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8807 Daniel Boone Road

Kansas City, Missouri 64114

avf9rb@mail.umkc.edu

(845) 629-5681

EDUCATION
UN IVE RS I TY O F M IS S O U R I - KAN S AS C I TY; KAN SAS CI TY, M O

M AY 2016 ( AN TI CIPATE D)

CO NS ERVATO RY O F M U S I C A N D DA N C E

Doctor of Musical Arts Wind Conducting

UN IVE RS I TY O F H A RTF OR D ; W E ST H ART FO RD, CT

MAY 2010

THE HA RT T S CHO O L

Master of Music Education Wind Conducting

CO LUMBI A U N I V E R S I TY; NE W YO R K , N Y

MAY 2007

TEAC HERS CO L LEG E

Master of Arts Music And Music Education

STAT E U NI V ER S I TY O F N E W YO R K- P OT S DAM ; POT SDAM, NY

DECEMBER 20 02

THE CR AN E S C HO O L O F M U S I C

Bachelor of Music Music Education

COLLE GE TE AC HING EXPERIENCE
G RA DUAT E T EAC H IN G AS S I STA N T - W I N D CON DU CT I N G

2013PR ESE NT

UN IVE RS I TY O F M IS S O U R I - KAN S AS C I TY CO N SE RVATO RY O F M U SI C AN D DAN CE

guest conductor of Conservatory Wind Symphony

guest conductor of Conservatory Wind Symphony Chamber Players
guest conductor of Conservatory Wind Ensemble
teaching assistant for undergraduate conducting courses
assistant director of UMKC Basketball Band (The Mob)
administrator for annual Midwest Honor Band and Orchestra Festival (350 middle and
high school student participants)
administrator for annual Wind Band Teaching Symposium (35-40 conductors from the
U.S. and foreign countries)
administrator for UMKC Conservatory Wind Symphony Chamber Players tour of China,
including performance at the 2014 Beijing Modern Music Festival
administrator for Southwestern CBDNA Divisional Conference in Fayetteville, AR
(March 2014)
band music librarian

G RA DUAT E T EAC H IN G AS S I STAN T - W I N D CON DUCTI N G

2 0 08 20 10

UN IVE RS I TY O F H A RTF OR D T H E H ART T SCH O O L

guest conductor of The Hartt Wind Ensemble

guest conductor of The Hartt Symphony Band
guest conductor of The Hartt Chamber Winds
assistant conductor of the Greater Hartford Youth Wind Ensemble (75-80 high school
students from across New England, selected by audition)
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conducting and recording assistant for Hartt Wind Ensembles album for NAXOS
Label, Dragon Rhyme
teaching assistant for undergraduate conducting courses
assistant director of University of Hartford Basketball Band
administrator for annual Instrumental Conducting Symposium (20-30 conductors from
the U.S. and foreign countries)
administrator for Music Education Reserve Library

CON DUCTIN G EXPER IE NCE

CO ND UCT I NG F E L LO W SY M P H O N Y O RCH E ST RA

2013PRE SEN T

YO U T H SYM PHO NY O F KA N S A S C I TY; KA N SAS CI TY, M O

assistant conductor of the Symphony Orchestra, comprised of 100 auditioned high

school students from across the Midwest (the premiere ensemble of the organization)
rehearsal assistant and sectional conductor
assistant for multiple side-by-side concerts with Kansas City Symphony
assistant for multiple concerts in the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
assistant for performance at The Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, Chicago, IL
(December 2014)
assistant for performance at Kansas Music Educators Association Conference (February
2014)

