CLARK POTTER
2307 S. Canterbury Ln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA 68512 Office: (402) 472-0222; Residence: (402) 420-5333 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
* Fall, 1996 to present: Asst. Professor, then Assoc. Prof. (2002) of Viola at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Primary responsibility: recruiting and teaching applied viola students. Other duties include teaching beginning conducting and a general education course for non-majors. Named Chair of the String Area, Fall 2006 to present.
* Fall, 1996 to present: Principal Violist of Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra.
* Fall, 2007 to present: Conductor of the Lincoln Youth Symphony.
!* Fall, 2001 to 2007: Conductor of the Junior Youth Orchestra of Lincoln.!
* 1999 to present: Violist of the Nebraska Chamber Players (Lincoln).!
* Summers, 2005, 2006, 2008-2010: Artist/Faculty of UNL’s Chamber Music Institute.
* Summers, 2006, 2008-present: Artist/Faculty at Omaha Conserv. of Music Institute.
* 2000 to 2003: Interim Director of Great Plains Music Camp, UNL School of Music.
* Summers, 1998 to 2007: Violist, Oregon Coast Music Festival, Coos Bay, OR.
* Summers, 1998 to 2001: Artist/Teacher of violin and viola at the Young Musicians and Artists camp at Willamette University (Salem, OR) and Faculty at the Puget Sound Chamber Music Workshop (1999, 2000).
* 1987 to 1996: Instructor, Asst. Prof. (1988), Assoc. Prof. and tenured (1992) at Eastern Oregon University; Responsibilities included teaching applied strings, chamber music, music history, and (from 1992-1996) conducting the college/community symphony. Appointed Chair of the Arts and Letters Division for 1995-1996 academic year (1/3 release time).
* Summers 1995 to 1997: Artist/Teacher of viola at the Lutheran Summer Music Program and violist of the Omega String Quartet in residence there.
* Summers 1988-94: Artist/Teacher of viola at the Csehy Summer School of Music (Philadelphia, PA) for high school age students.
* 1986–1987: Assistant Principal Violist, Ventura Symphony (CA).!
* 1987: Instructor of String Pedagogy and applied violin at The Master's College (Newhall, CA).
* 1979 to present: Private teacher of viola and violin.
EDUCATION
1985–1987: Master of Fine Arts in Chamber Music Literature and Performance, California Institute of the Arts (Valencia); violist of the Kirkwood String Quartet (graduate quartet–in–residence) coached by the Sequoia and Kronos Quartets; private student of James Dunham, and a member of the 20th Century Players ensemble.
1984–1985, Summer 1986: Master of Music in Viola Performance and Literature, Indiana University (Bloomington); cognate field: music history; applied student of Peter Marsh, and lessons with Georges Janzer and Mimi Zweig during the summer of 1986.
1978–1983: Bachelor of Music in (1) Viola and Violin Performance and Literature and (2) Music History (thesis title: The Nineteenth Century Solo Viola Repertoire: An Unjustly Neglected Literature), Western Washington University (Bellingham); applied student of Charmian Gadd (violin) and Richard Goldner (viola); member, Northwest Concert Association String Quartet.
MAJOR RECENT PERFORMANCES
Solo recitals
Longview, WA, May 19, 2012 on Chamber Music Southwest Washington series. Works by Bartok, Faure and Debussy for viola and piano; Genzmer’s Solo Sonata; Hindemith’s Trauermusik and Vivaldi’s Concerto in A minor for Two Violins.
Guest Artist recitals at Augustana College (Sioux Falls, SD), Sept. 24, 2011; Concordia College (Moorhead, MN), Sept. 23, 2011; and Faculty Recital Series performance at UNL, Sept. 18, 2011, all with Dr. Mark Clinton, piano; works by Creston, Genzmer, Rubinstein and Mazas.
UNL, Feb. 14, 2010, Faculty Recital Series: solo pieces by Brahms and Kiel, a duo for Violin/Viola by John McKinnon and accompaniments with the UNL Chamber Singers, including a performance of my arrangement of “All You Need is Love” for choir and viola ensemble.
