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Nicolas Chuaqui, D.M.A. composer | performer | educator [email protected] http://www.nicolaschuaqui.com Education Eastman School of Music D.M.A. (Doctor of Musical Arts) in Composition 2021 Indiana University Jacobs School of Music M.Mus. (Master of Music) in Composition 2016 Dartmouth College A.B. (Artium Baccalaurei) cum laude in Music, with High Honors, and English 2012 Major Teachers Composition: Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez Electronic Music: Matthew Barber David Liptak John Gibson Robert D. Morris Jeffrey Hass Aaron Travers Don Freund Voice: Jan Opalach Morris Rosenzweig Ruth Hennessy Kui Dong Jason McAdams Spencer Topel Charles Dodge Piano: Fred Haas Karlyen Tan Theory: William Marvin Seth Monahan Conducting: Melinda O’Neal Steve Swayne Collegiate Teaching Experience Eastman School of Music Department of Composition 2019-21 Organizer, Eastman Composers’ Concerts - Planned and presented 6 in-person recitals of student works. - Spearheaded, facilitated, and edited 2 additional online concerts for students studying remotely due to COVID. Instructor, Composition for Non-Majors - Worked with students from diverse backgrounds to help realize their compositional goals in private lessons. Department of Music Theory 2017-21 Instructor, Aural Musicianship I, III, and IV - Taught all class meetings; basic tonal theory through advanced chromaticism and modality. - Engaged students through hands-on music-making, including improvisation. (cont.) - Connected students to diverse repertoires and musicians. - Tracked student progress and met with students individually where appropriate. - Graded all assignments, quizzes, and tests in a timely manner. - Provided individualized tutoring to students of diverse backgrounds and interests. Instructor, Tonal Analysis I, II - Taught all sectional meetings and integrated class activities with weekly lectures. - Tracked student progress, met with students individually and at office hours, and graded all work in a timely manner. Dartmouth College Department of Music 2009-11 T.A., Beginning Music Theory - Designed and led weekly ear-training workshops for students with little to no music background. - Met with individual students to review material and provide guidance. T.A., Melody and Rhythm - Lectured and contributed to class discussions. - Demonstrated potential solutions to class assignments, showing students multiple creative possibilities. - Connected course concepts to diverse genres and practices. - Assisted in lesson planning. T.A., Harmony and Theory II - Designed, planned, and taught weekly supplemental lessons in dictation and class topics. Youth Teaching Experience Madeleine Choir School (Salt Lake City, UT) Instructor, Grade 6 Music Theory and History 2013-14 - Designed curriculum to match with students’ performance experiences at the school. - Communicated with parents, balancing homework loads with families’ needs. - Worked well with students of different socioeconomic statuses. Staff, Summer Camp: “Experience Opera” 2013 - Inspired children ages 9-14 to compose an original short opera. - Facilitated, notated, compiled, and assisted in performing the work. Professional Activity Professional Awards New York City Contemporary Music Symposium: Finalist 2021 Khorikos ORTUS International New Music Competition: Winner 2020 The American Prize (Choral Music, Student Division): 3rd Place Winner 2020 ASCAP/SEAMUS Student Commissioning Competition: Finalist 2020 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award: Two-time Finalist 2017, 2014 Academic Awards Wayne Brewster Barlow Prize (Eastman School of Music) 2020 Bernard Rogers Memorial Prize (Eastman School of Music) 2019 Eugene Roitman 1943 Memorial Award (Dartmouth College) 2012 National and International Organizations International Computer Music Association 2019- Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States 2019- 2 College Music Society 2016- BMI 2015- American Composers’ Forum 2012- Participation in National and International Festivals and Conferences College Music Society: National Conference 2021 - Premiere of Two Maps for Anna for chamber ensemble by Eastman musicians. June in Buffalo - Performance of The Windowed Present by Ensemble Signal. 2021, - Performance of Halcyon Moments by Arditti Quartet. 2016 - Group masterclasses with composer participants and faculty. 2021: Augusta Read Thomas, Jeffrey Mumford, Hilda Paredes, Robert HP Platz, Stefano Gervasoni, David Felder. 2016: Hans Abrahamsen, Chinary Ung, Joshua Fineberg, Hannah Eimermacher, Josh Levine, David Felder. SEAMUS (Society for Electroacoustic Music in the US): National Conference - Premiere of Liminal X for stereo fixed media. 2021, - Presentation of Memories for cello, piano, and electronics. 