Dr. Virginia F. Strauss Curriculum Vitae March 2011 Professor of Music Luther College Decorah, Iowa strausvi@luther.edu TEACHING INTERESTS Violin studio private lessons, ½ or 1 hour per week for both major and non-major students includes group performance seminars and technique classes Chamber music coaching, 1 hour per week for small string ensembles includes chamber music recital performances Advanced Ear Training for junior/senior music majors class, 2 hours per week Counterpoint for junior/senior music majors class, 2 hours per week J-term Study Abroad Vienna at the Crossroads of Culture and History with John Strauss Luther College Symphony Orchestra Residency in Vienna with Dan Baldwin and John Strauss RESEARCH INTERESTS (with research partner John Strauss) Viennese Classical chamber music research in European libraries and archives publications with Doblinger Verlag, Vienna Computer music engraving - Finale ongoing contracts with Doblinger Verlag COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS WITH STUDENTS Teacher of advanced violin students one-on-one preparation for public performances preparation for auditions preparation for graduate school Concertmaster of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra string section leader for many former and a few select current L.C. students
2 Dr. Virginia F. Strauss 2010-11 Professor of Music Luther College Decorah, Iowa 52101 strausvi@luther.edu Education/Degrees Bachelor of Arts with honors in Music, University of California at Berkeley, 1967 Master of Music in Violin, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1972 Doctor of Musical Arts in Violin, University of Texas at Austin, 1980 Computer science studies at Luther College, 1981-82, 1987 Violin master classes at the Hochschule für Musik, Vienna, Austria, 1983-84 German study at the Institute for European Studies, Vienna, Austria, 1983-84 Computer Music Engraving, Doblinger Verlag, Vienna, Austria, 2004-05 College Positions Teaching Assistant in music history and appreciation, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1970-72 Teaching Assistant in Violin, University of Texas at Austin, 1974-75 Instructor of Music, Luther College, 1975-80 Assistant Professor of Music, Luther College, 1980-86 Associate Professor of Music, Luther College, 1986-93 Professor of Music, Luther College, 1993- Honors, Awards and Grants Eisner Award for Creative Achievement in Music, 1966 Phi Beta Kappa, 1967 Iowa Arts Council Touring Grants (16), 1977-96 American Lutheran Church graduate study grant, 1980 Sabbatical leave: Vienna, Austria, 1983-84 Luther College Aid for Research grant, 1984 NWAF Summer Computer Project grant, 1984 Luther College Aid for Research grant, 1986 Presser Foundation grant I: Music/Computer lab, 1986 Pi Kappa Lambda, 1987 Arts Midwest Touring Roster, 1989-96 Sabbatical leave: Decorah and Vienna, Austria, 1990-91 President's Sabbatical Award, 1990 Presser Foundation grant II: Music/Computer lab, 1990 Sabbatical leave: Vienna, Austria, 1997-98 Sabbatical leave: Vienna, Austria, 2004-05 Tomson Family Faculty Fellowship, 2011 Sabbatical leave: Vienna, Austria, Spring 2012
3 Performance Oberlin Summer Opera Theater Orchestra, 1972 Austin (TX) Symphony Orchestra, 1973-75 Solo recitals, 1975-2009 Chamber music for Luther faculty and guest recitals, 1975-2008 MPR and KUNI radio broadcasts, 1975-85, 1989 Concerto performances with Luther College Symphony Orchestra, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1994, 2002 Luther College Chamber Trio, 1975-80 Annual performances at Luther College Guest appearances at colleges, universities and art centers in Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and North Dakota Concertmaster - Rochester (MN) Symphony Orchestra, 1980-83 Oneota Chamber Players, 1980-2008 Annual performances at Luther College Guest appearances at colleges, universities and art centers in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Georgia and South Dakota International Dvorak Festival, 1993 Beethoven Trio cycle, 1993-94 Concerto performance with Belleville (IL) Philharmonic Orchestra, 1982 Iowa Public Television broadcasts 1982, 1985, 1994, 1999 Concerto performances with La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, 1988, 1994, 1999, 2001 Concertmaster - Dorian Opera Theater orchestra, 1989-2002 Premieres of new works J. Morrison, 1997; N. Flory, 2002; M. Monhardt, 2003 Iowa Composers Forum performances, 1997, 2008 Online recording: itunesu Monhardt Each His Pair of Silver Doves, 2010 Concertmaster - La Crosse (WI) Symphony Orchestra, 1984-2011 Recent orchestral solos Rimsky-Korsakov: Scherherazade, Gershwin: American in Paris, M. Davis: Miracle of Hannukah, Schumann: Symphony #4, Brahms: Symphony #1, Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody #6, Shostakovich: Symphony # 5 String Education Activities Instructor, University of Texas String Project, 1973-75 Director, Decorah High School Orchestra, 1975-80 Faculty, Dorian Music Camp, 1975- String clinics in public