UNL, Feb. 2, 2009, Faculty Recital Series: Haydn/Mendelssohn Chamber Festival: Organized this recital, featuring Mendelssohn’s Viola Sonata and first String Quartet.
UNL, Mar. 2, 2008, Faculty Recital Series: works included viola sonatas by Juon and Glinka, pieces for viola and organ by Vierne and Eben, and a premiere of a solo viola work composed by a UNL masters student in composition, Jonathan Crosmer.
UNL, Oct. 22, 2006, Faculty Recital Series: works by Khachaturian (solo) and trios by Hindemith, Farkas, and Durufle.
UNL, Dec. 9, 2005, Faculty Recital Series: works by Reger (trio), Randall Snyder (viola solo), and Brahms (piano quartet). UNL, Mar. 22, 2005, Faculty Recital Series: works by Shostakovich, Hindemith, and a premiere of Hommage a Shostakovich, a work by John D. White for viola, bass, and piano.
UNL, Oct. 7, 2003, Faculty Recital Series: works by Bach, Clarke, Gubaidulina, and Turina, assisted by 7 other performers.
Recent Concerto Performances !
Reno, NV, May 23, 2012: McQueen H.S. Orchestra; Hindemith’s Trauermusik and Telemann Viola Concerto.
Omaha, NE, Oct. 25, 2011: Westside H.S. Orchestra; Telemann Viola Concerto.
Longview, WA, Apr. 8, 2011: Southwest Washington Symphony; Telemann Viola Concerto.
Austin, TX, Nov. 10, 2010: Austin Philharmonic Orchestra; solo violist for premiere of Fantasia for Viola and Orchestra by Martin Gaskell.
Lincoln, NE, Oct. 22, 2010: Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra; soloist for a performance of Flos Campi by Vaughan Williams.
Longview, WA, May 20, 2008: Southwest Washington Symphony; solo violist (with violinist Donald Kirkpatrick) on Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante.
Hastings, NE, Oct. 21, 2007: Hastings Symphony; soloist for Vaughan Williams’ Suite for Viola and Orchestra and (with violinist David Neely) Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante.
Lincoln, NE, Mar. 12, 2005: Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra; violist for Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante (with violinist Anton Miller).
Chamber Music Performances
Lincoln, NE, Oct. 26/28, 2012 with the Nebraska Chamber Players. Works by Beethoven and Dohnanyi.
Omaha (Sept. 16, 2012) and Lincoln (Jan. 24, 2012) with UNL faculty members: Bach’s Ein Musikalisches Opfer.
UNK, Concerts on the Platte series: Trans-Nebraska Players, Aug. 28, 2012. Works by Maria Newman and Mel Bonis.
UNL Faculty chamber music with four different international clarinetists as part of the International Clarinet Society Conference. Music by Bradford, Bowen, Kukal, Morricone and Piazzolla, Aug. 4, 2012.
UNL, guest artist with visiting clarinetist and pianist for International Clarinet Society Conference performance. Music by Christian Ellenwood, Aug. 1, 2012. Omaha, NE, July 24, artist/faculty from Omaha Conservatory of Music’s Summer Institute. Mendelssohn’s Octet.
Cambridge, NE, June 22, 2012 with the Nebraska Chamber Players. Works by Roussel, Mozart and Florent Schmitt.
Lincoln, NE, Apr. 13/15, 2012 with the Nebraska Chamber Players. Works by Rusty Banks and Louise Farrenc.
UNL, Apr. 1, 2012 as a guest on the recital of violinist David C. Neely: Duo for Violin and Viola, Op. 5 by Franz Neubauer.
Omaha, NE, Mar. 12, 2012, as part of the Omaha Consort Series. Mozart’s Divertimento for string trio and Adagio and Tango for string trio by Margo Romig.
