MICHAEL RICKELTO 201 Rodgers Forge Rd. Apt. D Baltimore, MD 21212 - (615) 306-7213 michael.rickelton@gmail.com www.michaelrickelton.com EDUCATION Current DMA student in Composition, Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD Master of Music in Composition, Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD Bachelor of Music in Music Education, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN Cum Laude Tennessee Teaching License, K-12 music Ecole Normale de Musique/European American Musical Alliance (EAMA), Paris, France (summer 2005) Mountain Collegium Summer Early Music Workshop, Cullowhee, NC (summer 2003) Composition study with Claude Baker, Narcis Bonet, Michael Hersch and Jerome Reed Private Study in voice, piano, guitar, violin and lute Master classes with Elizabeth Austin, Claude Baker, Michel Merlet, Christopher Rouse (composition), and Dennis Keene (conducting) TEACHING EXPERIENCE Adjunct Instructor Towson University, Towson, MD, December 2012 Present History of Rock and Roll Design lectures and coursework, teach classes, grade papers, administer exams to undergraduate students Adjunct Instructor Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, January 2012 Present American Popular Music Since 1950 Design lectures and coursework, teach classes, grade papers, administer exams to undergraduate students Rudiments of Music administer exams to undergraduate students covering material from reading notes and rhythms to part writing and roman numeral analysis, including rhythm dictation and recognition of major/minor scales and chord quality. Music Theory I administer exams to undergraduate students focusing on the writing and analysis of species counterpoint through Baroque figured bass.
Rickelton 2 Music Theory III: Song Analysis administer exams to undergraduate students focusing on the analysis of song literature from the Baroque era through the 21 st century. Faculty Associate Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD, August 2012 December 2012 Music Theory I Teach classes, grade papers and administer exams to first-year undergraduate music students covering materials from major/minor scales to form and analysis. Jr. Bach Mentor Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD, January 2010 Present Mentor middle schools students on the creation and production of original compositions Music Teacher St. Joseph s Catholic School, Madison, TN, September 2007 June 2008 Created lesson plans and teaching materials for grades prek through eighth grade, including fundamental music theory topics, sight singing/ear training and musicology Conducted two children s choirs Organized music for Friday mass and special services, including choosing and leading hymns, providing solos during offertory and communion, and cantoring the psalm, alleluia and mass Maintained active, open parent-teacher communication Private Studio Instructor Madison, TN, and Baltimore, MD, August 2007 Present Teach private composition, voice, piano and theory/musicianship Lessons included instruction in technique, theory, sight singing/ear training and interpretation Interim Assistant Choirmaster Christ Church Cathedral, Nashville, TN, January 2007 June 2007 Led Junior Choristers (K through fourth grade) Held weekly rehearsals for Sunday mass Assisted in conducting liturgical music for Sunday mass Taught fundamental theory and musicianship topics centered around the curriculum of the Royal Schools of Church Music (RSCM) Substitute Teacher Metro Nashville Public Schools, Nashville, TN, January 2007 September 2007 Maintained relationships with full-time faculty throughout Metro Schools Provided short-term and long-term coverage for teachers on leave Conducted rehearsals for middle and high school vocal and instrumental ensembles
Rickelton 3 Student Teaching Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN, August 2006 December 2006 Taught elementary (K-5) and high school (9-12) music Julia Green Elementary School, White House High School Created lesson plans and teaching materials including topics of fundamental and advanced theory topics, sight singing/ear training, musicology and art history Conducted rehearsals and programs for elementary and high school vocal ensembles Coached singers on vocal production, musicianship, sight reading and rhythm Volunteer Choral Assistant David Lipscomb High School, Nashville, TN, August 2004 August 2007 Conducted high school (9-12) choral music rehearsals Coached singers on vocal production, musicianship and rhythm OTHER EXPERIENCE Contract Singer Baltimore Choral Arts Society; Baltimore, MD; September 2008 Present St. David s Episcopal Church; Baltimore, MD; September 2009 Present Old St. Paul s Episcopal Church; Baltimore, MD; September 2008 May 2009 Christ Church Cathedral; Nashville, TN; September 2006 August 2008 Nashville Symphony Association; Nashville, TN; September 2003 August 2008 Graduate Assistant for the Department of Composition Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD, September 2010 June 2012 Organized and produced department events (seminars, recitals, concerts, special events) and disseminated information through various offices and departments Developed and maintained the Peabody Composition Department website Met with and provided information for prospective students and parents Organized prospective student meetings and informational sessions during Peabody s annual Audition Week Maintained contact with faculty and students and provided information and assistance to Peabody composers Technology Grant Recipient Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, May 2012 Present Developing ibook for piano sight reading Interlibrary Loan Assistant Arthur Friedheim Library, Baltimore, MD, September 2009 Present Process borrowing and lending requests for Friedheim Library patrons and lending libraries Student Worker Archives of the Peabody Institute, Baltimore, MD, May 2010 August 2011 Organize and catalog scores, recordings and documents associated with the archives of the Theater Chamber Players
Rickelton 4 AWARDS/HONORS Winner of the 2013 Robert Campbell prize from Ithaca College (2013) Randolph S. Rothschild Award in Composition Peabody Institute (2012) Winner of the Pacific Chorale Choral Composition Competition (2012) Winner of the Gregg Smith Choral Composition Contest (2011) Selected for inclusion in the University of Alabama-Huntsville New Music Festival (2009, 2012) Selected for inclusion in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra reading session: Marin Alsop, conductor (2011) Graduate assistantship in composition Peabody Conservatory (2010-2012) Selected by the American Composers Orchestra in conjunction with Meet the Composer to be included in the EarShot program presented by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra: Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (2010) Selected for inclusion in the Baltimore Choral Arts Society s student composer reading (2009, 2010) MTNA Southern Division winner in the Young Artist category of the Student Composition Competition for Arroyo for String Quartet (2007) Lipscomb University Composition Award (2007) Lipscomb University Whitfield Future Teacher Award for K-12 student teaching (2006) Meistersingers Choral Composition Competition finalist for Tenebrae factae sunt (2005) Lipscomb University Music Education Award (2005) Scholarship to attend the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris, France (2005) Southeastern Composers League Arnold Salop Memorial Composition Contest winner for Concord (2005) National Association of Teachers of Singing divisional runner-up (2005) Leavel Scholarship for the Arts (2004-2006) Ithaca College Choral Composition Contest finalist for Calm the Waves of this Heart (2004) Lipscomb University Sophomore Music Award (2004) Bluffton College Choral Composition Contest Second Place for Calm the Waves of this Heart (2004) RECORDINGS (AS VOCALIST) (Organization: Work: Composer: Conductor: Label) *Indicates work as a soloist Baltimore Choral Arts Society: Christmas at America s First Cathedral: Various composers: Tom Hall: Gothic Nashville Symphony: Charles Ives: Lincoln, The Great Commoner: Leonard Slatkin: Naxos Nashville Symphony: A Dylan Thomas Trilogy: John Corigliano: Leonard Slatkin: Naxos* Nashville Symphony: My Christmas: Gian Carlo Menotti: George Mabry: Naxos Cathedral Choir of Christ Church Cathedral-Nashville: Works by living composers of Anglican choral music: Various: Michael Velting: Independent release Nashville Symphony: Porgy and Bess: George Gershwin: John Mauceri: Decca
RECORDINGS (AS COMPOSER) (Organization: Work: Conductor: Label) Pacific Chorale s John Alexander Singers: Pentecost for SATB and piano: John Alexander: Delos (forthcoming) Rickelton 5 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Society of Composers, Inc. American Choral Directors Association College Music Society