JAPAN : December 2011 : Yazako-Nagakute Nagoya
New Music lectures / demonstrations at Aichi Prefectural University (Japan)
School of Music and Fine Arts and Nagoya Imperial University Graduate School
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JAPAN * DECEMBER 2009, 2011 and JULY 2013
AICHI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC AND FINE ARTS
MICHAEL SCHELLE, featured Guest Composer
AICHI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC AND FINE ARTS
MICHAEL SCHELLE, featured Guest Composer
Decay and Regeneration in the Arts : an international festival / symposium
Featured Guest Composer for composition masterclasses, seminars, lectures,
an evening concert of my chamber music, and the premieres of two (2) new
works commissioned for/by the festival:
STRAIGHT, NO LITHIUM (2010) nine movements for solo piano
SAY GOODNIGHT, GRACIE (2010) for four players
現 代 音 楽 の 諸 相
Below: after the 'performance' of Conlon Nancarrow's Study No. 21 during
Schelle's nototious ANTI-DECAY presentation : a 90' lecture / demonstration
that was presented in a "John Cage-style" random / chance operation using
16 numbered ping pong balls, selected one at a time by an audience member
(each # representing one of 16 items/events of the presentation) . . .
Talking about John Cage
and American Experimental Music
Rehearsal for SAY GOODNIGHT, GRACIE (2010) for three clarinets, doublebass,
thirteen music stands and stage hand : commissioned for the symposium . . .
Post-Schellefest 2011 :
with Aichi Prefectural University freshman (17 yrs old !!) violinist, Genji Saji,
who played the absolute Hell out of Schelle's complicated and challenging
post - 9/11 piece, GIMME SHELTER (2001) for violin and piano . . .
The infamous 'shopping bag' building in downtown Tokyo, as seen from my
spacious and luxurious TOKYO METROPOLITAN HOTEL room . . .
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CHINA . DECEMBER 2009 / JANUARY 2010
SOUTH SHORE ORCHESTRA (Chicago) : CHINA TOUR
MICHAEL SCHELLE, featured Guest Composer
12-day concert tour of China w/ performances in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou,
Ningbo, Zhousahn, Jiaxing and Shaoxing sponsored by the Confucius Institute
for International Knowledge. The eight (8) concert tour featured Schelle's
2002 Piano Concerto WRIGHT FLIGHT, Miho Sasaki, piano, on each program.
Concerts also included music by Bernstein, Copland and Chinese composers
Ningbo, Zhousahn, Jiaxing and Shaoxing sponsored by the Confucius Institute
for International Knowledge. The eight (8) concert tour featured Schelle's
2002 Piano Concerto WRIGHT FLIGHT, Miho Sasaki, piano, on each program.
Concerts also included music by Bernstein, Copland and Chinese composers
CHINESE INTERSECTION 2010 - from my Zhousahn hotel room window
Jiaxing, China Grand Theatre
Downtown Beijing . . . the notorious FUYOU STREET
I happened to snap this picture just as:
Beijing government officials inform SSO conductor Troy Webdell (just a few minutes before the concert begins) that it will NOT be acceptable to include the Copland piece on the program :
" 'tis a gift to be simple, 'tis a gift to be . . . FREE . . . "
See many more CHINA 2010 photos on the NEWS / SCHEDULE page
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JAPAN . NOVEMBER 2009
NAGOYA IMPERIAL GRADUATE UNIVERSITY (Nagoya, JAPAN)
MICHAEL SCHELLE, Guest Composer / Keynote Speaker
Technology of New Pleasures Symposium: international symposium focusing on eclecticism and bricolage
in the arts. Three featured guests were: a Chinese multi-media artist, a British writer and me. November 2009
in the arts. Three featured guests were: a Chinese multi-media artist, a British writer and me. November 2009
I was also commissioned to write and deliver the symposium's KEYNOTE ADDRESS
現 代 音 楽 の 諸 相
International participants in the 2009 Nagoya Imperial University symposium:
Guest Composer Michael Schelle is pointing to the poster . . .
