Curriculum Vitae Leroy E. Bynum, Jr., DMA Albany State University Department of Fine Arts 504 College Drive Albany, GA 31705 (229) 430-4832 leroy.bynum@asurams I. EDUCATION Degree Year Institution Major DMA 1992 University of Georgia Music/Vocal Performance MM 1980 University of South Florida Music/Vocal Performance BM 1977 University of North Carolina Music/Vocal Performance at Chapel Hill II. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE A. Academic 2003 present Professor of Music; Department of Fine Arts, Albany State University, Albany, GA 1996-2003 Associate Professor of Music; Department of Fine Arts, Albany State University, Albany, GA 1992-1996 Assistant Professor of Music; Department of Fine Arts, Albany State University, Albany, GA 1991-1992 Teaching Assistant; School of Music, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 1984-1987 Instructor of Music; Abraham Baldwin College, Tifton, GA 1980-1984 Instructor of Music; Lake-Sumter Community College, Leesburg, FL B. Administrative 2006 Dean; College of Arts and Humanities, Albany State University
Bynum: Curriculum Vita 2 1998-2006 Chair; Department of Fine Arts, Albany State University, Albany GA 1996-1998 Interim Chair; Department of Fine Arts, Albany State University, Albany, GA 1984-1987 Creative Director; Arts Experiment Station, Abraham Baldwin College, Tifton, GA C. Other 1980-present Maintain an independent studio for private voice instruction III. PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) Music Educators National Conference (MENC) IV. UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Lyceum Committee Chair Dean of the Graduate School Search Committee - Chair Graduate Council Membership Committee Chair Regents Academic Advisory Committee International Trade Center Advisory Committee Curriculum and New Programs Committee ASU/Ritz Cultural Center Committee Retirement Committee Commencement Committee Founders Day Committee ASU Centennial Celebration Committee V. PUBLICATIONS Books Monograph: Anthology: First Berlin Lieder School: Eighteenth-Century Foundation to the Nineteenth-Century Aesthetic Projected publication date: April 2009 Lieder from the First Berlin Lieder Schools: An Annotated Anthology Projected publication date: 2009
Bynum: Curriculum Vita 3 Book Chapters William Stanley Braithwaite (Biography) in African American Men of Note edited by Jessie Carnie Smith, 1998 Eubie Blake (Biography) in African American Men of Note, edited by Jessie Carney Smith, 1998 Nathanial Dett (Biogrphy) in African American Men of Note, edited by Jessie Carney Smith, 1998 Journal Articles Published Louise Reichardt, Pioneer of Romantic German Lieder Women in Music 1996 Dissertation (Unpublished) Lieder Produced by the Composers of the First Berlin Leader School: The Development of German Song, 1992 VI. PAPERS PRESENTED March 2003 Nov. 2001 April 2000 Feb. 1999 Nov. 1998 Modest Mussorgsky s Songs and Dances of Death University System of Georgia Faculty Development Seminar- Russia s Cultural Heritage Clayton College and State University, Morrow, GA Franz Schubert s Die Schöne Müllerin, German Studies Symposium, University of Georgia, Athens, GA C.P.E. Bach s Gellert s Lieder, and his break with Berlin Lieder tradition National Association of Teachers of Singing Symposium German Art-song Perspective and Interpretation University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa Oh Freedom: The Negro Spiritual in American Classical Music, Arts in Black Fine Arts Festival, Tifton, GA The vogue of empfindsame Weise traced to the Berlin Lieder Schools of the 1750 s and 60 s. German Studies Seminar The Rise of German Romanticism University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bynum: Curriculum Vita 4 April 1997 Louise Reichardt and her songs representative of the Voice of Women of the Early 19 th Century, Women in Music Seminar, Furman University, Furman, South Carolina VII. GRANTS FUNDED 2002 Title III Curriculum Enhancement Grant $250,000.00 1998 Regent s Model Classroom Technology Enhancement Grant $100,000.00 VIII. OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES Educational 2002 Petersburg and Moscow, Russia: University System of Georgia Faculty Development Seminar. Awarded Chancellor s Award 1996 Seminar: Teaching the Male Voice, Cincinnati, Conservatory, Cincinnati, Ohio 1995 Frei Universität, Berlin, Germany: Summer Research and Study Residency. Researched, studied and performed eighteenth-century German song literature under the guidance of eminent German musicologist, Dr. Jorgen Maeder. 1994 Humbolt Universität, Berlin, Germany: Summer research seminar involving the interpretation of eighteenth-century German Lieder texts according to philosophical, cultural, social, and political precepts of the era. The seminar was entitled Deutsche Lieder und die Erklärungszeit (German Art-Song and the Enlightenment) 1994 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship Performance and research in Berlin, Germany 1990-91 Fulbright Fellowship, Berlin Germany Studied eighteenth and nineteenth century German Lieder: performance, interpretation, and literature Professors included Dr. Aribert Reimann, Dr. Joergen Maehder, and Dr. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau 1981 International Music Workshop in Graz, Austria
