Dr. Tak received her Bachelor of Music from The Juilliard School; her Master of Music and Graduate Diploma from the New England Conservatory; and Doctor of Musical Arts from The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Struzik is a free-lance musician in the Rochester area, and performs regularly with the Orchestra of Northern New York, Northern Symphonic Winds, and the Penfield Symphony Orchestra. Upon graduation she spent some time in New York City, (Studio of Marlena Malas) won several contests including first place in the prestigious Baltimore Opera Competition and then took a position on the voice faculty of SUNY at Fredonia. Shires Artist. His works have been performed in the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, and Asia, and at festivals and conferences including the Wintergreen Festival, the Sebago-Long Lake Festival, the Cape May Music Festival, the Charlotte New Music Festival, the nief-norf Summer Music Festival, the Ncounters conference in Edmonton, the Festival Eleazar de Carvalho in Fortaleza, the Asian Double Reed Association Conference in Mahidol, the International Double Reed Society Conference, the European Biennial Double Bass Congress & Festival, and the College Music Society's International and Regional Conferences. In recent competitions, Steven received the Kenneth King second prize award in the Denver Lyric Opera Guild competition in 2021 and took the William Vennard Award in the national NATSAA competition in 2020. People's Chorus of Erie to the national stage in performances at Carnegie Hall and in competition at
SUNY Potsdam has two options allowing students to pay securely from any country and any bank, generally in your home currency. Young-Ah Tak's debut recording of Judith Zaimont's Wizards - Three Magic Masters was released by Albany Records to critical acclaim. He is currently co-editing The Oxford Handbook of Video Game Music and Sound, due out in late 2023. Mr. Struzik is an All-State certified adjudicator, and is also an adjudicator for major organization festivals. A Nationally Certified Teacher of Music through the Music Teachers National Association, she also serves as Co-Director of the biennial Crane Piano Pedagogy Conference. Sought after for his research in crossing genres, Dr. Sierra has been invited to present lectures at College Conservatories and Universities throughout the United States, including The Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford, University of Connecticut, Troy University, Belmont University, Florida International University, etc. The broad Crane alumni network includes sought-after performing artists, award-winning educators, prolific composers, and executives in music business, non-profits and creative fields. TEL: (315) 267-2431, doylebk@potsdam.edu Heuser is also a founding member of the Composers Alliance of San Antonio (CASA). Masters of Music, Music Performance, Temple University, 2013
Additionally, she serves as the International Clarinet Association's Pedagogy Coordinator. All prospective students and families get to tour the Crane complex, meet with current students, ask questions at our information sessions, and find out more about our programs from faculty. While at Illinois, Jon was a teaching assistant for music education courses in technology, differentiation, adolescent music-making, and choral and instrumental teaching methods. Ms. Wanamaker is a board-certified music therapist with over 20 years of experience working in a wide range of clinical areas including special education, adults with developmental disabilities and dementia care settings. She has received research funding from SUNY Potsdam, the West African Research Association, Brown University, and the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Tak currently serves as an Associate Professor of Piano and Head of the Piano Area at the Crane School of Music of the State University of New York at Potsdam, and is the Founding Artistic Director of the Crane International Piano Festival. It was founded in 1896 by Julia Etta Crane, and after her death in 1923 it was sold to the State of New York in 1926, wherein it was incorporated into the Potsdam Normal School. with Ann Howard Jones, and his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and Classical Languages from