The symposium also featured the world premiere of Schelle's multi-media NAGOYA SPIRAL (2009)
for 4 players, speakers, lights & 'tape', a new work inspired by the downtown Nagoya SPIRAL BUILDINGS
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Below: Miho Sasaki and NIU Prof. Tagiru Fujii (a new music specialist)
desperately race against time to translate my Keynote Address to Japanese
L to R: Miho Sasaki, Michael Schelle, Masayuki Yasuhara (Musicologist and theremin specialist : Aichi Prefectural University), Akira Kobayashi (Composer : Aichi Univ.), Tagiru Fujii (Nagoya Imperial University Prof. of German Literature and New Music Specialist) - NOVEMBER 2009
ORCHESTRA RESIDENCIES
CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY ORCHESTRA - May 2012
Premiere of GUARDIAN for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra
commissioned by the Culver Military Academy Orchestra for the CMAO
and the amazing, breathtaking 17 year old violinist Sohyoung Kelly Lee
with violinist SOHYOUNG KELLY LEE
May 2012 (pre-concert parade)
Michael Schelle (in the tan safari hat) is the honored guest parade reviewer
(and to think I was a violent anti-Vietnam protester in Philadelphia in the late 1960's)
May 2012 (pre-concert parade)
WITH CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR CHAD GARD
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ORCHESTRA RESIDENCIES (2006 - present)
FORT SMITH (AR) SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - May 2012
CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY ORCHESTRA - May 2012
DISTRICT 99 SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Chicago) - March 2012
MANHATTAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA - NYC, June 2011
ILLINOIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - April 2011
ALBUQUERQUE YOUTH SYMPHONY - April 2011
TOLEDO YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - Feb 2010, Jan 2011
CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY ORCHESTRA - May 2012
Premiere of GUARDIAN for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra
commissioned by the Culver Military Academy Orchestra for the CMAO
and the amazing, breathtaking 17 year old violinist Sohyoung Kelly Lee
with violinist SOHYOUNG KELLY LEEMay 2012 (pre-concert parade)
Michael Schelle (in the tan safari hat) is the honored guest parade reviewer
(and to think I was a violent anti-Vietnam protester in Philadelphia in the late 1960's)
May 2012 (pre-concert parade)
WITH CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR CHAD GARD
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ORCHESTRA RESIDENCIES (2006 - present)
FORT SMITH (AR) SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - May 2012
CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY ORCHESTRA - May 2012
DISTRICT 99 SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Chicago) - March 2012
MANHATTAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA - NYC, June 2011
ILLINOIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - April 2011
ALBUQUERQUE YOUTH SYMPHONY - April 2011
TOLEDO YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - Feb 2010, Jan 2011
ALABAMA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - September 2009
MANHATTAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA / NYC (x7) - 2005 thru 2012
SOUTH SHORE ORCHESTRA - Chicago and CHINA . . . 2008/2010
FORT SMITH (AR) SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (x2) - March 2007, Feb 2009
INDIANAPOLIS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA - November 2008
DAYTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (x5) - 2005 thru March 2012
MISSOURI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - July 2008
PURDUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - March 2007
ALBUQUERQUE YOUTH SYMPHONY - 2005 thru 2007
ALBUQUERQUE YOUTH SYMPHONY - 2005 thru 2007
ORCHESTRA RESIDENCIES (1980's - 2006)
MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CLEVELAND CHAMBER SYMPHONY
CLEVELAND CHAMBER SYMPHONY
BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
ST. PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
ORKESTRA PROJEKT (Indianapolis)
ALBANY (NY) SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
DAYTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
NEW YORK FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
MANHATTAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
SPRINGFIELD (MA) SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
ALABAMA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Birmingham)
EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
ILLINOIS ORCHESTRA
GREENWICH (CT) SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & CHORUS
KNOXVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
FORT SMITH (AR) SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
NORTHWEST INDIANA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
SOUTH BEND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
FORT WAYNE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
. . . and many others
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COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE 2005 - 2007
ALBUQUERQUE YOUTH SYMPHONY Program, Inc. : Albuquerque, New Mexico
Photo: Albuquerque Junior Orchestra, the youngest of the FIVE orchestras,
after rehearsals for their new commissioned piece, EAR INFECTION
Gloria Valesco, conductor (center, left)
Five (5) commissions for five (5) orchestras
Funding: AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE, INC. New York City
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MANHATTAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Merkin Concert Hall and Symphony Space, New York City
MANHATTAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Merkin Hall, New York City, 2008
with my kids, Patrick (NYC social worker) and Katie (designer: New Haven, CT)
at the premiere of HEARTLAND
Merkin Hall, New York City, 2008
with my kids, Patrick (NYC social worker) and Katie (designer: New Haven, CT)
at the premiere of HEARTLAND
NYC 2010 with my former grad composers (now living in NYC) :
Scott Comanzo and Brooks Frederickson
Scott Comanzo and Brooks Frederickson
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COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE
Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional (San Jose, Costa Rica)
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LOS ANGELES SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HALL
HOLLYWOOD
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INVITED SINGLE FEATURED GUEST COMPOSER
COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE
PRINCIPAL 21st CENTURY UNIVERSITY RESIDENCIES
Featured Guest Composer residencies including performances by various university ensembles (orchestra, wind ensemble, chamber, solo) "All-SCHELLE" concerts, masterclasses, seminars, lectures, composition lessons, film music lectures, etc.
