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Academic Experience
Nicholas Morrison, Professor of Music and Associate Dean
College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Department of Music
Caine School of the Arts
Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322-4015
(435) 797-3506
Nicholas.Morrison@usu.edu
Utah State University, Professor of Music, tenured 1997
1991-present
• Associate Dean, College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences 2000-2003, 2009-present
• Assistant Head, Department of Music 2008-present
• Interim Head, Department of Music 2007-08
• Acting Head, Department of Music 1997-98
San Juan School District (sabbatical leave from USU) Spring 2006
• Utah Arts Council Artist-in-Residence
• Woodwind instruction and master classes
• Chamber music coaching
• Band conducting/teaching
• Teacher mentoring
University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill (sabbatical leave from USU) Fall 2005
• Visiting Professor of Clarinet
• Clarinetist for Carolina Wind Quintet
• Guest Conductor of UNC Wind Ensemble
Godby High School, Tallahassee, Fl., Assistant Band Director 1989-91
University of Notre Dame 1986-88
• Acting Assistant Director of Bands 1986-87
• Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clarinet 1986-88

Holy Trinity Music School, Port-au-Prince, Haiti 1982-84
• Director of Bands and Professor of Clarinet 1982-84
• Assistant Conductor, Orchestre Philharmonique Ste. Trinité 1983-84
Southern High School (Durham, NC), Marching Band Assistant Fall 1982
Undergraduate Courses Taught
• Music Skills (Ear Training and Sight Singing)
• Music Appreciation
• The Arts in Interesting Times (Age of Beethoven)
• Honors Inquiry
• Literature for Winds and Percussion
• Wind Pedagogy
• Literature for Wind Quintet
• Band History
• Orchestral Repertoire for Clarinet
• Individual Instruction in Clarinet
• Individual Instruction in Saxophone
• Clarinet Class for Music Educators
• Saxophone Class for Music Educators
• Double Reed Class for Music Educators
• Conducting
• Chamber Winds
• Chamber Music
• Symphonic Band
• Wind Ensemble
• Marching Band
• Pep Band
Graduate Courses Taught
• Individual Instruction in Clarinet
• Wind Ensemble
• Advanced Rehearsal Techniques—Newly developed for Fall 2008 with support from the
Dana Foundation (USU Rural Music Mentoring Initiative)
• Chamber Music
Off-load Teaching and Service
• Assist with Marching Band
• Wind Orchestra Clarinet Sectionals
• Orchestra Winds Sectionals
• Administer and Conduct Alumni Band
• Administer and Teach USU Summer Clarinet Clinic

Creative and Research Activities
PERFORMANCE
Professional Ensembles
Utah Symphony, extra clarinetist
2001-present
~AirFare~, USU faculty flute and clarinet duo, clarinet
1998-present
Logan Canyon Winds, USU Faculty Wind Quintet, director and clarinet
1992-present
Utah Festival Opera Orchestra, clarinet/bass clarinet
1993-1999, 2003-present
Grand Tetons Music Festival, clarinet, e-flat and bass clarinet
July 2006-present
Ballet West Orchestra, substitute principal clarinet December 2008
American Festival Orchestra, Logan, UT, principal clarinet
2008-present
Salt Lake Choral Artists Orchestra, SLC, UT, guest clarinet/bass clarinet 2008, 2009
Carolina Wind Quintet, Chapel Hill, NC, clarinetist Fall 2005
Utah Music Festival, guest clarinetist August 2003
Paradigm Chamber Orchestra (SLC), guest principal clarinetist December 2002
Ensemble Rousseau, classical clarinet 1996-1999
Ensemble Courant Orchestra and Wind Octet (University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill), classical clarinet 1991-1995
USU Alumni Band, associate principal clarinet 1992-93
Cache Chamber Orchestra, principal clarinet 1992-94
Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, third and bass clarinet 1991
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, bass clarinet 1990
South Bend Symphony, Chamber, and Midwest Pops Orchestras, clarinet 1984-89
Elkhart County Symphony Orchestra, principal clarinet 1984-86
Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, bass clarinet 1987-89
St. Joseph (MI) Concert Band, co-principal clarinet 1985-89
Raleigh (NC) Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Conductor 1981-82
Solo and Recital Performances
~AirFare~, Apres midi musicale, Chapel Hill Chamber Music Workshop, June 2009.