MU S IC DI RE CTO R , F O U ND E R

2 0 1 0 P RE SE N T

H U DS O N VA LLE Y C H AM BE R W I N D S & ST R I NG S; WASH I N GTO N VI L L E , N Y

founded ensemble in Fall 2010. Ensemble comprised of musicians from Juilliard,

Manhattan School of Music, Yale, The Hartt School and the West Point Band
conductor and administrator for all concerts
conducted ensemble for performance at 2012 CBDNA Eastern Division Conference,
Indiana, PA (March 2012)
developed outreach programs that resulted in collaborations with the Hudson Valley
(NY) Food Bank, and the Washingtonville (NY) School District Band Program
commissioned and premiered new works by Jess Langston Turner and Lior Navok
designed and developed ensemble website and Facebook page
Critics have labeled HVCW as, virtuosic, and a remarkable group that merits broader
attention, noting their, solid confidence and sonorous results (Times-Herald Record)

GUEST CONDU CTING EXPERIENCE

CO RT L ANDT C H AM B E R O R C H E ST R A , C R OTO N, N Y- N E W YE AR S GAL A

JAN UARY 20 14

Guest Conductor
KA NS AS CITY C L AR I N E T F E ST I VA L C L A R I N E T CH OI R , KAN SAS CI TY, M O

N OVE M B ER 2 01 3

Guest Conductor
H ART F ORD I ND EP EN D EN T C H AM B E R O R CH EST RA , HARTF O RD, CT

NOVEMBER 201 2

Guest Conductor
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TEM PLE UNIV ER S ITY S U M M E R C H AM B E R W I ND S, P H I L AD E L P H I A, PA

J UN E 2012

Guest Conductor
NE WBU RG H A LL- D I ST R ICT O R C H E ST R A, N EW B URGH , N Y

MAY 2012

Guest Conductor
ROC KL AN D COU N TY M U S I C E D U CATO R S ASSO CI ATI O N

F E B RUARY 2009

SE NIOR H IG H A L L-CO U NTY B AN D, N AN UE T, N Y

Guest Conductor
TEAC HERS CO L LEG E LA B O R C H E ST R A, N E W YOR K, N Y

SE PTE MBE R 2006MAY 2007

Guest Conductor
C RA NE S CHO O L O F M U S I C C L AR I N E T C HO I R, P OTSDAM , N Y

SE PTE M B E R 2 0 0 1 M AY 2 00 2

Assistant Conductor
CON DUCTIN G WORKSH OPS
UN IVE RS I TY O F C E NT R AL M I S S O U R I CO N DU CT I N G WO RK SH O P W I TH K E V I N SE DATO L E

2 01 4

Conducting Participant
TEM PLE UNIV ER S ITY W IN D CO N D U CT I N G WO RK SHO P W I T H M I CH AE L H AI T H CO CK

2012

A ND E MI LY T H RE I NEN

Chamber Music Participant

ITH ACA CO L LEG E NORT HE AST CO N D U CTI N G SY MP O SI U M W I TH STE P H E N PE TE RSO N
A ND ST E V EN DAV IS

20 12

Conducting Participant
H ART T S CHO OL I N ST R U M E N TAL CO N D U CTI N G CL I N I C W I TH M I CH AE L H AI TH CO CK

2 01 1

Conducting Participant
UN IVE RS I TY O F M IC H IG A N E N E R G I Z E WO RKSH O P WI TH M I CH AE L H AI TH CO CK

2 01 0

A ND J E RRY S CHW IEB ERT

Advanced Track Participant

MU S IC E DUCATOR S OF B E R G E N CO U N TY CO ND U CTI N G SYM P O SI U M

2010

WI T H M AL LORY T H OM P S ON

Conducting Participant
MO NTCL AI R STATE U N IV E R S I TY W I N D CO ND U CT I NG WO RK SH O P W I TH JE RRY JU N K I N

2009

Conducting Participant
H ART T S CHO OL I N ST R U M E N TAL CO N D U CTI N G CL I N I C W I TH H . RO B E RT RE YN O L D S

2 00 9

Conducting Participant
UN IVE RS I TY O F G E OR G IA CO N D U CT I N G WO RK SHO P W I TH JO H N LYN CH