Bynum: Curriculum Vita 5 Received a scholarship for vocal study concentrated in performance and literature 1978 Aspen Choral Festival. Received a scholarship as a performer for the summer workshop 1977 Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria Studied voice and opera literature 1977-89 *Attended other choral and vocal workshops and seminars at Berkshire, Montreat, the Robert Shaw Workshops in Atlanta, and the Godovsky Opera Workshops at Curtis **Extensive study of German in both the U.S., Austria, and Germany Performance Activities (Major performances over the last 5 years) 2007 Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Albany Symphony Orchestra 2006 Concert Vocal Literature by African-Americans, Lecture Recital, Federale Institucion di Bahia, Salvadore, Brazil O Freedom: The African-American Spiritual, Lecture Recital, Teatro Villa Lobos, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil The Impressario, W. A. Mozart, and Trial By Jury, Gilbert and Sullivan, Opera Albany 2005 Solo Recital With Strings Attached, accompanied by the chamber string ensemble of the Albany Symphony, Albany, GA 2004 St. Matthew Passion (Evangelist), Johann Sebastian Bach, St. Petersburg Choral Society, St. Petersburg, FL 2003 Die Zauberflöte, W.A. Mozart, Lyric Opera Company of Dresden, Germany 2003 Fidelio, Ludwig van Beethoven, North Carolina Opera, Charlotte, NC 2002 Porgy and Bess, George and Ira Gershwin, Albany State University 2002 Don Giovanni, W. A. Mozart, Berlin Lyric Opera, Berlin, Germany
Bynum: Curriculum Vita 6 Conducting Activities 1992-2004 Director of the Albany State University Concert Chorale, an international award winning choral ensemble that has performed extensively throughout the United States and Europe: 2004 European Concert Tour to Scotland, Wales, England 2001 European Concert Tour to Spain and Portugal 2000 Concert Tour to Montreal and Ottawa, Canada 1999 Concert Tour to Hungary, Austria and France 1997 Concert Tour to the Czech Republic and Germany 1984-87 Conductor of the Abraham Baldwin College Singers, a select group of 16 that performed a variety of chamber choir literature from Medieval to Modern 1984-87 Directed the Abraham Baldwin College Show Choir, "Sound Sensations" 1985-87 Conductor of the Tift-Area Community Chorus. This group of 100 plus singers performed extended works from all periods of music history 1981-84 New Life Presbyterian Church, Leesburg, Florida Director of Music. Duties included conducting the Chancel, Youth Choir, and Handbell Choirs 1980-84 Conductor of the Lake-Sumter College Singers, a select ensemble of 16 singers. This award winning group performed a wide variety of choral literature and enjoyed vast popularity throughout the state and region. The College Singers received international praise on their European Concert Tour, May 1984 1980-84 Directed the Lake-Sumter Community Chorus, a group of 100 plus singers that performed a variety of choral literature from show tunes to extended classical works HONORS AND AWARDS 2003 President s Award for Exceptional Performance, presented by Albany State University President, Dr. Portia Holmes Shields 2002 President s Award for Exceptional Performance, presented by Albany State University s President, Dr. Portia Holmes Shields 1992 Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, national honor society
Bynum: Curriculum Vita 7 1991 Inducted into the Blue Key National Honor Society 1991 Inducted into the Beta Tau chapter of Pi Kappa Lambda, the national music honor society 1990-91 Awarded a Fulbright Graduate Fellowship for study of German Lieder (performance, interpretation, and pedagogy) 1990 Distinguished by the collective faculty and administration of the University of Georgia as Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year 1987-90 For three years awarded the Faculty Development Fellowship for Doctoral Study at the University of Georgia 1987-90 For three years awarded the University-Wide Assistantship at the University of Georgia 1988 Winner of the Atlanta Music Club's Young Artist's Concerto Concert Auditions 1988 Winner of the Georgia National Association of Teachers of Singing Auditions - Graduate Division 1980 Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions in Sarasota, Florida 1979 Winner of the Florida and Regional NATS Auditions - Graduate Division 1977 Winner of the North Carolina and Regional NATS Auditions in the Senior Male Division 1977 Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions in Greensboro, North Carolina