CHARLES HALKA Fine Arts 312 – [email protected] EDUCATION The Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, Houston, TX Doctor of Musical Arts, 2013 • Robert A. Yekovich Endowed Scholarship in Music • 3 years (18 semester hours) of independent classroom teaching experience • Composition studies with Richard Lavenda, Kurt Stallmann, Pierre Jalbert, and Arthur Gottschalk • Piano studies with Brian Connelly • Special courses in music business and law, classroom pedagogy, and electronic music • Special independent project: organize, curate, and emcee a series of house concerts featuring Shepherd School students and hosted by private individuals in the Houston community • Richter Fund for Music Outreach Project 1: partner with three other students and the Houston Symphony to present at five area universities (approx. 250 total students reached) about the orchestra's upcoming performances of Wozzeck. Included musicological details and musical and dramatic analysis • Richter Fund for Music Outreach Project 2: collaborate with two other composer colleagues to present two outdoor "un-concerts" at Houston's Orange Show Monument, including performances of original works. Included a visit to Yes Prep West middle school to talk about music, sound, and site-specific works. Fulbright Program, Vilnius, Lithuania U.S. Fulbright Student, Music Composition, 2008-09 • Research Lithuanian music and compose an opera in collaboration with a Lithuanian librettist and director (The opera, Julius, was fully staged and filmed on March 23, 2010 in Vilnius, Lithuania.) • Composition studies with Osvaldas Balakauskas at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater • Special courses in Lithuanian folk and art music, Lithuanian language The Peabody Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD Master of Music in Composition, May 2008 Master of Music in Music Theory Pedagogy, May 2008 • Member, Pi Kappa Lambda • P. Bruce Blair Award in Composition • Composition studies with Michael Hersch • Special courses in orchestration, contemporary music, and ethnomusicology The Peabody Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD Bachelor of Music in Piano, May 2006 • Pauline Favin Memorial Award in Piano • Piano studies with Brian Ganz • Special courses in accompanying, continuo, and piano literature Saint Petersburg Conservatory, Saint Petersburg, Russia Certificate of Study, June 2004 • Piano studies with Nina Seryogina • Conducting studies with Mikhail Kukushkin • Special courses in counterpoint, solfege, and Russian language www.CHARLESHALKA.com CHARLES HALKA PAGE 2 OF 8 TEACHING AND WORK EXPERIENCE Adjunct Faculty, Music Composition and Theory, Fall 2014-Spring 2015 Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX • Composition: Teach private composition lessons to undergraduate and graduate composition majors, including contribution to weekly composition studio classes • Theory I: Teach music fundamentals, harmony, and voice-leading to undergraduate music majors • Theory II: Teach harmony, analysis, and voice-leading to undergraduate music majors • Theory III: Teach advanced chromatic harmony and analysis to undergraduate music majors Teacher, Music Theory and Composition, Summer 2014 American Festival for the Arts, Houston, TX • Teach composition to festival student composers (high-school students) • Give lectures in Electronic Music, Minimalism, and Neoclassicism to festival student composers • Teach accelerated music theory and to festival student performers • Teach a Russian Orchestral Masters course to festival student performers Private Teacher, Composition, Spring 2014-present Individual private lessons, Houston, TX • Teach weekly composition and orchestration lessons to two private students Artist in Residence, Fall 2011-present Foundation for Modern Music, Houston, TX • Assist with concert planning and programming, contracting musicians, and concert presentation • Manage a full orchestra, score rental, and parts distribution for FMM’s annual “Premieres” concerts Teacher, Music Theory for Non-Majors I-II, Fall 2011-Spring 2013 The Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, Houston, TX • Theory I: Teach music fundamentals, counterpoint, and harmony to undergraduate students • Theory II: Teach form and analysis, chromatic harmony, and twentieth-century techniques Composition Fellow, Summer, 2011 San Miguel de Allende International Chamber Music Festival, Summer 2011 (Mexico) • Assist with organization, promotion, and other duties related to the festival and its composition program, including concert production, audio recording, and Spanish translation Teacher, Aural Skills III and IV, Fall 2010-Spring 2011 The Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, Houston, TX • Teach aural skills to second-year