schools, 1975- Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, South Dakota Critic, Iowa High School Music Association Festival, 1976, 1980 Director, Decorah Summer String Ensemble, 1981, 1982 Concerto performances with Decorah High School Orchestra, 1985, 1995 Critic, Decorah Public School Music Contests, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003 Judge, American String Teacher's Association contest, 1989, 1992 Master class critic, Dorian Orchestra Festival, 1992-2009 All-State Orchestra coach, Decorah High School, 2000-08 Chamber music coach, Decorah High School, 1998-2008 Chamber music coach, American International School, Vienna, Austria, 2004-05 First Violin Section Coach, International Honor Orchestra Festival, Geneva, Switzerland, 2005 PARTNER in Education with Decorah High School (Chamber Music), 2008 Judge, Rising Stars Concerto Competition, La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, 2006, 2009
4 Study Abroad Courses Co-leader with John Strauss and LCSO conductors (Meyer, Sterling, Baldwin) of 9 January Term Orchestra Residencies in Vienna, Austria, 1977-2011 Co-leader with John Strauss of 3 January Term UMAIE Study Abroad courses, 1983-88 Museums, Music and Monuments in the Great Cities of Europe Co-leader with John Strauss of 2 January Term L.C. Study Abroad courses, 2008-2010 At the Crossroads of Culture and History: Music, Arts and Ideas in Vienna Articles "Study Abroad: An Educational Experience," (Agora, Fall 1988). Walter Rabl in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (Vol.20, 2001). [co-authored with John Strauss] Music Editions [co-edited with John Strauss] Johann Baptist Vanhal: Concerto in C Major for Violine, Cembalo und Streichorchester cadenzas by V. Strauss (Diletto Musicale 1107, Doblinger Verlag, Vienna, 1992). The Complete Instrumental Chamber Music of Walter Rabl, (A-R Editions, Madison, WI, 1996) Vol. 24 of Recent Researches in the Music of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries. Johann Baptist Vanhal: Sonata in Bb Major, Op. 30 No. 1 for violin and piano (Diletto Musicale 1181, Doblinger Verlag, Vienna, 1996). Johann Baptist Vanhal: Sonata in Eb Major, Op. 30 No. 2 for violin and piano (Diletto Musicale 1182, Doblinger Verlag, Vienna, 1996). Johann Baptist Vanhal: Sonata in G Major, Op. 30 No 3 for violin and piano (Diletto Musicale 1183, Doblinger Verlag, Vienna, 1966). Georg Friedrich Fuchs: Trio Concertante in G-Moll, Op. 64, No. 3 for clarinet, violin and cello (Diletto Musicale 1224, Doblinger Verlag, Vienna, 1997). Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Orchestra in G Major, Op. 17 (H.A. 3, Verlag Anderle, Vienna, 1998). Johann Baptist Vanhal: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in C Major, Weinmann IIA C9 (H.A. 5, Verlag Anderle, Vienna 1998). Johann Baptist Vanhal: Three Sonatas for Piano (E b Major, G Minor, G Major) (Diletto Musicale 1225, Doblinger Verlag, Vienna, 1998). Johann Baptist Vanhal: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in C Major, Weinmann IIb C 2 (H.A. 8, Verlag Anderle, Vienna 1999). Johann Baptist Vanhal: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Major, Opus 45, Weinmann IIa/A1 (H.A. 9, Verlag Anderle, Vienna 2000). Johann Baptist Vanhal: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D Major, Opus 14, Weinmann IIa/D1 (H.A. 21, Verlag Anderle, Vienna 2001). Johann Baptist Vanhal: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in C Major, Weinmann IIa/C4 (H.A. 22, Verlag Anderle, Vienna 2001). Johann Baptist Vanhal: Quartett in E b -Dur, Op. 40, No. 1 for violin, viola, cello and piano (Diletto Musicale 1307, Doblinger Verlag, Vienna, 2002). Johann Baptist Vanhal: Quartett in G-Dur, Op. 40, No. 2 for violin, viola, cello and piano (Diletto Musicale 1308, Doblinger Verlag, Vienna, 2003). Johann Baptist Vanhal: Quartett in B-Dur, Op. 40, No. 3 for violin, viola, cello and piano (Diletto Musicale 1350, Doblinger Verlag, Vienna, 2005).
5 Computer-Engraved Editions [co-edited with John Strauss] Johann Baptist Vanhal: Divertimento in D-Dur for viola, cello and piano contract from Doblinger Verlag (Diletto Musicale 1389), Vienna, 2005 Ignaz Josef Pleyel: Trio in B-Dur, B. 440 (1791) for violin, cello and piano Doblinger Verlag (Diletto Musicale 1405), Vienna, 2007 Ignaz Josef Pleyel: Trio in C-Dur, B. 441 (1791) for violin, cello and piano Doblinger Verlag (Diletto Musicale 1406), Vienna, 2007 Ignaz Josef Pleyel: Trio in f-moll, B. 442 (1791) for violin, cello and piano Doblinger Verlag (Diletto Musicale 1407), Vienna, 2007 Ignaz Joseph Pleyel: Trio in A-Dur, B. 448 (1794) for violin, cello and piano Doblinger Verlag (Diletto Musicale 1441), Vienna, 2011 Other Professional Activities Artistic Horizons Music Computer Workshop, Tucson, Arizona, 1985 Co-director of Presser Music/Computer lab, 1986-1995 International Pleyel Gesellschaft Symposium, Ruppersthal, Austria, 2011 Professional Organizations Phi Beta Kappa Pi Kappa Lambda College Music Society American String Teachers Association