Smith
Hall
Western Oregon University
Monmouth, Oregon
(503) 838-8874
E-mail: harchanko@wou.edu
Web site: http://www.wou.edu/~harchanj
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EDUCATION
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
D.M.A. in Composition, 2002
Dissertation: "Horizon for Wind Ensemble: Creating Narrative in Post-Serial
Tonality"
Dissertation committee: Dr. Donald Grantham, Chairman; Dr. Russell Pinkston,
Mr. Dan Welcher, Dr. David Neumeyer, Dr. Jon Downing
Performance Certificate - Cello, 2000
The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
M.M. in Composition, 1997
Thesis: "In The Sparkling Whorls" for chamber orchestra and mezzo-soprano,
Advisor: Ladislav Kubik
M.M. in Cello Performance, 1997
Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
B.M. in Cello Performance, 1993, summa cum laude
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor of Music Theory/ Composition and Violoncello, Western
Oregon University, Monmouth, Oregon, 2005-present
" Teach composition lessons in acoustic and electro-acoustic media in
individual lessons
" Teach second-year common practice music theory to music majors and
minors
" Teach American Popular Music as part of the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum
" Develop curriculum for performance certificate and for technology requirements
for the M.M. degree
" Perform in faculty ensembles for recruitment
" Perform with the University Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Professor of Music Theory/ Composition and iCommunications Fellow,
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 2002-2005
" Teach composition lessons in acoustic and electro-acoustic media in
individual lessons with graduate and undergraduate composition majors
" Teach sound synthesis to composition and music engineering technology
majors - topics include: musique concrete and acousmatic music, spectro-morphology
and musical structures, sampling and DSP in Native Instruments' Kontact software,
sound synthesis and processing in Cycling '74's MAX/MSP software, and mixing
and processing in MOTU's Digital Performer 4.0
" Teach recording, mixing, and editing techniques in a modern digital
recording studio - topics include: microphone usage and placement, signal
routing and the Mackie Digital 8 bus mixer, Digidesign ProControl mixer, effects
processing, multi-tracking, Pro Tools, CD authoring, DAT, and analog tape
" Teach digital sound design in the Digital Media minor - topics include:
music and aesthetics, musique concrete, acoustics, cinematic sound design,
digital audio concepts, synthesis, sampling, editing, multi-track mixing,
MIDI, DSP, digital recording, Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) basics, Pro
Tools , and basic audio usage and control in Final Cut Pro and Flash
" Teach first-year and sophomore common practice music theory to music
majors
" Teach acoustics to music engineering technology majors
" Develop and coordinate curriculum for the Digital Media minor
" Oversee administration of the Center for Recording Services and the
Music Engineering Technology recording facilities
" Assist in the organization of the new music concerts and the weekly
composition seminar
" Assist in the maintenance and operations of the Music Engineering Technology
Studios and the Electro-Acoustic Music concert series
" Develop projects within the Lilly Endowment's iCommunication grant
initiative to explore and facilitate the convergence of New Media
" Develop and the Digital Image and Sound Collaborative Urban Showcase
(DISCUS) program to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration in the digital
arts and provide new concert and installation venues outside the university
Instructor, Dripping Springs Independent School District Community Education
Center, Dripping Springs, Texas, 2001-2002
" Conduct orchestras and teach string instruments
Assistant Instructor, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 1999-2002
" Teach introduction to electronic media and intermediate electronic
composition to graduate and undergraduate students in composition and non-composition
degree programs - topics include: analog and digital recording and mixing,
analog synthesis, digital synthesis and sampling, MIDI, DSP, acoustics, psychoacoustics,
