Professional Activities 2010-2011
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Courses Taught at Western Michigan University
Spring Semester 2012:
- Basic Music IV
- Aural Skills I
- Musical Style and Form for Dancers
Fall Semester 2011:
- Basic Music III
- Basic Music IV
- Music Fundamentals for Dancers
Spring Semester 2011:
- Basic Music II
- Counterpoint II
- Aural Skills IV
- Musical Style and Form for Dancers
Fall Semester 2010:
- Basic Music III
- Composition I
- Aural Skills IV
- Music Fundamentals for Dancers
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Upcoming Events
February 24, 2012: College Music Society Southern Regional Conference
This Is Just To Say performed at the conference held at
The University of South Florida in Tampa by soprano Melissa Steiner
and pianist Jeff Chodil
March 25, 2012: A Gilbert and Sullivan Celebration
Kalamazoo Singers - First Baptist Church: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Richard Phelps, Music Director & Conductor
Dr. John C. Griffin, Accompanist
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Recent Activities
February 10-11, 2011: University of Alabama-Huntsville New Music Festival
Shards performed at the festival held in Huntsville, Alabama
by flutist Bob Gifford and pianist In-Sook Baltaian
April 1-2, 2011: College Music Society Great Lakes Regional Conference
This Is Just To Say premiered at the conference held at
Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin by mezzo-soprano Kerry Hart
and pianist Nicholas Towns
April 9, 2011: Student Recital - Dave Crider, Percussion
Bone and Stone performed on the recital at Dalton Center Recital Hall:
Western Michigan University - Kalamazoo, Michigan by cellist Samuel Boase-Miller
and percussionist Dave Crider
April 16, 2011: A Tribute to Tom
Honoring Thomas Kasdorf, Music Director and Conductor Emeritus of The Kalamazoo Singers
Kalamazoo Singers - Kasdorf Auditorium, Loy Norrix High School: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Featuring the world premiere of John C. Griffin's choral work When Music Sounds
Dr. Ronald Oliver, Jr., Music Director
Dr. John C. Griffin, Accompanist
May 21, 2011: Boston New Music Initiative Concert Series
This Is Just To Say performed at St. John's Episcopal Church in
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts by soprano Emily Bieber and pianist Karen Chow
June 5, 2011: Broadway in Bronson
Kalamazoo Singers - Bronson Park: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Hal Hobson, Conductor
Dr. John C. Griffin, Accompanist
July 8, 2011: College Music Society International Conference
Shards performed at the conference in Gyeongju, South Korea by flutist Francesca Arnone
and
pianist John C. Griffin
Emerald Room, Hyundai Hotel
July 21, 2011: National Association of Pastoral Musicians Conference
The Composers' Forum will be reviewing my setting of Psalm 29: "The Lord Will Bless His
People With Peace." The Conference location is Louisville, Kentucky.
October 6, 2011: Kentucky New Music Festival
Man and Machine performed on the "VideoARTmusiC" concert
Singletary Center for the Arts Recital Hall: Lexington, Kentucky
November 6, 2011: O Magnum Mysterium
Kalamazoo Singers - Holy Family Chapel, Nazareth College: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Richard Phelps, Music Director & Conductor
Dr. John C. Griffin, Accompanist