Staci A. Spring Bassoon & Musicology springsa@sfasu.edu

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1 Staci A. Spring Bassoon & Musicology EDUCATION: 2011-present University of North Texas, Denton, TX D.M.A. Bassoon Performance; related field in Music Education (ABD) Graduate Certificate in Arts Leadership completed in Summer 2012 Major Professors: Kathleen Reynolds, Professor of Bassoon Dr. Donna Emmanuel, Associate Professor of Music Education The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL M.M. Bassoon Performance M.M. Historical Musicology Major Professors: Jeffrey Keesecker, Professor of Bassoon Dr. Denise VonGlahn, Associate Professor of Musicology Brevard College, Brevard, NC B.A. Music, emphases in Bassoon Performance, Theory/History, and Jazz Studies. Graduated with honors and Summa Cum Laude. Major Professor: Dr. David Kirby, Professor of Woodwinds/Director of Bands TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 2013-present 2013-present Full-Time Lecturer in Bassoon and Musicology, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogodoches, TX Applied Bassoon, Music History, Woodwind Methods, Aural Skills, Stone Fort Wind Quintet, Reed Class, Bassoon Ensemble Faculty, Stephen F. Austin State University Summer Band Camps, Nacogdoches, TX Bassoon sectionals and reed-making class Adjunct Faculty, Richland College, Dallas, TX Applied Bassoon Adjunct Faculty, Hardin Simmons University, Abilene, TX Applied Bassoon Faculty/Camp Director, McMurry Summer Band Camps, Abilene, TX Administrative preparation for camp, bassoon, and music appreciation instructor Adjunct Faculty, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX : Woodwind Methods and Applied Bassoon : Interim Instructor of Musicology (Music History sequence for majors, and Survey course for non-majors) Faculty, Abilene Summer Music Festival, Abilene, TX Instructor of Sectionals/Performance Class/Chamber Music/Music History Adjunct Faculty, McMurry University, Abilene, TX Applied Bassoon, Woodwind Methods, Woodwind Chamber Ensembles, Music Appreciation (traditional and online) Private Lesson Studio, Tallahassee, FL and Abilene, TX Private instruction on bassoon and piano for local middle and high school students Instructor, The Florida State University Summer Band Camps, Tallahassee, FL Bassoon master classes and double reed choir

2 PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE: 2013-present Longview Symphony, Longview, TX Principal Bassoon (2014-present), Substitute Bassoon (2013) 2013-present Texarkana Symphony, Texarkana, TX Principal Bassoon ( ), Substitute Bassoon ( ) 2013-present Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, Shreveport, LA Substitute Principal Bassoon 2013-present Stone Fort Wind Quintet, Nacogdoches, TX Bassoon 2013-present The Key City Winds, Abilene, TX Bassoon/Co-founder Midland-Odessa Symphony & Chorale, Midland, TX Substitute Principal and Second Bassoon, 3 rd /Contra San Angelo Symphony Orchestra, San Angelo, TX Second Bassoon, Substitute Principal and Contra Abilene Opera Association, Abilene, TX Principal Bassoon Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra, Abilene, TX Section Bassoon (Substitute Principal, Second, and Contra) Abilene Chamber Players Bassoon 2007 Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth, TX Substitute Second Bassoon Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, Niceville, FL Principal Bassoon ( ), Second Bassoon (2005) Philharmonic of Northwest Florida, Destin, FL Second Bassoon 2006 Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, Pensacola, FL Substitute Second Bassoon 2006 Valdosta Symphony Orchestra, Valdosta, GA Substitute Second Bassoon Albany Symphony Orchestra, Albany, GA Substitute Principal and Second Bassoon HONORS, GRANTS, & AWARDS: 2013 UNT Nicolas and Anna Ricco Ethics Award 2012 College Music Society Yamaha-In-Residence Fellowship 2012 Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society UNT Priddy Scholarship in Arts Leadership UNT Academic Achievement Scholarship 2008 College Music Society Community Engagement Seed Grant 2004 Tallahassee Music Guild Scholarship The Florida State University Graduate Assistantship 2003 Brevard College G. Larry Whatley Award in Music Theory Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor Society 2002 NAIA Women's Soccer Scholar Athlete and AAC All-Academic Team Brevard College Dean s List (8 Semesters) 2001 Brevard College Mary Black Scholar Brevard College Honors Program Brevard College Angier B. Duke Scholar State of Tennessee Robert C. Byrd Scholar 2