Lincoln, NE, Jan. 27/29, 2012 with the Nebraska Chamber Players. Works by Barber, Roussel, Schmitt and Puccini.
Lincoln, NE, Nov. 4/6, 2011 with the Nebraska Chamber Players (formerly the Third Chair Chamber Players). Works by Dohnanyi and Proto.
Houghton, NY, Houghton College, July 9, 2011. Invited to perform in a string quartet with current faculty from the Csehy Summer School of Music for the 50th Anniversary Season Celebration Concert; premiere of a piece by composer Daniel Barta, commissioned for the event.
Longview, WA, Apr. 9, 2011, on program of Chamber Music Southwest Washington; Mozart Duo for violin and viola, Telemann Suite for solo viola, Capriccio for solo viola by Vieuxtemps, and the Quintet for keyboard and strings by Telemann.
Univ. of Nebraska at Kearney, Feb. 21, 2011, Guest Artist on the Concerts on the Platte Faculty Recital Series, Franziska Nabb, flute: works by CPE Bach, Kraus, Glickman and Telemann.
UNK, Feb. 14, 2011, New Music Festival X; with the Trans- Nebraska Chamber Players; new music by Jung, Fuerst, Jesperson, and Mitchell. (I conducted one of the pieces.)
Lincoln, NE, Masonic Lodge: participant in a benefit concert, “Change for the Troops”, performing Mozart’s ‘Kegelstatt’ Trio for clarinet, viola, and piano, Nov. 12, 2010.!
Kearney, NE, Guest Artist on the recital of the Univ. of Nebraska at Kearney’s Piano Trio in piano quartets of Schubert, Schumann, and Mahler, Sept. 27, 2010.
Crete, NE, Doane College, Sept. 8, 2010; Trans-Nebraska Players in works by Telemann, Mozart, Diamond, Durufle and UNK composer Darleen Mitchell.
Lincoln, Third Chair Chamber Players concerts, Jan. 22/24 and Sept. 10/12, and a concert in Cambridge, NE, July 31 (2010).
Omaha, NE: Omaha Conservatory of Music Institute, July 28, 2010: Schumann Piano Quartet.
Lincoln, NE, guest violinist with Abendmusik Chorus on piece by Jacob Avshalomov for violin and choir, May 22, 2010.
Trans-Nebraska Players tour with performances in Chadron, Kearney, Lincoln and Council Bluffs, IA, Mar. 5-10, 2010.
2009: Lincoln, Third Chair Chamber Players concerts, Jan. 23/25, Apr. 17/19, June 13, and Sept. 11/13.
Omaha, NE, Omaha Conservatory of Music Institute, July 22, 2009: Gliere Duo with UNO bassist Jeremy Baguyos.
Longview, WA, May 16, 2009: Guest Artist on the Chamber Music Southwest Washington series, performing string quartets by Haydn and Borodin and a solo viola piece by W.M. Chambers.
UNL, Sept. 14, 2008: Guest artist on the recital of Kate Butler: works by Berger and Faure.
Omaha, NE, Omaha Conservatory of Music Institute, July 23, 2008: Dvorak String Sextet.
Lincoln, Third Chair Chamber Players concerts, Jan. 25 /27, May 29/June 14 (Cambridge, NE), and Sept. 19/21.
Longview, WA, May 18, 2008 and Aug. 2, 2008: Guest artist on two Chamber Music Southwest Washington series concerts: works by Bach, Reger and Mozart/ Schubert and Beethoven.
Omaha, NE, Mar. 29, 2008; Guest artist on the Organ Vespers Series recital with members of the Omaha Symphony; sextets by Tchaikovsky and Brahms.
UNL, Sept. 19, 2007: Guest artist on the recital featuring works of visiting guest composer Robert Owens, performing the oboe quartet Idomeneo with fellow professors.
Omaha, NE, Oct. 14, 2007: Guest artist on Organ Vespers Series recital of Darryl White, performing works by Bach, Purcell, and Marcello.
