• "Why Does Wall-E Listen to Broadway Songs?" given at IUPA (Instituto Universitario Patagónico de las Artes), General Roca, Argentina, August 5, 2010.

  • Film Music Residency at Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Neuquén, Argentina, August 6, 7, and 8 2010 (sponsored by Centro Canadiense of Argentina).

  • Composition Residency at Conservatorio Ciudad de Buenos Aires "Astor Piazzolla," Chamber Music Class of Maestro Alfredo Corral. Buenos Aires (June-August 2010), sponsored by Arts New Brunswick. Buenos Aires, Argentina, July-August 2010.

  • Lectures on Music Analysis at Universidad Nacional de La Plata and Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina, July-August 2010 (sponsored by Centro Canadiense of Argentina).

  • Piano Master Classes at Conservatorio Municipal Manuel de Falla, Buenos Aires (June-August 2010), sponsored by Dirección de Educación Artística de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Argentina, June-August 2010.

  • Music, My Father, and I,” Third Age Centre, April 15, 2010, St Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick.

  • Reconsidering the Teacher's Mission,Queensborough Community College, City University of New York, March 24, 2010.
  • Lessons of My First Learning Community” and “How to Make Something Out of Nothing: The Secret of Music Composition,” both at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, March 1-2, 2010.

  • The Music of the Simpsons,” Keelung High School, Taipei, Taiwan; Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan; Yamaha Artist Service Centre, Taipei, Taiwan, June 3 and 4, 2009.

  • "Imagen y sonido en la cultura de masas," Colegio Fontanar, Instituto Asuncion, Colegio Nuevo Continente, Colegio Celta, Queretaro, Mexico, March 18-22, 2009.

  • Residency at University of St. Thomas (ICUSTA),Houston, USA, March 1-6, 2009.

  • "Making something out of nothing: the Secret of Music Composition," presented by the Fredericton Arts Alliance with support from the City of Fredericton. Charlotte Arts Centre, November 7, 2008.

  • Music Composition Workshop,” sponsored by the Fredericton Music Teachers Association. Saint Thomas University, Fredericton, March 27, 2008.

  • Adjudicator for the NBRMTA-CFMTA Music Writing Competition, Fredericton, N.B., Canada. November 2007.

  • Imagen y Sonido en la Overtura de los Simpsons.” European Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 5, 2007; Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 12, 2007; Colegio Nacional Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 20, 2007.

  • "Analysis and Emotion: Tonal Rhythm and Topic Styles." Academy of Music and Theatre. Tallinn, Estonia. April 23-27, 2007.

  • "Image and Sound in Contemporary Media." Leo Hayes High School, Oromocto High School, Fredericton High School, Moncton High School, Chipman High School, all in New Brunswick, Canada. March-April 2007.

  • "Tango: its Roots, the Golden Age, and Beyond," lecture-recital with flutist Saul Martin. Music Recital Room, Saint Thomas University, Fredericton, Dept. de Musique, Universite de Moncton, LeFrak Recital Hall, New York, and Grant Recital Hall, Brown University, Providence. February-March 2007.

  • Piano Lesson or Composition Lesson?” Music Composition Clinic given at the Annual Meeting of the New Brunswick Registered Music Teacher’s Association (NBRMTA). Fredericton, Canada. June 10, 2006. 

  • The American Dream in Mass Media,” “Form and Expression in Mozart’s K. 282,” and “The Tango Music of Martin Kutnowski,” all at Xinghai Conservatory, Guangzhou, China. May 2006.

  • The American Dream and its Representation: Music and Sound in the Sitcom.” Department for Art Media and Design, London Metropolitan University, England. April 2006.

  • Judge of the “Ninth Jean Françaix Piano and Flute Competition,” Paris, France. April 2006.

  • Music Style and Cultural Context.” Saint Thomas University, Fredericton, Canada. November 2005.

  • Tipos Estilisticos en la Sonata K. 282 de Mozart(“Stylistic Types in Mozart’s K. 282”), at Conservatorio Manuel de Falla, Buenos Aires, Argentina. July 2005.

  • From Regis Philbin to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Problem of Meaning in Music and Contemporary Media.” Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series, QCC, New York. March 2004.

  • Poetry and Expression in Franz Liszt's ‘Three Petrarch Sonnets,’” lecture-recital. QCC, New York, USA. July 2003

  • Judge of the “Sixth Biennial International Piano Tape Competition.” The Pinault Musical Society and International Academy of Piano, New York, March 2003.

  • From ‘Egmont’ to the ‘Simpsons,’” Beijing Central Conservatory, China. June 2002

  • Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis” and “The Origins of Tango,” Chinese University of Beijing, China. June 2002.

  • La música del período tonal y la música contemporánea: puntos de encuentro(“The Tonal Repertoire and Contemporary Music: Points in Common”). Cas Serres Conservatory, Ibiza, Spain. June 2001.

  • The Tango from its Beginnings to Buenos Aires Y2K,” City College, New York, USA. April 2000.

  • Where is the music coming from?” Recital Hall, Queens College, New York, USA. March 1997.

  • Bach y sus ancestros(“Bach’s Ancestors”). Conservatorio Municipal, Buenos Aires. July 1995.

  • Acerca de Brahms op. 117 Nos. 1 & 2(“Regarding Brahms Op. 117 No.1 and No. 2”). Café Mozart, Scala de San Telmo, Asociación Cultural Pestalozzi, Escuela de Música Esnaola, Instituto Vocacional de Arte, Buenos Aires. June, July, September and October, 1994.

 

 

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