2008-09 - MSU College of Music - Michigan State University

American orchestras, including 16 appearances with the Chicago Symphony. He has also made a specialcommitment to Latin America, where he has toured for four decades, performing repeatedly in BuenosAires, Rio, Santiago, and other cities. His chamber music experience includes concerts with the Juilliard,Fine Arts, New World, and Chester String Quartets. His most recent CDs on the Ivory Classics labelfeature the complete Goyescas of Granados and the 24 Preludes of Debussy. He recently retired fromMichigan State University, where he served as artist-in-residence for 36 years.Music EducationJohn Kratus, Professor of Music EducationJohn Kratus received Bachelor of Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees from the State University of NewYork at Buffalo, and a Doctor of Philosophy from Northwestern University. He is published in the fieldsof creativity and curriculum development in the "Music Educators Journal," the "Bulletin of the Councilfor Research in Music Education," "Psychology of Music," "Canadian Music Educator," and the "Journalof Research in Music Education." Kratus was previously director of Music Education at Case WesternReserve University for 10 years, and has also taught at Bowling Green State University and NorthwesternUniversity.Office: 213 Music BuildingPhone: 517-432-1813Email: kratus@msu.eduJohn Madden, Associate Professor of Music, Associate Director of Bands, and Directorof MSU Marching Bandsee ConductingJudy Palac, Associate Professor of Music EducationJudy Palac received a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Music from the University of Michigan and aDoctor of Musical Arts from the University of Texas. Palac is a specialist in string education andperforming arts medicine. She has taught at the University of Michigan, the University of Texas and theUniversity of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Palac is a former member of the Collegium String Quartet. She ispublished in the fields of performing arts medicine, string teacher education, and the Suzuki method insuch journals as "American String Teacher" and "Medical Problems of Performing Artists."Office: 203 Music Practice BuildingPhone: 517-355-7665Email: palac@msu.eduJonathan Reed, Associate Professor of Music and Associate Director of Choral Activitiessee ConductingMitchell Robinson, Associate Professor of Music EducationMitch Robinson has taught at the University of Connecticut; the Eastman School of Music and the RiverCampus of the University of Rochester. Robinson's public school teaching experience includes 10 yearsas director of bands and music department facilitator in Fulton, N.Y. He was awarded the 1997 RestonPrize from Arts Education Policy Review, and the 1999 research award from the International Network ofPerforming and Visual Arts Schools. Robinson received degrees from the State University of New Yorkat Buffalo, Hartt School of Music, and the Eastman School of Music.Office: 208 Music Practice BuildingPhone: 355-7555Email: mrob@msu.eduSandra Snow, Associate Professor of Music Education and Choral Conductingsee ConductingCynthia Taggart, Professor and Chair of the Music Education AreaCynthia Taggart received a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Music from the University of Michiganand a Doctor of Philosophy from Temple University. Taggart specializes in preschool and elementary17