Professional Experience:

Current

Associate Professor of Dance - University of Oregon. Music Director and Graduate Coordinator: Responsible for all facets of music in the Dance Department; Courses taught include: Fundamentals of Rhythm, Music for Dancers, Dance Improvisation, Dance Accompaniment and Choreographer/Composer Lab; administers a staff of five musicians; technical, artistic support and liaison for all departmental concerts; Departmental and School committee service; responsible for technology and computing support in the department; academic advisor, University Senate

Freelance Composer of many pieces in a variety of idioms with an emphasis on collaborations with modern dance. Member of American Society of Composers and Producers (ASCAP), and the International Guild of Musicians in Dance (IGMID); recipient of numerous commissions and grants (see below)

Assistant Professor of Dance/Music Director, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Responsible for all facets of music in department including: studio technique classes, teaching of graduates/undergraduates in Music Theory, Music Literature, Dance Composition, Choreographer/Composer Workshop and Teaching Workshop; administered a staff of ten musicians; technical, artistic support and liaison to Krannert Center for the Performing Arts for departmental concerts; full departmental, college and university committee service; responsible for computing and web design for the department; academic advisor, University Senate

Assistant Professor of Dance/Music Director, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. Responsible for all areas of music in department including: administration, music for dancers, collaboration, lighting design, web pages, audio and video; taught: Music Skills, Junior Project, and Practicum; responsible for staff of six musicians; technical direction of all departmental concerts; full departmental, college and university committee service; academic advisor

Faculty Musician at The American Dance Festival, Durham, N.C. and ADF/Korea in Seoul '91,'94, and the Bates Dance Festival '00 ?‘04. Provided music for classes and performances in these international festivals of dance

Music and Dance Critic for Hyde Park Metro [biweekly], Tampa, Florida. Responsible for reviews and previews of local music and dance performances including the Florida Orchestra.

Professional Pianist in cabaret, stage and studio venues. Appearances as soloist and ensemble member in classical and popular idioms. Jazz pianist in numerous club engagements.

Staff Musician at Ohio State University in Ballet, Modern Dance and Dance of the African Diaspora. Instruments: piano, synthesizers, voice, hand percussion, violin and viola. Responsibilities included: technical support for faculty and students, training of personnel in both audio and video.

Actor, performer in professional stage productions. Co-creator of tragicomique theater pieces with choreographer/dancer James Sutton. Performances in New York City, Milwaukee, Durham, N.C., and Madison WI.

Graduate Teaching Associate at Ohio State University in Dance. Taught: Group Composition, Music Skills, Musicality Workshop and Improvisation.
 

Creative Products and Activities
 

A List of Selected Compositions for Dance since 1989
(All musical pieces performed live &/or engineered by the composer)

[Title / medium for commissioner (length) venue, date]

The Sorrows of Unison Dancing ver. 1 / score for synthesis and piano for Billy Siegenfeld & Jump Rhythm Jazz Project (30min), Columbia College Dance Center, Chicago, IL, 12/4-6/'03

Solo / Score for Kalimba for Margo Van Ummersen (6 min), Agate Hall, Eugene, OR 6/13-14/'03

Mosaic / Electronic Score for Steven Chatfield (8 min), Dougherty Dance Theater (DDT), University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 5/16 -18/'03

Hoop Dance / Electronic score for Alito Alessi (10 min), DDT, Eugene, OR 4/15-16/'03

Thimbleberry Sketches / Video soundtrack (NTSC) with John Polese for Corrie Cowart (15 min) DDT Eugene, OR 4/15-16/'03

Duet #5 for Three / Electronic score with live voice for Jin-Wen Yu (9 min), Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space, Madison, WI 2/20-22/'03

A Fistful of Blues / Solo piano (6 min) Olin Arts Center, Bates College, Lewiston, ME 8/5/'02

Still/Life / Mixed collage of original compositions (15 min) for Aiko Kinoshita, Velocity Studio Theater, Seattle WA 6/20-21/'02

5 Looks / Live piano (9 min) for Jin-Wen Yu, DDT, Eugene, OR 6/1/'02 and Margaret H'Doubler Theater, Madison, WI 2/20-22/'03