Univ. of Nebraska at Kearney, Mar. 19, 2007: Guest artist on Flute recital of Prof. Franziska Nabb, performing works of Mozart, Copland, Reger, Beethoven, Marteau and Hofmann.
UNL, Feb. 4, 2007: Guest artist on the recital of David C. Neely, violin.
Lincoln, Third Chair Chamber Players, Jan. 26 and 28, 2007; June 16, 2007 (in Cambridge, NE); Sept. 14 and 16, 2007; and Nov. 2 and 4, 2007.
Lincoln, Union College, Oct. 21, 2006: Mozart’s ‘Kegelstadt’ Trio for cl, vla, and piano with faculty from Union College.
Lincoln, Third Chair Chamber Players, Sept. 15/17 and Apr. 29/30. Works by Mozart and Beethoven; Schubert and Prokofiev, 2006.
Omaha, Organ Vespers Series/Omaha Chamber Music Society, Mar. 5, 2006: Performed two Mozart string quintets with Omaha Symphony members. Wichita State University, Feb. 11, 2006; performed Randall Snyder’s December Music for solo viola at the “Viva la Viola” conference’s opening concert as invited by WSU’s viola professor.
Univ. of Nebraska at Kearney, Nov. 14, 2005, on the UNK flute faculty member’s recital; works by Reger, Beethoven, Haydn and Bach.
Lincoln, Third Chair Chamber Players, Oct. 28 and 30, 2005; works by Mozart, Schubert, and a premiere of Lament by Rusty Banks.
Iowa State Univ., Sept. 11, 2005; In Memoriam Dylan Thomas by Stravinsky for string quartet and trombone quartet.
Lincoln, Third Chair Chamber Players, Sept. 16 and 18, 2005; works by Prokofiev and Schulhoff.
UNL, Feb. 6, 2005: Guest performer on recital of David C. Neely, violin: performed Brahms Sextet in G major; and Wolf’s Italian Serenade and Puccini’s Crisantemi for string quartet.
!Rocky Ridge Music Center, Aug. 8, 2004: performed Brahms Piano Quartet in A and Durufle’s Prelude, Recitative and Variations for flute, viola and piano.
UNL, Mar. 28, 2004: Guest performer on recital of David C. Neely, violin: performed Dvorak’s Terzetto for two violins and viola.
!UNL, Jan. 27, 2004: Guest performer on recital of William McMullen, oboe: performed Hillary Tann’s The Walls of Morlais Castle for oboe, viola and cello.
Rocky Ridge Music Center, Aug. 7, 2003: performed Beethoven’s String Trio in C major.
UNL, Feb. 2, 2003: Guest performer on recital of David C. Neely, violin: performed Hans Gal’s Divertimento for Violin and Viola.!
Premieres
Premiere of Daniel Barta’s String Quartet at Csehy Summer School of Music, Houghton, NY, July 9, 2011.
Premiere of UNL composer Damon Lee’s music to his film Hair with Karen Becker, cello, and Richard Viglucci, bass clarinet, Feb. 17, 2011
Premiere of Martin Gaskell’s Fantasia for Viola and Orchestra with the Austin (TX) Philharmonic, Nov. 10, 2010.
Premiere of Darleen Mitchell’s As the Moon in a Bright Sky with the Trans-Nebraska Players, Mar. 6, 2010 in Chadron, NE.
Premiere of Joseph Curiale piece Undifferentiated Aesthetic Continuum on his graduate composition recital, Apr. 17, 2009. Conducted the premiere of Jen-Kuang Chang’s Minimum for viola ensemble and video art, 2009.
Premieres of pieces by Randall Snyder, emeritus composer-in-residence at UNL: Three Chinese Songs for flute, harp, viola and voice (premiered 10/1/02); December Music for solo viola (premiered 3/5/00); Duo Concertante for viola and double bass (premiered 2/1/00); The New Postmodern Pategonian Express with the Third Chair Chamber Players (premiered 11/6/99); Cavatina for double bass and viola (premiered 3/8/99); Ghost Tones for flute, viola, and cello (premiered 4/10/99); Journeys for Native American flute and string trio (premiered 1/16/97); and The Bamboo Princess (premiered 6/19/97).
