Education

1999 – 2005
DMA in Piano Performance
University of Texas at Austin

1997 – 1999
MM in Piano Performance
Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University

1993 – 1997
BM in Piano Performance
Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University

 

Employment

2008 – present
Assistant/Associate Professor of Piano
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
Instructor of record for applied lessons, piano pedagogy, piano literature, piano ensemble, and class piano. Advisor for undergraduate music students and service on departmental committees. Assist with departmental recruiting and development of new curricula/ emphases for Bachelor of Music degrees in piano. Keyboard Area co-coordinator, 2013. Tenured Associate Professor, 2014 – present. Keyboard Area coordinator, 2015 – present.

2007 – 2008
Senior Lecturer, Piano Faculty
University of Texas – San Antonio
[one-year position]
Instructor of record for graduate and undergraduate applied lessons, piano literature sequence, chamber music, secondary lessons, and class piano. Coordinator for class piano program. Service on academic and search committees.

2004 – 2007
Senior Lecturer, Class Piano Coordinator
Texas State University – San Marcos
Instructor of record for five sections of class piano for music majors per semester. Coordinator for class piano faculty, curriculum development, and proficiency requirements for all undergraduate majors in the School of Music. Supervise/mentor graduate teaching assistants in piano. Instructor for freshman “First Year Experience” general–education seminar and summer band camps.

2001 – 2003
Assistant Instructor of Piano
University of Texas at Austin
Instructor of record for five sections of class piano for music majors. Worked extensively with Martha Hilley’s Piano for the Developing Musician in a state-of-the-art keyboard lab.

1999 – 2001
Teaching Assistant
University of Texas at Austin
Private instruction for piano principals in the B.A. program, graduate-level secondary piano lessons, and undergraduate music nonmajors. Primary instructor for four sections of class piano.

1997 – 2004
Piano/Theory Faculty, Eastern U.S. Music Camp
Colgate University
Instructor/coordinator for private lessons, piano literature, and basic music theory classes. Accompanist for major choral ensembles. Dormitory director, 1997-1999.

 

Masterclasses

2016
Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

2015
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

2014
Fox Valley Music Teachers Association
Appleton, Wisconsin

2013
Music Dynamics
Sussex, Wisconsin

2012
Winona State University
Winona, Minnesota

2011
St. Joseph School of Music
St. Paul, Minnesota

Studio of Dr. Gloria Chuang
Madison, Wisconsin

Suzuki Piano Teachers Guild
Eagan, Minnesota

West Suburban Music Teachers Association
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

2010
Rochester Music Guild
Rochester, Minnesota

Chippewa Valley Music Teachers Association
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

2009
Anoka – Ramsey Community College
Coon Rapids, Minnesota

2008
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania

2005
The Klavierwerke School
Austin, Texas

2004
South Central Kentucky Music Teachers Association
Monticello [Kentucky]

2003
South Central Kentucky Music Teachers Association
Somerset [Kentucky]

 

Recordings, Publications, and Presentations

2016
The Recalcitrants.
Randy Bauer, composer.
Albany Records [ISBN: 0-34061-16112-7]

2015
Editor’s Review –
Kawai Digital Pianos CN25, CA97, and CP2 in the Acoustic & Digital Piano Buyer. Fall 2015 edition [p.119 – 122]. Larry Fine, editor. Brookside Press [ISBN: 978-192914542-3]

2014
Editor’s Review –
"Kawai GX and Yamaha CX: Evolutionary or Revolutionary?" In the Acoustic & Digital Piano Buyer, Spring 2014 edition [p.54 - 57]. Larry Fine, editor. Brookside Press [ISBN: 978-192914538-6]

2013
Lecture – Assisting students (and their families) in selecting a suitable piano.
Chippewa Valley Music Teachers Association: Eau Claire, WI

2012 – present
Piano Review Editor – Acoustic & Digital Piano Buyer, by Larry Fine.
[Print and online editions]

Guest Review –
The New Feurich Pianos in the Acoustic & Digital Piano Buyer. Spring 2012 edition [p.49 – 50]. Larry Fine, editor. Brookside Press [ISBN: 978–192914533-1]