~AirFare~, with Valerie Coleman, Shane Graham, Jon Gudmundson and Lynn Jemison-Keisker,
USU Faculty Recital Series, September 2008.
~AirFare~, Flute-Clarinet Duos session at International Clarinet Association Clarinetfest,
Portraits of Langston, Kansas City, July 2008.
Logan Canyon Winds, USU Midsummer Night’s Series, July 2008.
~AirFare~,with Cindy Dewey and Lynn Jemison-Keisker, USU Midsummer Night’s Series,
June 2008.
Logan Canyon Winds, USU faculty recital series, March 2005, November 2005, March 2006,
November 2006, March 2007, November 2007, November 2008, April 2009.
~AirFare~ performance for Radio West, KUER Salt Lake City, March 2008.
Faculty Solist with USU Wind Orchestra, Michael Schelle’s When Hell Freezes Over, double
concerto for Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone and Wind Ensemble, College Band Directors
National Association Western and Northwestern Divisional Conference, Reno, NV, March
2006.

Carolina Wind Quintet, Chapel Hill, NC, October 2005.
~AirFare~, Federal Way 320 th Public Library, Federal Way, WA, March 2005.
~AirFare~, USU faculty recitals, Logan and Salt Lake City, December 2004 and February 2005.
~AirFare~, Utah State Office of Education Arts Networking Conference, Featured guest artists,
premiere of Phillip Kent Bimstein’s The Golden Duel, November 2004.
~AirFare~ with Lynn Keisker, recital at El Sitio, Antigua, Guatemala, November 2004.
Chamber Music Performance with Soprano Cindy Dewey, National Convention of NATS, New
Orleans, July 2004.
~AirFare~ Workshop performance, Chamber Music America Ensemble Residency Institute,
Chicago, October 2003.
~AirFare~ potpourri recital at International Clarinet Association Clarinetfest, premiere of the
flute/clarinet version of Françaix’s Le colloque des deux perruches, July 2003.
Multidisciplinary performance of Loon for Solo Clarinet with Ken Brewer (poet) and the Valley
Dance Ensemble, Logan, April 2003.
Logan Canyon Winds, USU Faculty Recital Series, March 2003.
Logan Canyon Winds, Mississippi State University Lyceum Series, March 2003.
~AirFare~, Springville Art Museum series, February 2003.
~AirFare~ with Lynn Keisker,, USU Faculty Recital Series, February 2003.
~AirFare~ with Lynn Keisker, recital at El Sitio, Antigua, Guatemala, January 2003.
~AirFare~, Performance of Libby Larsen’s Barn Dances at Utah Arts Networking Conference,
Provo, December 2002.
Logan Canyon Winds broadcast for Utah Public Radio, November 2002.
~AirFare~, consortium premiere of Libby Larsen’s Barn Dances, SLC, November 2002.
~AirFare~, Guest Artist Recital, Ecole Ste. Trinité, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 2002.
~AirFare~, Guest Artist Broadcast, Télévision nationale d’Haiti, June 2002.
~AirFare~, world premiere of Double Concerto for Flute, Clarinet and Wind Ensemble by Keith
Gates, College Band Directors National Association Western and Northwestern Divisional
Conference, Reno, NV, March 2002.
Logan Canyon Winds, world premiere of The Book of Rhythms by Libby Larsen, American Orff-
Schulwerk Association National Conference, Cincinnati, OH, November 2001.
~ AirFare ~, Recital for National Flute Association National Convention, Dallas, TX, Aug. 2001.
~ AirFare ~, Recital and Masterclass, Univ. of Missouri, Kansas City, Feb. 2001.
~ AirFare ~, National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors, 2001
Symposium, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Feb. 2001.
~ AirFare ~, Z-Arts! concert series, Springdale, UT, Feb. 2000, 2001, 2002.
