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2020-12-04 CF Resume Christie Finn Curriculum Vitae Managing Director, The Hampsong Foundation Research Administrator, Classic Song Research Initiative, University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance [email protected] [email protected] Soprano (Freelance) [email protected] EDUCATION • Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart, Master Neue Musik, Gesang, 2014 • Manhattan School of Music, Master of Music, Contemporary Performance, 2011 • Southern Methodist University, Master of Music, Voice Performance, 2009 • University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Bachelor of Arts, Music Performance & Modern Languages and Linguistics, 2007 CertiBicate of General Honors, UMBC Honors College summa cum laude, Valedictory candidate PROFESSIONAL RECORD WITH THE HAMPSONG FOUNDATION Hampsong Foundation Managing Director 2013-present Website Manager/Research Consultant 2009-2013 Founder and Artistic Director: Thomas Hampson The goal of the Hampsong Foundation, an American 501(c)(3) non-proBit, is to promote intercultural understanding and dialogue through classic song—poetry set to music. Initiatives in Partnership with the University of Michigan, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance • Summer 2020: • Developed and co-taught the pilot course “The Art of Recital” with Thomas Hampson • Developed, coordinated and executed the “The Art of Democracy” Conversation Series (Facebook Live), with Thomas Hampson and U-M faculty • Fall 2020: • UROP Mentor for the project Song of America (3 students) • Coordinator for “Sing My Song” with youth at Corner Health (Ypsilanti) & The School at Marygrove (Detroit), as well as U-M SMTD students Christie Finn Resume • Coordination and research support for the Humanities Collaboratory 5x5 “The Art of Democracy” Major Projects with the Hampsong Foundation: • Song of America Curriculum Initiative to help educators at all levels use radio series and website (2015-present) Responsibilities: o developing and managing several national workshops and events o coordinating with young artists, presenters, and event attendees, as well as venues and institutions involved o directing the use of cutting-edge technology in the LOLA (Low-Latency) Node, in collaboration with Manhattan School of Music Distance Learning o managing live-streams from select events o following up with participants to improve future versions of the workshop o producing the promotional video “Song of America: Telling the Story of American Culture” in conjunction with Lavine Production Group • SWR2 German translation of radio series Song: Mirror of the World (2015-2018) Responsibilities: o initiating the project with SWR2 o collaborating with the SWR2 translator and her colleagues to create the program script translations o coordinating between Mr. Hampson, the Hampsong Foundation and SWR2 in regards to Binalizing scripts, as well as contracting and scheduling • Collaborative events with the Heidelberg Lied Akademie (2016-present) Responsibilities: o coordinating between Mr. Hampson, young artists, the Heidelberger Frühling Festival, and production engineers (for online streaming) o developing the program and stage-managing the medici.tv events o promoting live-streamed events via e-newsletter, websites, and social media • Song: Mirror of the World, a 13-program radio series, syndicated by the WFMT Radio Network (Chicago) and PRX (Public Radio Exchange) (2013-2015) Responsibilities: o crafting the structure and content of the series in close collaboration with Mr. Hampson o serving as Project Manager for the series, coordinating between Mr. Hampson, script writers/musicologists, and the series producers o leading a successful crowd-funding campaign, which raised over $24,000 to supplement funds raised privately by others o writing two scripts for the series: “A Diary of Our Times” and “The ‘89s” o marketing the series on social media and through a self-produced audio preview, as well as developing web resources to accompany the series o providing research assistance to all parties involved Other Projects with the Hampsong Foundation: • Singers on Singing: Great Artists in Conversation audio archive (2012-present) o collaborating with BBC documentarian Jon Tolansky 2 Christie Finn Resume • Song of America, a 13-program radio series syndicated by the WFMT Radio Network, which aired on over 300 public radio stations in the United States as well as in Europe and New Zealand (2010-2011) o conducting factual and musical research o script editing and development of accompanying web resources o writing two scripts for the series: “Emily Dickinson: Letter to the World” and “There is No Gender in Music’” • Past projects also include writing and editing a 48-page program narrative for a song recital by Mr. Hampson which took place