3 SPECIAL PERFORMANCES AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS: 11/19/15 Guest Artist Recital, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 11/10/15 Cole Performing Arts Series, Stone Fort Wind Quintet, Nacogdoches, TX 11/8/15 Second Sunday Concert Series, Church of Heavenly Rest, Abilene, TX 10/13/15 Guest Soloist, Stephen F. Austin State University Wind Ensemble Performance of Dana Wilson s Avatar for Amplified Bassoon and Chamber Ensemble 10/1/15 Guest Artist Recital, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA 9/23/15 Cole Performing Arts Series, Double the Fun! Double-reed Recital, Nacogdoches, TX 9/17/15 Guest Artist Recital, Lynn University Conservatory of Music, Boca Raton, FL 9/17/15 Guest Artist Masterclass, Lynn University Conservatory of Music, Boca Raton, FL Beyond the Audition: Developing a Career in Music 4/2/15 Cole Performing Arts Series, Stone Fort Wind Quintet, Nacogdoches, TX 3/29/15 Bassoon Masterclass, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 3/1/15 Cole Performing Arts Series, Bundles of Sticks: Music for Bassoon and Percussion, Nacogdoches, TX 8/4/2014 National Flute Association Conference, Chicago, IL Performance of Muczynski s Quintet for Winds with the Stone Fort Wind Quintet 4/17/14 Doctoral Bassoon Recital # 3, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 4/10/14 Cole Performing Arts Series, Faculty Bassoon Recital, Nacogdoches, TX 11/12/13 Cole Performing Arts Series, Stone Fort Wind Quintet, Nacogdoches, TX 10/31/13 College Music Society National Conference, Cambridge, MA Presentation of Yamaha-In-Residence Fellowship Project 9/21/13 Abilene Double-Reed Day and Bassoon Repair Weekend, Abilene, TX 6/26/2013 International Double-Reed Society Conference, University of Redlands, CA Performance of Theodor Burkali s =TRaInspOrt=: Trio for Bassoon and 2 Percussion 5/10/2013 The Key City Winds: Inaugural concert as Artists-in-Residence, Church of Heavenly Rest, Abilene, TX 3/29/2013 Doctoral Bassoon Recital # 2, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 2/14 / 2013 Texas Music Educators Association Conference, San Antonio, TX Performance of Theodor Burkali s =TRaInspOrt=: Trio for Bassoon and 2 Percussion for the McMurry University Percussion Ensemble showcase concert. 1/20/2013 Abilene Chamber Players (Hardin Simmons University Faculty Recital), Abilene, TX 1/13/2013 Second Sunday Concert Series presents The Key City Winds, Church of Heavenly Rest, Abilene, TX 11/17/2012 The Abilene Philharmonic s Nocturne Project (Chamber Music Series) Performance of Theodor Burkali s =TRaInspOrt=: Trio for Bassoon and 2 Percussion 3

