Candidates for the Board of Directors of the ARS
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CANDIDATES FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ARS A Supplement to American Recorder for the members of the American Recorder Society Spring 2016 Jennifer Carpenter encountered innovative ways that our already invested in great projects for the Colorado Springs, CO music teachers thrive in bringing recorder coming year. Since September, lots of new to their students while fighting their ever- ideas have poured in from school teachers CP: Freelance musician decreasing arts budgets. The future of the and other sectors, suggesting ways the and educator; mom to ARS depends on these educators being ARS might connect with educators, to an energetic 3-yr-old able to continue to provide recorder “teach the teachers,” and together build a boy programs. I endeavor to promote these bridge between the ARS and its members, grants as an integral part of our service to the teachers and their students, linking EDUC: Ph.D. (all but and benefits. the wealth of tools and affordable dissertation) and MM I want to continue to hear from our resources of the ARS, with the skills in musi cology with members about what is important to you and opportunities of the educators. emphasis in historical and how the ARS can help facilitate your There are fascinating possibilities performance practices, University of needs and goals as a recorder player. I in their sugges tions —new projects to North Texas (UNT); BM in clarinet believe this is an exciting time for the ARS develop, and good work to be done. performance, University of North and am enthusiastic about this oppor- I am excited to begin these new projects, Carolina—Greensboro tunity to serve on the Board. while main taining and strengthening the programs already in progress on EXP: ARS Board of Directors, 2012– the Educational Outreach committee. present); Freelance recorder teacher, Alice Derbyshire Most of all, I will be honored to continue teaching both private recorder students in Krum, TX serving on the Board, and to spread the TX & CO and at early music workshops joy of recorder playing even further, in TX, CA & CO; Freelance performer, CP: Retired, to all ages and all economies. performing as a recorder soloist with counseling psychol- various professional Baroque chamber ogy, biodiesel industry ensembles in north Texas as well as a Wendy Powers number of recorder ensembles in TX and EDUC: BA, Spanish, New York, NY 10003 CO; Director of Music, Dallas Recorder North Texas State Society (2009-14); Associate Professor of University. Eight CP: Adjunct assistant music, Collin College (2008-13); Teaching years of graduate professor, Aaron Fellow, UNT (2008-11); Director of study in Counseling Copland School of recorder ensembles, UNT (2002-08) Psychology, Texas Woman’s University. Music, Queens ESL coursework, University of North College, City Univer- CS: I have had the pleasure of serving the Texas (formerly NTSU); Biodiesel studies, sity of New York, ARS Board of Directors for the past 4 years Iowa State University teaching under- and my continued objective is to facilitate graduate/graduate communication from the ARS to its EXP: ARS Board of Directors, 2015– music history, and members and to create and promote present; Board of Directors, Texas Toot former co-director of Collegium Musicum; programs that support our members and 2005-09 (vice-president & president), and Assistant director and faculty member, their involvement in their local communi- 2013–present; President, Dallas Recorder Amherst Early Music Festival; Co-director, ties. In pursuit of these goals, I currently Society, 2011–present; Founding member, CityRecorder! workshop in New York serve as Chair of the communications Cowtown Recorder Society, 2015 (Fort City. committee and work with all other com- Worth, TX); Charter/current member of mittees to successfully connect with our three recorder trios: Rio Brazos Ensemble EDUC: Ph.D., M.Phil, MA in historical members. This past year we created ARS (2004–present), M.A.D. Recorder Ensem- musicology, Columbia University; BS in NOVA, a monthly e-mag that helps ble (2013–present); Dolce Stil Antico music education with piano concentra tion, promote our various programs and reach (2015–present); Performed in the Nether- magna cum laude, New York University both our members and potential new lands, 2006 & 2013, with Rio Brazos members with news that is important to Ensemble; First performed as a charter EXP: Board of Directors, Music Before you. We have had great feedback member of Earthly Pleasures Renaissance 1800 concert series, New York City, 1988– regarding this endeavor and I look Band (1979), working Renaissance Faires present; Free-lance recorder teacher, forward to being involved in its in TX, and concertizing from Dallas to teaching at many ARS chapter meetings continuation. Kansas; Participated in Link Up with the and workshops in the Northeast; Adjunct Additionally, I was