~ AirFare ~, San Diego State University, Recital and Masterclass, Nov. 2000.
~ AirFare ~, Chamber Ensemble Winners’ Recital, National Flute Association, Aug. 2000.
~ AirFare ~, appointed to Utah Performing Arts Tour, 2000-2001.
~ AirFare ~, Recitals and Masterclasses in Port-au-Prince and Leogane, Haiti, July 2000.
Logan Canyon Winds, World Premiere of Philip Parker’s The Big Top, Jan. 2000.
~ AirFare ~, Recital with USU Poet Kenneth Brewer, Jan. 2000.
~ AirFare ~, Guest Concerto Soloists, Orchestre Philharmonique Ste. Trinité, Haiti, Dec. 1999.
~ AirFare ~, USU Faculty Recital Series, September 1999.
Brevard College (NC), Solo Guest Artist Recital, April 1999.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Solo Guest Artist Recital, April 1999.
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Solo Guest Artist Recital, March 1999.
Logan Canyon Winds, Florida tour, performances in Orlando, Apopka, and Tampa, Nov. 1998.
Logan Canyon Winds, world premiere of Dennis Griffin’s A Child’s Garden of Bugs, Jan. 1998.
Guest Soloist (Mozart Quintet), Utah Music Festival, August 1997.

Faculty Recital with Mark Emile, violinist, and Ralph van der Beek, pianist, June 1997.
Faculty Recital with Cindy Dewey, soprano, May 1997.
Faculty Guest Soloist with USU Wind Orchestra, April 1999.
Guest Soloist (Mozart Quintet) with the Arcata String Quartet, April 1997.
Guest Solist, Ricks College, March 1997.
Faculty Guest Soloist with USU Wind Orchestra, February 1997.
Utah Music Festival, Guest Artist and Teacher, June 1994, 95, 96, 97.
Ensemble Rousseau, classical clarinet, debut performances, Logan and SLC, June 1996.
Ensemble Rousseau, performance on authentic instruments, live broadcast on KUER, Salt Lake
City, June 1996.
Great Music West Festival, (solo, chamber and orchestral appearances), Idaho and Wyoming,
June 1995.
Faculty Guest Artist, Harpsichord Benefit Concert, October 1994.
Logan Canyon Winds, performances including:
• Idaho State University
• University of Central Florida
• University of Montana
• Premier of Cache Valley Suite with Cache Children’s Choir
• Guest Artists for Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
• Broadcasts on KBYU and KUSU
• Utah State University Faculty Recital Series
• Utah State University Youth Conservatory Young People’s Concert
• Utah State University Summer Citizens Program
• Utah State University Summer Music Clinic
• Chamber Music Society of Logan
• Salt Lake Arts Council Summer Series
• Uintah Arts Council Series
• Temple Square Concert Series
• Ricks College Recital Series
• Wellsville Tabernacle Fundraiser
• Utah Flute Association
• “Many Faces of Music,” Young People’s Concert, various locations
• “Music of Nations,” Young People’s Concert, various locations
“Bach’s Birthday Concert,” Utah State University, March 1994.
Faculty Solo Recital, Classical and Modern Clarinet, November 1993.
Utah State University Percussion Ensemble, Faculty Guest Artist, Concertpiece for Clarinet and
Percussion Orchestra, May 1993.
Utah State University Chamber Singers, Faculty Guest Artist, “Frostiana”, May 1993.
Utah Festival Opera Orchestra, Mozart Concerto in A Major, guest soloist, February 1993.
Ensemble Courant, (Chapel Hill, NC), Wanhal Trio in Bb, performance and preparation of
critical edition, January 1993.
Utah Flute Association, guest artist with Leslie Timmons, October 1992.
Wassermann Festival of Chamber Music, guest soloist with New World String Quartet, July
1992.
Temple Square Concert Series, guest soloist with Utah State University Wind Ens., April 1992.
Utah State University Wind Ensemble, guest soloist, USU, May 1992.
Guest artist on faculty recitals: Warren Burton and Leslie Timmons, spring 1992.
Faculty Solo Recital, Utah State University, December 1991.