20 09

A ND ROB ERT AM BR O S E

Conducting Participant
MO NTCL AI R STATE U N IV E R S I TY W I N D CO ND U CT I NG WO RK SH O P W I TH H . RO B E RT RE YN O L DS

2 00 8

Conducting Participant

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MU S IC E DUCATOR S OF B E R G E N CO U N TY CO ND U CTI N G SYM P O SI U M

2008

WI T H M AL LORY T H OM P S ON

Conducting Participant
MO NTCL AI R STATE U N IV E R S I TY W I N D CO ND U CT I NG WO RK SH O P W I TH E U GE N E CO RPO RO N

2007

Conducting Participant
PERFO RMANCE TR AINING
CO ND UCT I NG

Steven Davis; University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO

Glen Adsit; The Hartt School, West Hartford, CT
Dino Anagnost; Columbia University, Little Orchestra Society of NYC, New York, NY
Timothy Topolewski; Crane School of Music, Potsdam, NY
C L AR INET

Alan Woy; Crane School of Music, Potsdam, NY

Michelle Schumaker; Crane School of Music, Potsdam, NY
Thomas Scott; West Point Band, Ret., Newburgh, NY
C H A MBE R MUS IC

Curt Blood; Principal Clarinet, Hartford Symphony, West Hartford, CT

Greig Shearer; Principal Flute, Hartford Symphony, West Hartford, CT
Miami String Quartet; Masterclass Participant, October 2008, West Hartford, CT
PERFO RMANCE/E NSE MBLE EXPERIEN CE
UN IVE RS I TY O F M IS S O U R I - KAN S AS C I TY WI N D SY MP H O N Y; KAN SAS CI TY, M O

2 0 1 3 -P RE SE N T

Clarinet
J UI LLI ARD O RC H E ST R A; N E W YO R K , N Y

F E B RUARY 20 13

Clarinet
B E RG E N SY MP H O NY OR C H E ST R A; E N G L E WO OD, NJ

20122013

Principal Clarinet
NE W YO RK WIND SY MP H ON Y; M O N R O E , N Y

20032013

Clarinet
A SYLU M H ILL CO N G R EG AT I O N AL C H U R CH; H ARTF O RD, CT

2 01 22 01 3

Choir Member (Tenor)

H ART F ORD SYM P HO N Y; H ART F O R D, CT

D E CE M B ER 2 01 2

Choir Member (Tenor)

THE HA RT T S CHO O L W IND E N S E M B L E ; WE ST H ARTF O RD, CT

2 0 0 8 -2 01 0, 20 12

Clarinet, Bass Clarinet

WE STC HE ST ER M U S IC ED U CATO R S W I N D E N SE M BL E ; L AK E WO O D, N Y

2 0 11 20 12

Principal Clarinet
CO RT L ANDT C H AM B E R O R C H E ST R A ; C R OTO N, N Y

DECEMBER 2011

Clarinet

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NAT IO NA L CO L LEG I AT E W I N D E N S E M B L E ; N E W YOR K , N Y

