CHRISTOPHER WILSON CURRICULUM VITAE

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1 CHRISTOPHER WILSON Updated: December 11, 2015 CURRICULUM VITAE EDUCATION 2013-present D.A., Percussion Performance, University of Northern Colorado, Secondary Emphasis in Wind Conducting Anticipated date of completion: Spring, M.M., Percussion Performance, The Boston Conservatory, Marimba Emphasis B.M., Percussion Performance, Eastern Washington University ACADEMIC POSITIONS TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of Northern Colorado Teaching Assistant Greeley, CO Duties included teaching undergraduate applied lessons, conducting Percussion Ensembles I, II and III, teaching Percussion Methods (MUS364 and MUS367) for music education majors, instructing All-State sectionals, and assisting with percussion studio seminar Laramie County Community College Adjunct Instructor Cheyenne, WY Duties included teaching first and second year Aural Theory (MUSC 1035, 1045, 2035, and 2045) Lakeland College, Kellett School Adjunct Instructor Chippewa Valley Campus Chippewa Falls, WI Duties included teaching Music Appreciation and History (MUS120) via traditional classroom setting, online tools and web-based teleconferencing.

2 C h r i s t o p h e r W i l s o n University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Instructor Continuing Education Department Developed and taught Exploring Classical Music Kirkwood Community College Adjunct Instructor Cedar Rapids, IA Duties included teaching Music Appreciation (MUS100) and tutoring students in music courses. INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF 2015-present Music Academy Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO Percussion Instructor Duties include teaching applied percussion lessons School for the Performing Arts Percussion Instructor Fort Morgan, CO Duties included teaching applied percussion lessons Eau Claire Music School Percussion Instructor Duties included teaching applied percussion lessons and community music classes Chippewa Valley Youth Symphony Percussion Mentor Duties included coaching percussion sectionals Chippewa Falls High School Percussion Instructor Chippewa Falls, WI Duties included teaching applied percussion lessons, coaching chamber music, and coaching percussion sectionals for all concert bands North High School Percussion Instructor Duties included teaching applied percussion lessons, coaching chamber music, and coaching percussion sectionals for all concert bands and top jazz band rhythm section.

3 C h r i s t o p h e r W i l s o n West Music Company Percussion Instructor Iowa City, IA Duties included teaching applied percussion lessons Needham School District Percussion Instructor Needham, MA Duties included teaching applied percussion lessons. DRUMLINE INSTRUCTION Chippewa Falls High School Percussion Caption Head Chippewa Falls, WI Duties included writing and editing percussion material for field shows, instructing music and movement, leading full-ensemble rehearsals, and composing cadences and warm-ups University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Drumline Consultant Duties included coaching the drumline for the Blugold Marching Band and composing stands tunes Needham School District Percussion Caption Head Needham, MA Duties included writing and editing percussion material for field shows, instructing music and movement, and composing cadences, warm-ups, and stands tunes Eastern Washington University Drumline Instructor Cheney, WA Duties included writing and editing percussion material for field shows, instructing music and movement, and composing cadences, warm-ups, and stands tunes Cheney High School Front Ensemble Instructor Cheney, WA Duties included coaching the front ensemble for the marching band and winter drumline.

4 C h r i s t o p h e r W i l s o n 4 CAMPS AND PROGRAMS 2015 Discover the Arts Instructor University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI Duties included teaching percussion class and presenting at the camp showcase concert Pioneer Band Camp Percussion Instructor University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI Duties included coaching percussion sectionals and instructing percussion students Eastern Iowa Arts Academy Percussion Instructor Cedar Rapids, IA Duties included teaching percussion classes Boston DayJams Drum Set Instructor Newton, MA Duties included teaching drum set classes, coaching group band lessons, presenting camp clinics, and giving faculty performances. MASTERCLASSES AND CLINICS Higher Education 2015 Clinic for Western Colorado Percussion Festival, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO Masterclass for University of Wisconsin-Platteville Percussion Studio, Platteville, WI Masterclass for University of Wisconsin-Barron County Music Department, Rice Lake, WI Masterclass and clinic for Iowa State University Percussion Studio, Ames, IA Clinic for Iowa Western Community College Music Department, Council Bluffs, IA Clinic for Kirkwood Community College Music Department, Cedar Rapids, IA. Primary and Secondary Education 2015 Clinic for St. Louis University High School, St. Louis, MO Clinic for Cape Central High School, Cape Girardeau, MO Clinic for Colorado All-State Concert Band, Greeley, CO Clinic for Discover the Arts Camp, Platteville, WI Clinic for Colorado All-State Symphonic Band, Greeley, CO.

