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Maria Finkelmeier Percussionist, Composer, Public Artist Maria Finkelmeier Percussionist, Composer, Public Artist Founder MF Dynamics 15 Gertrude Road #2, Boston, MA 02312 513-260-3247, mlfi[email protected] www.mariafinkelmeier.com EDUCATION Luleå University of Technology, Department of Arts, Communication & Learning, Piteå, Sweden, 2010 • Post-Graduate study in improvisation and composition with Anders Åstrand Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, 2009 • Master of Music in Percussion Performance and Literature, Arts Leadership Certificate and Performer’s Certificate • Primary teachers: John Beck Sr., Michael Burritt, Bill Cahn, Charles “Chip” Ross The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2007 • Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance • Primary teachers: Susan K. Powell and Joseph Krygier COLLEGIATE TEACHING & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA 2020 - present Associate Professor • Develop and teach “The Creative Entrepreneur Mindsets” course for the “Creative Entrepreneur” undergraduate minor Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 2016 - present Lecturer • Designed “Marketing in the Music Industry” course for the College of Arts, Media, and Design graduate program in Music Industry Leadership FINKELMEIER 1 New England Conservatory, Entrepreneurial Musicianship Department, Boston, MA, 2012 – 2015 Program Manager • Operated student grant program, helping students ideate, write about, pitch and produce projects • Coordinated workshops and guest artist lectures • Helped build curriculum and framework of courses • Acted as student advisor for career and project related questions Luleå University of Technology, Department of Arts, Communication & Learning, Piteå, Sweden, 2010 - 2012 Adjunct Faculty & International Office Assistant • Taught weekly individual percussion lessons (hand drums, marimba and classical percussion) to ESL students • Instructed Rhythm Comprehension course and Rhythm for Dancers • Promoted internationalization, coordinated integration activities, assisted with outgoing applications and assessed incoming application ADDITIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE Celebrity Series Neighborhood Artists Residency, Boston, MA 2017 - present Teaching Artist • Teach weeklong electronic bucket drumming residences at Boston City schools, after school programs, and Boys & Girls Clubs Music for All Summer Symposium, Muncie, IN, 2017 - 2019 Percussion Faculty • Taught and conducted an ensemble of 11-15 high school percussionists • Presented clinics “Innovating a Life in Music,” “Self Discovery through Improvisation and Composition” and “Marimba FUNdamentals” The Pike School, Andover, MA, 2016 Resident Teaching Artist: Electronic Bucket Drumming and Composition • Created 4-part residency working with fifth graders on playing and writing music • Presented one all-school assembly Boston Ballet’s Adaptive Dance & City Dance Programs, Boston, MA, 2012 – 2018 Instructor and Accompanist • Led rhythm exercises and plays drums for children with Downs Syndrome • Accompanied modern dance classes for Boston Public School children FINKELMEIER 2 Private Studio, Boston, MA, 2012 – 2019 Percussion teacher • Created curriculum and teaches 30 – 60 minute private lessons, beginner to collegiate prep, ages 15 - 65 ADDITIONAL PRESENTING & LECTURING EXPERIENCE Guest Professor, The Ohio State University Percussion Department, private lessons and ensemble coach, Columbus, OH, 2020 Panelist, Teaching Entrepreneurship to College Percussionists, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Indianapolis, IN, 2019 Presenter, The Creative Catalyst, Berklee High School Program, Boston MA, 2019 Presenter, Digital Marketing for Arts Entrepreneurs, Boston Foundation , Boston, MA, 2019 Guest Professor, University of Northern Colorado Percussion Department, private lessons and ensemble coach, Greeley, CO, 2018 Presenter, Digital Marketing for Arts Entrepreneurs, Harvard Ed Portal, Boston, MA, 2018 Panelist and Mentor, Career Jam, Berklee School of Music, Boston, MA, 2017 & 2018 Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Entrepreneurship, Boston College, Boston, MA 2017 Presenter, NonProfit Start-Ups, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA, 2016 Presenter and Performer with MASARY Studios, Beyond the Concert Hall: Igniting the Collaborative Spirit, Percussive Arts International Convention, Indianapolis, IN, 2016 Presenter, Building Creative Projects, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, 2016 Keynote speaker and presenter, Entrepreneurship and Music, Association of European Conservatories’ International Coordinator’s meeting, Krakow, Poland, 2016 Guest consultant and client, First Year Engineer Cornerstone Project with Joshua Hertz, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 2016 - 2017 Guest adjudicator and clinician, Rhode Island Day of Percussion, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, 