Union / Live vocal score (9 min) for Rita J. Honka, DDT 5/16 -18/'02

Justifiable Intent  / Electro-acoustic score for Walter Kennedy (18 min), DDT, Eugene OR 5/15 -17/'02

Winter Gardenor  Umbels and Grasses /Electronic score for Margo Van Ummersen (13 min), Lord Leebrick Theater, Eugene, OR 12/7-8/02

Sarita Goes to the Ball (Tigress Egress) / Choreography for Sarah Ebert (4 min), Loft performance, DDT, Eugene, OR 12/6/'02

Face-Off / Electronic score (10 min), for Akiko Kitamura, Bates Dance Festival, Lewiston Maine 8/18/'01

Joan the Mad / arrangement (15 min) for Walter Kennedy, Dougherty Dance Theater (DDT), University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 11/15 - 17/'01

Dance Scores v.1 / Retrospective CD of commissions for dance, 9/'00

Pieces for Children / Suite of piano music for children?s study, commission for Olga Meyer, Chicago, IL 8/'00

Coda 12 / score for voice and synthesizer for Lynn Simonson (4 min) URB-Jazzista hip hoppiin Festival in Helsinki, Finland 8/4/'00

Four-man Weave / Electronic score for Rebecca Nettl-Fiol (11 min), Links Hall, Chicago, IL and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts (KCPA), Urbana, IL 2/'00

About What's Underneath / Installation and performance score for Joe Goode (40 min), Krannert Art Museum, Urbana, IL 12/'99

A Snag in the Weave2 / Electronic score for Luc Vanier (6 min) KCPA, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 11/'99

Private Places / Interactive score live/tape for Walter Kennedy (20 min) Studio Theater, KCPA, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 4/'99

Tether / Voice and effects for Tom Trimble (5 min) KCPA, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 4/'99

Nowhere / Video Soundtrack (NTSC) for Walter Kennedy (4 min) University of Illinois, 3/'99

Rain Shadow / Duet for Clarinet and Piano for Aiko Kinoshita (10 min) KCPA and in Seattle, WA 4/?98 and Victoria B.C, Canada 9/'00

Dedication / Sound design and original composition for Robin Harris (25 min) Stewart Theater, Raleigh, NC 3/'98

The Tango Project/Once Removed / String Quartet for Rebecca Nettl-Fiol (20 min) KCPA, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 2/'98

The Calm Calculus of Reason / Electronic score for Linda Lehovec (8min) KCPA, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 11/'97

Umbele/Image for Everchange / Mixed media score for Tiffany J. Mills (18 min) Joyce Soho/ 92nd St. Y and Ohio St., New York City, New York 10/'97

Julot et Nini / Arrangement of musettes for Myriam Herve-Gil (30 min) American Dance Festival Commissioned Premiere, Durham N.C. 8/'97

Tree / Electronic score for Betsy Johnson-Sullivan, (30 min) KCPA, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 5/'97

Diads/Yet Another Self-Gratifying Solo / Electronic score for Aiko Kinoshita (10 min) KCPA, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 5/'97

Blues Radio / Jazz quartet arrangement of "Blue Monk" and "In Walked Bud" for Lynn Dally (8 min) KCPA Festival Hall, Urbana, IL 1/'97

Still Life/there are no rules / Live piano for Linda Lehovec (8 min) KCPA, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 11/'96

Tightrope / Live voice and tape for Nick Leichter (12 min), Lincoln Center Commission, Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors, Lincoln Center, New York, NY 8/'96

Torch Songs / Voice, piano and accordion for Ellen Hemphill - arrangements (17 min) American Dance Festival, Durham, NC 8/'95

Overture and Tai Ch'i / Piano Solo for Bill Hug Retrospective (6 min) Theatre II, University of South Florida (USF), Tampa, FL, Tampa, FL 5/'95

Daniel's Solo / Voice and synthesizer for Janet Sturman (8 min) Theatre Arts Building, USF, Tampa, FL 4/'95

Dwellers/Drive Thru Entity / Synthesized score for Janet Sturman (8 min) Theatre Arts Building, USF and Regional American College Dance Festival at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 4/'95

Maga / Incidental music for Kista Tucker (6 min) Theatre Arts Building, USF 3/'95