Additionally, he has appeared at numerous PAS Days of Percussion in New York, Virginia, and North Carolina; The Heartland Marimba Festival, and at the McCormick Marimba Festival in 2016 and 2020. In his free time, he enjoys running, composing, and managing his small farm. I utilize an intuitive approach supported by solid fundamental technical information which we will apply to vocal exercises and repertoire of many varied genres. Matthew Gatti is a 2010 graduate in tuba performance from the Crane School of Music. Update my info Your submission to Crane School of Music has been sent. Separately, in 2015, Mr. Button was appointed to the Alumni Board of Directors of the Western New England University School of Law where, in 2016, Mr. Button was elected to serve as president of the Alumni Board of Directors. Next, the "acceptance rate" you find for a school is the average rate for all students. Dr. Tramposh plays a copy of a 1780 Testore made by Al Stancel. She studied principally with Martin Canin, Yong Hi Moon, Leon Fleisher, Russell Sherman, Wha Kyung Byun and Young Ho Kim. He has also presented clinics and research at state music education conferences in Delaware, Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania. She recently performed in the workshop premiere of three new works by Anthony Davis, Lori Laitman, and Tom Cipullo, three of four finalists in the Domenic J. Pellicciotti Opera Composition Prize. His sound world explores digital audio artifacts and the destruction of technology, resulting in work that questions the dichotomy between the intended and unintentional. TEL: (315) 267-2812. Dr. Doyle is honored to be an artist with Backun Musical Services and DANSR/Vandoren proudly performing on the the MoBa Cocobolo Gold clarinets, Vandoren M30D mouthpiece, and Rue Lepic 56 and V21 reeds. Erin has taught courses on a wide variety of topics, including music history surveys, music appreciation, and musics of the world, as well as seminars on opera, music and games, and music and gender. Crane School of Music (Potsdam, NY) Saturday, December 10, 2022 (last day to register: Sunday, November 27, 2022) Saturday, January 28, 2023 (last day to register: Sunday, January 15, 2023. The Crane School of Music has been accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) since 1957. TEL: (315) 267-2839. He received his master of music degree in sound recording from McGill University, where he engaged in research on techniques for evaluating the sound-quality of low-bit-rate audio. Contact Us. In February 2019, Ravello Records released his Imaginary Birds: Music for Oboe and English Horn, a CD recording project with longtime collaborators Oboe Duo Agosto. beckelaf@potsdam.edu He has also been on the directing staffs of Lyric Opera of Chicago, Los Angeles Opera and New York City Opera. In fact, Crane has made the largest piano order in Steinway & Sons historytwice. During that time BSW commissioned several new works for chamber winds including compositions by composers Robert Spittal (Winsome Variations - 2020) and Jake Gunnar-Walsh (Tower of the Winds - 2018). TheYamaha Corporation of America named SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music as a 2021 honoree in its inaugural Institution of Excellence program, acknowledging the school's extraordinary commitment to innovation in the study of music. Additionally, her writing on this topic can be found in The Clarinet Studio Companion published by Conway Publications and The Clarinet magazine. Rob appeared in performance at the Rochester International Jazz Festival and as a clinician and performer three times at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Dallas and Indianapolis. solo clarinet and bass clarinet. For more information and recordings, see keithgates.com. : The Choral Music of Margaret Ruthven Lang. TEL: (315) 267-2448. Dr. Nils Klykken is an assistant professor of choral music at SUNY Potsdam. Marking the culmination of her success as a musical studies major at Crane,Christina Morris 21recently staged A Concert for Equity and Equality at Hosmer Hall. Materials should arrive by the audition registration deadlines noted above. As founder and artistic director of the interdisciplinary chamber music collective Verisimo,
His prior conducting experience, under the guidance of David Janower, includes directing the SUNY Albany Concert Band and University Chorale. Since graduating from Crane, he has returned every summer to work as the stage manager for Crane Youth Music. Additionally, he served as Guest Lecturer and Entrepreneurship Advisor at the Manhattan School of Music, Center for Music Entrepreneurship. SUNY Potsdam is a public institution that was founded in 1816. The Julia E. Crane Memorial Library is the branch library for music, located in Schuette Hall of the Crane School of Music complex. She performed regularly at the Toradze Studio Recital series during her master's program. Furthermore, Borden currently acts as Co-Owner and CEO of a virtual yoga studio, Yoga for All Musicians, catering specifically to the physical and emotional needs of musicians. In 2010, Michelle joined the faculty of the Crane School of Music, State University of New York at Potsdam, where