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August             Specialist in Community College Teaching - Music Education

2006                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 Director

                        Cornerstone 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