Doctoral Studio Recital, Florida State University, November 1991.

Doctoral Solo Recital, Florida State University, January 1991.
Doctoral Solo Recital, Florida State University, February 1990.
Guest Trio Recital, Valparaiso (IN) University, May 1989.
Faculty Clarinet Recital, University of Notre Dame, March 1988.
Notre Dame Faculty Chamber Music Recital, Mozart Clarinet Quintet, April 1987.
Masters Recital, University of Notre Dame, March 1986.
Solo Recital, Holy Trinity School, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 1984.
Mozart Clarinet Concerto, Holy Trinity Orchestra, 1983.
Guest Recital with Soprano, French Institute of Haiti, June 1983.
University Ensembles
Florida State University Chamber Orchestra, second clarinet, 1991.
Florida State University Wind Orchestra (rotating seating), 1989-91.
Florida State University Chamber Winds (rotating seating), 1989-91.
Florida State University New Music Ensemble, principal clarinet, 1990-91.
University of Notre Dame, faculty production of L’histoire du soldat, March 1989.
Notre Dame Concert Band, principal clarinet and soloist, 1984-86.
UNC-CH Faculty Woodwind Quintet, bass clarinet, 1982.
UNC-CH Wind Ensemble, member 1978-82, principal 1979-82.
UNC-CH Orchestra, member 1979-82, principal 1980-82.
UNC-CH Jazz Band, baritone saxophone, 1979-81.
UNC-CH Percussion Ensemble, member, 1979-82.
UNC-CH Marching Band, member, 1978-81.
AWARDS, PUBLICATIONS AND GRANTS
Professional Awards
College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Creative Artist of the Year, March 2003.
Department of Music Artist of the Year, February 2003.
Council for the International Exchange of Scholars, Fulbright Senior Specialist Status, March
2002.
Second Prize, National Flute Association National Chamber Music Competition, ~AirFare~,
May 2000.
Marie Eccles Caine Foundation Young Scholars Award, $15,000, March 2000.
Albert J. Colton Memorial Research Fellowship (Utah Humanities Council), “Johann Wanhal’s
Chamber Music for Clarinet: The Roots of a Genre,” $3000, 1997-98.
Publications
“Recovering from Vacation: Tips for Second-Year (and Beyond) Clarinetists,” reprinted in
National Federation of High Schools Music Association Journal, Vol. 25, No. 2, 2008-09.
“Recovering from Vacation: Tips for Second-Year (and Beyond) Clarinetists,” Utah Music
Educators Association Journal, Fall 2007.
Producer for Centaur Compact Disc CRC 2853, Donald L. Oehler, clarinet; Benjamin Rawitz-
Castel, piano; Jonathan Bagg, viola. Music by Reinecke, Reger, Bergmuller, Genzmer and
Uhl. Centaur Records, 2007.

“Half Moon at Checkerboard Mesa,” Flute-clarinet duo edition with composer Phillip Kent
Bimstein, Franklin Stark Music, 2004.
“$Dough$ Re Mi: A, B, Cs of Educational Fundraising,” with Leslie Timmons, Orff Echo,
Journal of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association, Spring 2002.
“Optimizing Outreach Opportunities,” with Leslie Timmons, Journal of the National Association
of College Wind and Percussion Instructors, Fall 2001.
“Johann Wanhal’s Chamber Music for Clarinet,” The Clarinet (Journal of the International
Clarinet Association), Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 50-58.
“Period Performance and the College Studio and Ensemble,” NACWPI Journal, Spring issue
1998.
“Performance Practice Suggestions for Solo and Ensemble Participants,” Interface: Journal of
the Utah Music Educators Association: Winter Issue,1998.
Trio III in B-flat for Clarinet, Bassoon and Bass by Johann Wanhal (critical edition), Medfield,
MA: Dorn Publications,1996.
Development and Grants Received
Endowment Agreement for the Wilford and Marjorie Endowment for Logan Canyon Winds,
planned gift of ca. $50,000, agreement signed Spring 2009.
