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LIZA GROSSMAN, Conductor/Educator P: 216-407-4923 E: Lizangrossman@Gmail.Com LIZA GROSSMAN, conductor/educator p: 216-407-4923 e: [email protected] Formal Education University Of Michigan, Conducting Seminars, Ann Arbor, Michigan (1995) Bachelor of Music, Violin Performance/Viola Performance, Cleveland State University (1993) Certified Music Educator, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio (1992) Interlochen Arts Academy, Violin Performance, Interlochen, Michigan (1985) Conducting Instructors David Holland, Director of String Orchestra, Interlochen Center for the Arts (1994-current) Gerard Schwarz, Music Director, Seattle Symphony (2001-2004) Marvin Rabin, Founder, Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (1993-1994) Podium Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | 2020 Colorado Symphony | 2016 Nashville Symphony Orchestra | Guest Conductor (2015 and 2016) Alternative Press Music Awards | Orchestra Director (2014 – 2016) Cleveland State University | Sabbatical Director of Orchestras (2013) Kent State University | Interim Director of Orchestras (2011-2013) Nebraska All State Orchestras | Guest Clinician (2009) Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra | Guest Conductor, (2009) Oklahoma Arts Institute | Orchestra Conductor (2008) Styx | Tour Conductor (2006-present) Interlochen Center for the Arts | Conducting Faculty (1999-2015) Contemporary Youth Orchestra | Founder, Artistic Director, Conductor (1995-2020) The Music Settlement Orchestras | Music Director (1989-1994) Rock Artist Orchestral Collaborations Jason Mraz, Kenny Loggins, Melissa Etheridge, Tommy Shaw, Ben Folds, Jon Anderson, Graham Nash, Styx, Jefferson Starship, Pat Benatar, Ray Manzarek, Donnie Iris, Grand Mixer DXT, Blame Sally, Mark Mothersbaugh, Neil Giraldo, Mike Garson, Bootsy Collins. Classical Artist World Premiere Collaborations Richard King, Donna Lee, Maximilian Dimoff, Mary Kay Fink, Daniel Gilbert, Steve Witser, Jack Sutte, Richard Weiss, Stanley Konopka, Mark Jackobs, Pacifica Quartet, Electrik Kompany, Valerie Naranjo, Joseph Miller, Regina Mushabac, Lynne Ramsey, Jeffery Irvine, Project Trio Composer Collaborations Mark Mothersbaugh, Joan Tower, Robert Ward, Bernard Rands, Mike Garson, Stefan Podell, Lawrence Gowan, Jon Anderson, Nicholas Underhill, Margie Griebling, James Stephenson, Monica Houghton, Mike Garson, Julie and Steve Bernstein, Dmitri Tymoczko, Charles Fox, Michael Daugherty, Loris Chobanian, Margaret Brouwer, Jaz Coleman. World Premiere Concerto Commissions Nocturne for Flute and Orchestra – Nicholas Underhill Mary Kay Fink, The Cleveland Orchestra From Your Shadows Eye: for Horn, Cello and Orchestra – P. Kellach Waddle Richard King, Principal Horn, The Cleveland Orchestra; Julie Myers King, Cello All the Different, Dark Mornings: for Trombone, Trumpet and Orchestra – P. Kellach Waddle Steve Witser, Trombone; Jack Sutte, trumpet, The Cleveland Orchestra The Unseen Shooting Stars: for– P Kellach Waddle Cellists Richard Weiss, The Cleveland Orchestra; Regina Mushabac, BW Conservatory Piano Concerto – Nicholas Underhill Donna Lee, Head of Piano Department, Kent State University; Brevard Music Center Power Chords: Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra – Dmitri Tymoczko Pacifica Quartet Horn Concerto – John Kennedy Richard King, Principal Horn, The Cleveland Orchestra Concerto for Electric Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, Drum Set and Orchestra – Ryan Gallagher Electrik Kompany West African Concerto for Marimba and Gyil - Valerie Naranjo Valerie Naranjo, marimba and gyil FAST! and Winter in June – Project Trio Project Trio Liquid Melancholy: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra – James Stephenson Daniel Gilbert, Clarinet – The University of Michigan Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra – Stefan Podell Maximilian Dimoff, Principal Bass, The Cleveland Orchestra Concerto for Two Violas and Orchestra – Stefan Podell Lynne Ramsey – The Cleveland Orchestra & Jeffery Irvine, Cleveland Institute of Music Recordings Sing for the Day: Tommy Shaw and Contemporary Youth Orchestra (Universal Records) Released 2016 Contemporary Youth Orchestra and Jon Anderson: State of Independence (Eagle Rock/CYO) Released 2011 Contemporary Youth Orchestra: IV, Four World Premiere Concertos (CYO label) Released 2009 Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra: One With Everything (New Door Records/Universal) Released 2006 Broadcast Appearances Sing for the Day: Tommy Shaw and Contemporary Youth Orchestra AXSTV: 2016-present Alternative Press Music Awards AXSTV: 2014 - present Contemporary Youth Orchestra and Blame Sally PBS: 2012-present Jefferson Starship and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra AXSTV, PBS, U-Verse: 2011-present Jon Anderson and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra: State of Independence AXSTV, PBS, Palladia, U-Verse: 2010-present Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra: One With Everything PBS, VH-1, VH-1 Classic, Palladia, AXSTV, U-Verse: 2006-present Producer Credits Fooling Yourself: Remote Video with Tommy Shaw 2020 Co-Executive Producer with TS Tommy Shaw and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra 2016 Co-Executive Producer for AXSTV. Alternative Press Music Awards 2014 – present Co-Executive Producer for AXSTV. LIVE broadcast and Syndication. Jefferson Starship and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra - Go Tell Alice. 