2011
Presentation -
Re-examining Memorization: Can we learn from other instruments? Suzuki Piano Teachers Guild, Eagan, MN

Lecture -
Assisting students (and their families) in selecting a suitable piano Chippewa Valley Music Teachers Association

Guest Review -
Inexpensive, Entry-Level Vertical Pianos in the Acoustic & Digital Piano Buyer. Spring 2011 edition [p.48, 51 - 52]. Larry Fine, editor. Brookside Press [ISBN: 978-192914531-7]

2010
Presentation -
Re-examining Memorization: Can we learn from other instruments?
Wisconsin Music Teachers Association: 100th Annual Conference

Guest Review -
Performance – Grade "Value" Pianos in the Acoustic & Digital Piano Buyer. Spring 2010 edition [p.115 - 118]. Larry Fine, editor. Brookside Press [ISBN: 978-1929145300]

2009
Panel Discussion -
Preparing to Major in Music: What you need to know!
Wisconsin Music Teachers Association. 99th Annual Convention

2008
Online Article -
"If Only I Had Known..." Advice for Those Headed from Academia into the Job Market in the Near Future.
Virtual Collegiate Chapter Initiative at www.mtna.org

From The Moon To The Sun.
Kip Winger, composer.
Frontiers Records [ISBN: 7-60137-47982-6]

 

Organizations and Offices

2014 – 2015
WMTA College Faculty Representative

2012 – present
NATS Coach/Accompanist Committee, Member

2011 – 2015
WMTA Executive Committee, Board Member

2011 – 2013
WMTA Collegiate Performance Competition, State Chair

2009 – 2012
Pi Kappa Lambda, UWEC Chapter President [Delta Theta]

2008 – present
MTNA, Nationally Certified Teacher of Music
WMTA
Chippewa Valley MTA, Vice President [2009-2012]; Mentorship Chair [2012-2015]

1998 - present
Pi Kappa Lambda, Peabody Chapter [Epsilon Omicron]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Performances

2016
CD Release Concert
with Wilhelmina Smith, cello and James Garlick, violin
works by Randall Bauer
Mairs Concert Hall, Macalester College

Duo Paradox performance
Performing Arts Center Recital Hall,
Texas State University

Duo Paradox performance
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
LSU School of Music - Recital Hall

2015
Pre-CD Release Concert
with Wilhelmina Smith, cello and James Garlick, violin
works by Randall Bauer
Phillips Recital Hall
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire

Schubert's "Winterreise"
with guest artist, David Small, baritone
Gantner Concert Hall
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Solo faculty recital
Phillips Recital Hall
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Faculty recital with oboist, Christa Garvey
Phillips Recital Hall
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Faculty recital with Dr. Michael Shults, saxophone
Phillips Recital Hall
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

2014
world premiere of Randall Bauer's The Recalcitrants for violin and piano
Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center,
Macalester College, St. Paul, MN

Solo recital and piano dedication concert
First Presbyterian Church
Eau Claire, WI

CVMTA Teacher Recital
Phillips Recital Hall
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Lecture-recital with Dr. Aurélien Pétillot, viola
Phillips Recital Hall
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

two-piano recital with Dr. Mary Ellen Haupert
Gantner Recital Hall
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Faculty recital with Elizabeth Pétillot, contralto
Phillips Recital Hall
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

2013
Shostakovich and Schnittke piano quintets
The Baroque Room, St. Paul, MN

Faculty recital with Grant Larson, alto saxophone
Phillips Recital Hall
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Two-piano recital with Mary Ellen Haupert
Viterbo University, La Crosse, WI

Shostakovich and Schnittke piano quintets
Gantner Recital Hall,
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Duo Paradox chamber recital with
Melissa Koprowski, clarinet
Weber Auditorium, University of Minnesota - Duluth

Duo Paradox chamber recital with
Melissa Koprowski, clarinet
Phillips Recital Hall,
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire

2012
Guest artist solo recital
Performing Arts Center, Winona State University, Winona, MN

Solo faculty recital
Gantner Concert Hall, Eau Claire, WI

Faculty chamber rectial with Tim Lane, Jacqueline Wilson, Elizabeth Petillot
Phillips Recital. Eau Claire, WI