Marie Eccles Caine Foundation, scholarship donation to support the Caine Ensembles, chamber
music for wind and percussion students, $2500-9500 annually, 1993-2009.
Linda Foster Bradak, donation of $300 to support activities in the clarinet studio, 2008-09.
Dana Foundation (New York), Rural Initiative Program Grant ($50,000) to support secondary
music teacher mentoring and professional development in rural Utah, with Thomas Rohrer
and Leslie Timmons, 2007-2009.
Brannen-Cooper Fund Commissioning Grant (Flute-Clarinet Duos Consortium), $3000, 2007.
Marie Eccles Caine Foundation, $5000 to support woodwind quintet residency on the Navajo
Reservation and in San Juan School District, 2006.
Utah Arts Council, Individual Artist Grant ($2000) to support ~AirFare~ CD recording project,
2005.
Utah Arts Council, Artist in Education Project Grant ($10,000) to support secondary music
teacher mentoring and residency activities on the Navajo Reservation and in San Juan School
District, with Kim Schaefer and Leslie Timmons, 2005.
American Society of Agronomy, $4500 to support a performance of Logan Canyon Winds at the
Kirkham Soil Science Conference, 2004.
Utah Arts Council, Artist in Education grant ($7500) to support elementary music residency on
the Navajo Reservation, with Kim Schaefer and Leslie Timmons, 2004.
Funding received from Wilford Gardner to support children’s concerts in Utah, $1500, 2003.
Marie Eccles Caine Foundation, funding to support guest artist master classes ($1500), 2003,
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.
Established, with private donations from alumni, the Max F. Dalby Endowment to honor a
former faculty member at Utah State, current fund balance ca. $40,000, 2000-present.
Janet Q. Lawson Foundation, $250,000 for School of the Arts planning initiative, with Julie
Pitcher, July 2002.
George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, $283,000 for upgrade of Fine Arts Facilities at
USU, July 2001.
United States Department of State, American Cultural Specialists Program, performances and
teaching in Haiti, with Leslie Timmons, July 2000.
Marie Eccles Caine Foundation, Grant to support studio accompanists, April 2000, May 2001.

Dayton Hudson Corporation, Arts in Education Grant to support ~AirFare~ commission project,
$2000, Feb. 2000, November 2002.
United States Information Agency, American Artists Abroad Program Award to support
~AirFare~ performances in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with Leslie Timmons, $3000, August
1999.
Funding received from Wilford R. Gardner for commissioning of new educational concert works
for woodwind quintet, $5000 annual, 1998-2001.
Higher Education Technology Initiative (Utah State Board of Regents), Development of an
Online Digital Music Library, with Bruce Saperston, $250,000, 1997-98.
Utah Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, Community Arts Development
Grants for string curriculum for the USU Summer Music Clinic, $9000, 1995-2004.
USU Faculty Research Grant, Funding received for a critical edition of wind chamber music of
Johann Baptist Wanhal, $3200, May 1995.
Marie Eccles Caine Foundation, Grants for Formal and Outreach Programs with Logan Canyon
Winds, $32,000 total, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996,1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008.
USU Undergraduate Teaching Fellows Program, Funding received for five UTFs to work with
the Ear Training Program, (a product of the HASS Course Development Grant listed below),
May 1993--continuing funding received for 1994-95 and 1995-96 academic years, with
expanded funding for 1996-97 academic year.
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences course development grant (with Larry Smith)
for Music 107, May 1992.
Presser Music Award (Theodore Presser Foundation), stipend to be used for the purchase and
study of and performances using early clarinets, $5000, 1990-91.
OTHER INVITED CREATIVE AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Guest Lectures
“Not Just Wood-shedding: Using Sectional Rehearsals to Build Leadership and Musicianship,”
with music education majors Brandon Cressall and Mark Quintero, clinic session for Tri-M
and Utah Music Educators Association, St. George, UT, Feb. 2009.
“Effective Outreach,” Chamber Music America National Conference lecture-recital with Logan
Canyon Winds and the Caine Percussion Ensemble, New York City, 2007.
“Orff to the Band Room: More Mallets in Beginning Band,” Midwest International Band and
Orchestra Clinic, sponsored by Peripole-Bergerault, December 2004.
