EDUCATION PhD in Music Composition, 2006 State University of New York at Buffalo Buffalo, New York Dean’s Fellow Composition studies with Jeffrey Stadelman, David Felder Max/MSP studies with Cort Lippe Music theory studies with Richard Parks, Robert Wason Dissertation committee: Jeffrey Stadelman, David Felder, Charles Smith, and James Currie Dissertation: Book, a collection of graphic compositions for any instruments MA in Music Composition, 2001 University of Southampton Southampton, England Composition studies with Michael Finnissy BA in Visual and Performing Arts, Music Composition, 1998 University of Maryland at Baltimore County Catonsville, Maryland Composition studies with Stuart S. Smith, Kevin Norton Percussion studies with Ken Anoff, Tom Goldstein, Kevin Norton TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2002-2006 Teaching Assistant/Adjunct Faculty University at Buffalo Courses taught: • Music 400 Composition Seminar; Spring 2006 Seminar for third and fourth year undergraduate music majors that addresses 20th century music history and compositional techniques. Designed curriculum with an emphasis on critical listening, empirical analysis, and student-led investigations into an eclectic array of modern musics. • Music 265 Rock Music; Summer 2004, Spring 2005, Summer 2005, Summer 2006 General education course that examines the history and stylistic development of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Designed syllabus. • Music 113 Music and Society: Hip Hop and Punk Rock; Fall 2004 Broadly defined general education course. Designed curriculum that considers the development of Hip Hop and Punk from localized subcultures to mainstream cultural influences. • Music 116 Music Theory for Non-Majors; Fall 2003 General education course that introduces basic music notation and fundamental elements of music theory. Designed syllabus. Courses assisted: • Music 105 Harmony and Counterpoint; Fall 2005 Introductory level music theory class required for undergraduate music majors. Instructed pairs of students in keyboard harmony tutorials and assisted with evaluation of final exams. • Music 206 Music in the Movies; Spring 2003 General education elective that examines the history and function of film music. Assisted with grading of papers, quizzes and exams. • Music 265 Rock Music; Fall 2002, Spring 2004 General education course that examines the history and stylistic development of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Assisted with grading of papers, quizzes and exams, and gave a number of lectures throughout the semester. 2001 Teaching Assistant/Sectional Tutor University of Southampton • Harmony Through Composition; Fall 2001 Required course for undergraduate music majors. Introduces harmonic theory through composition exercises. Duties included grading of assignments and instruction of small groups of students 1998-2000 Private percussion, theory, and composition lessons Baltimore, MD FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS 2002-2006 Dean’s Fellow at the University at Buffalo 2002-2006 Doctoral Tuition Scholarship at the University at Buffalo 2002-2006 Teaching Assistant at the University at Buffalo 2000-2001 Faculty of Arts International Studentship at the University at Southampton FESTIVALS, GRANTS AND AWARDS 2007 Artscape’s Exotic Hypnotic, Baltimore, MD; performance of Book by Microkingdom 2007 Something Else and More Festival, Philadelphia, PA; performance of Book by Microkingdom 2006 New York Music Fund grant, Open Music Foundation 2006 New York State Council on the Arts grant, Open Music Foundation 2006 Mark Diamond Research Fund grant for the premiere performance of Book 2006 Transmodern Festival, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD; screening of 10th Lesson (video/sound collaboration with Joanna Raczynska) 2005 June In Buffalo 2005; masterclasses with Brian Ferneyhough, Alvin Lucier, Simon Bainbridge, Christopher Rouse; performance of Wilderness and Self-Sufficiency (Act 1, Scenes I-III) by pianist Ian Pace 2001 Young Composers Workshop at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival; reading of Compass and Sextant Overboard by Psappha Ensemble 1999 Honorarium from Action Theatre, Baltimore, MD, for development and performance of radio play version of Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” 1999 The Red Room Collective’s High Zero Festival, Baltimore, MD; percussion improvisations in small ensemble context 1996 University of Maryland at Baltimore County Special Projects Award for participation in multi-media performance of Stuart S. Smith’s Noteboo PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS • Member: American Music Center, College Music Society, American Composers Forum, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Creative Alliance • Founding member and Vice-President, Open Music Foundation The open music foundation is a not-for-profit, grant-supported organization of composers and artists dedicated to the promotion of artistic expression based on unconventional, experimental, open-form, and especially graphical, forms of communicating musical ideas. (www.openmusic.us) PUBLICATIONS • Book and Some Thoughts About the Way Music Looks; essay and score excerpts in Notations21: A 21st Century Anthology of Innovative Notation, edited by Theresa Sauer; to be published by Mark Batty Publisher in Summer 2008 • Uncoiling Invisible Messages: The transcendental space between image and sound in Michael Finnissy’s solo music; chapter in a book about the composer Michael Finnissy, edited by John