Premieres of pieces by John D. White, Talladega College, Alabama: Hommage a Shostakovich, for viola, bass and piano, premiered at UNL on 3/22/05; Hommage a Ravel (“for Clark Potter”) premiered by viola and piano at Univ. of Alabama (3/18/01); Grande Ronde Rounde, written for me and the ensemble of viola, percussion, organ, and voice (premiered 10/10/99); Tuatha da Dunnan (for viola and piano, premiered in Alabama (3/19/97) and Nebraska (4/1/97); Ricercar V (sextet, premiered at Univ. of Iowa on the recital of Delbert Disselhorst, organ, 11/14/93).
Guest Conducting
* Conducted the three orchestras of McQueen High School (Reno, NV) separately and combined, May 23, 2012.
* Conducted the combined HS orchestras at the Council Bluffs All-City Orchestra Festival, Mar. 6, 2012.
* Coached and conducted a high school viola ensemble at Viva la Viola event in Ft. Collins, CO, Apr. 17, 2010.
* Conducted Strings in Concert in Rapid City, SD for Rapid City Schools, grades 4-8 , Mar. 19- 20, 2010.
* Conducted the All-Millard High School Orchestra Festival concert in works of Brahms, Holst, Sibelius and Richard Meyer, Jan. 24, 2010.
* Conducted the KMEA All-Northeast Kansas Middle School String Orchestra, Dec. 5, 2009.
* Conducted the Yankton String Festival HS Orchestra (orchestras from Sioux Falls, Sioux City and Yankton), Nov. 12, 2009.
* Conducted The Harpening performance of mass harp choir, Lincoln, Oct. 31, 2009.
* Conducted the Omaha Public Schools All-City High School String Orchestra, Feb. 7, 2009.
* Conducted the Iowa All-State Middle School String Orchestra at the IMEA All-State Conference in Nov. of 2007.
* Conducted the Reno (NV) All-City High School Honors Orchestra, Feb. 22-24, 2007. * Conducted the youngest of three all-state orchestras (the ‘Premiere’ Orchestra) at the Alabama All-State Festival, Feb. 8, 2007.
* Conducted an honors HS orchestra at the Western Kansas Orchestra Festival in Hutchinson, KS, Nov. 17- 18, 2006.
* Conducted a middle school honors orchestra at Strings and Things festival in Salina, KS, Feb. 9-10, 2006.
* Conducted more than 900 total students in the Strings in Concert program for Rapid City Public Schools, grades 4-8, Mar. 22, 2003.
* Conducted the combined high schools orchestras of Council Bluffs, IA in their All-City Orchestra Concert, Mar. 18, 2003.
RESEARCH, CREATIVE ACTIVITY, PUBLICATIONS, MISCELLANEOUS
* Awarded Faculty Development Leave for Spring term, 2013 to study breathing habits of upper string players.
* Article “Thoughts on Rhythm and String Playing” published in the Nebraska Music Educator, Oct. 2012.
* Article “Individual Practicing and Those Helpful Neutral Teachers” published in the Nebraska Music Educator, Aug. 2012.
* Presentation “Violin and Viola Duos for Students” with Prof. David C. Neely was given at the national meetings of the American String Teachers Association, Atlanta, March, 2012.
* Article “Principles of Fingering for all Bowed Stringed Instruments of the Orchestra” published in the Nebraska Music Educator, Feb. 2012.
* Edited J. S. Bach’s Cello Suites for viola and produced my own finished copy, summer, 2011.
* Composed an original cadenza for the first movement of the Telemann Viola Concerto and performed the cadenza as part of complete concerto performances in Washington state (4/8/11) and Omaha (10/25/11).
* Gave viola master class at Augustana College (Sioux Falls, SD) for violists of the Sioux Falls Youth Symphony and conducted the Symphony string players in rehearsal, Sept. 24, 2011.
