Russell Nadel: Résumé

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Russell Nadel, composer

EDUCATION

The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, Class of 2006
- Completed: Master of Music degree in Music Composition (May 2006), Bachelor of Music Education degree with concentration in composition (May 2006), N-12 Certification in Music Education, Bachelor of Music degree in Music Composition (May 2005), Level I coursework for Orff and Kodály music education methodologies (summer 2005), Level II coursework for Walden School music education methodology (summer 2006)
- Major teachers (2001-present): Dr. Bruno Amato, composition; Dr. Harlan Parker, music education
- Minor teachers: Dr. Harlan Parker, conducting (2003-2005); Mark Cudek, guitar (2004-2005); Deidra Palmour, voice (2001-03); Dr. Nancy Roldán, piano (2001-02)
Previous teachers:
- Music theory/composition: Dr. Harold Boatrite (1999-2001), Christopher Buzby (2000-01)
- Piano performance: Christopher Buzby (2000-01), Alyssa Davidson (1997-98), Ron Marlowe (1991-97)

HONORS & AWARDS

Winner, Media Liaison of the Month, Fairfax County Public Schools (December 2008)
Winner, Fairfax Education Association Grant, Fairfax County, VA (2008)
Winner, Virginia Education Association Grant (2007)
Finalist, First-Year Teacher of the Year Award, Fairfax County Public Schools (2006-2007)

Winner, Mu Phi Epsilon Madge Cathcart Gerke Scholarship for study in music education (2006)
Second Prize, Virginia Carty DeLillo Composition Competition (2006)
Sterling Senior Achievement Award Winner, Mu Phi Epsilon International Music Fraternity (2005)
Winner (Division I, Class A), Mu Phi Epsilon Original Composition Contest (2005)
Winner, Bakersfield Symphony New Directions Call for Scores (2005)
Peabody Alumni Award for the graduating senior with the highest cum. GPA, Peabody Conservatory (2005)
Frank D. Willis Memorial Prize for excellence in music composition, Peabody Conservatory (2005)
Second Prize, Prix d'Été X (2005)
Runner-up (Emerging Composer), New York Art Ensemble Young Composer Competition (2005)
Second Prize, Eighteenth Annual Austin Peay State University Young Composer's Competition (2004)
Mervyn Sluizer, Jr., Eagle Scout Scholarship winner (2004, 2001)
Honorable Mention, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (Alpha Lambda Chapter) First Annual Young Composers Competition (2004)
Honorable Mention (Elementary/Middle School Division), 2005 Renée B. Fisher Composer Awards (2004)
Peabody Career Development Grant (2004)
Composition selected for performance, 6th National Student Conference, Society of Composers, Inc. (2004)
First Prize (University Division), Vancouver Chamber Choir Young Composers' Competition (2003)
Second Prize, Prix d'Été VIII (2003)
Winner, Peabody Camerata Student Composer Contest (2003)
Gustav Klemm Prize for excellence in music composition, Peabody Conservatory (2002)
Dean's List with High Honors, Peabody Conservatory (2001-present)
Peabody Conservatory Merit Scholarship (2001-present); named scholarships, 2004 and 2002
Selected Participant, Baltimore Choral Arts Society Student Composer Project (2001, 2002)
Director's Award, The Walden School (Dublin, NH) (2001)
Second Prize (Secondary Division), Vancouver Chamber Choir Young Composers' Competition (2001)
First Place (1998), Third Place (1999), Honorable Mention (2001), Mordechai Anielewicz Creative Arts Competition

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Music Specialist, Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools, September 2006 - present; teach kindergarten through sixth-grade General Music, fifth-grade Guitar Ensemble, Recorder Masters performing ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, and extracurricular lessons in drums, guitar, and piano; finalist for First-Year Teacher of the Year Award in May 2007.
Private lesson teacher in the fields of music composition, music theory, songwriting, ear training and dictation, October 2007 - present.

Master composer-teacher, Baltimore Opera Company (Baltimore, MD), March - May 2006; piloted "Create & Produce," an eight-week educational outreach project, in a Baltimore City Title I elementary school, in which third- and fourth-graders wrote an original opera libretto, composed 25 minutes of original music, and performed their opera publicly.
Guest composer & lecturer, Loyola Academy Middle School (Baltimore, MD), Feb. - May 2006; taught underprivileged seventh-graders about the process and techniques of music composition, and participated in the performance of their first compositions at the end of the teaching process.
Full-time student teacher, Parkville High School (Baltimore County, MD), under cooperating teacher and Performing Arts Dept. Head Mary Lynn Freyer, Nov. - Dec. 2005; included Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, String Orchestra and Guitar 1, each with ninth- through twelfth-grade students.
Full-time student teacher, Pot Spring and Hampton Elementary Schools (Baltimore County, MD), under cooperating teacher Diane Hendry (NBCT), Aug. - Oct. 2005; incl. fourth-grade Exploratory Music, fifth-grade Band and Orchestra, and occasional second-grade vocal/general music classes.
Observation/participation (practicum) teaching, Pointers Run Elementary School (Howard County, MD), under coop. teacher Kendall Davis, Jan. - April 2005; incl. fourth- and fifth-grade Band.
Observation/participation (practicum) teaching, St. Paul School (private school, Baltimore, MD), under coop. teacher Robbin Schaffer, Sept. - Dec. 2004; incl. second-grade vocal/general music class.
Volunteer Docent, The Philadelphia Orchestra Education Department, familiarizing the students with the orchestral literature to be featured in an upcoming outreach concert they were to attend (spring 2001); Philadelphia Orchestra guest speaker in Philadelphia-area middle and high schools (spring 2003)