Habron; to be published in 2008 OTHER ACTIVITIES • Engineer and producer, Microkingdom’s Pro Hour LP Wrenches: My Heart/Double Abacus • Co-curator (with media arts curator Joanna Raczynska), Eyes and Ears II: Image Needs Sound exhibition at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo, NY, April 2008 • Lecture on Book and other graphic scores, Finger Lakes Community College and University of Maryland at Baltimore County • Sound installation Book: Speaker Ensemble with the Open Music Ensemble, Burchfield-Penney Arts Center, Buffalo, NY; part of the 24/12 series of installations, January-February 2006 • Co-curator (with film/video curator Joanna Raczynska), Eyes and Ears: Sound Needs Image exhibition at Carnegie Art Center, Tonawanda, NY, September-October 2005 • Initiated and organized OpenLab monthly free-improvisation workshops at Big Orbit’s Soundlab, Buffalo, NY, 2005-2006 COMPUTER SKILLS AND MUSIC TECHNOLOGY • Windows and Macintosh operating systems • Music and audio software: Logic Pro Studio, Max/MSP, Cubase, Reason, Pro Tools • General software: Microsoft Office, Blackboard, Adobe Acrobat, Apple Keynote • Experience with multimedia classroom technology and software • Experience with vintage analog synthesizers • General knowledge and experience with studio and live recording CURRENT PERFORMING ENSEMBLES • 3081 (trumpet, reeds, bass and drums) • Microkingdom (electric guitar, reeds, and drums) • Exploding Gardens (violin, saxophone, piano, drums) • Open Music Ensemble (chamber ensemble) • Baczkowski/Redman (reeds and drums) • various occasion-specific rock, jazz and chamber ensembles SELECTED PERFORMANCES AS PERCUSSIONIST, 2006-2008 • Open Music Ensemble, Eyes and Ears II, Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY • The Music of Steve Santillan and Emmanuel Nicolaidis, Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD • 3081, An Die Musik and Towson University, Baltimore, MD; upcoming performances at The Stone and the Freestyle Jazz Series at Jimmies 43, NYC • Microkingdom, various performances of Book and Charts, MD, NY, NC, PA; upcoming performances in MD, MA, ME • With singer-songwriter Thintap Woodsap, various locations, Washington, D.C. • With The Chris Reba Ensemble, Finger Lakes Community College, Canandaigua, NY; Miles Davis’ Bitch’s Brew • With John Dierker and Wilbert de Joode (contrabass), An Die Musik, Baltimore, MD • Open Music Ensemble, Burchfield-Penney Arts Center, Buffalo, NY; works by Logothetis and Haubenstock-Ramati • Microkingdom with Andrew Walsh (contrabassoon), The Red Room at Normals, Baltimore, MD; Book • Open Music Ensemble (with Jamie Currie), Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY; Examples of Excess – Jamie Currie • Solo percussion, Twisted Village Records, Cambridge, MA • Open Music Ensemble (with the Real Dream Cabaret), Rust Belt Books, Buffalo, NY • Baczkowski/Redman, various locations, NY, PA • Open Music Ensemble, Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY; Book: OME (1) – Will Redman • Open Music Ensemble, Local 188, Portland, ME; Tufts University Composition Seminar, Medford, MA; Bennington College, Bennington, VT; works by Cage, Wolff, Logothetis, Redman, Reba, Walsh • Open Music Ensemble, Sound Action, University at Buffalo Art Gallery, Cathedra – Otto Muller • Solo drum set performance with computer at the University at Buffalo Computer Music Concert, Center, UB Center For the Arts, Book: drum set, Max/MSP and vibraphone – Will Redman RECORDINGS • Microkingdom’s Pro Hour Wrenches: My Heart/Double Abacus (2008, self-released, LP) • Eyes and Ears: Sound Needs Image (2006, Hallwalls, Inc., DVD) • Baczkowski/Redman (2006, Eleven Hawks, CDR) • Bird With Strings (2005, Erie, CDR) • Open Music Ensemble OME 1 (2005, Parabiosis, CDR) • Augenmusik (2003, self-released, CDR) • Krill (2000, Mass Particles, CD) • International Soundscape Internationale Raw Materials Finished Product (1998, self-released, CD) • The Will Redman Ensemble A-F (1998, self-released cd-r SELECTED RECENT COMPOSITIONS • Charts, two part inventions for any instruments various performances by Microkingdom, 2007-08 • TextBook, ink drawing collages of images from Book and found text • Book, collection of modular compositions for anyone to perform anywhere in any combination Premiere: 4/26/06, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo, NY, Open Music Ensemble • Monosaturation, digital audio composition • Wilderness and Self-Sufficiency, drama for solo pianist (2 of 3 acts completed) Premiere: Baird Hall, June In Buffalo ’05, Ian Pace – piano, (scenes 1-3 of Act I only), 6/8/05 • Ransom Note, electro-acoustic; may also be used as an “aural score” (on cd) for any performers Premiere: Burchfield-Penney Arts Center, Buffalo, NY, Open Music, 9/9/05Ensemble (version for accordion, contrabassoon, two contrabasses) • 10th Lesson (with Joanna Raczynska), video with Super8 and 16mm film; electro-acoustic score Premiere: 1/12/06, ZKM Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany Full list of works available on request See the following websites for more information: www.willredman.com www.bookmusic.org www.openmusic.us www.microkingdom.com www.myspace.com/microkingdom www.myspace.com/willredman http://www.openmusic.ushttp://www.willredman.comhttp://www.bookmusic.orghttp://www.openmusic.ushttp://www.microkingdom.comhttp://www.myspace.com/microkingdomhttp://www.myspace.com/willredmanshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3shapeimage_1_link_4shapeimage_1_link_5shapeimage_1_link_6
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