Benjamin Montgomery

Benjamin Montgomery www.bmontgomerymusic.com «»-«»- Education DMA, Music Composition ..................................................................................... 05/2020 Frost School of Music at the University of Miami (UM), Coral Gables, FL ¨ Dissertation: “Audio-Tactile Cross-Modal Correspondences in the Composition of Phantasmagorical, for Wind Ensemble and Electronics” ¨ Dissertation Composition: Phantasmagorical for Wind Ensemble and Electronics MM, Music Composition....................................................................................... 05/2017 Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing, MI ¨ Thesis Composition: Deteriorate: String Quartet No. 1 MM, Music Theory ....................................................................................................................... 05/2017 Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing, MI ¨ Analysis/Pedagogy Hybrid Track BM, Music Composition ........................................................................................ 05/2013 Ithaca College (IC), Ithaca, NY magna cum laude ¨ Instrumental Emphasis: Saxophone Primary instructors: Charles N. Mason, Dorothy Hindman, Ricardo Lorenz, Jere Hutcheson, Dana Wilson, Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann. Additional Studies: Augusta Read Thomas, Christopher Theofanidis, Melinda Wagner. Professional Experience University of Miami, Frost School of Music, Coral Gables, FL ¨ Lecturer – UM .......................................................................................................... 2020-Present o MTC 717, Analytical Techniques (Graduate): A survey of perspectives and techniques used in the analysis of many styles of music. Topics include an overview of traditional harmony and formal approaches, Schenkerian analysis, Neo-Riemannian Theory, set theory and other atonal pitch organizations, and the analytical influences of metaphor and music cognition. The course highlights engagement with recent analyses. o MTC 140, 141, 240, 241, Experiential Musicianship I-IV (Undergraduate): Written music theory topics include species counterpoint, tonal harmony, formal analysis, Early 20th century techniques, and composition projects. Classes incorporated both in-person and synchronous virtual students. Instruction is primarily in small classes of 8-12 students, though periodic lectures were given to large classes. o MTC 207, 208, Skills Lab III-IV (Undergraduate): Aural skills course topics include pitch and rhythmic solfege, sight-singing, melodic and harmonic dictation, and introductory improvisation. Classes incorporated both in-person and synchronous virtual students. Instruction is primarily in small classes of 6-12 students. Benjamin Montgomery, Curriculum Vitae | 1 o MTC 712, Advanced Comprehensive Theory (Graduate): ***In-person classroom teaching assistant*** This seminar highlights recent publications in music theory spanning a variety of topics such as Neo-Riemannian analysis, Music Cognition, Film Music analysis, and the analysis of popular music genres. ¨ Theory Instructor – Frost Advanced Piano Preparatory Program ........... 2019-Present o Responsibilities include designing and implementing a 3-year curriculum for students aged 6-18 in an advanced piano performance program. The curriculum is focused on developing the basic theoretical skills used by performers in the real-world. Lesson plans are customized to take advantage of the repertoire currently being studied by the students and address individual skill levels. Instruction involves both in-person and virtual classes. ¨ Tutoring – Freelance .............................................................................................. 2016-Present o I have maintained one-on-one tutoring for a variety of topics in music theory and composition, both in person and virtually. Skill levels have ranged from pre-college fundamentals to preparation for doctoral comprehensive exams. Examples of topics covered include common practice formal and harmonic analysis, sight-singing and dictation, composition projects, piano skills related to music theory, introductory NeoRiemannian Analysis, introductory Schenkerian Analysis, and MAX/MSP. ¨ Graduate Teaching Assistantship – UM ...........................................................