EDUCATION:

MLS Columbia University (concentration in library and archives).

MA (Music Composition) Hunter College.

BA (Music) State University of New York, College at Oneonta.

LIBRARY/ARCHIVES EXPERIENCE, THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY:

Curator, American Music Collection, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Music Division, 1991-present.

• Administer the American Music Collection of scores, manuscripts, books and archival collections devoted to American music.
• Establish and maintain donor relationships in an effort to acquire new collections. This requires familiarity with the collection as well as legal policies of the library concerning gifts and acquisitions past and present. In turn this necessitates a working knowledge of the proper administration and application of copyright and ownership issues that would have a direct impact on the library's relationship with publishers, donors and their estates while balancing and carrying out the library's established policies on both preservation and access. Work closely with other organizations in the promotion of American music or to organize, implement and participate in outreach programs, conferences etc. Have worked with other Lincoln Center constituents such as the New York Philharmonic, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the Lincoln Center Jazz Department on various programs that require specialized scholarly research or assistance in the use of rare library materials.
• Served on the advisory panel for the 1997 Henry Cowell Centennial Celebration.
• Resource person for performers, composers, musicologists and others in the field of American music who are engaged in research, writing and publishing as well as innovative music and arts programming such as those of Wynton Marsalis, Ken Burns, and many others creating and documenting American music.
• Have written successful grants for federal (Title II-C) and state funding for long term divisional projects in the areas of collection processing and archival preservation. Assist Chief of the Music Division in establishing divisional policies regarding new global technologies as well as maintaining the established divisional policies regarding preservation and collection development. I have also been involved in divisional decisions and plans for the future renovation of the Performing Arts Library.
• Curator for various divisional exhibitions: 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996.
• Perform specialized reader relations reference duties as required.

Librarian, Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 1988-1991.

• Conservation Representative for the Music Division.
• Supervision of conservation and microfilming projects for the general music collection (included writing and implementing proposals for state and federally funded projects).
• Maintenance of the Music Division's song index, clipping files, and reference collection.
  

ADDITIONAL LIBRARY EMPLOYMENT:

Music Department Librarian, Hunter College, 1979-1985.

• Selection, acquisition, processing and cataloging of books, scores and sound recordings for use by faculty and staff.
  

OTHER LIBRARY EXPERIENCE:

Music Library Association:

• Chair, Dena Epstein Award Committee for Research in American Music (1998-99).
  A review panel which grants a yearly award to a deserving scholar in American Music.
• Coordinator, American Music Roundtable (1994-1997): Chair annual forum of librarians and archivists who administer collections devoted to American music.
  
• Moderator for plenary session on ephemera in the music research library (National meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, Feb. 1991).
  
• Archives Roundtable Coordinator (1990-1993); Chair annual meeting of the roundtable which includes the coordination and presentation of activities devoted to global developments in archival theory and practice.

Society for American Music Studies for American Music:

• Coordinator, Research Resources Interest Group (1995-present):
  Chair annual meeting of librarians and scholars working in the field of American music. Report on various national activities and share information on collection development across institutions.

MEMBERSHIPS:

• Music Library Association
• International Association of Music Libraries
• The Society for American Music

SELECTED LIST OF CLIENTS:

• New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (Second edition due out in 2000):
  Revising article on jazz holdings in libraries and archives
• Henry Cowell Centennial Celebration Advisory Panel (1997):
  Helped initiate programming and implementation of this two week festival which featured concerts, symposia and an exhibit on Henry Cowell.
• Whitney Museum of American Art (American Century exhiit, 1999):
  Advise curatorial staff on shaping the music portion of this exhibit as well as suggesting material for exhibit.
• Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival:
  Assisted in a presentation on historic preservation of dance material.
• Mid-American Center for Contemporary Music, Bowling Green Ohio:
  Planned a strategy for organization and preservation of the Center's collection of scores and papers relating to its Festival of Music and Art.
• Photo Assist: for the U.S. Postal Service on various stamp issues.
• Chadwyck Healy Ltd.:
  Advisor to their popular music publications and indexes.
• Ford Foundation
• Preserve, Inc. The Coalition for Performing Arts Archives
• The New York Public Library Publications Office:
  Advisor and contributor to various performing arts publications published by NYPL.
  

ADDITIONAL ADVISORY EXPERIENCE

• Advisor/participant in various radio broadcasts featuring pianist Loretta Goldberg which explored and demonstrated new music for the piano.
• Interviewed for BBC television on a broadcast featuring composer Wendy Mae Chambers and her work with toy pianos.

