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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