Snagging the Weave / Synthesized score for Janet Sturman (12 min) Theatre Arts Building, USF, Tampa, FL 4/'95

Diads II / Voice and Viola for Lynne Wimmer. (6 min) Theatre Arts Building, USF, Tampa, FL 4/'94

Glass Harmonica / Mixed media for Lynne Wimmer (9 min) USF Theatre Arts Building, USF, Tampa, FL 4/'94

Bosnia / Voice and viola for Lynne Wimmer (8 min) Theatre Arts Building, USF, Tampa, FL 4/'94

Flat Jack Bread / Dance Video (NTSC) Soundtrack for Stephanie King, voice (2 min) Wexner Center Video Prize Winner, Columbus, OH 3/'93

Olivier / Live piano, trombone and bass for Cheronne Wong?s On a Silken Journey (7 min) Wexner Center, Columbus, OH 1/'93

A Tragedy of Design / performance theatre piece w/James Sutton (14 min) American Dance Festival Premiere, Durham, NC 8/'92

The Bite / score for dance video w/Pedro Alejandro based on Nun Better (9 min) Trinity College, Hartford, CT and other venues 7/'92

Tango Balise / Piano, guitar and bass for Pedro Alejandro (6 min) Trinity College, Hartford, CT 3/'92

Quartet /Violin, electric guitar and tape adaptation of Bach Lute Suite w/ Neil Cassidy for Bridgman/Packer (13 min) Tribeca Art Complex, New York, NY 1/'92

Borders and Crossings / Live piano and bass for Pedro Alejandro (18 min) Trinity College, Hartford, CT 1/'92

Get Down Old and New / Live piano and bass for Pedro Alejandro (10 min) Trinity College, Hartford, CT 1/'92

Nun Better / Live bass and piano for Pedro Alejandro (10 min.) Trinity College, Hartford, CT 1/'92

A Mozartist in Crisis/The Frank Shirley Show / performance piece w/ James Sutton (20 min) Schaeffer Theater, American Dance Festival Premiere 8/'91

Diads /Violin and tape for Dale Thompson (7 min) Schaeffer Theater, American Dance Festival Premiere, Durham, NC 8/'91

Stock / Violin and tape installation for Lori Teague (8 min) Sullivant Hall, Ohio State University (OSU), Columbus, OH 5/'91

A Performer’s Nightmare / Live performance piece w/ James Sutton (19 min) Page Auditorium, American Dance Festival, Durham, NC 7/'90

Improvisations I & II / live piano w/ Susan Van Pelt (10 and 12 min) Third Avenue Performance Space Columbus, OH 5/'90

Inhabitants / String Quartet for Susan Van Pelt (16 min) Third Avenue Performance Space, Columbus, OH 5/'90

The Flight Project /sound environments for Susan Van Pelt (40 min) Jaeger Warehouse Columbus, OH 1/'90

Gambol / Live performance piece w/James Sutton (10 min) American Dance Festival Premiere, Durham, NC 6/'89

Schlemmer Sketches / Suite for acoustic instruments for Christine Cobb (18min) OSU, Sullivant Hall, Columbus, Ohio 5/'89

Facets / Multi-timbral essay for Kista Tucker (48 min) OSU, 5/?89 and Baldwin -Wallace College Festival of New Music, Berea, OH 3/'90

Left Foot Leading Right and Dakar / Synthesis and percussion for Melanie Bales (12 min) OSU, Sullivant Hall, Columbus, Ohio 2/'89

Evening-Length Works

(Sole presenter and creator)
 

An Earful of Cherries: two string quartets, a song for voice and piano, clarinet solo, a jazz trio, and performance piece for narrator, guitar, piano and effects, an oleo of music by the composer. (100 min.) 4/25/'93

In Medias Res : part of the In Your Ear Concert Series for composers, co-sponsored and produced by Katz and Dawgs Gallery and the Greater Columbus Arts Council. Ten pieces for electronic and acoustic ensemble performed live at Katz and Dawgs, Columbus, Ohio. This piece was a musical exploration of urban life. Specific urban sounds were chosen as a palette to be mixed with a live chamber ensemble of bass, synthesizers, percussion and hand-made instruments (58 min.) 5/'92
 