5 C h r i s t o p h e r W i l s o n Clinic for Littleton High School Day of Percussion, Littleton, CO Masterclass for Northstar Middle School, Clinic for Chill on the Hill Series, Heyde Center for the Arts, Chippewa Falls, WI Masterclass for Elmwood High School, Elmwood, WI Masterclass for Elmwood Elementary, Elmwood, WI Clinic for Monona Center High School, Monona, IA Masterclass for McGregor Center Middle School, McGregor, IA Clinic for Decorah High School, Decorah, IA Masterclass for Colorado Elementary, Muscatine, IA Masterclasses for Mediapolis Elementary and High Schools, Mediapolis, IA Masterclass for Southwestern Middle School, Hazel Green, WI Clinic for Mediapolis High School, Mediapolis, IA. ADJUDICATION 2015 Southeast Missouri Band Association Marching Contest, Charleston, MO University of Northern Colorado Community Fest Marching Band Competition, Greeley, CO Chippewa Valley Youth Symphony Concerto Competition, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Department of Music and Theatre Concerto Competition,. SOLO APPEARANCES PERFORMING EXPERIENCE Recitals 2015 Guest Artist, Western Colorado Percussion Festival, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO Guest Recital, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Guest Recital, Waldorf College, Forest City, IA Guest Recital, Heyde Center for the Arts, Chippewa Falls, WI Guest Recital, University of Wisconsin-Barron County, Rice Lake, WI Guest Recital, Riverland Community College, Austin, MN Guest Recital, Iowa State University, Ames, IA Guest Recital, Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, IA Guest Recital, Black Hawk College, Moline, IL Guest Recital, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA Faculty Recital, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA Guest Recital, The Arts for the Living Center, Burlington, IA Featured Soloist, Spokane Public Radio, Spokane, WA.

6 C h r i s t o p h e r W i l s o n 6 Concerto Engagements 2014 Marimba Concert No. 1 by Ney Rosauro with the University of Northern Colorado Wind Ensemble percussion section Marimba Concert No. 1 by Ney Rosauro with the Spokane Symphony. Multiple performances including public outreach Marimba Concert No. 1 by Ney Rosauro with the Eastern Washington University Orchestra. Assemblies 2008-present Music assembly program presented at numerous schools in Iowa, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin Artist in Residence, MFL Mar-Mac School District, IA Artist in Residence, Dubuque Arts Council, Dubuque, IA CHAMBER MUSIC Wilson Duo, Bassoon and Marimba 2014 Recital at Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO Recital at Madison Children s Museum, Madison, WI Recital at the International Double Reed Society Conference, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA Recital at the Ashland Chamber Music Society, Ashland, WI Recital on Wisconsin Public Radio, Live from the Chazen, Madison, WI Recital at University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI Recital at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire,. Other 2014 Gabriela Ortiz Composition Recital, Open Space Festival, Greeley, CO. ORCHESTRAL AND ENSEMBLE EXPERIENCE 2015-present Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Substitute Percussion 2015 Western Colorado Percussion Festival Honors Ensemble, Guest Conductor 2015-present Jackson Municipal Band, Section Percussion Heartland Festival, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Principal Percussion 2015 Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, Substitute Percussion 2015 Platteville City Band, Principal Timpani 2015 Greeley Chamber Orchestra, Substitute Percussion Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra, Principal Percussion 2013 La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, Substitute Percussion 2013 Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis, Substitute Percussion 2012 Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra, Substitute Percussion 2011 Cedar Rapids Municipal Band, Section Percussion

7 C h r i s t o p h e r W i l s o n Orchestra Iowa, Substitute Percussion 2010 Nolte Ballet, Iowa City, IA Substitute Percussion Cedar Rapids Municipal Band, Substitute Percussion 2010 Eastern Iowa Brass Band, Substitute Percussion 2008 Juventas! New Music Ensemble, Substitute Percussion UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS 2016 Clinic Presentation, CMS Southern Regional Conference, Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, AL Guest Concerto Soloist, Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL Clinic Presentation, CMS Northeast Regional Conference, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA Clinic Presentation, CMS Great Lakes Regional Conference, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN Wilson Duo Guest Recital, Rend Lake College, Ina, IL. PUBLICATIONS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY 2011 Use and Selection of Graduated Mallets. Percussive Notes, Journal of Percussive Arts Society, Vol. 49, No Tips on Performing for the Young and the Elderly. Percussive Notes, Journal of Percussive Arts Society, Vol. 48, No. 2. ENDORSEMENTS 2009-present Endorsed by Pearl Drums/Adams Percussion Corporation. Member of the Regional Education Program. MEMBERSHIPS 2015-present The College Music Society 2005-present Percussive Arts Society COMPETITIONS HONORS AND AWARDS 2014 Southard Competition, Greeley, CO. Second Place Rocky Mountain Competition, Greeley, CO. Winner, resulted in a concerto engagement with the University of Northern Colorado Wind Ensemble.

8 C h r i s t o p h e r W i l s o n Musicfest Northwest Young Artist Competition (Percussion Division), Spokane, WA. First Place, resulted in a concerto engagement with the Spokane Symphony Northwest Solo Competition, Cheney, WA. Winner, resulted in a concerto engagement with the Eastern Washington University Symphony Orchestra. PROFESSIONAL NON-ACADEMIC EDUCATION 2014 Alan Abel Orchestral Percussion Seminar, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Masterclass performance for Gifford Howarth, Assistant Professor of Percussion, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA Masterclass performance for Eduardo Leandro, Artist in Residence, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY Masterclass performance for Gunther Schuller, Northwest Bach Festival, Spokane, WA. INSTRUCTORS MAJOR Gray Barrier, Professor of Music, Percussion, University of Northern Colorado Nancy Zeltsman, Percussion Department Chair, The Boston Conservatory Marty Zyskowski, Professor Emeritus, Percussion, Eastern Washington University MINOR Dr. Kenneth Singleton, Professor of Music, Director of Bands, University of Northern Colorado Jim White, Professor of Music, Jazz Drumset, University of Northern Colorado Keith Aleo, Lecturer in Percussion, The Boston Conservatory John Grimes, Lecturer in Percussion, The Boston Conservatory, Deceased Samuel Solomon, Coordinator of Percussion Studies, The Boston Conservatory Kendall Feeney, Senior Lecturer, Eastern Washington University