she has taught a wide variety of courses including Music Theory and Accelerated Music Theory for Non-Majors, Secondary Organ Lessons, History of Sacred Music, and Aural Skills I and II. Dr. Sherman earned a DMA in piano performance with an emphasis in piano pedagogy from the University of Oklahoma, where she was awarded a prestigious campus-wide Graduate Teaching Award through the Office of the Provost. She has directed the Music Education since 2005 where she has overseen the training of new music teachers. She also has additional performance experience in musical theatre, vocal jazz, and pop music. Transact International Funds Transfer - accessible directly from the e-Bill when selecting the "Make a payment" menu option. Active as a guest music therapy supervisor for the Jamaican Field Service Project, Ms. Wanamaker has supervised music therapy students from across the United States in providing music therapy services in Schools of Hope and infirmaries in multiple locations around Jamaica. A passionate educator, Dr. Spence also serves as Director of the Young Artists of America Trumpet Academy, a weeklong intensive summer program in Olney, MD. Now in its third century, SUNY Potsdam is distinguished by a legacy of pioneering programs and educational excellence. He currently serves as the principal trombonist of the Orchestra of Northern New York and bass trombonist in the Northern Symphonic Winds. entitled Filmprov screens original and repurposed silent films accompanied by a live
David Via has 35 years of sales and marketing experience in the music products industry. average. Whether your goal is professional activity or graduate study, our program allows you to expand your knowledge and further your technical skills. degree in piano performance with a minor in neurophysiology from the University of Arizona, an M.M. georged@potsdam.edu The acceptance rate at SUNY-Potsdam is 81%. Ivette's music has been described as "absolutely exquisite" and "breathtakingly beautiful" (Kevin Noe-Artistic Director of the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble and Director of Orchestras at Michigan State University). Her work often explores the relationships (both constructive and damaging) between language, communication, and intended expression. TEL: (315) 267-2411. Previously, Dr. Francom resided on Long Island where he directed the Stony Brook Camerata Singers and the Babylon Chorale. He has also appeared at the Ljubljana Conservatory, Conservatorio Profesionalde Musica MarcosRedondo Ciudad Real, Escuela se Musica de La Eliana, Conservatorio Profesionalde Musica Valencia, and in Basel Switzerland twice. SUNY Potsdam student Elizabeth Howell is seen in an undated handout photo. She has performed as recitalist in venues across the United States and Canada and in Central America and Europe, including the American Viola Society national conference. Tim is currently president of the board of directors of the Orchestra of Northern New York, treasurer of the Crane School of Music Alumni Association, and chairperson for the New York State Band Directors Association Honor Jazz Ensemble. During his tenure, he brought the Young
In winter 2018, his article, Preparing for the First Rehearsal: A Guide for Choral Conductors, appeared in the online journal, Chorteach. Pursue a career in teaching, performance, arts administration, or the music industry with the bachelor's in music program at the University at Albany. TEL: (315) 267-3478, Adjunct Instructor: Special Music Education. He has also been a member of directing staff of The Metropolitan Opera during which time he worked on such varied operas as The Ghosts of Versailles, Die Meistersinger von Nrnberg, Andrea Chnier (PBS Telecast with Luciano Pavarotti, conducted by James Levine and released on DVD by Decca) and the Met Premieres of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, A Midsummer Night's Dreamand La Cenerentola (PBS Telecast with Cecilia Bartoli). Dr. Tramposh holds degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Colorado at Boulder. gagnonmc@potsdam.edu philharmonique de musiciens de Montreal, and second clarinet with l'orchestre symphonique de
