Jean-Paul Perrotte
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy in Composition, currently enrolled with an anticipated graduation
date of Fall 2010
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Master of Arts in Music, May 2005
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
M.A. Thesis: Five Yards And No Fences
Composition Professors: Dr. Lawrence Fritts and Dr. David Gompper
Bachelor of Music in Jazz Composition, May 1991
Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
Composition Professors: Dick Lowell and Ken Pullig
Performances:
The World as Will and Representation
Independent Museum of Contemporary Art, Cyprus Greece, September, 2008
Antigone-Incidental Music
Kirkwood Community College, April 13-15, 2007
Pankow/Schönhauser Allee 2004 (Quadraphonic sound)
Electronic Music Studio Concert, University of Iowa, January 28, 2007
Pankow/Schönhauser Allee 2004 (Stereo sound)
Northeast Modern Language Association Convention, Buffalo, New York, April 12, 2007
Columbia Art League Gallery, Columbia, Missouri, 2007
Lüneburg Project
SEAMUS Electro-Acoustic Music Month Event, University of Iowa, November 16,
2006
Five Yards And No Fences
Graduate Student Percussion Recital, University of Iowa, April 1, 2006
SEAMUS Electro-Acoustic Music Month Event, University of Iowa, November 17,
2005
Infusion
SEAMUS 2005 National Conference, Ball State University, April 15, 2005
Electronic Music Studio Concert, University of Iowa, February 5, 2005
Spatial Intersections II, University of Iowa Museum of Fine Arts, September
23, 2004
The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls
Composer’s Workshop, University of Iowa, April 13, 2003
Composer’s Workshop, University of Iowa, December 9, 2001
Graduate Singer/Composer Collaboration, University of Iowa, November 19, 2001
Cuts And Waves Of Salt Water
Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival, University of Florida, April 3-5, 2003
SCI Region V Conference, Macalester College, March 6-8, 2003
Midwest Composers Symposium, Oberlin College, February 14-15, 2003
Trains Go By
SCI Student National Conference, University of Iowa, April 2-4, 2004
Spatial Intersections, University of Iowa Museum of Fine Arts, February 27,
2003
Peal Back A Fresh Layer
Composers Workshop, University of Iowa, November 23, 2002
Arcos I
Electronic Music Studio Concert, University of Iowa, February 5, 2002
Teaching Experience – Visiting Faculty Positions:
Electronic Media I, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, Fall 2006- Spring 2007
Music Composition, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Fall 2006- Summer 2007
Teaching Experience – Adjunct Faculty Positions:
Electronic Music Composition,
University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV, Fall 2008
Music Theory III, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV, Fall 2008
Musical Form and Analysis, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV, Spring 2008
Audio Recording I, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA, Fall 2005,
Spring 2006
Audio Recording II. Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA, Spring 2006
Introduction to Music Theory, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA,
Fall 2005, Summer 2006
Songwriting, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA, Spring 2005, Spring
2006
Teaching Experience – Teaching Assistantships:
Electronic Media II, University of Iowa, Spring 2007
Music Theory and Musicianship I, University of Iowa, Fall 2001, Fall 2002
Music Theory and Musicianship II, University of Iowa, Spring 2002, Spring 2003
Music Theory and Musicianship III, University of Iowa, Fall 2003
Teaching Experience – Private Guitar Instruction
Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, IA, Fall 2004- Fall
2007
Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, IA, Fall 2002- Fall
2003
Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, IA, Fall 1999- Fall
2001
West Music Company, Iowa City, IA, Fall 1998- 2002
MusicWorks, Billerica, MA, Fall 1992-Summer 1998
Research Assistantship:
Electronic Music Studio, University of Iowa, Fall 2007
Electronic Music Studio, University of Iowa, Summer 2002- Fall 2003
Awards and Grants:
Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region Five, Meritorious Achievement in Composition for
The Burial at Thebes, Antigone-Incidental Music, Spring 2008
School of Music, University of Iowa, Austin Gertrude Scholarship, Spring 2007,
Fall 2007
School of Music, University of Iowa, Millice Fund award for travel to Berlin,
Germany, Summer 2004
Nominated for the University of Iowa Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Spring
2003
University of Iowa, Graduate College Summer Foreign Language Scholarship, Summer
2002
University of Iowa, Graduate Educational Opportunity Grant, Fall 2001- Spring
2004
Academic Service:
Acting Director of the Electronic Music Studios, University of Iowa, Iowa City,
IA, Fall 2006
Vice-President of Society of Composers Incorporated (SCI), Univ. of Iowa Student
Chapter, 2002-2003
Personnel Supervisor and Presentation Coordinator, SEAMUS National Electro-Acoustic
Music
Conference, University of Iowa, April 4-6, 2002
Concert Director, Semester End Student Concert, Kirkwood Community College, April
25, 2001
Papers and Talks Presented:
“Sounds Good: Experimental Contemporary Music” CCAI Nevada Neighbors Lecture Series at Carson City Library, Carson City NV, Sept 17, 2008
“Classicizing Glam: Queen’s Use of the Romantic Era As Pastiche in
Seventies Art Rock” International Association for the Study of Popular Music-US Branch National Conference,
Cleveland OH, October 10-13, 2002
Publications:
“‘Sound Art’ – New Only In Name: A Selected History of
German Sound Works from the Last Century”
German Soundscapes of (Post)Modernity, May 1, 2008
Master-Classes and Seminars:
Scott Wyatt, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Paul Rudy, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Dennis Smalley, City University London, UK
David Rakowski, Brandeis University
Terry Riley, Independent Composer
Kevin Blechdom, Independent Composer
Alessandro Cipriani, Edison Studio, Rome
Fabio Cifariello Ciardi, Edison Studio, Rome
Helmut Erdmann, Fortbildungszentrums für Neue Musik, Lüneburg, Germany
Professional Affiliations:
Society of Electro-Acoustic Music United States (SEAMUS)
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
Society of Composers Incorporated (SCI)
International Association for the Study of Popular Music- United States (IASPM-US)
Computer Skills:
Mac OSX and Windows, Logic Pro, Final Cut Express, ProTools, GarageBand, Sibelius,
Max/MSP, Office Applications
Foreign Languages:
Near fluency in French and Spanish, basic speaking skills in German
Foreign Travel:
Belgium, Canada, Ecuador, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands,
North Cyprus, Switzerland and Turkey
References:
(Contact me for references)