Aichi Prefectural University of Music and Fine Arts
and Nagoya Imperial University (Japan) - July 2013 (3 week residency)
Clarke University - April 2013
Southern Illinois University - December 2012
Guest Composer with the SIU-Edwardsville Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Trinity University (San Antonio, TX) - November, 2012
Guest Composer with the Trinity Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Arizona State University - September 2012
Guest Composer with the Arizona State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble
University of Louisiana-Lafayette - March 2012
Guest Composer for UL-L Festival of the Arts
Illinois Wesleyan University - February 2012
Guest Composer with the IWU Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Tarleton State University (TX) - December 2011
Guest Composer with the Tarleton Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Virginia Commonwealth University - November 2011
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music - November 2011
University of New Mexico School of Music - April 2011
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MUSIC
California Lutheran University - 9th Annual New Music Festival
The Music of Michael Schelle - March 2011
Aichi Prefectural University, Nagoya, JAPAN - December 2010
Millikin University, Illinois - March 2010
Tippecanoe Chamber Music Society, Lafayette, IN - March 2010
Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN - February 2010
Nagoya Imperial University (Japan) - November 2009
University of Oklahoma School of Music- February 2009
The Catholic University of America School of Music, Washington D.C.
January 2009
LeMoyne College (Syracuse, NY) - April 2008
Bowling Green State University (OH) School of Music - March 2007
Finger Lakes (NY) Summer Music Festival Composer in Residence
June/July, 2007 - 3 week residency funded by the New York State Arts Council
NOW Music Festival: Capital University (OH) - Schellefest 07- Feb. 2007
Purdue University (Symphony Orchestra guest composer) - December 2006
ICAM (Institute of Contemporary American Music) Hartford, CT - March 2006
University of New Mexico School of Music (Albuquerque) - March 2006
Eastern Michigan University New Music Festival - Schellefest 05 - Feb. 2005
Finger Lakes (NY) Summer Music Festival Composer in Residence
June/July, 2007 - 3 week residency funded by the New York State Arts Council
NOW Music Festival: Capital University (OH) - Schellefest 07- Feb. 2007
Purdue University (Symphony Orchestra guest composer) - December 2006
ICAM (Institute of Contemporary American Music) Hartford, CT - March 2006
University of New Mexico School of Music (Albuquerque) - March 2006
Eastern Michigan University New Music Festival - Schellefest 05 - Feb. 2005
HOT SPRINGS FILM FESTIVAL, Arkansas - Summer, 2005
Bowdoin College, Maine - May, 2005
Illinois Wesleyan University - December, 2004
Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh) - November, 2004
Hartt School of Music - University of Hartford (CT) - October, 2004
University of Arkansas, Fort Smith Campus - September, 2004
Cedarville College (OH) - September, 2004
DePauw University (Greencastle, IN) - January, 2003, January 2004
Bowdoin College, Maine - May, 2005
Illinois Wesleyan University - December, 2004
Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh) - November, 2004
Hartt School of Music - University of Hartford (CT) - October, 2004
University of Arkansas, Fort Smith Campus - September, 2004
Cedarville College (OH) - September, 2004
DePauw University (Greencastle, IN) - January, 2003, January 2004
Taft Music School (Crown Point, IN) - March, 2003
Millikin University (IL) - 2002, 2009
Illinois Wesleyan University New Music Festival - 2002
University of the Ozarks & Westark College (AR) - November 2001
Louisiana State University School of Music, Baton Rouge - October, 2001
University of Kansas New Music Festival - Schellefest - February, 2001
Illinois Wesleyan University New Music Festival - 2002
University of the Ozarks & Westark College (AR) - November 2001
Louisiana State University School of Music, Baton Rouge - October, 2001
University of Kansas New Music Festival - Schellefest - February, 2001
NOW Festival of New Music - Capital University (Columbus, OH) - Feb 2000, 2008
HAMILTON COLLEGE, New York - paper/presentation selected in an international competition: MUSIC OF JAPAN III: Change and Tradition (Toshiro Mayuzumi, guest composer). Paper presented: Film Music of Japan: Godzilla and His Spawn - 2000
