redmondj@potsdam.edu Crane accepts video auditions by YouTube link (preferred) or. The College currently enrolls approximately 3,600 undergraduate and graduate students. David Heuser began composing almost immediately after his first piano lessons at the age of seven, writing short tunes in imitation of the exercises he was studying. Michelle Rae Martin-Atwood, originally from Unity, Saskatchewan, Canada, holds a Doctor of Musical Arts (2009) and a Master of Music (2001) in organ performance, and a Sacred Music Diploma (2009) from the Eastman School of Music, where she studied with David Higgs. Prior to her appointment at Crane in 2015, Dr. Becker taught horn at Nazareth College, the University of Rochester, and the Eastman Community Music School. Risa received her Ph.D. in Music Theory from Temple University, where she has taught both written and aural music theory. She has also performed educational programs of operatic arias and scenes for families through the Metropolitan Opera Guild, the Children's Free Opera of New York (Orchestra of St. Luke's), the Orchestra of Northern New York, and the Mexico City Opera. In recent years he has performed at the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center, toured throughout the U.S., Europe, and China, and was a featured soloist with the Washington Sinfonietta. Dr. Massell has been on the faculty of Crane since 2000. 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. average. 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. Files. She is Level III certified in Somatic Voicework - The LoVetri Method. Life at Crane includes an incredible array of more than 300 recitals, lectures and concerts presented by faculty, students and guests each year. ". award-winning Texas Boys Choir; Associate Professor of Music, Director of Choral & Vocal (Geneva, N.Y.) 1831-1904, January 30, 1878, Page 1, Image 1, brought to you by Rochester Regional Library Council, and the National Digital Newspaper Program. Mr. Biczo's public school teaching contributions involved high school and middle school bands in the Chandler District (Chandler, AZ) and high school instrumental, choral, and general music in the Madison District (Phoenix, AZ). Schedule and complete an audition Apply for undergraduate or graduate admission Mr. Struzik has conducted All-County and honor band festivals in several counties in New York State as well as the state of Virginia. But for Kelley DiPasquale, a non-traditional student in the music business program at SUNY Potsdams Crane School of Music, it was something else entirely that drew her to the snowy mountain town. He holds bachelors and masters degrees from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and served there as an instructor as well. He is the recipient of a SUNY Potsdam Presidential Award for Research and Creativity, in addition to the Award for Research Mentorship from The Center for Student Research. Positions he has held include Artistic Director of the world-renowned, Grammy Prior to his appointment at Crane, Spence taught at both Frostburg State University and Frederick Community College in MD. Other chamber music affiliations include The Perron Trio, the Potsdam Piano Quartet, and the Ariel Chamber Players. Thriving programs in performance, composition, music business, and the academic disciplines of music history and theory enrich our long-standing heritage of leadership in music education. DMA, Music Performance, Temple University, 2018. in South Korea, and he was named Honorary Chair of the Alpha Boys Choir of Shenzhen, China, She has worked with noted conductors including Julius Rudel, Lukas Foss, Michel Corboz, Ren Jacobs and Will Crutchfield, and stage directors Peter Ustinov, Herbert Wernicke, and John Neumeier. He has served as Associate Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, as teaching fellow for the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, and on the faculty of the Conductors Retreat at Medomak. Drew earned his Doctorate in Music Education at Teachers College, Columbia University after defending his dissertation on the perceptions among musicians on the construct of career success as it applies to them as well as their peers. Introduced to music on his fathers electric guitar,Alex Mariano 21played the songs of Led Zeppelin and Van Halen throughout his youth. Dr. Tramposh is currently the coordinator for the string area at Crane. Sanderl has also served as both principal percussion and section member at the Wintergreen Performing Arts Festival, Roanoke Symphony and Roanoke Opera as timpanist and percussion. 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. slywotat@potsdam.edu Association of Pennsylvania, the Asset Champion Award from Healthy Youth Development of Erie She works frequently with TEL: (315) 267-2452, Assistant Professor: Music Theory, Composition. 