration, Eastman School of Music

Conductor - Chosen Gems of the Wind Band Literature - CBDNA national conferences  

Doctoral dissertation selected for presentation at the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) conference, Hamamatsu, Japan 

Honors & Awards

Full Doctoral Fellowship - Eastman School of Music

Full Graduate Assistanship - Ithaca College School of Music

Finalist - Frederick Fennell Young Conductors' Competition (2x)

Conducting Fellowship - University of South Carolina Conductors Institute

Best Stage Play - Moondance International Film Festival

Best Sitcom Teleplay - Moondance International Film Festival

Best Screenplay runner-up - Moondance International Film Festival

Groups & Affiliations

CBDNA, CODA, Pi Kappa Lambda, Sigma Alpha Iota, TMEA, WASBE

Interests

Baseball, Playwriting/Screenwriting, Cooking