EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

New England Conservatory  Kodaly Level 1 2010

University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN.  Orff Schulwerk Levels 1-3 2000-2002 Orff Master Class 2015

Lesley College  Master of Education: Creative Arts in Learning  1998

Boston Conservatory  Double Bachelor of Music (Clarinet) and Music Education 1994 

 

 

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE  (This is a partial list of Gina's performance history)

 

Concord Band 1997-2010, 2012-present ,   Featured soloist in 2004

 

My Obsession with TV 2006                                                                          clar.

Publick Theatre  1995                       Anything Goes                                     alto sax, flute          

Colonial Chorus Players  1994         Guys and Dolls                                     Bb clar. alto sax, flute          

Various Theatre Companies:            Into the Woods, City of Angels, West Side Story, South Pacific

 

Solo for Clarinet and Concert Band                                                                                McGinty

Premiere Rhapsodie                                                                                                       Nielsen

Concertino in c Minor for Clarinet and Orchestra opus 26                                             Weber

Points, Lines, and Circles Extract                                                                                  Stalvey

Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra                                                                              Copland

Clarinet Concerto #1 in c Minor  opus 26                                                                       Stalvey

Sonata in Bb                                                                                                                   Wanhal

Abime des oiseaux from “Quatour por la fin du temps”                                                 Messaien

Sonata #1 in f Minor  opus 120                                                                                       Brahms

Fantastiestucke  opus 73                                                                                               Schumann

Three Pieces                                                                                                                  Stravinsky

Sonata for Clarinet and Piano                                                                                         Poulenc

 

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

 

American Orff Schulwerk Association   1995 – present

New England Orff Schulwerk Association  1995 to present           

Vice President 2007-8 President 2005-7 Historian 2003-5  Hospitality  2001-3

 

Massachusetts Music Educators Association   Regular Member 1994-present

MA Eastern District General Music Festival Coordinator 2011

MA Northeastern District Senior District Festival Coordinator 2002-2004

MA Northeastern District Senior District Festival Assistant Coordinator  2000-2002

MA Northeastern District Senior District Festival Band Manager 1999-2000

Collegiate Representative to Executive Board  1992-94

 

Music Educators National Conference.   Regular Member  1994-present

Student Chapter #336 Boston Conservatory   President 1991-94, Vice President 1989-91, Freshman Representative  1989-90

Massachusetts Collegiate Music Educators National Conference   Past Chairperson  1993-94

           Chairperson 1992-93

American Federation of Musicians – Boston Musician’s Association  1994-present

Sigma Alpha Ita  Boston Alumnae Chapter  1996-present     Editor 2005-6

                Epsilon Zeta Chapter   Secretary 1991-94

 

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

 

Society for General Music in Massachusetts Excellence in Music Education Award 2014

AOSA Gunild Keetman Scholarship 2000