colesdx@potsdam.edu Penn State Erie; and Music Director of the Erie Philharmonic Chorus. His works have been performed on four continents and recorded abroad. from the Florida International University and finally her D.M.A from the University of Miami. She sang the role of La Ciesca from Puccini's Gianni Schicchi in performance with the Show Me Opera at the University of Missouri-Columbia. kastelkl@potsdam.edu bordenbl@potsdam.edu The fourth disc- American Discoveries-, released in July 2009-is "another winner from the Rawlins Triothey continue their work of bringing us American composers' music that is worth hearingTheir playing is artful, suave and pleasing." She lives in Potsdam, New York with her composer/theorist husband, Tim Sullivan, and their dog, Sisko. Kathleen is the wife of R. Paul McCarty (retired teacher/administrator of Saratoga Springs City School District), Town & Village Historian of Fort Edward, NY and the Executive Director of the Old Fort House Museum, the mother of Robert P. McCarty, Esq., and the grandmother of Sydney Mae McCarty. Erin Brooks is a musicologist specializing in multimedia genres such as opera, incidental music, and film music. Kathryn Sherman, Professor of Piano Pedagogy, directs the undergraduate and graduate programs in piano pedagogy and teaches keyboard skills courses at The Crane School of Music SUNY Potsdam. She has also been a horn instructor and chamber music coach at Kendall Betts Horn Camp, Crane Youth Music, the New York Summer Music Festival, and the Summer Youth Music School at the University of New Hampshire. He also received performance diplomas from St. Petersburg Conservatory and Indiana University, where he was a teaching assistant to Mimi Zweig. dissertation, entitled Omnes Compleant: A Conductor's Resource Guide to the Office of Compline, provides
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She is Level III certified in Somatic Voicework - The LoVetri Method. She previously served on the faculty of Oklahoma City University, teaching collegiate class piano, applied piano, and piano pedagogy. Hunter has been fortunate to study from expert artists in West Africa and the United States including Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng, Manavi Deku, Kwabena Boateng, Daniel Atiso, Stephen Atiso, and Kwasi Dunyo with a focus on Ewe, Akan, and Ga music traditions from southern Ghana. John Geggie is established in the international music world as a versatile performer and creative composer. Previously, he served as an Adjunct Voice Faculty member at Colorado-Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado and has taught collegiately at the University of Colorado-Boulder and the University of Missouri-Columbia. Scores can be submitted as Finale or Sibelius files, or in PDF format. Piano students can only audition in New York City (on February 24) or on campus. She has served as a guest conductor at various All-County Choral Festivals. Faculty may need to review your video after your audition as they make decisions about music scholarships. mountt@potsdam.edu She's been an active member of the Society for Ethnomusicology since 2000 and served as student representative on the organization's council. She has also filled auxiliary positions with the Kingston Symphony and the
Professor Chalker maintains a small teaching studio in Zrich where she returns regularly to mentor her students, including younger colleagues, now enjoying fine professional careers themselves. Rob has appeared as a soloist and ensemble performer in the United States and Europe. A main draw to this school is one of America's top ranked music schools, the Crane School of Music. Michelle particularly enjoys collaborative performances and has accompanied orchestras and choirs, focusing on large works such as Maurice Durufl's Requiem and various Bach Cantatas. Opera News wrote that this CD makes a "strong case for Lang'smusic," and that "George is the accomplished soloist on two tracks.". She taught instrumental music on the middle school level in the New York City public school system. He has attended every national conference since becoming a member in 2007, presented and hosted clinics at the regional, national, and international level, and has served on the finance committee. TEL: (315) 267-2399. SUNY Potsdam Acceptance Rate: 72%; SUNY Potsdam has test-optional admissions; Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile . Miller holds degrees in piano performance from the University of Oklahoma and the University of Illinois. As an alumnus of SUNY Potsdams Crane School of Music,Drew Coles 12, has come full circle, and is now leading Cranes music business program as an assistant professor and program director. As a soloist, Dr. Hernacki was the winner of the 2011 International Trombone Festival's Donald Yaxley Solo Competition and has been featured with the Los Angeles Symphonic Winds, the Grace Baptist Church Praise Orchestra, the Idyllwild Arts Summer Music Festival's Wind Ensemble, the Pokorny Low Brass Seminar faculty, and the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings. At the Manhattan School of Music, Center for Music Entrepreneurship your submission to Crane School Music. Records to critical acclaim you find for a School is the branch Library for Music, in. 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