WORK EXPERIENCE

President, Phi Gamma chapter, Mu Phi Epsilon (2004-2006); Assoc. Vice Pres. for Membership (2003-04)
Selected Judge for Maryland, "Reflections" Composition Competition of the National PTA (2006)
Office Assistant to the Director of Ensemble Operations, Peabody Conservatory (2004)
Office Assistant to the Stage Manager, Peabody Conservatory (2003-04)
Peer Academic Advisor, Peabody Conservatory (2002-2005)
Staff Librarian, The Philadelphia Orchestra, under Principal Librarian Clinton F. Nieweg (2001-02)
Senior Counselor, Abington Friends School Summer MIDI Camp Program (2002)
Volunteer Docent, The Philadelphia Orchestra Education Dept. (2001); guest speaker (2003)
Free-lance commercial pianist - jazz, popular, classical music (1999-present)

MEMBERSHIPS

Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society (2005-present)
American Music Center (2005-present)
Golden Key International Honour Society (2004-present)
Society of Composers, Inc. (2004-present)
National Association of Composers, USA (2003-2005)
Mu Phi Epsilon Professional Music Fraternity (2003-present)
MENC (2001-present), MMEA (2001-2006), VMEA (2006-)

REFERENCES available upon request

COMPOSITIONS

Windy Nights (2009), for two-part children's treble chorus
Point-Counterpoint (2009), for flute and alto recorder
Euphony (2008), for flute choir
Flood (2008), for two-part children's treble chorus
Four Haiku (2007), for SATB chorus
Crash-Bang (2006), for tape
Canon for three instruments (2006)
Victory March (2006), for wind ensemble
Lyric Variations (2006), for wind ensemble
Crossings (2006), for solo piano
Compression Waves (2005), for orchestra
Wail (2005), for saxophone quartet (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone)
Etudes for solo guitar (2005)
Canon for three voices (2005)
Settler Songs (2004), for two violins
- also arranged for violin and viola or two violas
Music Shall Lift Us Up (2005), canon for three voices
From Depths of Grass (2004), seven texts of Dylan Thomas set for soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano
Five Scenes for Ten Players (2004), for chamber wind ensemble (woodwind and brass quintets)
Serenata a due (2003), for flute and guitar
Fantasia and Fugue on a Gregorian Theme (2003), for two pianos
Campanology (2003), for malletKAT® (and MIDI processing equipment)
Three Dances (2002), for viola and two marimbas
- also arranged for alto saxophone and either 4-hands marimba or two marimbas
Dodici (2002), for sextet (flute/piccolo, B-flat clarinet, violin, 'cello, piano, percussion)
Four Psalms (2002), for mixed SATB chorus (a cappella)
- Includes settings of Psalms 23 (composed 2001 and rev. 2002), 100, 121 and 130
Trio (2002), for C trumpet, horn and trombone
Fugue No. 1 in B-flat minor (2002), for solo piano
Invention No. 1 in C minor (2002), for solo piano
Concerto Grosso in A major, op. 872 (2001), for English horn, bassoon and piano
Little Suite for Solo 'Cello (2001), for unaccompanied 'cello
- also arranged for unaccompanied viola
Reflection (2001), for flute, percussion and piano
Gloria (2001), for concert band
In Youth Is Pleasure (2001), for SABar children's choir (with piano accompaniment)
Skipping Stones (2000, rev. 2003), for flute and piano
Sanctus (2000), for mixed SATB chorus (a cappella)
The Last Invocation (2000), for alto or mezzo-soprano voice and piano
Hornpipe (2000), for clarinet and 'cello
26 Months and a Week (2000), for solo piano
Xanadu (2000), for piano trio
The Wind Through the Trees (2000), for solo piano
Prelude (2000), for solo piano
First Set (2000), for solo piano
- Includes "Wanderings" (withdrawn) and "Rejoicings"
A New Hope (1999), for flute and piano
In Remembrance (1998), for solo piano