* Gave Guest Artist viola master class for students at the Csehy Summer School of Music, July 7, 2011.
* Conducted Lincoln Youth Symphony in three performances in Budapest, Hungary and Vienna, Austria, March, 2011. * Arranged one of Hungarian composer Franz Liszt’s Consolations (solo piano) for orchestra and another one for harp, oboe and violin, for performance by the Lincoln Youth Symphony in performance at St. Michael’s Church in Budapest and the Schonnbrunn Palace in Vienna, March 2011.
* Invited to give master class for viola students at the University of Texas, Austin, Nov. 10, 2010.
* Arranged The Beatles’ All you Need is Love for the Chamber Singers and Viola Ensemble, Dec. 2010.
* Conducted the Lincoln Youth Symphony in performances in Vienna and Budapest, March 2011; and in Rome, Italy, March 2009.
* Presenter at the ASTA Blasta (mtgs of the Nebr. chapter of Amer. String Teachers Assoc.): “Teaching Intermediate Viola” and “Private Studio Tips”, Sept. 13, 2008.
* Composed Violations of an Original Boyhood Theme, performed by the youngest of the three Alabama All-State Orchestras in Feb. of 2007.
* Arranged the Star Spangled Banner for viola ensemble; performed at NU women’s basketball games, Jan. 30, 2007, Jan. 24, 2008 and Jan. 24, 2009.
* Gave presentation entitled, “The Stoppage of Breathing Could Have Serious Ramifications” at the Viva la Viola festival at Wichita State University and participated in a panel discussion called, “How Do I Choose a New Instrument?”, Feb. 11, 2006.
* Composed Pastime Blue for Adventurous School String Orchestra premiered by the Lux Middle School Orchestra (Lincoln) at the meetings of the Nebraska Music Educators, Nov. 18, 2005, by the Millard West High School Orchestra (Omaha) at the National Meetings of the American String Teachers Assoc. in Kansas City, MO, Mar. 9, 2006, and the Iowa All-State Middle School String Orchestra at the IMEA conference, Nov. 2007.
* Composed orchestral piece entitled, Sterling (2004), premiered by the Junior Youth Orchestra of Lincoln in April of 2005 and later performed by the Lux Middle School orchestra.
* Arranged several pieces for viola ensemble, including: LeRoy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride for 8 violas; the “Sanctus” movement from Faure’s Requiem for 9 or more violas; Mendelssohn’s And the Lord is Mindful for 8 violas; In the Mood for 8 or more violas; and a medley of Xavier Cugat tunes for 8 violas.
GRANTS and COMMISSIONS
* Wrote successful grant to Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts travel council to support travel to the National ASTA Conference in Atlanta, GA, Mar. 2012.
* Wrote successful grant to UNL Research Council which brought Dr. John D. White from Talladega College for the premiere of his piece, Hommage a Shostakovich and other activities, March 2005. AFFILIATIONS
* American String Teachers Assoc. and its Nebraska chapter;
* National Assoc. for Music Education (and Nebraska Music Educators Assoc.);
* International Viola Society;
* Pi Kappa Lambda (National Music Honor Society), Beta Chapter (UNL);
* American Federation of Musicians (Lincoln Musicians Association);
RECENT AWARDS
* Awarded “Educator of the Week” by the Lincoln Journal Star after receiving a nomination from a Youth Symphony student, March, 2011.
* Named Outstanding String Educator of the Year for 2008 for the state of Nebraska by the Nebraska chapter of the American String Teachers Association.
* Named Outstanding Studio Teacher of the Year for 2007 for the state of Nebraska by the Nebraska chapter of the American String Teachers Association, awarded during the Nebraska Music Educators Conference in Nov. of 2007.
* Nominated by the community to receive a “Leadership Lincoln” award, Dec. 2007.
* Viola students were selected for awards: Two have been selected winners of the Undergraduate Concerto Competition at UNL and another was the winner of the inaugural “Play with the Chiaras” competition.