“President’s Panel: Shaking the Money Tree.” 2001 American Orff-Schulwerk Association
National Conference, Cincinnati, OH, November 2001.
“Outreach Appeal,” workshop with Leslie Timmons, for the National Flute Association National
Convention, Dallas, TX, August 2001.
“Optimizing Outreach Opportunities,” clinic session with Leslie Timmons for the National
Association of Collegiate Wind and Percussion Instructors National Symposium, University
of Kansas, Feb. 2001.
“Putting the ART in Articulation,” masterclass for the Utah Music Educators Association State
Conference, St. George, UT, February 2001.
“The Chamber Music for Clarinet of Johann Wanhal: The Roots of a Genre,” guest lectures
sponsored by the Utah Humanities Council, Weber State University (November 1998),
Southern Utah University (November 1998), Ball State (IN) University (January 1999--

National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors National Symposium),
Dixie College (March 1999), and Z-Arts!, March 1999.
“Orff to the Band Room,” clinic session with Leslie Jane Timmons for the American Orff-
Schulwerk Association National Conference, Tampa, FL, November 1998, Utah Music
Educators Association, St. George, UT, Feb. 2000, Music Educators National Conference
58th Biennial In-Service Conference, Washington, DC, March 2000, California Music
Educators Association, March 2001, Music Educators National Conference 59 th Biennial In-
Service Conference, Nashville, TN, April 2002.
“Period Performance and the College and University Studio,” Clinic session for the 1997
National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors Symposium, Tallahassee,
FL, January 1997.
“The Classical Clarinet,” University of Montana, guest lecture, October 1996.
“Ear Training Considerations for the Studio Piano Teacher,” Bridgerland Chapter of the Utah
Music Teachers Association, 1996.
“The Classical Clarinet: History, Repertoire, and Considerations for Modern Performance” 5th
Annual Idaho/Montana Clarinet Festival, September 1996.
“The Techniques of Expression: The Music of Cyril Rose and David Blake,” Phil 215 (Charles
Johnson), 1994.
“Technique and Expression: An Examination of Stravinsky’s Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet,”
Phil 215 (Charles Johnson), 1992.
“The Classical Clarinet,” Florida State University, (presented for representatives of the Council
of Nordic Conservatories), 1991.
“Warm-ups for Clarinet and Saxophone,” “Auditioning--What do they want to hear Tips for
All-State and College Scholarship Auditions,” and “For Clarinets Only: Technical
Development” presented for Southern ID (Fifth District) Music Clinic, 1995.
“The Sounds of Music,” Preston Elementary School, 1993.
Clarinet Master Classes
SD Music Studio, Bountiful, UT
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Studio of Christine Wolfe, Layton, UT
University of Missouri, Kansas City
San Diego State University
Holy Trinity School, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Brevard College
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Southern Utah University
University of Central Florida
Ricks College
Utah State University High School Band Festival
Malad High School
Madison (ID) High School
Blackfoot High School
Westside High School
Bear River Middle School
Syracuse Junior High School
Box Elder High School
Pleasant Grove High School

Timpview High School
Preston High School
Guest Conducting
Northern Utah Honor Band, Logan, March 2008.
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Wind Ensemble, November 2005.
San Juan District High School Honor Band, November 2002.
Orchestre Philharmonique Ste. Trinité, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 2002.
Salt Lake Symphonic Winds, December 2001.
Weber District Honor Band, December 2001.
Cache Chamber Orchestra, Logan, April 2001, February 2002.
Musica Reservata, Logan, Ogden, Salt Lake City, April/May/June 2001.
Holy Trinity School Band Camp, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 2000.
Northern Utah Honor Clinic, March 2000.
District V (ID) High School Honor Band, Jan. 2000.
Ricks College Symphonic Band, 1996.
Utah State University Wind Orchestra, 1996.
Jordan District Honor Band, 1996.
Preston/Weston Idaho School Districts Honor Band, 1996.
Morgan High School Band, 1995.
USU Syphony Orchestra, 1995.
