Dr. Margaret Mcdonald Associate Professor of Collaborative Piano W (303) 735-1360 [email protected]
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1 Dr. Margaret McDonald Associate Professor of Collaborative piano W (303) 735-1360 [email protected] EMPLOYMENT 2008- University of Colorado Boulder College of Music present Associate Professor of Collaborative Piano with tenure (fall 2015- present) Assistant Professor, Collaborative Piano (2008-2015) Teach collaborative piano majors (graduate) Sightreading for Piano (MUSC 1325) for undergraduate piano majors Intro to Accompanying (MUSC 2365) for undergraduate piano majors Collaborative Piano Literature (MUSC 5425) for collaborative piano majors Supervised Accompanying (PMUS 4105) for undergraduate piano majors Advanced Accompanying (MUSC 5365) for graduate piano majors Oversee Accompanying Services 2005- Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, California, present Collaborative Piano Faculty Teach eight collaborative piano students Teach public master classes Perform in faculty concerts Accompany for student lessons, masterclasses, and performances Coordinate accompanying services Attend annual live auditions Faculty for MARLI (Music Academy Remote Learning Institute) 2004-08 University of Colorado Boulder College of Music, Instructor, Collaborative Piano Sightreading for Piano (MUSC 1325) for undergraduate piano majors Intro to Accompanying (MUSC 2365) for undergraduate piano majors Supervised Accompanying (PMUS 4105) for undergraduate piano majors Teach collaborative piano students in Master of Music degree program Accompany for student juries and recitals as needed Coach for opera productions; 2004-2005 season: Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte, Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortileges, Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, Handel’s Semele Coach for opera workshop class (PMUS 4137) 2004-2005 2004 Meadowmount School for Strings, Westport, New York, Staff Pianist 2 EDUCATION 2010 Doctor of Musical Arts in Keyboard/Collaborative Piano University of California – Santa Barbara Teaching Assistantship – Collaborative Piano Principal Teacher: Anne Epperson 1999 Master of Music in Piano Performance University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Teaching Assistantship – Piano and Music Theory Principal Teacher: Lydia Artymiw 1998 Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Jane Burkleo Scholarship Recipient Principal Teacher: Lydia Artymiw CREATIVE WORK PUBLICATIONS – RELEASED RECORDINGS Winter 2018 Nouvelle Vie: A Rediscovery of French Flute Music with Michelle Stanley, flute: Works by French composers. Parma Recordings. Winter 2014 This is My House with Aaron Tindall, tuba: Works by Todd Goodman, James Grant, and Peter Meechan. Potenza Record Label. Fall 2011 Simply Velvet with Velvet Brown, tuba: Works by Mozart, Purcell, Glazunov, Plog, Stevens, Meza, Schubert, and Bernstein. Potenza Record Label. Fall 2011 Fervor with Erika Eckert, viola and William Stanley, trombone: Music of Luis Jorge Gonzalez. Meridian Record Label. Spring 2010 Songs of Ascent with Aaron Tindall, tuba: Works by John Williams, Roland Szentpali, Torbjorn Lundquist, and Roger Kellaway. Potenza Record Label. PUBLICATIONS—RECORDINGS IN PROGRESS Untitled with Erika Eckert, viola: Sonatas by Libby Larsen, Jennifer Higdon, and Margaret Brouwer. Azica Records. Anticipated release fall 2020. Untitled with William Stanley, trombone: Yes/No from Songs Without Words by Robert Spillman. Recorded in Grusin Hall, Boulder, CO. Release 3 date unknown. PERFORMANCES – INTERNATIONAL 2020 Bern University of the Arts Bern, Switzerland. Performance with Ryan Gardner, trumpet (Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Lucerne, Switzerland. Performance with Ryan Gardner, trumpet (Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) International Trumpet Guild Listen and Learn Conference Performance with Ryan Gardner, trumpet 2016 Johann Sebastian Bach Musikschule Vienna, Austria. Performance of works by Libby Larsen, Margaret Brouwer, Darius Milhaud, and Paul Coletti with Erika Eckert, viola (10/14/16) Tournabouni Concert, Florence, IT. Performance of works by Libby Larsen, Margaret Brouwer, Darius Milhaud, and Paul Coletti with Erika Eckert, viola (10/10/16) International Viola Congress Cremona, Italy. Performance of works by Libby Larsen and Margaret Brouwer with Erika Eckert, viola. (10/7/16) 2015 Bulgaria National Radio Sofia, Bulgaria. Interview and Performance with Michael Thornton and Kolio Plachov, horns. (4/24/15) Arts Academy Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Performance of works by Alec Wilder, Brahms, Saint-Saëns, Rosetti, and Gershwin with Michael Thornton and Kolio Plachov, horns. (4/23/15) Schmid Horn Factory Amphitheatre, Munich, Germany. Performance of works by Alec Wilder, Brahms, Saint-Saëns, Rosetti, and Gershwin with Michael Thornton and Kolio Plachov, horns. (4/22/15) 2014 The Things We Carry: Recital of folk-inspired music Royal College of