2016 FINKELMEIER 3 Guest performing artist, adjudicator and clinician, Ohio State University High School Percussion Ensemble Festival, Ohio State, Columbus, OH, 2016 Guest Lecturer, The Creative Musician, Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA 2016 Guest Lecturer, Music as Public Art, J-Term Public Art Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2016 Presenter, From Dream to Reality: Building Creative Projects, Entrepreneurial Musicianship Series, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA 2015 Presenter, Improvising a Life in Music & The DIY Attitude, Percussion Department, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 2015 Presenter, Improvising a Life in Music & The DIY Attitude, Percussion Department, University of Central Florida, Tampa, FL, 2015 Presenter, Improvising a Life in Music & The DIY Attitude, Percussion Department and Composition Department, University of South Florida, Orlando, FL, 2015 Presenter, The DIY Attitude, Career Services, Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA, 2015 Moderator and Presenter, Traveling with Your Music, New England Conservatory Entrepreneurial Musicianship Series, Boston, MA, 2015 Lecturer, The Art of Resonance, Boston artists lecture series, Sebastian Mariscal’s Architecture Studio, Boston, MA, 2014 Presenter, Entrepreneurial Skills for the 21st Century Musician, n3 music school, Trollhätten, Sweden, 2014 Speaker, GRIT and music, PreX Event hosted by the Fenway Cultural Alliance for TedX, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA, 2014 Presenter, Entrepreneurial Skills for the 21st Century Percussionist, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Indianapolis Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN, 2013 Presenter, Educational Tour in Sweden with Ensemble Evolution, Sweden, 2011 Guest lecturer, drum set class and orchestra rehearsals, Zhejiang University for Media and Communication, Hangzhou, China, 2010 FINKELMEIER 4 Guest lecturer, Timpani Basics and Percussion Ensemble, Lakota West High School, Cincinnati, OH, 2009 Instructor, Drumming at Dazzle funded by Golisano Foundation, Rochester, NY, 2009 CREATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE MASARY Studios, Boston, MA 2015 - present Sound | Light | Performance collective Co-Founder & Principal • Rumble: a contemporary voice for the bridge that sings, a hyper-syncropnized electronic music and light score for the Roebling Bridge in Cincinnati, Ohio. Commissioned and presented by the Blink Festival, 2019 • Koizumi, audio-visual work commissioned by Jean Laurenz, supported by the University of Wisconsin, premiered at Harvard ARTLab, 2019 • Water’s Edge, audio-visual work in reaction to the climate crisis, supported by The Boston Foundation and Mayor’s Office for Arts and Culture, 2019 • Spectral Tides, interactive sound and projection gallery installation, commissioned by the Peabody Essex Museum for Gala, 2018 • Peripherique, touring percussion duo and projection concert, premiered at Aeronaut Brewing Company, supported by the Paul R. Judy Innovation Grant, 2018 • Harsh is Truth, quartet with pre-recorded voice and projection mapping, commission by the National Parks Department, premiered at the Old South Meeting House, 2017 • Gridlock, site-specific use of Sound Sculpture - 25 location aware illuminated blocks that create music - with live performance and projection, commissioned by Downtown Boston Improvement District and ILLUMINUS, 2017 • Brutal Rhythm, music, dance, and projection piece inspired by Boston’s Brutalist architecture movement, 2017 • Know No., 12 piece ensemble, site-specific commission by the Boston Center for the Arts to creative new immersive work for historic Cyclorama, supported by Barr- Klarman Foundation, 2017 • Hacking Arts, feature performance, Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s, 2016 • TEDx Cambridge, commissioned closing performance at Boston Opera House, 2016 • Waking the Monster, project turning Fenway Park’s Green Monster (left-field wall) into a percussion instrument with evening lengths performance, supported by HubWeek at ILLUMINUS, 2015 FINKELMEIER 5 Kadence Arts, Inc, Boston, MA, 2014 – present Non-profit Organization Founder and Artistic & Executive Director • Established non-profit that incubates artistic projects, curates performances, and engages local communities through music making • Oversees budget, partnerships, programs, and Board cultivation • Runs the Times Two Series: concert series focused on building a community around contemporary music, billing two artists per show at The Record Co. • Produced Make Music Boston from 2014-2018: free, participatory music events at outdoor venues to celebrate the summer solstice (June 21) • Implements the Beat Bus workshops • Designs 1-2 annual projects • Supported by the Boston Cultural Council, The Cricket Foundation, Massachusetts Cultural Council, The Boston Foundation, and Free for
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