Brendan Kinsella Did a Great Job Breathing Life Into Arrangements [Radiohead-O’Reily Song Transcriptions] That, in Lesser Hands, Might Deflate Ever So Slightly

Brendan Kinsella Did a Great Job Breathing Life Into Arrangements [Radiohead-O’Reily Song Transcriptions] That, in Lesser Hands, Might Deflate Ever So Slightly

Dr. Brendan Michael Kinsella 3105 N. 36th St. Mobile: 816.801.0316 McAllen, TX 78501 Email: [email protected] http://www.BrendanKinsella.com http://www.YouTube.com/Noomsby Education D.M.A. University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music, Piano Performance, 2008. Diploma Music Academy of the West, Solo Piano Fellowship, Summer 2007. Diploma TCU-Van Cliburn Piano Institute, Young Artist Performer, Summer 2005. M.M. University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, Piano Performance, 2004. B.M. University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, Piano Performance, 2002. Primary Teachers Frederic Chiu, Deeper Piano Studies Workshop Series. 2013. Jerome Lowenthal, Artist-Teacher of Piano, Music Academy of the West. 2007-2008. Dr. Robert Weirich, Professor of Piano, University of Missouri-Kansas City. 2004-2008. Frank Weinstock, Professor of Piano, University of Cincinnati. 1998-2004. Kenneth Griffiths, Professor of Accompanying, University of Cincinnati (collaborative). 2002-2004. James Tocco, Professor of Piano, University of Cincinnati (chamber music). 2002-2003. Michael Chertock, Associate Professor of Piano, University of Cincinnati. 1998-2002. Dr. Siok Lian Tan, Associate Professor of Piano, Miami University (Oxford, OH). 1992-1998. University Teaching Experience Assistant Professor of Piano. University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, 2010-pres. Taught Applied Piano (graduate and undergraduate), Piano Pedagogy, Collaborative Piano/Chamber Music, Piano Literature, and supervised graduate thesis study. Assisted in revising class piano curriculum, organized student juries, and supervising graduate teaching assistants. Undertook recruiting and outreach events. Performed regularly as a soloist and with faculty artists. Founder and director of the South Texas Piano Institute. Guest Artist Collaborations (selected): Robert Narin (bass), Peter Rovit (violin), Susan Dubois (viola), Hugo Vera (tenor), Mark Moore (tuba), Jason Ham (euphonium), Demondrae Thurman (euphonium). Lecturer in Collaborative Piano, Missouri Western State University, 2009-2010. Taught a Seminar in Vocal Performance and Fundamentals in Music. Performed as a soloist and with faculty, guest artists, and students. Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2004-2008. Taught Applied Piano (graduate and undergraduate secondary students), class piano/keyboard skills, and served as collaborative pianist for the instrumental and opera divisions. Performed with faculty and students. Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, 2002-2003. Served as a graduate teaching assistant in vocal accompanying. Performed with graduate and undergraduate students in an array of vocal literature. Kinsella, 1/5/2016 2 Preparatory Division Piano Faculty, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2007-2010. Taught applied piano to students of all ages and ability levels. Devised and implemented a class piano sequence for an “at-risk” urban school. University of Cincinnati, Preparatory Division, 2002-2004 Taught applied piano to students of all ages. Summer Festival Teaching Experience Maccagno Piano Days Festival, Italy, 2015. Artist-Faculty in piano. Teacher of pre-college, undergraduate, and graduate piano students. SoundSCAPE International Composer and Performer Exchange, Maccagno, Italy, 2010-2011. Collaborative Piano/Chamber Music Faculty. Taught chamber music, vocal coaching, opera and coaching. Performed with faculty students, and guest artists in twentieth-century chamber literature and in premieres of newly-composed works. Schlern Music Festival, Völs am Schlern, Italy, 2011. Guest Artist-Faculty in Collaborative Piano. Performed as a collaborative pianist with instrumental faculty. Musica Aestas Composition Workshop, Kansas City, MO, 2011-2011, 2015. Artist-Faculty in Piano. Taught seminars in Contemporary Piano Literature, and Composing for the Piano. Performed full-length solo recitals of varied contemporary piano repertoire. Waldorf College Summer Piano Camp, Forest City, IA, 2009. Piano Faculty. Taught applied piano and master classes for pre-college piano students. Music Academy of the West MERIT Program, Santa Barbara, CA. Chamber Music Instructor, 2007. Taught Applied Piano, Chamber Music, and coached ensembles ranging from piano trios to chamber orchestra. Master Class Performances Solo Piano David Burge, Christopher Elton, Jose Feghali, Dina Joffe, Anthony de Mare, John Owings, Frederic Rzewski, Andre-Michel Schub, Peter Serkin, Dubravka Tomsic, Tamas Ungar Chamber Music Richie Hawley, Marc Johnson, Ani Kavafian, Ida Kavafian, Midori, Anne-Akiko Myers, Eduard Schmieder, David Shifrin, Nadja Salerno Sonnenberg, Takacs Quartet, Zvi Zeitlin Voice/Opera Coaching David Adams, Inci Bashar, Susan Graham, Barbara Honn, Martin Katz, William McGraw, Dale Morehouse, Mary Henderson-Stucky Composition Martin Bresnick, George Crumb, Carter Pann, Chen Yi Kinsella, 1/5/2016 3 Master Classes, Pedagogical Clinics and Seminars MTNA National Conference, 2016. Panel discussion on Teaching Advanced Repertoire. Maccagno Piano Days, 2015. Solo master class for graduate and undergraduate pianists. University of Texas-Brownsville Young Artists Piano Academy, 2015. Clinic on introductory jazz piano. