2015 CMS International Conference June 17–24, 2015 Stockholm, Sweden & Helsinki, Finland PRESENTER & COMPOSER BIOS updated April 24, 2015 Adams, Bill J. Bill J. is a belting masterclass presenter and Art Song specialist who serves as the Coordinator of Performing Arts and associate professor at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale FL. He is also a principal investigator for Music Counts: A Specialized Treatment Program for Children with Autism. New York credits include: The Rape of the Lock (Ariel), The Bartered Bride (VaŠek), Die ZauberflÖte (Monostatos), Madama Butterfly (Goro). Regional credits include: The Most Happy Fella (Ciccio) with William Michals, Cannibal: the Musical (Loutzenheiser), A View from the Bridge (Mike), Albert Herring (Mayor), Assassins (Zangara), The Coronation of Poppea (Arnalta), Falstaff (Dr. Cajus), Manon (Guillot), and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Cheswick). Adams, Daniel C. Daniel Adams (b. 1956, Miami, FL) is a Professor of Music at Texas Southern University in Houston. Adams holds a Doctor of Musical Arts (1985) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Master of Music from the University of Miami (1981) and a Bachelor of Music from Louisiana State University (1978). He currently serves as the College Music Society Board Member for Composition and previously as South Central Chapter President. Adams is the composer of numerous published musical compositions and the author of many articles, encyclopedia entries and reviews on various music- related topics. His most recent article, “Indeterminate Passages as Temporal and Spatial Components of Three Selected Compositions for Snare Drum Ensemble” was published in the Fall 2013 issue of the Journal of the National Association of Wind and Percussion Instructors. His book entitled “The Solo Snare Drum” was published in 2000. He is also the author of two entries published in 2009 in the Oxford Encyclopedia of African-American History 1896 to the Present and has authored a revision of the Miami, Florida entry for the Grove Dictionary of American Music. Adams has served as a panelist and lecturer nationally and internationally. In 2011 he presented, by invitation, a composition master class at Ewha University in Seoul, South Korea His compositions have been performed throughout the United States, and in Spain, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Turkey, Argentina, Canada, and South Korea. His music is recorded on Albany Records,Capstone Records, Ravello Records, and Summit Records. Albonetti, Viara S. A native of Bulgaria, Viara Albonetti graduated Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in the United States. Viara dedicates her professional work to both violin instruction and performance. She is a full-time instructor in violin and chamber music at the Neighborhood Music School, and adjunct violin faculty at the Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT, USA. A member of various faculty ensembles, Viara is an active participant in the chamber music series at the Neighborhood Music School. She has performed in many countries in Europe, as well as in the USA, and Canada. For the past decade Dr. Albonetti has been involved in research on the place of folk music in the classical works of composers, focusing on the musical heritage of Bulgaria. This research has brought her work to participation in music events at Carnegie Hall. Another area of interest and research for Dr. Albonetti is the development of global music education and violin pedagogy. Alder, Alan Dr. Alan Alder is a faculty member of the School of Music at Ball State University, where he serves as Producer/Director of the University Singers, Indiana’s Official Goodwill Ambassadors, and teaches Music History. Under Dr. Alder’s direction, the Ball State University Singers won the gold medal (the highest level awarded) at the World Choir Games making them the World’s Number One Collegiate Entertainment Organization. In November of 2012, the University Singers also won the platinum medal (the highest level awarded) at the Xinghai International Choral Championships in Guangzhou China. Alder also serves on the faculty of Ivy Tech State College as a professor of Humanities. Alder holds the BME degree from Indiana State University, the Master of Music and the Doctor of Arts in Choral Conducting from Ball State University where his research is focused on high school choral directors and their perceptions of the impact of their teaching and administrative practices on their students success in learning and performance. In December 2011, Alder was the doctoral recipient of Ball State University’s Excellence in Teaching Award for outstanding teaching, innovation and leadership. Dr. Alder is a sought after adjudicator, clinician, guest conductor and arranger for choirs and bands throughout the nation. Alan Alder also serves on the Board of Directors for