Current Positions

Studio Manager – Sandbox Percussion, 169 54th Street #6, Brooklyn, NY 11220

Administrative Assistant – Make Music NY, 33 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn NY 11217

Education  
Master of Music in Music Performance with concentration in Ethnomusicology, Bowling Green State University
(Graduated May 5, 2017)
Concentration: Percussion/Japanese Studies
GPA: 3.95

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Diploma in Marimba Performance, Toho Gakuen School of Music; Sengawa, Japan (May 24th 2015 – June 25th 2015)

Principal Teacher:

Ms. Keiko Abe - Marimba virtuoso, freelancer performer, composer, and Yamaha Marimba Artist

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Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance, State University of New York at Fredonia
(Graduated May 2015)
Concentration: Percussion
GPA: 3.15

Performance Experiences/Masterclasses:

Former member of the Kaoru Watanabe Taiko Ensemble (July 2017-April 2018)

Invited as a performer for the International Katarzyna Mycka Marimba Academy June 2017

Performed for Steve Schick in a Masterclass at Bowling Green State University for New Music Gathering (May 2017)

Performed for Dai Fujikura Masterclass during his 4 day residency for the BGSU New Music Festival, October 2016

Performed for Jennifer Higdon Masterclass during her 4 day residency for the BGSU New Music Festival, October 2015

Performed at the So Percussion Summer Institute, July 2015

Invited to be a performer in the Sinfonia Winds for the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia National Convention, New Orleans, July 2015

Performed for Michael Colgrass during his residency at the State University of New York at Fredonia, October 2014

Performed for Casey Cangelosi during his Masterclass at the IU Percussion Academy, July 2014

Performed for Timothy Adams Jr.’s Masterclass during the Cloyd Duff Timpani Masterclass Series, June 2014

Performed for Ney Rosauro’s Masterclass held at State University of New York at Fredonia, February 2014

Performed for Keiko Abe at the Keiko Abe Marimba Academy held at SUNY Fredonia, June 2013

Notable Solo Repertiore Performed:

Serenata for Vaibraphone/Marimba by Ney Rosauro 

Saeta, Improvisation, Recitative, and March bye Elliot Carter

All movements of Partita in B Minor by J.S Bach

The WAVE for solo marimba and 4 percussionists by Keiko Abe 

Side by Side by Michio Kitazume

Reflections on the Nature of Water by Daniel Druckman 

Prim by Askel Massoon

Asunga by Kevin Volans 

Emmanuel Sejourne Marimba Concerto

Eugene Levitas Percussion Concerto 

Ney Rosauro Marimba Concerto No.1

Prism Rhapsody by Keiko Abe 

Marimba Spiritual by Minoru Miki

Thirteen Drums by Maki Ishii 

The Anvil Chorus by David Lang

Recitals:

Lincoln Center, Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, May 2018

Riverside Church, Manhattan NY, May 2018

ShapeShifter Lab, Brooklyn NY, May 2018

MISE-EN Place, Brooklyn NY, May 2018

Marimba One Factory, Arcata, CA, May 2018

Hannoversch Muden, The Knight’s Hall of Guelph Palace, Germany, November 2017

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia National Convention, Solo Recital in the Grand Ballroom of Marriot Hotel, New Orleans - July 2015

Competitions: 

Doug Wayland Chamber Competition Finalistist (Third Construction and Omphalo Centric Lectures) April 2017

Bowling Green State University Concerto Competition Finalist (Emmanuel Sejourne Marimba Concerto) November 2015

198th U.S Army Band Solo and Small Ensemble Competition Finalist (The Adventure of Joe 90 by the Old Guard) November 2014

State University of New York at Fredonia Concerto Competition Finalist (Eugene Levitas Percussion Concerto) May 2014

Arts Administrative Experience

Studio Manager – Sandbox Percussion, 169 54th Street #6, Brooklyn, NY 11220 (November 2017 – present)

Administrative Assistant – Make Music NY, 33 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn NY 11217 (February 2018 – June 2018)

Studio Manager – Kaoru Watanabe Taiko Center, 950 Saint Johns Pl., Brooklyn, NY 11213 (July 2017 – April 2018)

Assistant Administrative Manager – ShapeShifter Lab, 8 Whitwell Place, Brooklyn, NY 11215 (November 2017 – April 2018)

Music Archives Collection Intern – Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43402 (June – July 2017)

Graduate Teaching Assistant – Department of Ethnomusicology, Bowling Green State University, College of Musical Arts, Bowling Green, OH 43402 (August 2015 – May 2017)

Archivist/Librarian/Intern – Sō Percussion, 20 Grand Ave. #205, Brooklyn, NY 11205 (October 2016 – August 2017)

Music Editor/Engraver – Norsk Musikforlag, Kirkegata 30, 0153 Oslo, Norway (November 2015 – June 2016)

Research Activities

Research Interests:

• Spiritualism and Musical Identity • Empowerment in Protest Music • Folklore and Modernization • Performance and Technology • Gender Roles in Music Performance

Conference Presentations:

Mni Wiconi! Poison on Tap! Corporations Attacking the Natural World – Paper Presentation at the Ray Browne Conference on Cultural and Critical Studies at Bowling Green State University, OH (March 17-19th 2017)

Move over J-Pop! Women Ruling with Resistance in the Japanese Underground Metal Scene – Paper Presentation at the Metal in Strange Places: Aural, Tactile, Emotional, Visual Conference at the University of Dayton, OH (October 20-22nd 2016)

Out of Japanese Tradition and Into Modernity: Minoru Miki, his Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, and Transcending Cultural Borders – Paper Presentation at the MIDSEM Conference at Michigan State University, MI (April 8-10th, 2016)

BANG! Hammering the Way for Chavez, Cage, and Modern Percussion Music, Student Creative Research Expo for Undergraduates and Graduate Students Conference (SCREUGSC) at the State University of New York at Fredonia (May 15th 2015)

Interviews:

Dr. Ney Rosauro: March 2016, interview/discussion about his own philosophy to percussion pedagogy, composition, and performance.

