Education
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ugust Specialist in Community College Teaching - Music Education2006 Arkansas State University
Dr. David Cox, Advisor
May Master of Music - Choral Conducting
2005 Arkansas State University
Dr. Edward Owen, Advisor
Dr. R. Dale Miller, Director of Choral Activities
GPA: 3.921
Recital Document: Romanticism in Sacred Choral Music as seen
in Cantique de Jean Racine by Gabriel Fauré and Drei Geistliche
Chör by Johannes Brahms
May Bachelor of Arts - Vocal Music Performance
2003 The University of Alabama in Huntsville
GPA: 3.196
May Advanced High School Diploma
1998 Huntsville High School, Huntsville, AL
GPA: 3.4
Professional Experience
August 2006 - Music Instructor
Current Clarendon College, Clarendon, TX
Duties:
Music Program Director and Director of Choirs
Courses: College Choir, Jazz Band, Theory, Music Literature,
Music Appreciation, Applied Lessons
August 2007 - Online Music Instructor
Current New Mexico Junior College, Hobbs, NM
Duties:
Develop and instruct courses through the Distance Learning Department.
Courses: Music Appreciation
August 2005 - Specialist Teaching Assistant
August 2006 Arkansas State University
Dr. David Cox, Professor, Educational Leadership
Assigned to Music Department
Duties:
Choral Activities Assistant
Handbell Choir Assistant
Music History Assistant
Fine Arts Music - Instructor
August 2003 - Graduate Teaching Assistant
August 2005 Arkansas State University
Dr. Tom O’Connor, Department Chair, Music
Duties:
Choral Activities Assistant
Handbell Choir Assistant
Music History Assistant
Fine Arts Music - Instructor
Recording Technician
June 1998 - Saint Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church
August 2003 Huntsville, AL
Title: Cantor and Contemporary Choir Director (2000)
Duties: Select music for two weekly masses. Cantor Saturday
evening mass, rehearse and direct the Contemporary Choir. Select
music, rehearse, and direct music for special occasion masses.
Select music, rehearse, and direct a children’s choir for special
occasions, when needed.
January 2001- America Reads.
May 2001 Terry Heights Elementary School, Huntsville, AL
Duties: Reading and Math skills tutor and other duties as assigned
Touring/Travel – Conductor/Director
Clarendon College
Spring 2008 Carnegie 2008, New York City, NY. Director capacity. MidAmerica Productions
Spring 2007 Texas Panhandle Recruitment Tour
Fall 2006 Thanksgiving Festival of Praise, Guest Choir, Amarillo, TX
Touring/Travel – Conductor’s Assistant
Arkansas State University Concert Choir
Dr. Dale Miller, Director
Spring 2006 Voices of Eastern Europe Tour – Poland, Czech Republic
Fall 2005 Southern Missouri Recruitment Tour
Spring 2004 Carnegie Hall performance, New York
Arkansas State University Men’s Choir
Dr. Dale Miller, Director
Spring 2005 Southern Missouri, Western and Central Arkansas Recruitment Tour
Arkansas State University RINGERS
Dr. Ellis Julien, Director
Spring 2006 West Tennessee and North Alabama Tour
Fall 2005 Central Arkansas Tour
Spring 2005 West Arkansas Tour
Fall 2004 East Central Arkansas Tour
Spring 2004 Saint Louis, Missouri Tour
Oklahoma Baptist University
Dr. Bonnie Sneed, Director
Summer 2004 European Tour – Bulgaria, Czech Republic
The University of Alabama in Huntsville Concert Choir
Dr. Bonnie Sneed, Director
Spring 2003 Recruitment Tour – North Alabama
Spring 2001 European Tour – France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy
Adjudication
Fall 2004 All-Region and All-State Auditions
Kennett, MO
Fall 2003 All-Region and All-State Auditions
Cape Girardeau, MO
Festivals – Co-Host
Spring 2006 All-Region Choral Performance Assessment - ARKCDA
Fall 2005 All-Region Choral Festival - ARKCDA
Spring 2005 All-Region Choral Performance Assessment - ARKCDA
Fall 2004 All-Region Choral Festival – ARKCDA
Spring 2004 All-Region Choral Performance Assessment – ARKCDA
Fall 2003 All-Region Choral Festival – ARKCDA
Large Works Performed
Handel - Messiah
Britten - A Ceremony of Carols
Brahms - Ein Deutches Requiem
Mozart - Requiem
Mozart - Coronation Mass
Durufle - Requiem
Mahler - 2nd "Resurrection" Symphony
Beethoven - 9th "Choral" Symphony
Bach - Magnificat - movements
Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms
Rutter - Gloria
Rutter – Requiem
Schubert – Serenade, soloist
Lauridsen – Lux Aeterna
Opera Performance
Huntsville Opera Theater
Mozart - Die Zauberflöte - Chorus
Opera Technical Work
Arkansas State University
Duties: Technical Director
Donizetti - L'Elisir d'Amore
Mozart - Cosi Fan Tutte
Pucinni - Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi
Huntsville Opera Theater
Duties: Stage Manager, Stage Hand, Off-Stage Chorus conductor,
Off-Stage Banda conductor, Properties, and Assistant Stage Director.