PUBLICATIONS AND REVIEWS:

• 2002: Rutledge Encyclopedia of the Blues. Article in progress on blues holdings in libraries and archives.
• 2001: American National Biography. Article on composer Otto Luening. Published online at http://www.anb.org/.
• 2000: "Henry Cowell at the New York Public Library, A Whole World of Music." Notes, Vol. 57 no. 1, September, 2000.
• 2000: "Henry Cowell: Mosaic" (recording review). American Music Vol. 18
  no. 3, Fall, 2000.
• 1998-present: New Music Connoisseur (concert reviews).
• 1995: "Brill Building Pop: Music Division Lead Sheets Document an Era."
• Research Libraries Notes. Vol. 7, nos. 1 & 2, Winter/Spring, 1995.
• 1995: "John Cage Collection Goes to NYPL" Afterimages, Lee, MA., vol. 2, no. 4.
• 1992: Recording notes for The Sonorous Landscape (Opus One).
• 1989: Music Reviews for NOTES, the Journal of the Music Library Association.
• 1988: Recording notes for Tone Over Tone (Opus One).
• 1982-83: Music Reviews for NOTES the Journal of the Music Library Association.
  

CITATIONS:

• International Who's Who in Music.
• Who's Who in American Music, Classical (2nd ed.)
• Dictionary of International Biography.

MUSIC PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE:

Professional oboist: (1973-1987)

• Chamber and orchestral performances with the Hunter Symphony, New Amsterdam Orchestra, Bronx Chamber Orchestra and New Amsterdam Woodwind Quintet.
  Also improvisational performance, experimental music and jazz.
  Recordings: Neutral Records.
  Reviews: New York Times.
• Professional blues harmonica player:
  Recordings: OSA label.
  Reviews: New York Times, Blues Life (Vienna)and Juke Blues (London).
  
• Live club and radio performances, NYC.

GRANTS

• 1996: Meet the Composer grant for an evening of music by George Boziwick at the Greenwich House Music School (Mostly New Music Series) performed by the Catskill Chamber Players.
• 1990-1995: Five Margaret Fairbank Jory Copying Assistance grants awarded by the American Music Center to prepare works for their premiere performances.
• 1992: Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust grant to assist in financing the recording of three works by George Boziwick on the Opus One label.
• 1990: Meet the Composer grant for a lecture/performance in collaboration with the Catskill Chamber Players, Oneonta, New York.

RECORDINGS

• Anima Christi to be recorded by the Choir of the Oratory Church of St. Boniface, Brooklyn, NY.
• 1998: Out of the Blues recorded on the Centurion label. (Release date, 1999).
• 1993: First Dance, Beyond the Last Thought and Boats Against the Current recorded on the Opus One label (#162) and funded in part by the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust.
• 1988:Red Skies at Night recorded by pianist Loretta Goldberg and oboist Brian Charles for the Opus One label (CD #135).

AFFILIATIONS:

• Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI).
• American Music Center
• American Composers Forum

SELECTED COMMISSIONS AND PERFORMANCES:

• 1998: Mass for the Oratory commissioned by the Oratory Church of St. Boniface, Brooklyn, NY.
• 1998: Emily Dickinson Then and Now commissioned and premiered by the Goliard Ensemble, "Kids Classics" concerts.
• 1997: Brass Vignettes premiered by the Modern Brass Quintet.
  
• 1996: Out of the Blues for toy piano commissioned and premiered by Wendy Mae Chambers. The work was also featured on National Public Radio Weekend Edition, WNYC's New Sounds, as well as television broadcasts for CNN in the United States and BBC in London. Recording scheduled for 1999.
• 1996: Fabliau of Florida premiered by the Catskill Chamber Players, at the Mostly New Music Series, Greenwich House Music School, NYC.
• 1995: Boats Against the Current performed at the Newport Music Festival, Newport, RI.
• 1993: Third Dance premiered by the Dorian Wind Quintet at the Kosciuszko Foundation, NYC, and broadcast live on radio station WQXR.
• Points of Departure performed by the Cookeville Symphony, Cookeville, TN.
• 1992: Points of Departure commissioned and premiered by Orchestra New York.
• 1992: Boats Against the Current selected for performance by the National Association of Composers and premiered by pianist Loretta Goldberg.
• 1991: Summer Fanfare commissioned and premiered by the Goliard Chamber Players.
• 1990: Etude commissioned and premiered by the Greenwich Village Orchestra.
• 1987: Red Skies at Night commissioned, premiered, and recorded by pianist Loretta Goldberg and oboist Brian Charles on the Opus One label(#135).
• 1987: Suspensions in Autumn selected for performance by the National Association of Composers.
• 1980: Flirtations premiered by the New York Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet and also performed by The Quintet of the Americas.