USU Wind Ensemble, 1995.
Madison High School Band, 1995.
Farmington Junior High School Band, 1995.
Morgan Junior High School, Band Clinic, 1995.
Morgan High School, Band Clinic, 1994.
All Northern Utah Honor Music Festival, 1994.
School District #25 (Pocatello) Junior High School Honor Band, 1994.
Utah State University Alumni Band, 1993.
Evanston (WY) High School Band, 1993.
USU Symphonic Band, College Band Directors National Association Regional Conference,
Reno, NV, 1993.
Northern Utah Music Educators Honor Band, 1993.
Weber District Junior High School Honor Band, 1992.
Skyview High School Wind Ensemble, 1992.
Logan High School Symphonic Band, 1992.
Cedar City High School Band, 1992.
Florida State University Wind Orchestra, world premier of James Canter’s Ezekiel, 1991.
Florida State University Chamber Winds, FSU Festival of New Music, 1991.
Residencies
~AirFare~, guest artist faculty for Chapel Hill Chamber Music Workshop, University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill, June 2007, May-June 2009.
Utah Arts Council Artist-in-Residence, San Juan School District, Spring 2006.
~AirFare~, Artists-in-Residence, Foothill Elementary, North Elementary, Spring 2006.
Logan Canyon Winds residency with Starkville (MS) Symphony Association and Mississippi
State University, March 2003.

~AirFare~, Artists-in-Residence, Springville (UT) High School, December 2002 - February
2003.
~AirFare~, Artists-in-Residence, Nizhoni Bridges, Utah Arts Council, Navajo Nation/Bluff,
UT, February 2002, March 2003, February 2004, February 2005.
~AirFare~, Artists-in-Residence for ArtWorks at West, Utah Arts Council, West High
School, Salt Lake City, AY 2000-01, renewed 2001-02, 2002-03.
Adjudication
Pocatello Music Club Scholarship Auditions, March 2009.
Whitehorse High School, (remote adjudication), 2009.
Idaho District V Band Festival, 2006.
State of Utah Solo and Ensemble Festival, 2004, 2005, 2006.
District III (ID) Band Competition (Boise), 2001, 2002.
UMTA State Competition, Ogden, 1999.
UMTA Concerto Competition, SLC, 1999.
Idaho State Solo Competition, Boise, 1999.
USU Junior High Band Festival, Logan, 1999.
Gem State (ID) Solo Competition, Blackfoot, 1999.
UMEA State Solo Competition, Woods Cross, 1998.
UMEA State Solo Competition, Woods Cross, 1997.
District III (ID) Band Competition (Boise), 1996.
Outside Promotion Reviewer (woodwinds), Weber State University, 1996.
Utah Music Educators Association State Solo and Ensemble Competition, 1996.
Idaho District Solo and Ensemble Competition, woodwinds, 1996.
Music Teachers National Association Competition, woodwinds, 1995.
Mount Royal College (Calgary, Alberta, CANADA), Spring Examinations, Wind and
Percussion Examiner, 1995.
Utah Music Educators Association State Solo and Ensemble Competition, woodwinds, 1995.
District III (Utah) High School Concert Band Festival, 1995.
Music Teachers National Association Competition, woodwinds, 1994.
Arizona State University Band Day (Tempe), 1994.
District III (ID) Band Competition (Boise), 1994.
Idaho Days Pageant (Music Judge), (Franklin), 1993.
Utah State University Middle School Band Invitational, 1993, 94.
Utah State University Junior High Band Invitational, 1993, 94.
Bennett Cup solo competition (Preston), 1993.
Gem State Band Festival (Idaho Falls), 1993.
District 4 High School Band Festival, (Pleasant Grove, Provo, Orem),1993.
District Solo and Ensemble, (SLC), 1993.
Utah Music Educators Association State Solo and Ensemble Competition, woodwinds, 1992.
Florida Bandmasters’ Association, woodwind solo and ensemble judge, Jacksonville, FL, 1991.
Indiana State School Music Association, woodwind solo and ensemble judge, 1987-89.