- o MTC 140, 141, 240, 241, Experiential Musicianship I-IV: (see above) o MTC 107, 108, 207, 208, Skills Lab I-IV: (see above) ¨ Adjunct Instructor – MSU ................................................................................... Summer 2017 o MUS 200-301, Music Theory Review (Graduate): A review of traditional approaches to tonal harmonic and formal analysis. o MUS 891-307, Composition Lessons (Graduate): Individual composition lessons to non-composition-major graduate students. ¨ Graduate Research Assistantship – MSU ...............................................- o This research assistantship involved various department and music theory pedagogy related tasks. Primarily, I collected, summarized, and organized recent publications from the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Other responsibilities included organizing/maintaining the department’s music theory pedagogy library and gathering resources for the department website. ¨ Graduate Teaching Assistantship – MSU..........................................................- o MUS 180, 181, 280, 281 (Undergraduate): Responsibilities included planning and teaching weekly lab sections (8-12 students) in coordination with the large class lectures and customizing lesson plans based on the needs of the students. Topics covered include fundamentals through chromatic harmonic analysis and formal analysis. o MUS 182, 183: Responsibilities involved planning and teaching Freshmen level aural skills based on structured course guidelines. Topics included pitch and rhythmic solfege, sightsinging, melodic and harmonic dictation, and basic improvisation skills. Benjamin Montgomery, Curriculum Vitae | 2 ¨ Graduate Fellowship, Theory Tutoring Center – MSU ................................- o This position provided weekly tutoring to undergraduate students in music theory. ¨ Music Team Leader – “Summer SING!” festival: Cork, Ireland .............................. 2016 o Supervise/Teach songs accompanied by sign-language1 to children aged 5-7. The festival involved exposing the children to different cultural locations around the city and performing in various locations. Research: Writings and Presentations ¨ “Audio-Tactile Cross-Modal Correspondences in the Composition of Phantasmagorical, for Wind Ensemble and Electronics” Presentation, University of Miami Composition Forum............................................. 04/17/2020 Dissertation, Defense ................................................................................................. 03/27/2020 ¨ “Figurative Language in Music Theory Textbooks” Research Paper, at the University of Miami ............................................................... 05/01/2019 ¨ “Thomas Tallis’s Spem in Alium: Context and Analysis” Research Paper, at the University of Miami ............................................................... 04/12/2019 ¨ “Analysis of Mario Davidovsky’s Synchronisms No. 6” Presentation, University of Miami Composition Forum............................................. 04/05/2019 ¨ “Temporal Stratification: Fragmentation, Hierarchical Syncopation, and Evolving Metrical Stability in Machine” Analysis Paper, at the University of Miami ............................................................... 04/01/2019 ¨ “The Influence of Relative Pitch Levels on Tactus Perception” Experiment and Research Paper, at Michigan State University Presentation, Music Cognition Presentations at Michigan State University .............. 04/28/2017 ¨ “The Aspects of Problem-Based Learning in the Theory Classroom and a Reflection on Application” Presentation, Michigan State University Music Theory Forum ..................................... 04/13/2017 Teaching Demonstration, at Michigan State University ................................... 03/20-03/24/2017 ¨ “Constructing an Obstacle Course: Understanding the Design of Problem-Based Learning in Music Theory” Research Paper, Michigan State University Music Theory Forum ................................. 12/13/2016 ¨ “Analysis of Béla Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra: Mvt. IV” Analysis Paper and Presentation, at Michigan State University ................................. 11/10/2016 ¨ “Up the Creek Without a Paddle: Student Perception of Problem-Based Learning in the Music Theory Classroom” Research Paper and Presentation, at Michigan State University ............................. 04/25/2016 Service ¨ Contributor to “www.DiverseMusicTheoryExamples.com” ......................................................... 2021 ¨ Juror for Azimuth Virtual Orchestra’s Call for Scores .................................................................. 2020 ¨ Organized the “Florida Student Composer Mixtape, 2019” through the Society of Composers, Inc. ............................................................................................... 2019 ¨ President: Society of Composers Inc. University of Miami Student Chapter......................- Benjamin Montgomery, Curriculum Vitae | 3 Awards ¨ Finalist: Wind Band Association of Singapore: Composition Contest 2019, React ...................... 2020 ¨ Honorable Mention: Portland Percussion Group Call for Scores 2019, Superimpose .................... 2019 ¨ Winner: NED Ensemble, “Call for Scores 2019,” Book of Abstracts............................................... 2019 ¨ Nomination: “Excellence-in-Teaching Citation”: MSU .............................................................. 2016 ¨ Winner: Large Ensemble Competition, Band Category: MSU ...................................................... 2015 ¨ Winner: Honors Competition, Orchestra Category: MSU ............................................................ 2015 ¨ Winner: Louis Smadbeck Composition Award: Ithaca College - IC ............................................. 2013 ¨ Winner: Richard K. Joseph Composition Prize: Ithaca College - IC ............................................ 2011 Residencies & Festivals Composer in Residence, Seraphic Fire Vocal Ensemble – Miami, FL ..............................- Commissioned work: To Hear With Eyes Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium – Eugene, OR ..................................................... 2018 Studied with Robert Kyr Cortona Sessions for New Music – Cortona, Italy ........................................................................ 2016 Studied with David Rakowski and Beth Weimann New Music on the Point – Leicester, VT ....................................................................................... 2016 Studied with Amy Williams, Nils Vigeland, Annie Gosfield, and Kerrith Livengood Selected Commissions, Recordings, and Performances ¨ RNM Classical – “In Focus 3” Recording: Book of Abstracts for solo piano ..................................................................... 12/2020 ¨ Gregory Sisco Commission/Premiere: Restless for solo alto saxophone .................................................. 11/2020 ¨ Gabrielle Hsu and Kosuke Matsuda Commission/Premiere: Fantasy for Bassoon and Marimba ............................................... 01/2020 ¨ RNM Classical – “Electroacoustic and Beyond, Vol. 4” Recording: Machine for alto saxophone and fixed media .................................................. 09/2019 ¨ ICMC-NYCEMF 2019 – Joey Speranzo Performance: Machine for alto saxophone and fixed media ............................................... 06/2019 ¨ Duo Cortona Premiere: Mourning the Moon for mezzo soprano and violin ............................................ 03/2019 ¨ Skylark Vocal Ensemble – Sarah Moyer, soprano Commission/Premiere: Sprites, for soprano and piano ...................................................... 02/2019 ¨ Seraphic Fire – Directed by James K. Bass Commission/Premiere: To Hear With Eyes, for SSAATTBB Chorus .................................... 05/2018 ¨ Ari Streisfeld Performance: Kaleidoscope – Cortona Sessions for New Music, Italy ................................... 07/2016 Performance: Kaleidoscope – New Music on the Point, VT................................................... 06/2016 Benjamin Montgomery, Curriculum Vitae | 4 ¨ Michigan State University Campus Band – Directed by Daniel Kirk Commission/Premiere: React – Cobb Great Hall, East Lansing, MI .................................. 04/2016 ¨ Michigan State University Symphony Orchestra – Directed by: Matt Forte Premiere: Dimensionality – Cobb Great Hall, East Lansing, MI ......................................... 03/2016 ¨ Bellefonte Area High School Concert Band – Directed by Jay Zimmerman Commission/Premiere: Beautiful Fountain, Bellefonte Area High School, PA ................... 05/2012 Performance Instruction ¨ Conducting: Dr. Karen Kennedy; UM, Coral Gables, FL ....................................................... Fall 2018 ¨ Piano: Dr. Michael Callahan; MSU, East Lansing, MI ....................................................... Spring 2017 ¨ Conducting: Dr. Arris Golden; MSU, East Lansing, MI.....................................................- ¨ Piano: Tamar Mikeladze; MSU, East Lansing, MI ....................................................................... 2015 ¨ Piano: Carolyn Grossmann; Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY....................................................- ¨ Saxophone: Hantao Li; Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY .......................................................... Spring 2011 ¨ Saxophone: Justin Canzano; Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY...................................................... Fall 2010 ¨ Saxophone: Brad Burr; Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY............................................................- ¨ Saxophone: Steven Bowman; Boalsburg, PA....................................................................- Performance Experience ¨ Conductor: “Frost Singers” for Ocean Reef Charity Gala ........................................................... F2020 ¨ Conductor: performances of student chamber works ................................................................... 2019 ¨ Frost School of Music Chorale ............................................................................................- ¨ Chorus Member in production of Black Queen, by Juraj Kojš ................................................. Fall 2018 ¨ Frost Electronic Music Ensemble .......................................................................... Fall 2017-Fall 2018 ¨ Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium American Creators Ensemble................. Summer 2018 ¨ Michigan State University Concert Band ............................................................................- ¨ Ossic Saxophone Quartet ...................................................................................................- ¨ Ithaca College Chorus ........................................................................................................- ¨ Ithaca College Symphonic Band .....................................................................-,- ¨ Ithaca College Concert Band ..........................................................................-,- Professional Affiliations ¨ American Society of Composers and Performers (ASCAP): Member. ¨ Society of Composers, Incorporated (SCI): Member. ¨ Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS): Member. ¨ College Music Society (CMS): Member. Software Proficiencies ¨ Primary usage of MacOS and fluent with Windows. ¨ Educational Software: o Zoom, GoogleDrive, DropBox, OneDrive, and Box, Blackboard, D2L. ¨ Music Software: o Finale, Notion, Audacity, MAX/MSP, Adobe Audition, Sibelius. ¨ Other software: o Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator. Benjamin Montgomery, Curriculum Vitae | 5 List of Works Large Ensemble Works ¨ Phantasmagorical (2020) – Wind Ensemble and Electronics Duration: 21 minutes ¨ React (2016) – Concert Band (written for the Michigan State University Campus Band) Duration: 5 minutes ¨ Dimensionality (2014, rev. 2015) – Symphony Orchestra Duration: 8 Minutes ¨ Wayfaring Stranger (2015) *arrangement – Wind Ensemble Duration: 5 Minutes ¨ Beautiful Fountain (2012) – Concert Band Duration: 12 Minutes ¨ Deconstruction (2012) – Solo Piano and Symphony Orchestra Duration: 21 Minutes ¨ A Voyage (2009) – Concert Band Duration: 8 Minutes Chamber Works ¨ Fantasy (2019) – Bassoon and Marimba (commissioned by Gabrielle Hsu and Kosuke Matsuda) Duration: 8 minutes ¨ 10-17 (2019) – Saxophone and Percussion (commissioned by Joey Speranzo and Katherine Fortunato) Duration: 2 minutes ¨ Trio (2019) – Baritone Saxophone, French Horn, and Vibraphone (commissioned by Joey Speranzo, Caiti Beth McKinney, and Katherine Fortunato) Duration: 10 minutes ¨ Ten-Thousand Pieces (2019) – Flute Choir Duration: 6 minutes ¨ Mourning the Moon (2019) – Mezzo Soprano and Violin Text: Charles “Chip” Duggan Duration: 6 minutes ¨ Assumptions (2018) – Flute Duo and Laptop Performer Duration: 8-12 minutes ¨ Superimpose (2018) – Percussion Quartet Duration: 5.5 minutes ¨ Adrift (2016) – Mezzo Soprano and Harp (written for Suzanna Feldkamp and Alisa Hickox) Text: Sara Teasdale Duration: 11 minutes ¨ Deteriorate: String Quartet No. 1 (2016) – String Quartet Duration: 23 minutes ¨ Energy (2014) – Saxophone Quartet Duration: 14 Minutes Benjamin Montgomery, Curriculum Vitae | 6 ¨ Lucid Dreaming (2013) – Trombone Troupe (commissioned by John Haefner and the Ithaca College Trombone Troupe) Duration: 10 Minutes ¨ Disorientation (2013) – Soprano Saxophone, Bassoon, and