MAY 2010

Clarinet
H ART F ORD P OPS BA ND ; H ART F O R D, CT

JU LY 2010

Clarinet
THE HA RT T S CHO O L SY MP H O N Y B AN D ; WE ST H ARTF O RD, CT

2 00 82 01 0

Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Guitar

THE HA RT T S CHO O L C H AM B E R M U S I C P RO GRAM, WE ST H ARTF O RD, CT

20082010

Clarinet
DO WNTOW N SYM P H O NY; N E W YO R K , N Y

N OV E M BE R 2006

Clarinet
PU T NA M CH O R A LE; CA R M E L , N Y

M ARC H 2004

Clarinet
MAJOR P ERFORM ANCES
Conductor
University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory Musica Nova
May 2015
World Premiere: Chamber Concerto for Alto Saxophone by David Stock
with Zachary Shemon (UMKC Saxophone Professor and PRISM Quartet Member)
Presenter
2015 CBDNA National Conference, Nashville, TN
March 2015
Presentation Title: Stanislaw Skrowaczewskis Music for Winds
Conductor
University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory Wind Symphony
December 2014
La Cration du monde, Op. 81a by Darius Milhaud
Conductor
University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory Wind Symphony
May 2014
World Premiere: Echoes of Silence by Narong Prangcharoen
Clarinet ist
Juilliard Orchestra, Marin Alsop, conductor: Celebration for John Corigliano
February 2013
Performance in Carnegie Hall
Conductor
Hudson Valley Chamber Winds, CBDNA Eastern Division Conference
March 2012
Indiana, PA
Conductor
Hudson Valley Chamber Winds, Premiere Performance
October 2010
Washingtonville, NY
Clarinetist
The Hartt Wind Ensemble, Glen Adsit, conductor
May 2010
Performance in Carnegie Hall
Clarinet ist
National Collegiate Wind Ensemble, H. Robert Reynolds, conductor
May 2010
Performance in Carnegie Hall
ADDITIO NAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
J UMO KE ACA D EM Y AT T H E H ART F O R D CO NSE RVATO RY; H ARTF O RD, CT

Created, planned and taught the first-ever band program across the district, in
grades 4-7
Collaborate with administrators and teachers to create a performing arts-based
curriculum in a new school

NE WBU RG H EN L AR G E D S C H O O L D I ST R I CT; N E WB UR GH , N Y

20122013

2 01 12 01 2

Taught instrumental music (grades 4-5), and general music (grades 5-8)

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RA M AP O C EN T R A L S C H OO L D I ST R I CT; S U FFE RN , NY

Taught instrumental music (grades 4-5), and general music (grades K, 2, 3)

RA M AP O C EN T R A L S C H OO L D I ST R I CT; S U FFE RN , NY

20032007

Taught instrumental music (grade 5)

Odyssey of the Mind Coach
NYSUT-Trained Mentor Teacher
Sponsored student teacher from SUNY Potsdam

SOU T H ORA NG ETOW N C E N T R AL S C H O O L DI ST RI CT; B L AU VE LT, N Y

20072008

Taught instrumental music (grades 4-5)

WA S HI NGTO NVI L L E C E N T R A L S C H O O L DI ST RI CT; WASH I N GTO N VI L L E , N Y

20102011

SPRIN G 2 00 3

Taught vocal music (grades 6-8), and general music (grades 2, 3, 7, 8)

CLI NI CIAN EXPER IENCE

B IS HOP MI E GE H I G H S C HO O L B AN D ; KAN SAS CI TY, M O

20 14

SUF F E RN H IG H S C H OO L W I N D E N S E M B L E ; SU FFE RN , N Y

20 11

WA S HI NGTO NVI L L E M I D D L E S C H O O L B A ND S; WA SH I N GTO N VI L L E , N Y

2008

REFERE NCES
Professor Steven D. Davis
Professor of Conducting, Director of Bands and Wind Ensembles
University of Missouri-Kansas City , Conservatory of Music and Dance
davisst@umkc.edu
(816) 235-2952
4949 Cherry St.
Kansas City, MO 64110
Dr. Joseph Parisi
Professor of Instrumental Music Education, Associate Director of Bands
University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance
parisijo@umkc.edu
(816) 235-2919
4949 Cherry St.
Kansas City, MO 64110
Dr. William Everett
Curators Professor of Musicology
University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance
everettw@umkc.edu
(816) 235-2857
4949 Cherry St.
Kansas City, MO 64110

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Dr. Chen Yi
Lorena Searcy Cravens/Millsap/Missouri Distinguished Professor in Music Composition
University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance
cheyi@umkc.edu
(816) 235-2911
4949 Cherry St.
Kansas City, MO 64110
Professor Glen Adsit
Director of Bands
University of Hartford- The Hartt School
(860) 768-5273
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06107

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