Mr. Jason Treuting; member of So Percussion: July 2015, discussing his time and experience studying and working with Keiko Abe during his residency in Japan and how that affected his concept of percussion performance.

Ms. Keiko Abe: June-July 2015, interview related to discussions of the marimba and the role of Buddhism beliefs and values in her compositions, teachings, and performance. Discussions of Minoru Miki and his compositions also took place, specifically discussing his inspiration of using traditional Japanese genres and instruments in his orchestral works.

Dr. Yoshiaki Onishi: June-July 2015, Former Head of the Music Theory and Composition department at Toho Gakuen School of Music, in our interview he talks about the differences and comparisons between American folk music and Japanese folk music, and America’s influence on how it’s affected Japanese folklore.

Graduate Coursework in Ethnomusicology:

Bowling Green State University:

• Seminar in Performance Practice • Seminar in the History and Literature of Ethnomusicology • Seminar in Ethnomusicology • Research Techniques • Directive Research • Seminar in Popular Culture as Music • Problems and Issues in Ethnomusicology

Teaching Experience

Front Ensemble Percussion Instructor – Floral Park Memorial High School Marching Band (June 2017 – present)

Graduate Teaching Assistant in Ethnomusicology, Bowling Green State University (August 2015 – May 2017)

Four semesters of “Music of World Cultures”

2 sections: 60+ students each (Fall 2015)

1 section: 30 students (Fall 2016/Spring 2017)

2 sections: 60+ students each (Spring 2016)

1 section: 30 students (Fall 2016/Spring 2017)

Intern Staff for Sō Percussion Summer Institute (July 2016)

Percussion Instructor, New Horizons Band of Western New York (August 2014 – May 2015)

Teaching Assistant, Percussion General Methods Class at State University of New York at Fredonia (January 2014 – May 2015)

Three semesters of “Advanced Instrumental Pedagogy- Percussion”

1 section: 15 students (Spring 2014)

1 section: 15 students (Fall 2014)

1 section: 15 students (Spring 2015)

Teacher’s Assistant at the Campus and Community Children’s Center in Fredonia, NY (August – December 2014)

One semester of “Intro to Early Childhood Music Education“

1 section: 5-9 children

Private Percussion Instructor (in both orchestral and drumset) under Dr. Karolyn Stonefelt (performance degree requirement) January 2014- December 2014

Two semesters of “Pedagogy Practicum - Percussion”

1 section: 2 students

1 section: 3 students

Field Teaching Experience at Westfield Center Academy, Grades 6-8th, 11th and 12th (May 2013)

Assistant Director, Ratamacue Percussion Summer Camp under the direction of Jude St. George (June-July 2012)

Professional Memberships

NAfME (Nation Association for Music Education) (January 2012-Jaunary 2013/November 2015-present)

Percussive Arts Society Student Membership (May 2010-May 2011/June 2014-June 2015/January 2016-present)

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity (December 2010- present/alumni status)

Society of Ethnomusicology (December 2015-present)

American Musicological Society (January 2016- present)

Relevant Professional Activities and Background

Service Activities

Has given performance workshops and lectures on American Percussion Literature at the Toho Gakuen School of Music (June 2015)

Performed popular children folk songs with marimba ensemble for elementary schools through the districts of Sengawa, Marunouchi, Akihabara, and Kanamecho, in the Northern/Central Tokyo area of Japan (May-June 2015)

Organized with US Together and Outreach Program a food packing event that raised over $4,000.00 dollars and packed 17,148 meals that would be shipped to refugee communities in need of food in the Toledo/Columbus areas (November 2017)

Languages

English: Speaking (mastery level), Comprehension (mastery level), Reading (mastery level)

Spanish: Speaking (introductory level), Comprehension (advanced level), Reading (intermediate level)

Field Research

United States: Miami. FL (March 2016)– studied contemporary Brazilian marimba music and traditional Brazilian folklore with Dr. Ney Rosauro. I interview and observe how he approaches music performance and what it means for him through collaborating in countless communal concerts and services he puts together weekly in his local community.

San Salvador, El Salvador (July 2016) – Conducted ethnographic research on the influence of Guatemalan Marimba music and it’s transference in El Salvadorian protest music.

Sengawa, Japan (May-June 2015) - During my residency in Japan I observed Keiko Abe at Toho Gakuen School of Music, along with some of her other colleagues in the Japanese marimba culture, to learn more about how they approached teaching, performing, and composing.

Awards/Scholarships

Sinfonia Educational Foundation Scholarship (May 2014)

ProMusica Scholarship (January 2017)

Wayland Chamber Competition Runner-Up Scholarship Prize (May 2017)

Professional References

Dr. Katherine Meizel
Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43402
kmeizel@bgsu.edu

Dr. Daniel Piccolo
Assistant Professor of Percussion Performance
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43402
dpiccol@bgsu.edu 

Dr. Karolyn Stonefelt
Professor of Percussion - Chair
State University of New York at Fredonia
Fredonia, NY 14063
Karolyn.Stonefelt@fredonia.edu 

Ms. Keiko Abe
Toho Gakuen School of Music
Professor Emeritus of Percussion
1 Chome – 41 – 1 Wakabacho, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8510, Japan
motokosari@be.to

Mr. James Burke Executive Director of Make Music NY 33 Flatbush Ave Brooklyn NY 11217 james@makemusicny.org

Jonny Allen Member of Sandbox Percussion 169 54th St. #6 Brooklyn NY 11220 jonny@sandboxpercussion.com