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. TEL: (315) 267-2437, hendriak@potsdam.edu Kathleen's other performance experience includes opera, drama and oratorio. Now hes pursuing a music performance degree atThe Crane School of Music where hes been mastering the classical guitar under the guidance of Dr. Douglas Rubio. shermakd@potsdam.edu TEL: (315) 267-3222. He also was a teacher at the String Academy at Indiana University Bloomington. Longy School of Music, both in Cambridge, MA; and as Director of Music at St. Stephen's United Owing to its expertise, the ensemble has recorded four CDs of these works on the Albany Records label. TEL: (315) 267-2424, Visiting Assistant Professor: Music Theory & Composition. Having an accomplished orchestral and solo career, she has performed with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Monarch Brass, Arizona Musicfest Orchestra, as a featured artist for the 2019 International Women's Brass Conference, and under the baton of great conductors such as Gunther Schuller, Karina Canellakis, Tito Muoz, and Helmuth Rilling. For more than a decadeShannon Boyle 20 & 22has been mastering the harp at Crane, first in middle school and high school through the National String Project, then as an undergraduate student, and now while pursuing her masters degree in music performance. His notable research and presentations also address vocal health, phonotrauma and rehabilitation, performance anxiety, and vocal pedagogy for gender expansive singers. She is principal flutist and a founding member of the Northern Symphonic Winds. Additionally, she serves as the International Clarinet Association's Pedagogy Coordinator. He has collaborated with numerous artists on orchestrations that have been performed by the Charlotte Symphony (including Donny McCaslin's "BLACKSTAR Symphony" project featuring the music of David Bowie), Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra, New Canon Chamber Collective, and Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, with more premieres scheduled soon. School of Education & Professional Studies, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, All auditioning students will be considered for, If you need to cancel or change your audition date, please, Following eachaudition day, audition results typically arrive within two to three weeks following the audition. For nearly a decade, she taught organ and piano through the Center for Lifelong Education and Recreation at SUNY-Potsdam to individuals from various countries (studying or teaching at Clarkson University), including Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, Pakistan, Croatia, Argentina and many more, and has served as organ faculty for Canada's Summer Institute of Church Music. Outside of music, he enjoys playing chess, learning languages, and exploring offbeat cinema. Her research interests include Sonata Theory, Musical Semiotics, Musical Narrative, Psychoanalysis, Schenkerian Analysis, and Hermeneutic Analysis of the music of Johannes Brahms and other 19th-century composers. It is a small institution with an enrollment of 2,977 undergraduate students. In 2018, he received First Prize in the Inaugural International Low Flutes Festival Alto Flute Competition held in Reston, VA. He published 5 articles concerning choral music and a video, Refine Your Conducting Technique, available from Santa Barbara Music. Before joining the Crane School faculty in 2005, Dr. Tramposh was Principal viola of the Mercury Ensemble and Associate Principal viola of the Colorado Springs Symphony. Now in its third century, SUNY Potsdam is distinguished by a legacy of pioneering programs and educational excellence. He's represented by James M. McGahan, St. Lawrence County chief public defender, and Assistant Public Defender Thomas C. Finnerty Jr. Dr. Bishop has received several awards and honors for his work, Under his direction, the Radford University percussion ensemble performed internationally twice in 2012 and 2018 and made its debut at the Kennedy Center in 2015. suny potsdam crane school of music acceptance rate SUNY Potsdam is a public college located in Potsdam, New York. The abridged version: over 40 years as a successful professional Opera Singer and the same amount of time spent teaching: mostly privately and since 2017, here at Crane. Hunter joined the faculty at SUNY Potsdam in 2012 after previously teaching at Boston College (2008-2012) and Bryant University (2010). Audio files larger than 5 MB may be submitted via Dropbox or posted to a site like SoundCloud. He is currently co-editing The Oxford Handbook of Video Game Music and Sound, due out in late 2023. William Gibbons joined SUNY Potsdam in 2022 as Dean of the Crane School of Music and Professor of Music History. He has also appeared as a guest lecturer and performer at the Initiatives Meetings and Publications on Artistic Research "Hands on Flute" conference in Aveiro, Portugal (2017, 2018). While a master's student in Syracuse, Margaret gained experience with the Syracuse Opera Company and conducted the church choir at North Presbyterian Church in Geneva, N.Y. She is a member of two international music education research consortia, Culture, Criticism, and Community and FUTURED both supported by the Norwegian Research Council and producing cross-cultural research in the area of music education practices in higher education. Prof. Slywotzky is a sought-after educator. In a production/facilities role, Matthew has worked at the Interlochen Summer Arts Camp in Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, and Philadelphia Fringe Arts. For each piece or movement, the recording should becontinuous. Prioritizing engagement in the broader community, Dr. Dunbar is a former Teaching Artist and Development Officer for Kids' Orchestra, an El-Sistema inspired non-profit organization in Baton Rouge, LA. An active freelancer with classical background, Christine fills clarinet positions in numerous Mr. Struzik lives in Webster, New York with his wife Katie and enjoys spending time with his two grown sons Christopher 24, and Matthew 22. TEL: (315) 267-2421, Bachelors of Music, Music Performance, SUNY Potsdam: Crane School of Music, 2010 Heuser's music is published by Non Sequitur Music, and works of his can be found on recordings on the Albany, Capstone, and Equilibrium labels. 