Korean War Veterans Memorial Project : a suite of dances and music to be presented in Texas and other venues for the Kista Tucker Dance Company; commission period is two years;  more information available at: www.shsu.edu/~dnc_www/kistacv.html

About What's Underneath : a museum installation and performance score for internationally renowned performance artist Joe Goode (40 min), presented in conjunction with the University of Illinois and Krannert Art Museum, Urbana, IL (40 min.) 12/'99

Romance in Swingtime : a suite of jazz standards arranged for the Jump Rhythm Jazz Project - Artistic Director, Billy Siegenfeld, for the Illinois Council on the Humanities 1995: Love and Marriage, performed in the Chicago Cultural Center in Chicago, IL (75 min.) 5/'95

Nun Better : a suite of pieces for piano, double bass, violin and voice performed live and commissioned by Pedro Alejandro, performed at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut. (40 min.) 1/'91

The Flight Project : a warehouse installation funded by the Hallwalls Collaborative Grant w/ Susan Van Pelt (Dance), Ralph Kerr (Effects) and David Covey (Lighting), premiered in at the Jeager Arts Complex Columbus, Ohio (40 min.) 1/15/'90

A Slightly Twisted Evening of Misplaced Love : a suite of pieces written for this theatre piece for two keyboards, bass and percussion (90 min.) 2/14/'89

Facets : an acoustic essay for household and irregular timbres; performed live at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio and Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio (variable length) 5/'89
 

Residency at University of Wisconsin - Madison, Feb. 2-10, 2002, classes in Music for the Dance Studio and Music for Dancers, consultation with faculty and students on musical needs, assessment and design of music staff

Guest Lecture - "Modern Dance and Collaboration" in MUS 507 Music and Dance, invited by Prof. Marian Smith 2/25/'03

Guest Musician/Music Director at American College Dance Festival - Great Lakes Region at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, played for classes and scheduled the music staff for the festival, 3/13-17/'03

Faculty Musician at the Bates Dance Festival, Lewiston, Maine '00-'04. This international festival of dance is one of the most prestigious and well known for modern dance. As a faculty musician, I am asked to collaborate, play for classes, contribute to panel discussions and participate in performances throughout the three weeks of the festival. Akiko Kitamura commissioned Face/Off in '01.

Faculty Musician at the American Dance Festival, Durham, North Carolina '88-'98. The oldest and best known of the dance festivals in the U.S., this festival is a celebration of modern dance from past to future. International artists attend and are commissioned for new works. I have premiered numerous works at this festival including works with six works with Jim Sutton and ADF Commissions for Dale Thompson and Myriam Herve-Gil.
 

Grants and Awards Received
 

• Dean's Travel Grant for travel to perform commissioned work or attend conference, University of Oregon, Fall ?02, Fall '03 - $500

• New Faculty Award for research in Composition for Dance, University of Oregon, Spring '02 - $500

• Creative Research Initiative Grant (co-recipient) for Collaborative Arts and Technology, University of Illinois, Spring '00 - $10,000

• Listed on the Incomplete Listing of Excellent Teachers University of Illinois - Fall '99

• University of Illinois Special Grant for digital audio composition, 9/'98 - $1000

• Research Board Grant for The Tango Project, 12/'98 - $1200

• Meet-the-Composer Grant for Umbele/Image for Everchange in NYC: Joyce/Soho Theater, New York, NY: 9/'97 - $500

• University of Illinois Special Grant for production of Umbele/Image for Everchange in Joyce/Soho Theater for Tiffany Mills, 9/'97 - $1000

• Hallwalls' Interdisciplinary Grant for The Flight Project, a multimedia event in an abandoned foundry in Columbus, Ohio. 1/'90 - $3000

1991-1993

Graduate Studies in Music Composition at the Ohio State University
Graduation Spring '93, Master of Music (M.M.)

1979-1983

Undergraduate Studies at Ohio Wesleyan University

Baccalaureate (B.A.) in Zoology, honors in History & French (minor) 

Media Appearances

KBS-TV Seoul, Korea: 8/91 as part of an exposé of ADF/Korea with a live performance telecast of Wall Matthews and Christian Cherry.

WCBE-90.5 FM Columbus, Ohio 1/90 interview w/John Peterson. Series highlighting area musicians.
 

References, tapes and scores available on request.