Sara Wallace - e-Portfolio - Music Resume.pdf
Sara Wallace
Music Resume
State College Area High School
State College, Pennsylvania
Private clarinet lessons from Dr. James Gholson, principal clarinetist of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Associate Professor of clarinet at Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, University of Memphis, TN, summer of 2001.
Private clarinet student of Dr. J. William Holl, principal clarinetist of State College Area Municipal Band, State College, PA, since 2001.
Weekly private piano lessons and annual recitals each year since age 5. Piano student of Koya Ohmoto since 2001.
Performed on 1st clarinet part in middle school and high school bands, 7th-12th grades.
Participated in Summer Jazz Band at St. Agnes Academy, Memphis, TN on piano 5th-8th grades. Performed for patients at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN.
Rehearsed with Swingtime Revival Orchestra as big band jazz pianist summer of 2001.
Solo clarinet recital, summer of 2001, Church of The Holy Trinity, Memphis, TN, summer of 2001.
Performed on clarinet with Bartlett Community Band, Bartlett, TN, summer of 2001.
Jazz pianist in State College Area High School Jazz Band II in 9th grade.
Member of State College Area High School Marching Band, 2002-2005. Left guide, 2005.
Featured clarinet soloist in State College Area High School 10th grade Winter Concert.
Performed on clarinet with State College Area Municipal Band (conductor Ned Diehl) at July 4th and Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts concerts, summer of 2004.
Attended Penn State Summer Band Camp:
9th grade - As a jazz camp pianist, participated in jazz band and performed in small jazz combo recital. Clarinetist in the Wind Ensemble. (Auditions required for both groups.) Selected to perform on clarinet in a chamber ensemble (flute, clarinet, oboe) at Eisenhower Auditorium.
10th grade - Clarinetist in Concert Band. Selected to perform in clarinet quartet at chamber ensemble concert. Classical Piano Camp participant (Timothy Shafer; audition tape and recital required).
11th grade - 1st chair 1st clarinetist in both Orchestra (Gerardo Edelstein) and Concert Band (Dennis Glocke). Selected to perform on clarinet in chamber ensemble quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn).
1st clarinet at 2004 PMEA District Band under direction of Dr. William Stowman.
1st chair 1st clarinetist at 2004 PMEA Regional Band under direction of Dr. Peter L. Boonshaft.
1st clarinet at PMEA All-State Concert Band, 2004, Erie, PA, under direction of Dr. Stephen Gage.
Member of State College High School Symphonic Band (selected by annual audition 10th-12th grades). Participated in adjudication festivals in Ocean City, Maryland (2003), Toronto, Canada (2004), and Virginia Beach, Virginia (2005) with superior rating attained in each.
July 19-20, 2004 - Participated in master classes, orchestral excerpt sessions, repertoire classes with piano, and private lessons from Dr. Spencer Pitfield (Purcell School of Music, London, and member of the Glinka Trio) and Dr. John Cipolla (Western Kentucky University and Principal Clarinetist, Radio City Music Hall and Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra) at the University of Maryland's Clarinet Connection conference for advanced high school clarinetists.
July 21-25, 2004 - Participated in the International Clarinet Association's ClarinetFest 2004 at the University of Maryland, attending master classes, clinics, lectures, concerts, and recitals by world-renowned clarinetists. Practiced and performed with college-level clarinet choir under the direction of Dr. Charles West, VirginiaCommonwealthUniversity.
September 2004 through May 2005 - Selected by audition as solo clarinetist in the Central Pennsylvania Youth Orchestra under the direction of Alex Hill.
1st chair 1st clarinetist in the 2005 PMEA District Band Festival directed by Dr. O. Richard Bundy.
1st chair clarinet in the 2005 PMEA Regional Band Festival directed by Dr. Jason Worzbyt.
May 8, 2005 - Senior piano recital under direction of private instructor Koya Ohmoto.
June 7, 2005 - Senior Graduation Project under the direction of Richard Victor, State College Area High School: a lecture-recital on the history of the clarinet as a solo instrument in various genres of music (classical, jazz, Klezmer, avant-garde modern music).
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
June 15-19, 2005 – Participated in Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium; attended performances and master classes of distinguished clarinetists and played in the clarinet choir.
June and July, 2005 – Performed on clarinet in the musical Gypsy with the State College Community Theatre.
Studied piano with Eugene Albulescu 2005 through 2007 and clarinet with Dr. Deborah Andrus 2005-present.
Member of LehighUniversity Wind Ensemble and Lehigh Philharmonic Orchestra 2005-2009.
Lehigh Snyder Marching Band Scholarship Recipient, 2005-2008.
February 12, 2006 - Performed in selected works as guest artist with East Winds Quintet in Harmoniemusik – Wind Music from the 18th Century concert.
February 17, 2006 – AttendedSusquehannaUniversity’s Clarinet Day and performed in master class with Charles Neidich.
Performed in noon recitals fall 2005 through fall 2008.
Member of the LehighUniversity Clarinet Choir 2006-2007.
Selected to perform with the Intercollegiate Wind Ensemble January 2006 and 2007.
