Michael Dean
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Department of Music
 Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

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EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, Fine Arts (Clarinet Performance)
Texas Tech University, 1995

Master of Music (Clarinet Performance)
University of Colorado at Boulder, 1988

Bachelor of Music (Clarinet Performance)
University of Texas at Arlington, 1986

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Southeast Missouri State University, Assistant Professor of Clarinet, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 2001-present
• Southern Utah University, Assistant Professor of Music
  Clarinet/Saxophone, Cedar City, Utah, 1995-2001
• McMurry University, Instructor of Music
  Woodwinds/Jazz Ensembles, Abilene, Texas, 1993-1995
• Eastfield College, Adjunct Instructor of Music
  Woodwinds/Ensembles, Dallas, Texas, 1991-1993

Also...

• Clarinet Teaching Assistantships at Texas Tech University,
  the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Colorado at Boulder
• Active in Presenting Clinics, Master Classes, etc., 1981-present

RECENT PERFORMING

• Joint Recital with Carol Ann Modesitt (Soprano) Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York City, March 9, 2002
• Principal Clarinet, Southwest Symphony Orchestra and  Woodwind Quintet (St. George, Utah), 1998-2001
• Soloist with Snow Canyon High School Band, St. George, Utah (Adagio and Tarantella by Ernesto Cavallini) April 2, 2001
• Soloist with Southwest Symphony Orchestra, St. George, Utah (Clarinet Concerto No. 2 by Malcolm Arnold)
  November 9 and 10, 2000
• Recitalist on Red Mesa Trio Tour [SUU/UNLV Faculty Chamber Ensemble]:
  

  Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, March 8, 2000

  Westminster Conservatory, Princeton, NJ, March 8, 2000

  Peabody Conservatory, Towson, MD, March 12, 2000

• Soloist with Southern Utah University Symphony Orchestra, SUU Copland Festival,  (Concerto for Clarinet by Aaron Copland), February 25 and 26, 2000
• Recitalist, College Music Society, Rocky Mountain Chapter, Conference '99, University of Colorado at Boulder, March 20, 1999
• Recitalist, National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors National Symposium, Ball State University, 
  Muncie, Indiana, January 23, 1999
• Recitalist on Saguaro Duo 1999 Tour (with Carl Eklund on piano), Colorado, Indiana, Nevada, California, and Utah, January 20-30, 1999
• Abilene (Texas) Philharmonic Orchestra & Opera Orchestra, 1993-1995

RECENT PREMIERES

• Edited and Premiered Phillip Bimstein's Half Moon at Checkerboard Mesa (for Clarinet and Tape), National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors National Symposium, Ball State University, 
  Muncie, Indiana, January 23, 1999
• Commissioned and Premiered Keith Bradshaw's "Desertscape" (for Clarinet and Piano), with Carl Eklund on piano, National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors National Symposium, Ball State University, 
  Muncie, Indiana, January 23, 1999
• Commissioned and Premiered Curt Bradshaw’s “Song for Jess”   for Clarinet and Piano), with Carl Eklund on piano, Saguaro Duo 1999 Tour, January 20-30, 1999         
• Commissioned and Premiered Curt Bradshaw's "Another Beginning" (for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble), Southern Utah University Wind Ensemble, Dixie College, St. George, Utah, March 5, 1998
• Premiered Jeffrey Hoover's Latin Steps (for Clarinet and Strings), SUU String Ensemble, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Dec. 2, 1997
• Premiered Jeffrey Hoover’s Dreaming (for Clarinet and Piano), with Amy Merkley on piano, Orchestra of Southern Utah Recital Series, Orchestra Hall, Cedar City, Utah, September 28, 1997

PUBLICATIONS

• Red Mesa Trio (commercial recording), Red Mesa Trio
  (Michael Dean, clarinet, Philip Baldwin, violin, and Carol Stivers, piano), Cedar City, UT: LMB Resources, 2000
• Published article, "Do They See The Big Picture?" Teaching For Success, Volume 11, Number 5, August 1999
• Published article, "Applying to Graduate Schools," WINDPLAYER, #59 [1999]
• Published article, "Performance Anxiety Tips," interFACE (UMEA Journal), Fall 1998 (Volume 44, No. 1)
• Published article, "Basic Time Management," NACWPI Journal, Volume XLVI, Number 3, Spring 1998
• Edited (publication) Stephen Weber's Sonatine for Clarinet and Piano, 1998
• Published book, Clarinet On Campus. Cedar City, UT: LMB Resources, 1997
• Published Ph.D. Dissertation, Database on Clarinet Instruction at Colleges and Universities in the United States, Texas Tech University, 1995
• Published article, "The Statement of Educational Philosophy," NACWPI Journal, Volume XLIII, Number 1, Fall 1994

COMPLETE CURRICULUM VITAE & REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST