Michael Alan Anderson
5440-F
maa@uchicago.edu
773.493.2448
Education
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Dissertation
in progress: “Precursor et Mater matris:
Music for
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Completed
all course requirements
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Language
proficiency in Latin, French, German (and Spanish)
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Passed
all five comprehensive examinations (Sept 2004)
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Passed
proficiency examinations in sight-singing, keyboard, dictation, and figured
bass realization
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Teaching Experience / Training
¨ “Introduction to Western
Music”, University of Chicago, Instructor (Winter 2006) – 30 students
¨ “Music in Western
Civilization”, University of Chicago, Teaching Assistant (Winter and Spring,
2005) – 50 students
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¨ St. Clement School,
Chicago, Children’s Choir Teacher (1999-2000) – 25 students
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¨ Completed courses at the
Publications
“The Canonic Dux as Precursor in a Motet for
“The Organization
and Complexes of the Q15 Hymn Cycle” (forthcoming in the Journal of Musicology or the Journal
of Plainsong and Medieval Music)
Editor, “Observations
on the Music of Obadiah the Proselyte, with Special Attention to the Problem of
Clef Identification” by Royal MacDonald (forthcoming in 2006 as conference
proceedings from the Convegno Internazionale di Studi
Editorial
assistant for Randi von Ellefson, “An Interview with Ismael Fernandez de la
Cuesta”, The Choral Journal, vol. 45,
no. 3 (October 2004), pp. 20-26.
Papers / Public Lectures
¨ “The Canonic Dux as Precursor in a Motet for
John the Baptist” –paper presentation at the conference “Canons and Canonic
Techniques (14th – 16th century)”; Katholieke
¨ “The Hymn Complexes of Bologna Q15” –paper
presentation at the AMS Midwest Chapter semiannual meeting;
¨ Pre-concert lecture for the
ensemble Sequentia in a program “Songs of a Rhineland Harper”;
¨ Radio interview: “Critical
Thinking” with Andrew Patner; discussion the music of Obadiah the Proselyte,
also with guest Norman Golb; aired:
¨ “Senesino in Handel’s Julius Caesar: The Singer as Myth”, presented at a mini-conference
at the
Awards / Honors / Fellowships
¨ Doolittle-Harrison
Fellowship award – for a presentation by a doctoral student at an academic
conference within or outside of the
¨ Daniel H. Pedtke Memorial
Award – for outstanding musical leadership in the
Research Interests
¨ The saints in late medieval
music (esp. John the Baptist, Anne, Andrew)
¨ The fifteenth-century
polyphonic hymn, polyphonic sequences, and hymn cycles
¨ Theology, symbolism, and
exegesis in the medieval motet
¨ The manuscripts
¨ Gregorian semiology & issues
in plainchant performance practice
¨ Solmization
¨ Hypermetrics in Notre Dame
polyphony
Professional Memberships
¨ American Musicological
Society (since 2001)
¨ American Musicological
Society --
¨ Medieval Academy (since
2003)
¨ College Music Society
(since 2003)
¨ American Choral Directors
Association (since 2003)
¨ Early Music
¨ Early Music
¨ Hagiography Society (since
2005)
Performing Experience – As Conductor
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Choir,
Assistant Conductor (September 2001 – June 2005)
Randi
von Ellefson, conductor
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Prepared
the 35-member Rockefeller Memorial Chapel Choir for weekly services as well as,
on occasion, the 120-member University Chorus for major performance venues.
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Prepared
the ensemble for an appearance at the National American Choral Director’s
Association Convention (
Brent House Episcopal
Center, Music
Director (September 2005 – )
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Plan
music for weekly liturgies during the academic year
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Accompany
the weekly services and lead a small student choir
St. Clement Church, Children’s Choir Director
(1998-1999)
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Performed
annually at six family masses—works by Bach, Beethoven, Fauré
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Two
hours per week in classroom, with emphasis on sight-reading and vocal technique
Notre Dame Men’s Glee Club,
Assistant Conductor (August 1994 – June 1997)
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Conducted
the 75-voice all-male chorus in over 100 concerts in 26 states, across Europe,
and the Middle East including
performances at El Teatro Rojo, Toledo; University of Galway, Ireland; La Iglesia
de los Gerónimos, Madrid; and with the Jerusalem Symphony (David Shallon,
conductor)
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Prepared
the Glee Club for two recordings: Music
from the Basilica and From the Heart
St. Anthony de
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Prepared
select children’s choir for four masses per week
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Taught
first and second grade once per week in preparation for weekday masses
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Accompanist
for weekday morning masses
Performing Experience – As Singer
Schola Antiqua of
Calvin
M. Bower, Artistic Director
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Founded
this eight-voice professional ensemble dedicated to the study and performance
of Gregorian chant and early polyphonic music
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Received
special invitations for concerts at the Indianapolis Early Music Festival,
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Featured
on special radio program (WFMT 98.7) devoted to early music in
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Recorded
the accompanying CD for Theodore Karp’s forthcoming book, An Introduction to the Post-Tridentine Mass Proper, 1590-1890. American Institute of Musicology, 2006.
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Recording
the accompanying CD for Calvin M. Bower’s forthcoming book on the history of
the medieval sequence (Notre Dame Press, 2007).
Chicago Symphony Chorus, baritone (Spring 1998 –
May 2001)
Duain
Wolfe, conductor
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Prepared
and performed major works with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Master
classes with Peter Schreier, Rene Papé, and Bobby McFerrin
Seraphic Fire, baritone (forthcoming,
May 2006),
Patrick
Dupre Quigley, conductor
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Performing
the complete motets of Bach for Double Chorus (BWV 225-230) in concert with
this small professional ensemble with period instruments
St. Cecilia Consort, baritone (2003 – ), Chicago
Andrew
Paul Fredel, conductor
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Participated
in several concerts which included a vocal or choral overlay to the core repertory
for recorder.
Mormon Tabernacle Choir, baritone (August 1996),
Craig
Jessop, conductor
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Invited
to rehearse as a one-time guest of the choir by the conductor
Graduate Coursework
·
Pro-seminar:
The History and Notation of Monophonic Music before 1300 (Calvin Bower)
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Pro-seminar:
The History and Notation of Polyphonic Music before 1300 (Catherine Saucier)
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Pro-seminar:
The History and Notation of Polyphonic Music from 1300-1450 (
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Pro-seminar:
Music from 1450-1600 (Robert Kendrick)
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Pro-seminar:
Topics in Nineteenth-century Music (Berthold Hoeckner)
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Pro-seminar:
Topics in Twentieth-century Music (Berthold Hoeckner)
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Pro-seminar:
The History of Music Theory sequence (T. Christensen; L. Zbikowski)
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Seminar:
The Manuscript
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Seminar:
Propering the Mass Ordinary (Anne Walters Robertson)
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Seminar:
Rousseau and Music (Thomas Christensen)
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Seminar:
Opera, Myth and History: 1724-1780 (Martha Feldman)
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Seminar:
Verdi’s La Forza del Destino (Philip
Gossett)
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Seminar:
L’Incoronazione di Poppea
(Robert Kendrick)
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Analysis
of Nineteenth-Century Music (Richard Cohn)
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Analysis
of Twentieth-Century Music (Ian Quinn)
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Schenkerian
Analysis (Peter Smith)
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Seminar:
The Concept Album (Travis Jackson)
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Introduction
to World Music (Philip Bohlman)
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Six
academic quarters of Graduate Colloquium, a regular lecture series sponsored by
the Department of Music
Arts Administration Experience
Eric
Samuels, Artistic Director
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Managed
the preparation and execution of an eight-week, thirty concert season for over
50 renowned professional musicians and students of the Festival
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Developed
relationships with over 100 local businesses to support the arts festival as
participating sponsors
University of Notre Dame Department of Music
Public Relations Director, 1995-1996
¨ Organized over 40 on-campus
performances by faculty, graduate students, and guest artists
¨ Coordinated publicity
efforts for each event using radio, print, direct mail, which more than doubled
previous concert attendance