2020 National Student Electronic Music Event 2019 - Performance of Footprints I for trumpet and electronics. - Presentations and networking with other composers. International Computer Music Conference/NYC Electroacoustic Music Festival 2019 - Performance of Memories for cello, piano, and electronics by Madeleine Shapiro, cello, and Marija Ilić, piano. New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival - Performance of Footprints I for trumpet and electronics. 2018, - Premiere of Antagonism Constellation Factory for stereo fixed media. 2014 Valencia International Performance Academy and Festival (Valencia, Spain) 2017 - Premiere of Footprints II by Smash Ensemble. - Faculty: Jorge Grossman, Melinda Wagner, Stefano Gervasoni, José Maria Sánchez-Verdú. Diffrazioni Multimedia Festival (Florence, Italy) 2016 - Performance of Desert Presence for guitar and electronics. Other Festivals Collaborative Composition Institute at Stony Brook University 2020 - Premiere of The Windowed Present by Unheard-of//Ensemble. - Private lessons with composition faculty: Reiko Füting, Nirmali Fenn, Christopher Stark. Big Sky Choral Initiative 2017 - Premiere of Pater, si non potest by The Crossing, dir. Donald Nally. - Lessons with Gavin Bryars. SPLICE Institute 2017 - Premiere of Footprints I for trumpet and electronics. - Faculty: Christopher Biggs, Per Bloland, Paula Matthusen. - Workshops and presentations with faculty and participant composers. FEASt (Florida Electroacoustic Student Festival) 2015 - Performance of Desert Presence. Midwest Composers’ Symposium 2015 3 - Performance of Voices of the Nebulae for chamber ensemble. Deer Valley Festival: Emerging Composers and Quartets Program 2014 - Premiere of Common Ground by Rosco String Quartet. - Lessons with mentor composer Joan Tower. Other Notable Performances Toxic Wind, for brass quintet 2017 - Commissioned by NOVA Chamber Music Series. - Premiered by Utah Symphony brass players, Libby Gardner Hall, University of Utah. The Forest of Dreams: an opera in one act (with orchestra) 2016 - Commissioned by New Voices Opera. - Premiered by New Voice Opera, Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Bloomington, Indiana. Fully-staged production. Break Free, for two violins and electronics 2015 - Commissioned by String Noise. - Premiered by String Noise, Festival of Contemporary American Music, Dartmouth College. Christmas Time is Here (Vince Guaraldi), arr. Nicolas Chuaqui 2011 - Performed by the Dartmouth Aires, dir. Nicolas Chuaqui. Christmas Party, White House, Washington, DC. Recordings Unheard-of//Ensemble: CCI Sessions, Vol. 2 2021 - Contains The Windowed Present, for chamber ensemble NOTUS: Of Radiance and Refraction (as performer) 2018 Experience in Electroacoustic Music and Technology 11 years of experience working with digital music technology: 2010- - Courses taken at the Eastman Audio Research Studio (EARS), Indiana University Center for Electronic and Computer Music (CECM), and Dartmouth College. - Proficiency in Max/MSP, Pure Data, and Logic Pro, with additional experience in Supercollider, Ableton, Pro Tools, and Digital Performer. - Successful premieres and performances at: o International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) o Society for Electroacoustic Music in the US - National Conference (SEAMUS) o New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival (NYCEMF) o National Student Electronic Music Event (N_SEME) o Diffrazioni Multimedia Festival (Florence, Italy) o Florida Electroacoustic Student Festival (FEASt) Performing/Conducting Experience 22 years of experience as a singing musician: 1999- - Full-time chorister, age 9-14, the Madeleine Choir School (Salt Lake City, UT). Strong emphasis on sight-reading and musicianship from age 9. - Volunteer member, Choir of the Cathedral of the Madeleine, age 14-18; professional member and cathedral cantor, age 22-24 (2012-14). Wide-ranging repertoire. - Member, The Dartmouth Aires, 2008-12, including appearance as runners-up on NBC’s The Sing-Off (Season 3, 2011). 4 - Performance of new music in both ensemble and solo settings (2014- ): o NOTUS (Indiana University’s new music vocal ensemble) o Indiana University’s Student Composition Recitals o Eastman Composers’ Concerts - Formal studies in voice through Eastman’s DMA degree. Experience as a collaborative and solo pianist: 1996- - Strong relationship with the piano since childhood. Lessons included strong education in music theory, sight-reading, and musicianship. - Active performer of new music for the piano, including premieres at Eastman, Indiana University, and in Salt Lake City, Utah as a freelancer. - Collaboration with singers and wind, brass, and string players, performing new music in duet and chamber settings. Versatile experience as a conductor: 2011- - Lead the Dartmouth Aires to finish as runners-up on Season 3 of NBC’s “The Sing-Off ” as Musical Director, facilitating