involved in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, 2014; Regu- assistant professor, Vassar College, Fall creation of the ARS TTP, our newest larly attend both the Fall & Summer Texas 2008; Program office/first director of program designed to help bring profes- Toots, and have attended recorder work- development, New York Council for the sional recorder teachers to underserved shops in AR, CA, CO, OR, Italy and Humanities, 1994-97; Co-directed Early areas of the country. The program (soon!) Scotland (May 2016); Studied Music at Saint Peter’s Church, 1993-96, launched late last year and we are thrilled privately with Jennifer Carpenter co-directed Sag Harbor Early Music, to be reviewing our first set of 1994-98, both concert series; Recorder applications. CS: This past September I attended my teacher, Lucy Moses School for Music and As Chair of the scholarships and grants first ARS Board meeting, and was Dance, NYC, 1983-96; While studying at committee, I was intimately involved in appointed Chair of the Educational Columbia, taught Music Humanities and creating and increasing funding for our Outreach committee. Under this big directed Collegium Musicum; Contribu tor educational outreach grants, which help umbrella, PtRM is organized, and Grants to Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Timeline fund many under served music education and Scholarships are administered. of Art History, 2002-04; Book review programs centered around recorder Stepping into a committee-in-progress, editor, American Recorder, 1997-99; instruction. Through this, we have the first thing I saw was the hard work Reviews and articles in American Recorder The 2016 Ballot for the Board of Directors of the ARS CS: In working with the ARS, I am par- recorder as a perfect instrument for people a team of people, perhaps by the time ticu larly interested in increasing the of all ages and levels of musical ability. you’re reading this, though implementa- numbers of participants in the recorder Working with these instruments and being tion may take a while —if it’s feasible at universe, particularly younger players, in direct contact with the makers has given all. both teens and adults. Approaches to me considerable knowledge about them: But my main project at the moment this might include more classes for adult their construction and acoustic properties, is working with our website vendor and beginners, the sharing of best practices of as well as having the opportunity to try Communication team on the redesign of local chapters, and the new ARS TTP. out various inno vative new models. the ARS website so that it is more easily As an administrator, I have been I see the ARS as an ideal connection for viewed on mobile devices and tablets, as involved with individual fundraising, and recorder players and ensembles and well as desktop computers. Again, I hope would like to help the ARS in its efforts to believe that I can contribute to the organi- that you’ll be seeing these results by the increase its financial stability through za tion with membership expansion and time you read this in our spring news- donor outreach, so that the Soci ety can education. Working with others who are letter! For much of the past year, I’ve expand its workshop scholar ships and driven to make the ARS the ultimate been learning how our web site operates, other services to the commu nity. Through resource for recorder enthusiasts, whether together with Susan Burns, our new and my teaching and workshop experience, I professional or not, would be a privilege capable Administrative Director. Between am acquainted with many, many amateur as well as a pleasure. us, we work to keep the website content and professional recorder players, and current and organized. recorder makers and vendors. The recorder and its music have been The recorder has been central through- Ruth Seib an essential element woven through my out my adult life as a medium for Oakland, MD life over the past 40 years, connecting me exploring early music history and as a with joy, knowledge, skill, and friendship. vehicle for musical expression, whether CP: Retired 2012 from I am grateful to be a part of our recorder through my own playing or that of my ownership of Cold well community, and look forward to students. I hope to make this wonderful Banker Deep Creek contributing as I’m able. instrument a rewarding part of many Realty, where I man- more people’s lives. aged approxi mately 20 sales agents, as well as James Chaudoir a vacation rental and Oshkosh, WI Greta Haug-Hryciw property management Montara, CA department CP: Professor of Music Composition Emeritus, CP: Appointed ARS EDUC: BA in Fine Arts, Eckerd College, University of Wiscon- Board member, 2015– St. Petersburg, FL, 1979; Ongoing profes- sin Oshkosh, present; co-director, sional real estate education & certifications Oshkosh, WI Barbary Coast Recorder Orchestra EXP: Appointed ARS Board, 2014–present EDUC: DMA in music (BCRO); assistant (2-year term).