Conservatory of Music
Faculty Spotlight
Beyond teaching, Conservatory faculty actively participate in their professional fields. Faculty regularly perform internationally, present papers at conferences, receive research grants, and are invited as guest speakers. All of these activities contribute to the rich musical and intellectual environment students experience while studying at the Conservatory. Some of these recent activities include:
Performances
- New Pacific Trio
- Pacific Arts Woodwind Quintet
Frank Wiens- Jaroslaw Kapuscinski: Maciej Grzybowski performed "Jatayu" for piano and tape at the International Festival "Musica Electronica Nova" in Wroclaw, Poland. (May 24, 2007)
- Jaroslaw Kapuscinski: Video, "Mondrian Variations" presented at the International Media Arts Biennale WRO 07 in Wroclaw, Poland (June 16, 2007)
- Robert Coburn: Fragile Horizon for viola, speaking voice, computer, and video premiered at the 2007 Brubeck Festival. (April 11, 2007)
- Robert Coburn: the saxophone version of In Stillness performed by Gilberto Bernardes will premiere at the International Saxophone Festival in Palmela, Portugal along with a performance of Fragile Horizon. (July 11, 2007)
Lectures & Publications
- Francois Rose: Lecture "Expansion of Orchestration Technique through the use of a Spectrally Based Computerized Orchestration-Aid" presented in France, Poland, & Spain
- Francois Rose and Jim Hetrick: Article "L’analyse spectrale comme ressource à la technique orchestrale contemporaine"
- Jaroslaw Kapuscinski: Lecture, "Points in Intermedia Space" at the Academy of Music in Cracow, Poland (June 15, 2007)
- Robert Coburn presented a lecture on his compositions and public art projects at the Intermedia Institute of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in Tokyo, Japan. (May 23, 2007)
Research
Other Activities