Piano (commissioned by Stanley Howard) Duration: 7 Minutes ¨ Pitch Black (2013) – Brass Quintet Duration: 10 Minutes ¨ Dodecahedron (2011) – Pierrot plus Percussion Duration: 9 Minutes ¨ Dilation (2009, rev. 2011) – Saxophone Quartet Duration: 14 Minutes ¨ Crystalline Liquescence (2010) – Piano Quintet Duration: 7 Minutes Choral Works ¨ To Hear With Eyes (2018) – SATB a capella (commissioned by Seraphic Fire) Text: William Shakespeare Duration: 6 minutes ¨ Poetics (2013) – SATB Chorus Text: A.R. Ammons Duration: 5 Minutes ¨ A Mood (2012) – SSAA Women’s Choral Text: George MacDonald Duration: 6 Minutes ¨ Whispers in the Rain (2010) – SATB Chorus and Piano Text: Edward Jacob Puzycki Duration: 5 Minutes Solo Instrumental and Vocal Works ¨ Macrocosm (2021) – Flute and Live Electronics (written for Linda Jenkins) Duration: 8.5 Minutes ¨ Restless (2020) – Alto Saxophone (commissioned by Gregory Sisco) Duration: 8 minutes ¨ Sprites (2019) – Soprano and Piano (commissioned by the Skylark Vocal Ensemble for Sarah Moyer) Duration: 5.5 minutes ¨ Machine (2018) – Alto Saxophone and Fixed Media Duration: 6.5 minutes ¨ Triptych (2018) – Alto Saxophone and Live Electronics Duration: 5.5 minutes ¨ As We Float (2018) – Solo Baritone voice and piano (commissioned by Taylor Stilson) Text: Charles “Chip” Duggan Duration: 3 minutes ¨ Intentions (2017) – Solo Flute (commissioned by Brian Allred) Duration: 3 minutes Benjamin Montgomery, Curriculum Vitae | 7 ¨ Lullaby for the Future (2017) – Solo Vibraphone (commissioned by Moose Davis) Duration: 7 minutes ¨ Still (2016) – Mezzo Soprano and Violin Text: Sara Teasdale Duration: 5 minutes ¨ Book of Abstracts I-III (2015, rev. 2017) – Solo Piano Duration: 7.5 Minutes ¨ Kaleidoscope (2015) – Solo Violin (written in collaboration with violinist Catalina Barraza) Duration: 6 Minutes ¨ In Essence (2013) – Solo Alto Saxophone and Live Electronics Duration: 14 Minutes ¨ Synergy (2012) – Solo Alto Saxophone and Interactive Electronics Duration: 10 Minutes ¨ Experiment #1 (2012) – Found Object Percussion: metal mixing bowls, whisks, water Duration: 5 Minutes ¨ Three Songs on Love (2011) – Tenor and Piano Texts: Elizabeth Jennings, Madison Julius Cawein, and John Masefield Duration: 12 Minutes ¨ Necromancy (2011) – Solo Bb Clarinet Duration: 6 Minutes ¨ Negative Skies (2011) – Solo Prepared Piano Duration: 7 Minutes ¨ Continuum (2011) – Solo Marimba Duration: 6 Minutes ¨ Returned Mail (2010) – Soprano and Piano Duration: 2 Minutes ¨ Conflictions (2010, under revision) – Solo Alto Saxophone and Piano Duration: 12 Minutes ¨ The Gauntlet (2009) – Solo Trombone and Piano Duration: 4 Minutes Electronic Works ¨ Improvisation No. 1: Mother’s Metal Mixing Bowl Melody (2019) – Metal Bowls and MAX/MSP Duration: 9 minutes ¨ Dancing Glass (2018) – Collaboration with the Frost School of Music Dance Program Duration: ~30 minutes ¨ Sense-Making (2018) – Laptop Ensemble (4-10 players) Duration: 6 minutes ¨ Overthinking, or the Illusion of Progress (2017) – Fixed Media Duration: 9 minutes ¨ Identity 1906 (2017) – Fixed Media Source Material: 1906 Edison Phonograph radio advertisement Duration: 3.5 minutes Benjamin Montgomery, Curriculum Vitae | 8 ¨ Doodle (2016) – iPhone and Interactive Electronics (MAX/MSP) Duration: 3 minutes ¨ One-in-Five (2016) – Algorithmic composition for MAX/MSP Duration: 4 minutes ¨ Electricity (2011) – Fixed Media Text: Lola Ridge Duration: 5 Minutes References Dr. Charles N. Mason Professor of Music Theory and Composition, Frost School of Music Frost South Studio Wing 5501 San Amaro Drive Room 320 Coral Gables, FL 33146 -- Dr. Dorothy Hindman Associate Professor of Music Theory and Composition, Frost School of Music Frost South Studio Wing 5501 San Amaro Drive Room 321 Coral Gables, FL 33146 -- Dr. Ricardo Lorenz Professor of Composition, Michigan State University 215 Music Practice Building East Lansing, MI 48824 -- Dr. Shawn Crouch Assistant Professor of Practice of Music Theory and Composition, Frost School of Music Frost North Studio Wing 5499 San Amaro Drive Room 212 Coral Gables, FL 33146 -- Dr. Michael Callahan Associate Professor of Music Theory, Michigan State University 413 Music Practice Building East Lansing, MI 48823 -- Dr. Juan Chattah Associate Professor of Music Theory and Composition, Frost School of Music Frost North Studio Wing 5499 San Amaro Dr. Room 210 Coral Gables, FL 33146 -- Last Updated: October 10, 2021 Benjamin Montgomery, Curriculum Vitae | 9