the Celebration Entertainment Academy in La Verne, CA. Alder’s performing and teaching activities have taken him to the continents of Asia, Europe, North and South America, and Australia. Alexander, Justin Justin Alexander is a dynamic and versatile percussionist and educator who is currently serving as Assistant Professor of Music at Virginia Commonwealth University. Justin’s recent highlights include collaborative performances in Stockholm, Sweden, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and throughout the United States. He has performed and presented at conferences held by The Percussive Arts Society, The College Music Society, The National Association of Wind and Percussion Instructors, numerous “Days of Percussion” festivals across the country, as well as with The Richmond Symphony, The Florida Orchestra, The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, The Eastern Music Festival Faculty Orchestra, and the Tallahassee Symphony. Active in the creation and performance of new music, Justin has commissioned, premiered, and recorded works by noted composers John Luther Adams, Christopher Adler, Blake Tyson, Halim El-Dahb, Ivan Treviño, Brian Nozny, and Nathaniel Bartlett. Asakura, Iwao Iwao Asakura, originally from Nagoya, Japan, has appeared numerous opera productions, including Figaro and Dr. Bartolo in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Peter in Hansel and Gretel, Count Almaviva and Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, Mr. Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Baritone in Kurt Weil’s The Seven Deadly Sins, and Nucia in Georg Philipp Telemann’s Der geduldige Socrates. In addition he has been soloist with Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (TX), Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (AR), Tupelo Symphony Orchestra (MS) and Cambridge Early Music Concert Series (UK), Bethany Oratorio Society (KS), and Hot Spring Music Festival (AR). His solo concert experience include Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, J. S. Bach’s St Matthew Passion, Ich habe genug, and Actus tragicus, Dvorak’s Te Deum, Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Christ, Mozart’s Requiem and Vesperae solennes de confessore , Schubert’s Mass in G, Durufle’s Requiem, Fauré’s Requiem, and Serenade to Music and Fantasia on Christmas Carols by Ralph Vaughan Williams. In 2009 Dr. Kumiko Shimizu (Associate Professor at Delta State University, MS) and he were selected to present a recital of Japanese Art Songs for College Music Society National Conference in Portland, OR. He is currently serving as Assistant Professor of Voice at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, TX. He holds Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from University of Southern Mississippi and Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Florida State University. Baldoria, Charisse Charisse Baldoria, a native of the Philippines, is an international prizewinning pianist and pedagogue whose artistic explorations have led to interdisciplinary collaborations (poetry, visual arts, improvisation, and dance) and unusual programs. She has performed in five continents and won awards in international and national competitions, such as the San Antonio International and Hilton Head Island International piano competitions. In recent programs, she negotiates with her Filipino identity by juxtaposing the indigenous with the colonial, performing music from and inspired by Southeast Asia and Spain. She has given a concert at the International Festival of Spanish Keyboard Music (FIMTE) in AlmerÃa, Spain; a series of concerts and lectures sponsored by Spain’s Ministry of Culture and the Instituto Cervantes, and concerts in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Awarded a grant by the Cuban Research Institute, Dr. Baldoria did research at Florida International University’s DÃaz Ayala Collection, the world’s most comprehensive Cuban music collection. Her explorations have also taken her to Cuba. A Fulbright scholarship had brought her to the United States, and she finished her master’s and doctorate at the University of Michigan where she studied with Logan Skelton. She is currently a professor at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania where she directs the piano program. Barry, Nancy H. Nancy H. Barry is Professor of Music Education in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Auburn University. She earned the Master’s degree and Ph.D. in music education, and certificates in Electronic Music and Computers in Music from Florida State University. Barry is an international scholar in music education with publications in such journals as Arts and Learning, Psychology of Music, Journal of Music Teacher Education, Contributions to Music Education, UPDATE, and Bulletin of Research in Music Education, among others. She served as editor of the Journal of Technology