Bizet - Carmen
Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor, Don Pasquale
Leoncavallo - I Pagliacci
Mozart - Don Giovanni, Le Nozze di Figaro, Cosi Fan Tutte
Offenbach - Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Puccini - Manon Lescaut, La Bohème, Tosca
Rossini - La Cenerentola
Strauss - Die Fledermaus
Verdi - Don Carlo, Falstaff, Rigoletto
Musical Theater Technical Work
Madison Community Chorus/Ovation Arts
Duties: Stage Manager and Technical Director
Alice in Wonderland
Pocahontas
Ballet Technical Work
Huntsville Opera Theater
Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade - Stage Manager
Volunteer Work
August 2006 - Cantor/Music Minister
Current St. Mary's Catholic Church, Clarendon, TX
August 2006 - Handbell player - Debbie Roberts, Director
Current First United Methodist Church, Clarendon, TX
Fall 2004 - Substitute choir member - Dr. Dale Miller, Choir Director
August 2006
Handbell player - Dr. David Gilmore, Handbell Choir DirectorCornerstone United Methodist Church, Jonesboro, AR
August 2003 - Choir member - Dr. M. Ellis Julien, Choir Director
August 2006
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Jonesboro, AR
August 2000 - Chorus member - Madison Community Chorus/Ovation Arts
May 2003 Michael Gimenez, Artistic Director
August 1999 - Choir Librarian
May 2003 The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Dr. Bonnie Sneed, Director of Choral Activities
August 1998 - Student Officer positions - Freshman officer, Vice President, President
May 2003 The University of Alabama in Huntsville Concert Choir
Dr. Bonnie Sneed, Director of Choral Activities
August 1993 - Catechist - First, Third, Fourth, and High School.
May 2003 St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church, Huntsville, AL
Mrs. Evelyn Jaap, Director of Religious Education
August 1992 - Choir Member
June 1998 St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church, Huntsville, AL
Public Recitals
December Fundraiser Christmas Concert
2005 St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church, Huntsville, AL
April Graduate Conducting Recital
2005 Arkansas State University
Riceland Hall, Fowler Center
May Senior Voice Recital
2003 The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Saint Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church, Huntsville, AL
September Junior Voice Recital
2002 The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Saint Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church, Huntsville, AL
February Fundraiser Recital
2001 Isom’s Chapel United Methodist Church, Athens, AL
Publications
April 2005 A Bell Noël - A collection CD for the ASU RINGERS
Recording engineer and CD cover designer
September Celebration. November 2005.
2005 Photographs from the ASU Fall Opera Gala
Professional Affiliations
Fall 2006 Texas Choral Directors Association
Current
Fall 2006 Texas Music Educators Association
Current
Fall 2006 Texas Association of Music Schools
Current Clarendon College
Fall 2003 American Choral Directors Association
Current
Fall 2003 American Choral Directors Association
Spring 2006 Alfred R. Skoog Student Memorial Chapter
Arkansas State University
Awards
1998 Smith-Rafferty Award, Huntsville High School
Award named for studies in history
Civil War music and medicine
References available upon request