Music, London, England. Performance of works by Bartók, Purcell, Vaughan Williams, Paul Simon, Britten, Bridge, Berio and Ligeti with Randall Scotting, countertenor (6/9/14) PERFORMANCES – NATIONAL 2020 Music for Autism Livestream Concerto. Performance with Ryan Gardner, trumpet (9/12/20) 2019 World Premiere of Kanto Kechua No. 3 by Gabriela Lena Frank with Demarre McGill flute (10/19/19) University of Colorado - Colorado Springs Artist Series, Performance of works by Heggie, Liebermann, Frank, and Uebayashi with Demarre McGill, flute (10/19/19) Music Academy Faculty Artist Series Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara, CA. Performance of Beethoven’s Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3 with Martin Beaver, violin and MAW cello fellow (7/16/19) 4 Music Academy of the West Faculty Sonata Recital Hahn Hall, Santa Barbara, CA. Performance of Saint-Saëns Sonata for Bassoon and Piano with Dennis Michel, bassoon (6/27/19) Music Academy Faculty Artist Series Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara, CA. Performance of Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances for two pianost and percussion with Natasha Kislenko, piano, Michael Werner, percussion, and Music Academy fellows (6/25/19) Apollo Arts Oregon House, CA. Performance of piano trios by Mendelssohn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Rachmaninoff. (6/8/19 and 6/9/19) 2018 Broen Memorial Home Fergus Falls, MN. Performance of solo piano music (12/28/18) Guest Artist Recital Florida State University. Tallahassee, FL Performance of works by Jennifer Higdon, Libby Larson, and Margaret Brouwer with Erika Eckert, viola (10/8/18) Guest Artist Recital Lynn University, Conservatory of Music, Boca Raton, FL. Performance of works by Jennifer Higdon, Libby Larson, and Margaret Brouwer with Erika Eckert, viola (10/10/18) Guest Artist Recital Arizona State University, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Tempe, AZ. Performance of works by Jennifer Higdon, Libby Larson, and Margaret Brouwer with Erika Eckert, viola (9/30/18) Music Academy Faculty Artist Series Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara, CA. Performance of Rezewski’s Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues with Natasha Kislenko, piano and Dvorak Piano Quintet with Glenn Dicterow and Kathleen Winkler, violins, Karen Dreyfus, viola, and David Geber, cello (8/7/18) Music Academy of the West Faculty Sonata Recital Hahn Hall, Santa Barbara, CA. Performance of Franck Sonata with Glenn Dicterow, violin (7/23/18) Music Academy of the West Faculty Sonata Recital Hahn Hall, Santa Barbara, CA. Performance of Elgar Sonata with Kathleen Winkler, violin (7/18/18) Music Academy Faculty Artist Series Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara, CA. Performance of Elizabeth Ogonek’s Lightenings with London Symphony Orchestra members Andrew Marriner, clarinet and Neil Percy, percussion and Jorja Fleezanis, violin (7/17/18) Music Academy of the West Faculty Sonata Recital Hahn Hall, Santa Barbara, CA. Performance of Mike Mowers’ Opus di Jazz with Jim Walker, flute (6/27/18) The Colorado Symphony Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver, CO. Performance of Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals (3/11/18) Concerts for Recovery and Hope, Music Academy of the West, Hahn Hall, Santa Barbara, CA. Performances of works by Dvorak, Brahms, Schubert, 5 Purcell, Bernstein, and Lev Kogan with Joshua Roman, cello, Richie Hawley, clarinet, Julie Landsman, horn, Paul Merkelo, trumpet, Natasha Kislenko, piano, and Julie Adams, soprano (2/2/18 and 2/3/18) 2017 Broen Memorial Home Fergus Falls, MN. Performance of solo piano music (12/28/17) Guest Artist Recital Colburn School Zipper Hall, Los Angeles, CA. Performance with Michael Thornton, horn (12/5/17) Guest Artist Recital Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra donor event. Performance with Michael Thornton, horn (12/5/17) National Flute Association Gala Celebration Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN. Performance of works by Widor and Dohnanyi with Christina Jennings, flute (8/11/17) Music Academy of the West Faculty Sonata Recital Hahn Hall, Santa Barbara, CA. Performance of Milhaud’s Quatre Visage with Richard O’Neil, viola (7/19/17) Music Academy of the West Picnic Concert Hahn Hall, Santa Barbara, CA. Performance of Copland Duo with Hannah Hammel, flute (7/14/17) Music Academy Faculty Artist Series Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara, CA. World Premiere performance of James Stephenson’s Martha Uncaged (7/11/17) Music Academy Faculty Artist Series Lobero Theater, Santa Barbara, CA. Performance of Francaix Trio with Eugene Isotov, oboe and Dennis Michel, bassoon (7/5/17) Music Academy of the West Picnic Concert Hahn Hall, Santa Barbara, CA. Performance of Tomasi Trombone Concerto with Brian Wendel, trombone (6/30/17) Conference of World Affairs University of Colorado – Boulder, Grusin Music Hall. Performance of works by Lev Kogan and Franz Strauss with Julie Landsman, horn (4/11/17)