historical development, literature, and composition
" Organize and host the First Annual Louisiana-Texas Electro-Acoustic
Music Festival (2001 Electric LaTex) presenting two days of electro-acoustic
music from The University of Texas at Austin, The University of North Texas,
and Louisiana State University
" Assist in production operations for the biannual Electro-Acoustic Recital
Series
" Maintain course website
Private Composition and Cello Teacher, 1988-2002
" Teach composition to students age 10 through graduate-level
" Teach cello to students age 4 to adult
Interim Theory Faculty, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado, 2000
" Taught basic skills, harmony, counterpoint, and ear-training to a variety
of students
ASCAP Composition and Film Scoring Fellow, Susan and Ford Schumann Film Scoring
Program, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado, 2000
" Assisted faculty in teaching music technology and film-scoring studio
techniques to graduate-level students
" Assisted in studio maintenance
" Organized and produced recording sessions and public screenings
Chamber Music Coach, Austin Chamber Music Center, Austin, Texas, 2000
Volunteer, International Student Tutoring, Huntsville, Alabama, 1997-98
" Assisted international students at all levels of education who speak
English as a second language with core curriculum subjects
Interim Faculty, Academy for Academics and Arts, Huntsville, Alabama, 1996-97
" Taught courses in electronic media and string instrument technique
in public magnet school for the arts
" Conducted beginning, intermediate, and advanced string orchestras
" Organized and directed the composition seminar
Faculty, Tennessee Valley Chamber Music Festival, Huntsville, Alabama, 1995,
1997
" Taught cello, composition, and music history
" Conducted the chamber orchestra
" Coached chamber music ensembles
Director of Electronic Music Studies, Tennessee Valley Summer Music Festival,
Huntsville, Alabama, 1996
" Taught courses in MIDI, synthesis, and DSP to college, secondary, and
primary-level students
" Taught community courses in music notation software and aesthetics
of electronic music literature
Instructor/ Sectional Coach, Tallahassee Youth Orchestra, Tallahassee, Florida, 1993-4
Faculty, Huntsville Youth Orchestra String Camp, Huntsville, Alabama, 1992-94
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Music Technology and Media Production Independent Contractor, 1995-present
" Consulting and contracting for clients with needs in electronic media
- specializing in music and film industries
" Film scoring and music/sound production
Percussion Manager, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado, 1999, 2000
" Coordinated and supervised acquisition and distribution of percussion
instruments to festival venues
" Oversaw the work of my assistants and coordinate additional support
from other operations departments
" Organized first combined Aspen Percussion Ensemble/ Amplified Music
Performance Series concert in conjunction with Aspen Music Festival's Electronic
Music Workshop
Office Manager, Huntsville Youth Orchestra, Huntsville, Alabama, 1998
" Acted as liaison between faculty, staff, board, and parents
" Responsible for all clerical tasks of the organization including scheduling,
contracts, personnel, and general office and database management
Recording Studio Engineer, Random Access Music, Huntsville, Alabama, 1997-98
" Commercial recording, editing, mixing and mastering in a digital recording
studio
Section Cello
" Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra, 1997-98
" Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, 1990-93, 1996-98
" Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, 1993-96
Music Director, Tennessee Valley Summer Music Festival, Huntsville, Alabama,
1996
" Head administrator in charge of budgeting, staff and faculty hiring
and contracting, volunteer coordination, and public relations/ promotion
Music Technology Assistant, The Florida State University Center For Music
Research, Music Technology Resource Center, Tallahassee, Florida, 1995-96
" Assisted students with music and Internet technology
PERFORMING EXPERIENCE
Cellist, The University of Texas New Music Ensemble, Austin, Texas, 1999-2000