2011 Co-Executive Producer for AXSTV. LIVE broadcast and Syndication. Jon Anderson and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra – State of Independence, 2010 Co-Executive Producer for AXSTV. After concert production and syndication. Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra – One With Everything, 2006 Co-Executive Producer for HDNet. After concert production and syndication. Contemporary Youth Orchestra: 1995-2020 Executive Producer of all performances. Entire catalogue available upon request Adjudication Cleveland Institute of Music Concerto Competition (2013) Otterbein University Concerto Competition (2010) Kent State University, Concerto Competition (2009-present) Interlochen Center for the Arts Concerto Competition (2000-present) Ohio Music Teachers Association Competition (2009) Cleveland State University Concerto Competition (2002-2009) Cleveland Music School Settlement Concerto Competition (1989-2004) Honors/Awards The Cleveland Arts Prize: Mid-Career | Conductor (2016) The American Society of Composers, Artists, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music – first place (2012) The American Society of Composers, Artists, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music – second place (2011) The American Society of Composers, Artists, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music – third place (2010) The American Society of Composers, Artists, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music – third place (2009) Young Audiences of America Sunshine Award for Excellence in Teaching (2008) Northern Ohio Live Classical Music/Opera Category – First Prize (2004) Program/Curriculum Development Founder and Director, APeak: Industry Immersion Founded in 2014, this program offers the musicians participating in the AP Music Awards Orchestra the opportunity to experience different careers in the entertainment industry. Specialists educate them in to stage design, composition, management, booking artists, lighting, entertainment law, being a studio musician and more. Founder, Artistic Director, Music Director Contemporary Youth Orchestra (CYO) This orchestra offers musicians between the ages of 13-18 the opportunity to study and perform contemporary orchestral literature. Founded in 1995, CYO is the only youth orchestra of its kind in the nation. High quality weekly rehearsals and four public series performances per season offer audiences an opportunity to experience new orchestral works in an educational and professional performance arena. Founder and Music Director, CYO ‘Music and Its Industry’ Series. This series offers the members of CYO the opportunity to explore all of the potential professions they can have in the music industry. This is done through the study of music associated with different genres. For example: Cartoons, Movies, TV, Commercials, Video Games, Broadway, Children’s Music, Disney, Circus, Big Band, Singer/Songwriter. The CYO members study and perform the music with appropriate inclusions: films, dancers and performers. They are also exposed to the additional fields in each category: composer, manager, engineer. Founder and Music Director, CYO ‘Rock the Orchestra’ Series This series offers the members of CYO the opportunity to work with guest Rock and Popular artists in a professional setting. Guest musicians join CYO in performance of their music. CYO plays arrangements of their songs while the artist joins them for fully realized, and televised performances. Guests have included Jason Mraz, Kenny Loggins, Melissa Etheridge, Graham Nash, Pat Benatar, Styx, Jefferson Starship, Ray Manzarek and Jon Anderson. Co-founder, Interlochen Center for the Arts Junior String Institute This program offers the skilled and motivated young string player between the ages of 8-11, the opportunity to build confidence through positive experiences while taking on literature that will challenge and push the boundaries of his or her abilities. An intensive 4-week program, the young string player works one on one with faculty in private lessons, practice hours, chamber music and advanced orchestra. Founder and Director, The Music Settlement Orchestra Camp This program was designed to offer the motivated musician between the ages of 8-18, the opportunity to work directly with professional musicians in lessons, chamber music, string
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