Two–piano recital with Mary Ellen Haupert
Viterbo University, La Crosse, WI

Chamber Recital with Nicholas Handahl, flute
Old Main Historical & Community Arts Center, Galesville WI

Chamber Recital with Nicholas Handahl, flute
First Presbyterian Church,
233 West Ave South, La Crosse, WI

Chamber Recital with Nicholas Handahl, flute
First Lutheran Church, 410 Main St., Onalaska WI

Two-piano recital with Mary Ellen Haupert
Gantner Recital Hall. Eau Claire, WI

New Music Ensemble concert
Phillips Recital Hall. Eau Claire, WI

Guest artist performance with the Eau
Claire Chamber Orchestra
First Lutheran Church, Eau Claire, WI

Two-piano recital with Dr. Mary Ellen Haupert
Gantner Recital Hall. Eau Claire, WI

New Music Ensemble concert
Phillips Recital Hall. Eau Claire, WI

2011
Wisconsin Public Radio – Live Broadcast
live performance with cellist, Paul Kosower

Wisconsin Dells
101st Annual Conference – Wisconsin Music Teachers Association WMTA Collegiate Faculty Showcase performance with Mark Mowry, tenor

Phillips Recital Hall, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire NATS master teacher recital with David Small, baritone

Gantner Concert Hall, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire solo faculty recital

Phillips Recital Hall, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire New Music Ensemble

Gantner Concert Hall, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire guest artist chamber recital

2010
CMS National Conference, Minneapolis, MN
solo new music performance

Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN world premiere of Randall Bauer's "Raw Materials" for two pianos

Flambeau Valley Arts Association, Ladysmith, WI
Duo Paradox chamber recital

Gantner Concert Hall, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Duo Paradox chamber recital

Wisconsin Public Radio – Live Broadcast
live performance with the Sonora Reed Trio

Summer Sounds Concert Series
chamber recital with cellist, Paul Kosower

Gantner Concert Hall, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire chamber performance with UWEC new music ensemble

Recital Hall, Viterbo University, LaCrosse, WI
Sonora Reed Trio concert

Phillips Recital Hall, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Sonora Reed Trio concert

2009
Millenium Stage, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Duo Paradox chamber recital

Gantner Concert Hall, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire solo faculty recital

Summer Sounds Concert Series
solo/chamber concert

Phillips Recital Hall, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Faculty chamber recital

First Fridays Concert Series, Eau Claire, WI
Sonora Reed Trio concert

Phillips Recital Hall, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Guest artist chamber recital

2008
Recital Hall, The University of Texas at San Antonio
concerto performance with UTSA Wind Ensemble

Phillips Recital Hall, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire Duo Paradox chamber recital

Bethany Lutheran Church, Rice Lake, Wisconsin
Duo Paradox chamber recital

Phillips Recital Hall, University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire New Music Ensemble

Recital Hall, Texas State University
Duo Paradox chamber recital

Recital Hall, The University of Texas at San Antonio
solo new music performance

2007
Museum Vosbergen Muziekinstrumenten, Netherlands solo recital

Recital Hall, The University of Texas at San Antonio
solo faculty recital

Recital Hall, Texas State University
Duo Paradox chamber recital

Recital Hall, Texas State University
solo faculty recital

Music Hall, University of Tennessee
chamber recital

2006
"Schumann Perspectives" international symposium
Texas Tech University; lecture recital

Recital Hall, Texas State University
all-Shostakovich recital

Roxy Grove Hall, Baylor University
Duo Paradox chamber recital

Hemmle Recital Hall, Texas Tech University
duo-piano recital

2005
Recital Hall, Texas State University
Duo Paradox faculty chamber recital

Lake Cumberland Performing Arts Center Kentucky
duo-piano recital

Recital Studio, UT-Austin
solo degree recital

Recital Hall, Texas State University
duo-piano faculty recital

Smith Recital Hall, Plymouth State University New Hampshire
solo recital