Shepherd School music students Teacher, Composition, Spring 2008 The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD • Through Peabody’s Junior Bach outreach program, teach weekly after-school composition lessons to students at the nearby St. Ignatius Loyola Academy Teacher, Music Theory Fundamentals, Fall 2007 The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD • Teach music theory fundamentals to incoming conservatory freshmen www.CHARLESHALKA.com CHARLES HALKA PAGE 3 OF 8 RESIDENCIES, FESTIVALS, AND WORKSHOPS The MacDowell Colony, January 2014 • Two-week residency to compose a new song cycle for voice and piano SICPP (Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice), Summer 2014 (Boston) • Workshop an original composition with participating performers and teachers • Master classes and private lessons with Roger Sessions and Nicholas Vines Baltic Chamber Opera Theater, August-September 2013 (Kražiai, Lithuania) • One-month residency at the M.K. Sarbievijaus Cultural Center to compose a new chamber opera for the Baltic Chamber Opera Theater’s performances in several cities in Lithuania. The Intimacy of Creativity, Spring 2013 (Hong Kong) • One of six composers selected to workshop and revise compositions with composer Bright Sheng • Premiere performance of revised composition in Hong Kong FUBiS Music Composition Course with Samuel Adler, Summer 2013 (Berlin, Germany) • Private composition lessons with composer Samuel Adler and master classes with other guest composers. • Conducting lessons with Dr. Emily Freeman Brown highSCORE Festival, Summer 2012 (Pavia, Italy) • Daily master classes with Christopher Theofanidis and private lessons with Mario Garuti, Dmitri Tymoczko, and Amy Beth Kirsten • Lectures on contemporary techniques, advanced music theory and writing for ancient instruments • Premiere of a new work for string quartet San Miguel de Allende Chamber Music Festival, Summer 2011 (Mexico) • Performances, private lessons, master classes, and professional development • Readings with the Parker and Henschel String Quartets San Miguel de Allende Chamber Music Festival, Summer 2010 (Mexico) • Performances, private lessons, master classes, and professional development • Readings with the Synergy Brass Quintet 3rd International Keyboard Institute and Festival, Summer 2001 (New York) • Master classes with Pavlina Dokovska, Victor Rosenbaum, Vladimir Shakin, and Mordecai Shehori www.CHARLESHALKA.com CHARLES HALKA PAGE 4 OF 8 PRIZES, COMMISSIONS, RECORDINGS, AND HONORS Prizes and Calls for Scores: • Foro Internacional de Música Nueva (Mexico City, 2013 and 2014) • Aries Composers Festival Call for Scores (2013) • Electronic Music Midwest Call for Scores (2013) • ASCAP Foundation Rudolf Nissim Prize (2013, Special Distinction) • SCI National Conference Call for Scores (2013) • Lake George Music Festival Composition Competition (2012, 2nd Place) • ISCM World Music Days 2012 (Belgium, 2012) • Frame Dance Productions Composition Competition (2012, Winner) • Boston Metro Opera Composers’ Competition (2012, Winner) • Boston New Music Initiative Call for Scores (2011 and 2013) • Northridge Composition Prize (2011, Winner) • Saint Petersburg Contemporary Music Center Composition Competition (2011, 4th Place) • Robert Avalon International Competition for Composers (2011, 2nd Place) • Vox Juventutis competition for choral works (2009, 2nd Place and Choir’s Favorite Award) Commissions and Grants: • Aaron Copland Fund for Music – Imaginary Spaces (2014), a music/dance project with Frame Dance Productions • Baltic Chamber Opera Theater (Lithuania) – And Jill Came Tumbling After (2013, 30’), chamber opera in one act for four soloists, clarinet, bassoon, and piano • Liminal Space (Houston) – Kegrugolee (2014, 8’) for electric guitar and marimba • Frame Dance Productions (Houston) – To the Brim (2012, 10’) for solo violin • Musiqa (Houston) – Street (2012, 5’) for clarinet and percussion • Benjamin Mitchell, clarinet – Chuchichäschtli (2012, 5’) for bass clarinet and percussion • Linda Angkasa, pianist – Panji Fantasy (2011, 14’) for solo piano • Quartus Chamber Players – Chorale and Congregation (2011, 8’) for string quartet • Da Camera of Houston – The Painting Makes Me Want to Run Naked (2010, 5’) for trombone, cello, and contrabass • ÓNIX Ensamble – Por la Fuerza las Tierras (2010, 12’) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano • U.S. Department of State/Fulbright (grant) – Julius (2009), opera in two acts • Pictures on Silence – Rhapsody (2008, 12’) for soprano saxophone and harp Recordings • (TITLE TBA). [Mexico] – Por la Fuerza las Tierras will be part of ÓNIX Ensamble 7th CD in late 2014 • Intimacy of Creativity 2013. [Hong Kong] – featuring a live performance of Round and Round in Hong Kong City Hall Theatre