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2007-08 |
Part-time Music Teacher at the
International School of Berne,
Switzerland |
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August 2008 |
Commissioned by the
Amerika Institut, Vienna to write the musical
Racing to chase Alice the Albatross for children (ages 5 to 15) in
Dorfgastein, Austria. |
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August 2007 |
Commissioned by the
Amerika Institut, Vienna to write the musical
Circus Mystique for children (ages 5 to 15) in Dorfgastein, Austria. |
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from 2006 |
Freelance
Composer |
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2005 |
Lecturer, Music, St. Lawrence University Study
Abroad Programme, Vienna (administered through
Amerika Institut,
Vienna) |
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2004 |
Presenter of the notation program
Finale® in
Eisenstadt and Oberwart, Austria for music teachers of wind and percussion
instruments |
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from 2002
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Director / Founder,
Danube
Cultural Institute in Vienna (DCIV), Böcklinstrasse 30, 1020 Vienna: Adult
education courses, cultural events, music lessons, kids programmes
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2001-03
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Creative-Active-Service Coordinator, Danube
International School, Vienna
Presenter of Finale at the European Conference of Music Educators, South
Tirol, October 2001
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Summers 2000, 2001
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Presenter of the music
notation program Finale® at the
Mid Europe “Fazinierende Bläsermusik” in
Schladming, Austria
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1998-2002
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Head, Danube Performing Arts Centre, Danube
International School, Vienna
Lecturer, DePauw University School of Music, Indiana, USA –
Exchange Programme in Vienna
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1997
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Conductor/Composer
for the "Children of a Mind" Benefits
Concert for Karlheinz Böhm's Menschen für Menschen in the Mozart Hall of the
Konzerthaus, Vienna
Appearances on Tip Kultur, Blue Danube Radio,
Seiten Blicke,
Zeit im Bild
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1996
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Music Director/Conductor: “Momo” Project (young
professional musicians in Vienna) and students/faculty from Danube
International School
Appearance on Blue Danube Radio, Vienna
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1995-2003
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Music Coordinator,
Danube
International School
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1995
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Conductor/Founder, The Orchestra of the Arabian
Penninsula (OAP) for the "Within the Walls..." Benefit Concert for
the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Kuwait
Appearances on Kuwait Television, News in
English and Arabic,
Interview on “Good Morning Kuwait (Gulf
Broadcast),
Weekend Cultural Programme, Kuwait, and
CNN
World Report
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1994-95
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Director of Music, British School of Kuwait (ca. 1200
students, ages 3 to 17)
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1993
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New Creative Work Award for Composition "On a
Sunday Afternoon at Oak Grove Park"
Project Grants, Kensington and Chelsea Arts Council in
London, March, June and November
Chair, Subject Oriented Action Committee in Music for
the London International Schools Association (LISA) Conference
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1992-94
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Conductor/Founder, Southbank International Youth
Orchestra (SIYO), London
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1991-94
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Head of Music,
Southbank International School in London:
started music programme from scratch; taught music courses at primary, and
secondary levels, including IB and IGCSE
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1991
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Ph.D. (Doctorate) University of California, Santa
Barbara
Dissertation: "The Music of Viennese Composer
Alfred Uhl", UCSB, and University Microfilms International (UMI)
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1989-91
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Fulbright Teaching Assistant in English at the "Theresianischen
Akademie" in Vienna, administered by the Austrian-American Educational
Commission
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1990
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Article: "Alfred Uhl’s Early Clarinet Period"
in Journal THE CLARINET
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1989-1990
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Austrian Government Grant from The Federal Ministry for
Science and Research (Bundesministerium
für Wissenschaft und Forschung) for dissertation research
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1989
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Associate Lecturer/Lecturer in Music, UCSB
Registration Coordinator for the 1989 International
Trumpet Guild Conference, UCSB
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1988
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Sherrill C. Corwin Metropolitan Theaters Award in
Composition
Stanley Krebs Memorial Prize in Musicology
Article: "Mitchell Lurie's Approach to the Study of
Alfred Uhl's 48 Etüden für Klarinette" in THE CLARINET
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1987
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M.A. UCSB - Music Composition
Teaching Assistant Instructional Development Grant to
produce the slide show “The Viennese Classical Era”, UCSB
Humanities/Social Science Research Grant from the
Graduate Division at UCSB for research in Vienna on composer Alfred Uhl
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1986-88
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University Assistant, UCSB - Music Appreciation, Music
and Popular Culture in Twentieth-Century America, Survey of Twentieth-Century
Music, University Symphony
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1987-89
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Graduate Conductor, University Symphony, UCSB
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1986
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Teaching Assistant Instructional Development Grant to
write “A Guide to writing Concert Reviews” for the course Music Appreciation,
UCSB
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1985
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B.A. UCSB - Music Composition (Highest Honors, College
Honors, Distinction in the Major)
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1983-85
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Hochschule
für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna
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1981
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1979
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B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
in Business Economics
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