Student Accomplishments
Catherine Hatch, USU Honors Program Study Abroad Grant for participation in Cours
Internationale de Music, Tuscania, Italy, 2008.

Catherine Hatch, USU Concerto Competition Winner, 2007.
Trio Amati, Winner State of Utah MTNA Regional Chamber Music Competition, runners-up
in Western Divisional MTNA Competition, 2004.
Jason Daane, USU Concerto Competition Winner, 2002.
Jason Daane, accepted to and attended Morges Chamber Music Workshop, Morges,
Switzerland, July 2002.
Virginia Dilworth, received Undergraduate Research & Creative Opportunities Grant, 2001.
Virginia Dilworth, partial fellowship to attend University of Missouri--Kansas City for
Masters degree in clarinet performance, 2001.
Eric Hatch, auditioned into Air Force Band of the Golden West, 2000.
Janet Graham, USU Concerto Competition Winner, 1997.
Education and Professional Training
Degrees Earned
D. M. in Clarinet Performance, Florida State University 1993
M. M. in Clarinet Performance and Literature, University of Notre Dame 1986
B. M. Ed. with Honors, Morehead Scholar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1982
Principal Clarinet Teachers
Frank Kowalsky, Florida State University, 1989-91.
John Bruce Yeh, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1984-86.
Donald Oehler, UNC-CH, 1979-82.
Scott Bridges, UNC-CH, 1978-79.
Freddy Arteel, Ghent, Belgium, summer 1982.
Sidney Forest, Kensington, MD., summer 1980.
Curtis Craver, Raleigh, NC, 1974-78.
Principal Conducting Teachers
James Croft, Florida State University, 1989-91.
David Serrins, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1979-80.
Conducting Masterclass Participation
Frederick Fennell, Florida State University, 1991.
Per Lyng (Stockholm Region-Musik), Florida State University, 1991.
Keith Brion, Florida State University, 1991.
H. Robert Reynolds, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1981.
Orff Masterclass Participation
Richard Gill, University of St. Thomas, 2001.
Leadership Training and Professional Development

National Association of Schools of Music Conferences 1997, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2008
Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences New Chairs Workshop July 2007
DePaul University School of Music New Chairs Workshop June 2007
The Fundraising School (2-day workshop) November 1997
Positive Performance Management Training August 1997
Grant-writing for Professionals September 1991
Professional Affiliations
College Band Directors’ National Association
International Clarinet Association
American Orff-Schulwerk Association
Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma
Pi Kappa Lambda, music honor society
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, President of Alpha Rho chapter 1981-82.
National Catholic Bandmasters Association.
National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors.
Music Educators’ National Conference.
Utah Music Educators Association.
Service
Professional
Music Educators National Conference “Online Mentor—Band” September 2005
Development Committee Member, American Orff-Schulwerk Association 2004-2006
Flute-Clarinet Duos Consortium
President
2005-present
Vice President and Board Member 2003-2004
Chair, College Band Directors National Association Research Committee 1995-1999
University
Central Tenure and Promotion Committee
2008-present
Honors Advisory Board
2001-present
New curriculum working group
2008-present
Phi Beta Kappa Application Working Group 2004-2006
University Scholarship Committee 1998-2001
Substitute Faculty Senator 1999-2002
University Club Scholarship Committee 1993-2000
Fine Arts Division Chair 1994-1999
Athletic Relations Subcommittee 1992-94
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Ombudsperson
2004-present
Student Engagement Task Force 2005
School of the Arts Working Group, chair 2001-2003
Undergraduate Council 1995-2000
Service on various ad hoc, post-tenure review and search committees
Music Department
Music Education Committee
Wind and Percussion Committee
Promotion Committee for Christopher Scheer (chair)
1991-present
1991-present
2004-present
Community
Rotary Club of Logan (Classification: Music Education-University)
1999-present
Membership chair 2004-2005
Cache Children’s Choir Board Member
2000-present
Outstanding Volunteer Award, 2000.
Chamber Music Society of Logan
Chair
1997-98, 2008-present
Board Member
1994-present
Program Committee Member
1993-present
References available upon request