Education

Wesleyan University, Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology

Dissertation: The didjeridu dispersion: The transmission and transformation of a hollow log

Dissertation Advisor: Professor Mark Slobin

State Board of Education, Connecticut

Initial Educator Certificate endorsed for Music, K-12,

Wesleyan University, M.A. in World Music (major Ethnomusicology)

Thesis: New music for gamelan by North American composers

Thesis Advisor: Professor Sumarsam

Western Australia College of Advanced Education

Graduate Diploma of Education, major in Music

University of Western Australia, B. Mus. (Hons)

Major: Composition

Scholarships/Awards

Dharmasiswa Scholar, Surakarta, Central Java

Studied at STSI (Indonesian College of the Arts) attended, participated in and recorded rehearsals and performances throughout the area.

Australia/Indonesia Youth Exchange Program participant

Lived with an Indonesian family for 2 months; met with ambassadors

and other government officials.

J.R. Hodges prize for composition

Margaret Bellow prize for ensemble music (shared)

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1989-90

1987

1986

1985