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 2014. Solo master class for undergraduate piano majors. Texas A&M College Station, 2014. 3-day residency included performances, lessons, and lectures. University of Northern Colorado, 2013. Solo master class for graduate and undergraduate piano majors. Clavierwerke School of Music (Austin, TX), 2013. Pre-college master class. Central State University, 2013. Solo master class for undergraduate piano majors. South Texas Piano Institute, 2013. Clinic: “Making it Up as You Go: Improvisation Made Easy.” University of Texas-Brownsville, 2012. Clinic: “Becoming a 21st-Century Teacher: Technology and Marketing Tools.” Magic Valley Music Teachers Association, 2011. Clinic: “Becoming a 21st-Century Teacher: Technology and Marketing Tools.” South Texas Piano Institute, 2012. Clinic: “Teaching Technique: Effective Strategies for Building and Rebuilding Technical Foundations.” University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2011. Chamber music master class for piano and violin duos. Principia College, 2010. Seminar on contemporary chamber music performance and rehearsal strategies. University of Central Missouri, 2010. Solo master class for undergraduate piano majors. University of Idaho, 2009. Solo master class for graduate and undergraduate piano majors. Also presented a sight-reading seminar. Kinsella, 1/5/2016 4 Student Accomplishments Master Class and Festival Performances Jerome Lowenthal, Adam Wodnicki, James Dick, Koji Attwood, Francesco Attesti, Joseph Rackers, Jason Kwak, Washington Garcia, Vivian Li, Nicholas Phillips, Robert Auler, Christopher Guzman, Thomas Rosenkranz. Graduate School Acceptances Temple University (PhD, Theory; full tuition waiver and assistantship). University of Texas-Austin (PhD, Theory; full tuition waiver and assistantship). University of Michigan (PhD, Theory; full tuition waiver and assistantship). University of Chicago (MA, Theory). Scholarships UTRGV Graduate Piano Teaching Assistantships (4). Scholarly Work and Publications 2014 College Music Society Southwest Conference (lecture-recital). 2014 “Activist Transformations/Transforming Activism” Humanities Conference (lecture). 2013 American Musicological Society Southwest Chapter (lecture-recital). 2013 North American Conference on 19th-Century Music (lecture-recital). South Central Music Bulletin (book review). Recent Recital Supervisions Freshman non-required: Bach, Prelude and Fugue in D major (WTC I); Beethoven Sonata in C minor, op. 10 #1; Chopin op. 10 #5 and op. 25 #1. 2013. Junior: Haydn, Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob 52; Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue; Bartok, Out of Doors. 2015. Senior: Debussy, La cathédrale engloutie; Mozart, Sonata in A minor, K. 310; Bach, Prelude and Fugue in A minor (WTC I); Chopin, Scherzo in B-flat minor, op. 31. 2011. Senior: Schubert, Impromptus op. 90 (complete); Brahms, Ballades, op. 10 (complete). 2012. BM Non-required: Schubert/Liszt, Der Doppelgänger; Chopin/Liszt, Six Chants Polonais, Liszt, Vallee d’Obermann; Original Compositions. 2014. MM Solo: Messiaen, Regard de la Vierge and Premiere Communion de la Vierge; Bach-Busoni, Chaconne; Beethoven, Sonata in A-flat Major, op. 110. 2012. MM Solo: Beethoven, Sonata in F major, op. 10 #2; Brahms, Klavierstücke, op. 118; Haydn, Piano Concerto in D major. 2013. MM non-required: Chopin, op. 25 #1 and #7; Beethoven, Sonata in C# minor, op. 27 #2; Barber, Excursions; Bach-Liszt, Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543. 2012. MM non-required: Mozart, Piano Concerto in G major, K. 453; Rzewski, Down by the Riverside, Beethoven, Sonata in A-flat major, op. 110. 2013. Studio Recitals: John Cage, Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano (2013); All-Liszt (2014). Kinsella, 1/5/2016 5 Professional Performance Experience (Excerpted; full list available upon request) Concerto Performances UTRGV Symphony Orchestra, 2015. Beethoven, Triple Concerto, op. 56 Valley Symphony Orchestra, 2015. Beethoven, Triple Concerto, op. 56 “Mousike Doulos” Early Music Ensemble, 2015 (upcoming). J.S. Bach, Concerto for Two Harpsichords Valley Symphony Orchestra, 2014. J.S. Bach, Keyboard Concerto in D major, BWV 1054 UTPA Wind Symphony, 2013. Stravinsky, Concerto for Piano and Winds UTPA Chamber Orchestra, 2013. Saint-Saëns, Carnival des animaux Valley Symphony Orchestra,

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