at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum (2011) General Duties for the Hampsong Foundation • Content Management for the Hampsong Foundation and Song of America websites o generating online promotional materials, including news items, articles, and social media o organizing media and other content o designing and executing web presentations, such as Richard Strauss: A Life Never Without Song o for Song of America: assembling a comprehensive database of American classic song; researching and writing essays about American composers, writers, song cycles, and songs for visitors of all backgrounds • Other: o generating new project ideas in collaboration with Mr. Hampson o day-to-day management of Foundation o communicating with donors and managing donations o managing miscellaneous projects, such as allotting grants and prizes o managing projects and conducting meetings across time zones/continents using platforms such as Skype and Dropbox TEACHING / EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (EXCLUDING HAMPSONG) Master Classes: University of Bristol (Bristol, U.K.), 2019 McGill University (Montreal, Canada), 2016 Manhattan School of Music, 2016 University of Maryland, Baltimore Country, 2016 Cornell University, 2014 Northwestern University, 2013 Hochschule für Musik (HfM) Saar (Saarbrücken, Germany) 2018 Guest Lecturer Manhattan School of Music Assistant to the Chairman of the Contemporary Performance program 2010- 2011 • served as a music librarian for the ensemble Tactus • organized master classes and handled general organizational tasks Circulation Assistant (Peter Jay Sharp Library) 2009- 2011 3 Christie Finn Resume • assisted patrons in acquiring library materials Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX Course Taught: MUHI 1321 The Art of Listening (2 semesters) 2008-2009 • designed course syllabus, as well as assignments, quizzes, and tests • created Powerpoint presentations and lectured (3 hours/week) • connected with students of many backgrounds, through music Reference Librarian (Hamon Arts Library) 2007-2009 • assisted patrons in locating materials and conducting research • taught patrons how to use online catalog/resources Assistant to Chair of Voice Department 2007-2008 • co-organized local National Association for Teachers of Singing convention • coordinated jury/audition scheduling and data input • assisted in English Diction course University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD Music Theory Tutor LANGUAGES Languages: English (native) German (Bluent) • Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart • Goethe Institute / Berlin, Germany French (Bluent) • Institut Linguistique Adenet / Montpellier, France • French minor during undergraduate studies Italian (conversational, 2 years of study) • Accademia di Italiano / Milan, Italy COMMUNITY ARTS SERVICE Board Member (Secretary), Atelierhaus Filderstr. (Kunstraum 34), e.V. (2018-present) Board Member, Stuttgarter Kollektiv für aktuelle Musik e.V. (2015-2018) Co-director, “18 Stunden,” an innovative 18-hour outdoor festival on the summer solstice for contemporary music and avant-garde performance in Killesberg Park, Stuttgart (2015), which included a scavenger hunt for families as well as opportunities for amateur and professional musicians to perform HIGHLIGHTS FROM PERFORMING RÉSUMÉ Artist Website: http://christieinn.com 4 Christie Finn Resume Co-Founder of NOISE-BRIDGE Duo & Co-Artistic Director of ExVoCo Member of CrossingLines Ensemble (Barcelona) Soloist with: Asko | Schönberg Ensemble (The Netherlands), ekmeles (U.S.A.), ensemble variances (France), Experiments in Opera (U.S.A.), ExVoCo (Germany), the Hezarfen Ensemble (Turkey), ictus (Belgium), Nadar (Belgium), Oerknal! (The Netherlands), oh-ton (Germany), the S.E.M. Ensemble (U.S.A.), VocaalLAB (The Netherlands) Festivals include: Avant Media (U.S.A.), Beijing Modern Music Festival, Bregenzer Festspiele (Austria), Festival Mixtur (Spain), Gaudeamus Muziekweek (Holland), Hamburg International Music Festival, Istanbul Music Festival, Resonant Bodies (U.S.A.), Südseite Nachts (Germany) ADDITIONAL MUSIC/PERFORMANCE EDUCATION VocaalLAB (Silbersee) internship / Amsterdam, The Netherlands Darmstadt Summer Courses for New Music / Darmstadt, Germany Stockhausen Concerts and Courses / Kuerten, Germany Melos Arte & Musica / Cortanze, Italy LiedAustria / Leibnitz, Austria The International Lyric Academy in Rome / Rome, Italy The International Institute of Vocal Arts / Chiari, Italy AWARDS AND HONORS Karlsruher We+bewerb für die Interpreta6on zeitgenössischer Musik (2014), 3rd Prize with pianist Neus Estarellas for Helmut Lachenmann’s „GOT LOST“ und Wolfgang Rihm, 3 songs from Opus 1 CharloLe Köhler Prijze, Prinz Bernhard Cultuurfonds (grant to work with VocaalLAB, 2011) Center for Music Entrepreneurship Grant,
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