Attended a master class with Mark Nuccio, New York Philharmonic.
May 11-24, 2006 – Toured with the Lehigh Philharmonic Orchestra throughout South Africa. Performed as percussionist after receiving lessons from James Thoma in Carmina Burana with the Johannesburg Symphony Choir and on clarinet with both the orchestra and clarinet choir. Performed with the Lehigh Philharmonic at Stellenbosch University and with the clarinet choir at St. Georges’ Cathedral in Capetown.
August 9-13, 2006 – Attended performances, lectures, and master classes at the International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia and performed with the college clarinet choir.
May, 2007 – Rehearsal pianist for one week, Damn Yankees.
December, 2006 – Performed on E flat clarinet with the Lehigh University Wind Ensemble for CD recording of period music, Jamestown 1607-2007, commissioned for the 2007 Jamestown Jubilee.
June 17-30, 2007 – Received scholarship to perform at Music Naturally Summer Festival, Pennsylvania Academy of the Arts.
April 20, 2008 - Junior Recital, clarinet, at Zoellner Arts Center, Lehigh University.
Piano lessons from Helen Beedle, Spring 2008-2009.
June 25-28, 2008 – Attended lectures and performances of the Neurosciences and Music Conference III, McGillUniversity, in conjunction with Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, to learn more about music therapy and how music affects the brain.
October 29, 2008 - Performed in masterclass with Susane Tirk of WichitaStateUniversity.
April 19, 2009 - Senior Recital, clarinet, Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University.
May 18, 2009 - Awarded Bachelors of Arts and Sciences degree with Concentrations in Music History and Clarinet Performance. Graduated with Honors.
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
Summer 2009 – Attended NYU Steinhardt Summer Camp for Woodwinds during which I worked on the Ligeti Quintet, coached by the Quintet of the Americas, and attended performances and demonstrations by NYU faculty and graduate students.
Summer 2009 – AttendedARIAInternationalSummerAcademy at MountHolyokeCollege in South Hadley, Massachusetts, directed by Mihai Tetel, during which I took lessons with Ken Grant, clarinet instructor of the Eastman School of Music, and Deborah Chodacki of InterlochenArtsAcademy.
2009-2011 Portland State University Graduate Teaching Assistant for Music History and Woodwind Area
Taught clarinet lessons as needed to undergraduate students. Lectured and graded Music History exams and essay questions. Graded and participated in online discussion groups. Edited a course website in the D2L program so that it included a way for students to ask me questions online. Held review sessions for final exams. Tutored a Russian ESL student in music history. Emailed and phoned clarinet studio students as needed. Organized performances in the clarinet studio and sent reminder emails about performances. Made photocopies of music as needed. Reserved rooms for music group rehearsals. Set up projectors, laptops, and sound systems for music history classes and chairs and music stands for rehearsals and performances. Designed a poster for a chamber music concert. Distributed a bulk mailing of invitations for a summer music camp.
2009-2012 – Clarinet student of Dr. Barbara Heilmair.
2009-2012 – Piano student of Dr. Julia Lee.
2009-2010 – Member of the Portland State University Orchestra.
- Performed in the pit orchestra for the opera “The Merry Widow” and for the ballet “La Boutique Fantasque.”
- Performed in Bloch’s “Sacred Service” on bass clarinet.
2009-2012 – As member of the Portland State University Clarinet Choir, performed at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland prior to Oregon Symphony performances.
2009-2012 – Member of the Portland State University Wind Symphony.
Fall 2009 – Participated in a masterclass with Sean Osborne at the Clarinettissimo festival in Seattle.
Fall 2010 – Participated in a masterclass with Jennifer Nelson at the Clarinettissimo X festival in Seattle.
August 3-7, 2011 – Attended International Clarinet Festival in Los Angeles, CA.
Summer 2010 and 2011 – Took clarinet lessons from Anthony Costa at Penn State University.
Fall 2011 – Took clarinet lessons from Dr. Stan Stanford.
September 30, 2011 – Participated in masterclass with Joze Kotar.
2009-2011 – Member of Donnelly Clarinet Quartet.
Fall 2012 – Participated in Portland State University Wind Symphony historical recordings for the Old Aurora Colony Pioneer Band.
June 2, 2012 – Masters of Music Performance clarinet recital at Lincoln Hall, Portland State University.
Spring 2012 – Performed with the Portland State University Orchestra on bass clarinet in Poulenc’s opera “Dialogues of the Carmelites” and on A clarinet in the Berg Violin Concerto.
July 17, 2012 – Awarded Masters of Music degree in Clarinet Performance.
Emporia State University
Portland, Oregon
Fall 2012 – Present – Masters of Library and Information Science student in the Emporia State University School of Library and Information Management (SLIM) program with interest in a career in Music Librarianship and Archives.
Summer 2013 – Performed on B flat and A clarinets in a student production of Mikado.
April, 2013 – Given a tour of and volunteered for the Oregon Symphony Music Library.
April 26-29, 2013 – Attended the Major Orchestra Librarian’s Association (MOLA) conference in Portland, Oregon.
Fall 2013 – Present – Rehearsed and performed on clarinet with the Portland Community Wind Band.