4 4/24/2012 Doctoral Bassoon Recital #1, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 11/13/2011 Second Sunday Concert Series, Church of Heavenly Rest, Abilene, TX 11/21/2010 Guest Soloist with McMurry University Wind Ensemble Performance of Andante and Hungarian Rondo by Carl Maria von Weber. 11/14/2010 Second Sunday Concert Series, Church of Heavenly Rest, Abilene, TX 2010 Spotlight on Bassoon, Guest recital for the Abilene Women s Club, Abilene, TX 2009 McMurry University, Faculty Chamber Concert, Abilene, TX 2008 College Music Society South-Central/Southern Super-Regional Conference, Baton Rouge, LA Presented Jazz Photography: Art Form and Historic Document for the Jazz Studies Session McMurry University, Faculty Bassoon Recital, Abilene, TX 2008 Abilene Christian University s presentation of Stravinsky s L Histoire du Soldat Collaborated with other faculty musicians and professional actors for a complete presentation of the work. ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE AND SUMMER FESTIVALS: 2011 Banff Centre Bassoon Masterclass Residency: with Frank Morelli Glickman-Popkin Bassoon Camp 2009 Banff Centre Bassoon Masterclass Residency: with Frank Morelli and Christopher Millard McMurry University Faculty Jazz Combo (MCMJ): Piano (sometimes bassoon) 2007 Las Vegas Music Festival, Las Vegas, NV 2006 Aegean Verdi Festival, Lesvos, Greece The Florida State University Ensembles: Symphony Orchestra, Wind Orchestra, Opera Orchestra, Music Theatre, Chamber, and Early Music (recorders, shawms, dulcian) 2004 Dublin International Symphonic Festival, Dublin, Ireland 2002 Domaine Forget Music Academy, St. Irenee, Quebec 2002 Marrowstone Music Festival, Bellingham, WA Brevard College Ensembles: Symphonic Winds, Orchestra, Chamber, Early Music (recorders), Jazz Band (piano) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: 2014-present Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition & Bassoon Symposium 2016 Competition Committee Chair, 2014 Educator Liaison/Photographer 2014 International Double Reed Society Conference, New York City Volunteer work for Trevco-Varner Music and Trevco Music Publishing during the conference Artists-in-Residence for the Church of Heavenly Rest, Abilene, TX The Key City Winds was named the resident ensemble for the church, and performs free concerts for the community College Music Society Yamaha In-Residence Fellowship The grant money awarded was used to hire a bassoon repair specialist to work on the many neglected middle and high school bassoons in Abilene, TX, and to host a Double Reed Day and Repair Weekend. 4

5 Young Audiences of Abilene The Key City Winds are on the artist roster for Young Audiences. The quintet performs children s programs in schools and other venues around Abilene, TX Monthly Jazz Jam Sessions with MCMJ, Abilene, TX The MCMJ jazz combo presented monthly jam sessions that provided an informal setting for students and community members to learn about and participate in the process of jazz improvisation. We were recipients of a 2008 College Music Society Community Engagement Seed Grant present Outreach Concerts Participated in several outreach concerts with various ensembles at venues such as the Alzheimer s Care Center, National Center for Children s Illustrated Literature, Children s Arts and Literacy Festival, local schools, Open Classical, university student centers, farmer s markets, etc AISD All-City Band Sectionals, Abilene, TX Clinician for low-reeds AISD All-City Band Auditions, Abilene, TX Adjudicator for auditions. 2008/2013 Texas Music Educators Association Area A Wind and Percussion Auditions Adjudicator for double-reed auditions AISD All-City Band Auditions, Abilene, TX Adjudicator for flute and double-reed auditions RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS: In progress Dissertation: The Role of Improvisation in Twenty-first Century Bassoon Pedagogy 2014 The Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition, The Double Reed 37.3 (2014): Music Appreciation: To What End?. UNT Digital Library. winning essay for the Nicolas and Anna Ricco Ethics Award competition at the University of North Texas Duke Ellington, The Twenties in America. Ed. R. Kent Rasmussen. Pasadena: Salem Press, Marvin Gaye, Great Lives in History: African Americans. Ed. R. Kent Rasmussen. Pasadena: Salem Press, B.B. King, Duke Ellington, The Forties in America. Ed. R. Kent Rasmussen. Pasadena: Salem Press, Beck, Musicians and Composers of the 20th Centuy. Ed. Anthony W. Cramer. Pasadena: Salem Press, Cannonball Adderlay, Duke Ellington, Master s Thesis (Musicology): Jazz Photography: Art Form and Historic Document Photographs of jazz musicians Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, and Sarah Vaughn were used to investigate the role and contributions of photography in music historiography. 5

6 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: 2011-present Americans for the Arts 2007-present Texas Music Educators Association 2004-present College Music Society American Musicological Society 2002-present International Double Reed Society International Association for Jazz Educators 6