Conductor, The Florida State University New Music Ensemble, Tallahassee, Florida, 1993-96
Graduate Assistant, cello, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida,
1993-95
" Performed in the university symphony orchestra, new music ensemble,
opera orchestra, and chamber orchestra
Principal cellist, Auburn University Symphony Orchestra, Auburn, Alabama, 1991-92
Concerto competition winner, Auburn University Symphony Orchestra, Auburn,
Alabama, 1991, 1993
" Performed Cello Concerto in A minor by Camille Saint-Saëns and
Cello Concerto in B minor by Antonin Dvorak
SUMMER FESTIVALS
Susan and Ford Schumann Film Scoring Program, ASCAP Fellow, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado, 2000
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado, 1995, 1997-98
Meadowmount School of Music, Lewis, New York, 1993-94
American Conservatory, Fontainebleau, France, 1992
PERFORMANCES OF WORKS (SELECTED - SEE WORKS LIST FOR MORE DETAILS)
NATIONAL
SEAMUS (Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States) National Convention 2006, Eugene, Oregon: Polis juried submission, scheduled March 29, 2006
Western Illinois University New Music Festival 2005, Macomb, Illinois: Breath, November 12, 2005
Imagine 2005, Memphis, Tennessee: Idylls and Breath, juried submission, November 3-5, 2005
Electronic Music Midwest, Kansas City, Kansas: Idylls, juried submission, October 21, 2005
Sound Image Sound, Stockton, California: Idylls and Polis, juried submission, September 9, 2005
Ball State University Chamber Choir, Muncie, Indiana: Visions, commissioned work, April 2005
SEAMUS (Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States) National Convention 2005, Muncie, Indiana: Breath, juried submission, April 2005
Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Nashville, Tennessee: Pulse, commissioned work, premiere scheduled for November 13, 2004
Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, Covington, Kentucky: Idyll, commissioned work, September 10 through October 25, 2004
Fort Wayne Museum of Art Biennial 2004, Fort Wayne, Indiana: Polis, juried submission, June 5 through July 25, 2004
Minnetrista 2004 Juried Biennial Exhibition, Minnetrista Cultural Center. Muncie, Indiana: Polis, juried submission, June 2004
Carnegie Hall, Music For Hammers and Sticks with Teresa McCollough and Thomas Burritt, New York City, New York: Heavy Circles, April 7, 2004
IDMAA: International Digital Media and Arts Association, IDEAS Digital Art Exhibition 2004 Conference, Orlando, Florida: Polis, juried submission, March 2004
Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Louisville, Kentucky: Heavy Circles, commissioned work, November 2003
DISCUS: Digital Image and Sound Collaborative Urban Showcase, Indianapolis, Indiana: Polis, November 1, 2003
SEAMUS (Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States) National Convention 2003, Tempe, Arizona: Chaco Skies, juried submission, March 2003
SCI National Student Conference, Bowling Green, Ohio: Incessant Compulsion, March 22, 2002
Waco Symphony Orchestra, Classical Series, Waco, Texas: Coyote Dances, accepted submission to conductor, January 24, 2002
Dallas Museum of Art, Voices of Change Winners Concert, Winner of the Russell Horn 4th Annual New Composition Competition, Dallas, Texas: Incessant Compulsion, September 29, 2001
The 10th Annual Florida Electro-Acoustic Festival, Gainesville, Florida: Screaming, juried submission, April 2001
SEAMUS (Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States) National Convention 2001, Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Screaming, juried submission, April 2001
SCI Region V Conference, Muncie, Indiana: The Freezing Winds of Summer, February
2001
Aspen Music Festival, Amplified Music Performance Series, Aspen, Colorado:
June 1999 and July 2000
The Florida State University Eighth Biennial Festival of New Music, Tallahassee, Florida: The Freezing Winds of Summer, juried submission, March 1996
Georgia Music Educators Conference, Savanna, Georgia: Voyage, commissioned work, May 1993
INTERNATIONAL
The Bourges International Electro-Acoustic Festival, Bourges, France: Polis, juried submission, scheduled June 2006
The 530th University Concerts, Kobe, Japan: Dog Haiku Songs, June 1, 2003
