Academic Experience

  • University of North Texas College of Music‚ Denton TX (1992-present):
    • Professor of Music Composition (2007- )
    • Associate Professor of Music Composition (1998-2007)
    • Assistant Professor of Music Composition (1993-98)
    • Visiting Lecturer of Music Composition (1992-93)
    • Chair of the Division of Composition Studies (1999- )
    • Co-chair of the Division of Composition Studies (1997-98)
    • Director of NOVA Ensemble (1992-99)
    • Courses taught: Beginning Composition I-II, Class Composition I-II, Contemporary Music, Instrumentation, Orchestration, The Music of Franz Zappa; private composition instruction; direction of graduate theses and dissertations.

  • Indiana University School of Music—Bloomington IN (1988-91):
    • Visiting Lecturer of Composition (1991)
    • Associate Instructor of Composition (1988-91)
    • Co-director, Midwest Composer's Symposium (1991)
    • Assistant director, Indiana University New Music Ensemble (1988-89); Harvey Sollberger, director.
    • Courses taught: Advanced Orchestration, Instrumentation, Composition Workshop, Notation and Calligraphy, Instrumental and Choral Arranging, studio composition instruction.

  • National University—San Diego, California (1987):
    • Instructor of Music
    • Courses taught: Music Appreciation (two sections)

  • University of California, San Diego—La Jolla CA (1985-86):
    • Teaching Assistant
    • Courses taught: Introduction to Music (with Bertram Turetzky), Opera Masterworks (with Carol Plantamura & Alan Rich), Modal Harmony/Ear-training (with John Silber).
    • Assistant conductor, La Jolla Civic/University Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Nee, conductor

  • Private instruction of bassoon and oboe (1980-84)