* Invited to become, and initiated as, an Honorary member of the UNL chapter of the music society known as SAI in 2007.
* Nominated by “one or more of my students” to receive a Certificate of Recognition for Contribution to Students from the UNL Teaching Council and UNL Parents Assoc., 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2007.
* Asked by two students to attend appreciation dinner at Love Memorial Hall to honor faculty who have made a difference in their lives (1999) and invited to attend Professor Pizzazz at Neihardt Hall for the same reason/function (2003, 2004, 2005).
COURSES TAUGHT AT UNIV. OF NEBRASKA - LINCOLN
* Applied lessons for students, including non-majors, undergraduate, masters and doctoral students.
* Conducted University Symphony as sabbatical replacement (Spring, 2006)
* MUSC 274: Beginning Conducting. (nearly every term since F96) * MUNM 276g: The Music Experience. (nearly every term since F96);
* MUSC 278: Analytical Listening (F98, F03);
* MUSC 848: Graduate Theory Review (S99);
* MUSC 344A: Chamber Ensemble (F96 to S05);
* MUSC 462: Viola Literature and Pedagogy (eight terms since F96).
ADJUDICATIONS
* Omaha Region High School Orchestras at Omaha Northwest HS, Apr. 18, 2012.
* Nafzger Young Artist Competition, Wichita, KS, Apr. 2-3, 2011.
* Festival for Young Orchestras, UNL, sponsored by ASTA, May 8, 2010.
* Omaha Region High School Orchestras at Omaha Westside HS, Apr. 22, 2010.
* Black Hills Symphony Young Artist Competition, Rapid City, SD, Jan. 30, 2010.
* Kansas State H.S. Orchestra Festival, Blue Valley and Topeka, Apr. 2008.
* Omaha Public Schools High School Orchestra Adjudication Night, March, 2008.
* Adjudicator for the Lucy P. Weed Strings Competition in Yankton, SD (sponsored by the American String Teachers Association), Oct. 7, 2006.
* Adjudicator for the District Music Solo Contest in Fremont, NE, Apr. 21, 2006.
* Clinician/Adjudicator for Omaha Public Schools Orchestra Adjudication Night, Mar. 28, 2006.
* Kansas State H.S. Orchestra Festival, Shawnee Mission and Topeka, Apr. 2005.
* Omaha Public Schools, High School Orchestra adjudicator, Apr. 2003, Apr. 2005.
COMMITTEES and BOARDS
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
* Ad Hoc Committee to consider Tenure and Promotion Committee in the School of Music, 2011-2012.
* School of Music Executive Committee, Fall 2008 to May 2011.
* Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Fall 2005 to May, 2008. * Double Bass Search Committee, Fall/2009 and Spring/2010.
* Grading and Evaluations Committee of the School of Fine and Perf. Arts (1998 -2000).
* Dance Faculty search committee member (1999) and chair (2000).
* Grading Appeals Committee, CFPA, 2000 - 2004; chair,2002-2003.
City of Lincoln
*Member of the board of directors of the Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music (1997 - 2005).
* Co-chair of the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra Committee, 1998-2000, member 2005-2007. Secretary of the Revision Committee for contract negotiations and spokesperson of the successful negotiating team on behalf of LSO musicians (2000, 2005 and 2011) member of the Lincoln Symphony Artistic Committee (1997 - present);
* At-large member of the Lincoln Track Club board of directors and co-director of the Havelock Charity Race (2008 to present), which annually raises approx. $7500 per year.
OFFICES HELD
* State Board of Nebraska Music Educators Association to position of Orchestra Chair. 2011 to present.
* President of the Beta Chapter (Univ. of Nebraska) of Pi Kappa Lambda. (1999 - present)
* Member-at-Large of the Nebraska state board/chapter of the American String Teachers Assoc. (1998 - 2003)
* six years on the state board of Oregon ASTA, including two years as president. (1989- 1995)