The 6th Ota International Music Seminar, Ota, Japan: Dog Haiku Songs, May 30, 2003
Shimazaki-Killburn Duo Recital, Hamamatsu City, Japan: Dog Haiku Songs, May 27, 2003
Seoul International Electro-Acoustic Festival, Seoul, South Korea: Chaco
Skies, juried submission, November 2001
Colourscape Arts Installation, London, England: Screaming, commissioned work,
September 2000
New Music Tasmania, International Festival of Contemporary Music, Hobart, Australia: The Freezing Winds of Summer, April 1996
PUBLICATIONS
"Pulse" for solo marimba and percussion ensemble, Keyboard Percussion Publications, Asbury Park, NJ, publication pending
"Heavy Circles" for solo marimba, Keyboard Percussion Publications, Asbury Park, NJ, publication pending
"Spectro-morphology and Structure: An Analysis of Gilles Gobeil's 'Le Vertige Inconnu,'" Journal SEAMUS vol.16, no.2, Fall/Winter 2002
"Spectro-morphology and Structure: An Analysis of Gilles Gobeil's 'Le Vertige Inconnu,'" EContact! on-line journal of the Canadian Electro-Acoustic Community
"Divergence," Center Spread Music, COMA (London), Issue 32, (January-March 2001): 10-14
"Voyage" for four solo celli and cello choir, Latham Musical Enterprises, Greensboro, NC, 1997
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
"Using Spectro-morphology to Explain Structuring Process in Gilles Gobeil's 'Le Vertige Inconnu.'" Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States National Conference, Iowa City, Iowa, April 2002
"Desktop Symphony: The Performing Musician in the Digital Age." The University of Texas Fine Arts Advisory Council, Austin, Texas, 2002
"What Composers and Filmmakers Need to Know About Each Other: Aesthetics and Technology in Music and Sound Design for Independent Films." The University of Texas Film School, guest lecturer, Austin, Texas, 2001
"The Performing Musician in the Digital Age." Austin Chamber Music Festival and Workshop, Austin, Texas, 2001
DISCOGRAPHY
"Music for Hammers and Sticks" New Music for Percussion and Piano, Theresa McCollough with Peggy Benkeser and Thomas Burritt, INNOVA Recordings, publication pending
AWARDS AND HONORS
Honorable Mention, Bourges International Electro-Acoustic Festival, Bourges, France 2006
Lilly Endownment iCommunications Fellowship, Ball State University, 2002-present
Russell Horn New Composition Competition, 2nd prize, 2001
Open to composers under the age of 35 who are or have lived in and/or studied
in Texas
ASCAP Composition and Film Scoring Fellowship, Aspen Music Festival, 1998
Pre-emptive Recruitment Fellowship, The University of Texas at Austin, 1998-99
Robert Jeffery Womack Endowed Presidential Scholarship, The University of Texas at Austin, 1998-99
1999 Composition Competition, Society of Composers, Inc., 3rd place - Region VI
Honor societies: Pi Kappa Lambda, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Lambda Delta
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Alpha Seminar, Ball State University, 2002
Five two-hour sessions discussing concerns and strategies for first-year faculty
DVD Seminar, Ball State University, 2002
Five two-hour sessions teaching hands-on authoring of DVDs
Surround Sound Seminar, Modern Recording, 2002
One three-hour session on mixing audio in 5.1 surround sound for DVDs and
DVD-audio
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Society of Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States
Society of Composers, Inc.
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Society of Music Theory
College Music Society
American String Teachers Association
Oregon Cello Society
REFERENCES
Eleanor Trawick
Associate Professor
300 S. Morrison Rd. School of Music
Muncie, IN 47304 Ball State University
765-282-1386 Muncie, IN 47306
etrawick@bsu.edu 765-285-5542
Keith Kothman
Assistant Professor, Director of Music Technology
2600 W. Woodward Dr. School of Music
Muncie, IN, 47304 Ball State University
765-282-7602 Muncie, IN 47306
kkothman@bsu.edu 765-285-5537
Russell Pinkston
Professor, The University of Texas
4502 View W
Austin, TX 78735
512-471-0855
r.pinkston@mail.utexas.edu
Dan Welcher
Professor, The University of Texas
120 Colovista Dr
Bastrop, TX 78602
512-471-0821
Dwelcher@aol.com
Donald Grantham
Professor, The University of Texas
8831 Mountain Path Circle
Austin, TX 78759
512-471-7764
dgrantham@mail.utexas.edu