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. He is currently collaborating with English author Ian Priston on a book about the early recordings of Pink Floyd. Crane School of Music is one of only 10 outstanding schools nationwide earning the prestigious designation this year, and one of only two schools in New York State so recognized. Recent roles include the title roles of Ariadne, in Ariadne auf Naxos, Elle, in La Voix Humaine and Jenfa. Creative Music Ensemble, and was a member of trumpeter Ron Miless band At Penn State he taught undergraduate music education courses while finishing coursework in music education with dual cognates in the sociology of schools and string pedagogy. His primary teachers include Susan McQuinn, Amy Porter, and Katherine Kemler. Opera News wrote that this CD makes a "strong case for Lang'smusic," and that "George is the accomplished soloist on two tracks.". She was featured soloist with the Orchestra 2013, in the premiere of a concerto by Paul Siskind. gibbonwj@potsdam.edu Gagnon is principal cello for the Sioux City Symphony since 2015 and owns a cello made in 1904 by the French Master Paul Bailly. rehearsal, serving diverse populations through music, and developing artistically cohesive At Stony Brook University, Chelsea taught composition, aural skills, and elements of music. TEL: (315) 267-2408. She earned a Bachelor of Music (1999) in organ from the University of Alberta, under the tutelage of Dr. Marnie Giesbrecht. She graduated from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam in 2009 with degrees in The Madison Savoyards, a Gilbert and Sullivan group, provided her with much of her early performing experience. In a news release Saturday, SUNY Potsdam said it was "deeply saddened" to share that the victim of the shooting was a student at the school's Crane School of Music who was in the Class. Video registration and submission deadlines. Matthew Orwick taught orchestra and instrumental music lessons for thirty-two years, eleven in the East Ramapo Central School District and twenty-one in the Wappingers Central School District. He has been on the Crane Youth Music (CYM) summer jazz faculty for the past 21 years, and is serving as director of the Crane Jazz Ensemble for the 2019-20 school year. Dr. Skull currently teaches Applied Voice, Introduction to Diction, and Vocal Techniques at the Crane School. Andre Mount received a doctorate in music theory from the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he studied a wide range of analytical models and approaches with Pieter van den Toorn, Lee Rothfarb, and Patricia Hall. Before coming to Crane, Dr. McKinnie has had full-time faculty positions: in the department of Recording Arts of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, and in the department of Recording Industry at Middle Tennessee State University. During that time, she actively enjoyed working with the University Opera and spending additional time sewing projects in the costume shop. Life at Crane includes an incredible array of more than 300 recitals, lectures and concerts presented by faculty, students and guests each year. By making your payment with Flywire you can: Track your payments from start to finish. TEL: (315) 267-2443, tyrejb@potsdam.edu Contact Us. Dr. Tracy Lipke-Perry enjoys a notably invigorating and eclectic career as a versatile performer, collaborator, and coach; enthusiastic teaching artist; and researcher. For more information visit www.lukespencetrumpet.com. Creator. TEL: (315) 267-2459. Via is currently on the NAMM Board of Directors. He recently performed at the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival with the Maria Schneider Orchestra as well as with his own group. Since 2014, McKinnie has worked behind the scenes at Crane to ensure that hundreds of performances are professionally recordedleaning on two decades of experience asthe chief engineer of live sound at Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Her most recent performance of Russkaya Tetrad' was in Honolulu, Hawaii. She earned her Ph.D. in Musicology from Washington University in St. Louis, where her dissertation analyzed relationships between French actress Sarah Bernhardt and fin-de-sicle musical culture. TEL: (315) 267-3229, Adjunct Instructor: Long Island Area Off-Campus Teaching Supervisor, cerulldp@potsdam.edu Choral Directors Association (ACDA) in several capacities, most recently as the National Next, the "acceptance rate" you find for a school is the average rate for all students. An active soloist and chamber musician, she is a member of the Aria Reed Trio and Principal Clarinet with the Orchestra of Northern New York and Northern Symphonic Winds. for several years. She performed regularly at the Toradze Studio Recital series during her master's program. guest conductor and clinician, he has conducted honor choirs, festivals, and workshops throughout People's Chorus of Erie to the national stage in performances at Carnegie Hall and in competition at In 2018, Dr. Hernacki co-founded and served as the artistic director and conductor of the Michigan Youth Trombone Ensemble, an Ann Arbor-based trombone ensemble for high school students. His research interests include place-based pedagogies, instrumental music education, popular/vernacular music, and LGBTQ issues in music education. 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