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FEATURED SINGLE GUEST COMPOSER, 1980's - 2000 :
Sam Houston State University New Music Festival - "Schellefest '96"
NOW Festival of New Music - Capital University (x3)
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine
Syracuse University / Society for New Music; Syracuse, NY,
Kent State University 5th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music
Washington State University New Music Festival - Schellefest '91
Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA)
Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music - Visiting Composer series
University of Massachusetts (Amherst, MA)
Moorhead State University (MN) New Music Festival - Schellefest
Illinois Wesleyan University New Music Festival
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Music
Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts (Vienna, VA)
Composer in Residence: Wolf Trap Composer's Cottage
National University of Costa Rica (San Jose)
University of Southern California (USC) Los Angeles
University of California - Los Angeles UCLA
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
University of Notre Dame
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Wabash College (IN)
Saint Mary's College (South Bend, IN)
IUPUI Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
Indiana University - Bloomington
Indiana University - South Bend
Indiana University - Fort Wayne
The Ohio State University
Cleveland State University
University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Music
Millikin University School of Music (IL)
Webster University (St. Louis)
Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford (CT)
State university of New York - Stony Brook
State University of New York - Albany
State University of New York - Binghamton
State University of New York - New Paltz
State University of New York - Fredonia
Sam Houston State University New Music Festival - "Schellefest '96"
NOW Festival of New Music - Capital University (x3)
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine
Syracuse University / Society for New Music; Syracuse, NY,
Kent State University 5th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music
Washington State University New Music Festival - Schellefest '91
Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA)
Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music - Visiting Composer series
University of Massachusetts (Amherst, MA)
Moorhead State University (MN) New Music Festival - Schellefest
Illinois Wesleyan University New Music Festival
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Music
Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts (Vienna, VA)
Composer in Residence: Wolf Trap Composer's Cottage
National University of Costa Rica (San Jose)
University of Southern California (USC) Los Angeles
University of California - Los Angeles UCLA
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
University of Notre Dame
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Wabash College (IN)
Saint Mary's College (South Bend, IN)
IUPUI Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
Indiana University - Bloomington
Indiana University - South Bend
Indiana University - Fort Wayne
The Ohio State University
Cleveland State University
University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Music
Millikin University School of Music (IL)
Webster University (St. Louis)
Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford (CT)
State university of New York - Stony Brook
State University of New York - Albany
State University of New York - Binghamton
State University of New York - New Paltz
State University of New York - Fredonia
Dozens of performances (scores selected in national competitions) and "in residence"
particpation at regional / national ASUC, SCI, CMS, CBDNA conferences / festivals at
various colleges / universities across the USA: 1980's - present
particpation at regional / national ASUC, SCI, CMS, CBDNA conferences / festivals at
various colleges / universities across the USA: 1980's - present
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BIG SKY, MONTANA 2008
GUEST COMPOSER
MONTANA HEUTTERITE COLONY / COMMUNE : LEWISTOWN, MONTANA : OCTOBER 2008
German-speaking kids, one-room school (grades 2 - 8 combined)
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