Marie Rolf

Introduction

Marie Rolf is Professor of Music Theory and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies at the Eastman School of Music. Under her leadership, new diploma and certificate programs in Orchestral Studies, Ethnomusicology, Pedagogy, and Sacred Music have been developed and implemented. She also grants approximately 350 graduate awards annually and chairs the interdepartmental committees that oversee all graduate curricula and policies at Eastman. She served as Chair of the Theory Department (1990-95), during which time the MA in Theory Pedagogy was developed and first offered and other initiatives took place.

Rolf’s research interests range from analysis and performance, keyboard skills, and the music and manuscripts of Debussy and Mozart, to the pedagogy of music theory. Her articles and reviews appear in Debussy Studies, Haydn Studies, the Cahiers Debussy, the Mozart Jahrbuch, Music Theory Spectrum, The Musical Quarterly, Nineteenth-Century Music, MLA Notes, among other journals and books. Rolf is the editor of the critical edition of Debussy’s La Mer, published by Durand, and currently she is editing a volume of early songs for the Œuvres complètes de Claude Debussy. She is also the editor-arranger of Mozart’s Rondo for Horn in E-flat, KV 371, published by Bärenreiter, which is the first published edition of the work that incorporates the sixty new bars of music brought to light in 1991 by Rolf. In fall 2004, Rolf published a monograph and transcription of an "unknown" early song by Claude Debussy entitled "Les Papillons." She has lectured in London, Paris, Geneva, Melbourne, Montreal, and throughout the United States. In addition, she has concertized as a pianist, collaborating with musicians such as Marcia Baldwin, Jan DeGaetani, Robert Spillman, Millard Taylor, and Francis Tursi.

DISSERTATION

"Debussy's La Mer : A Critical Analysis in the Light of Early Sketches and Editions." PhD dissertation, University of Rochester, 1976.

ARTICLES

"Symbolism as Structural Agent in Act IV, Scene 4 of Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande ." In Berlioz and Debussy: Sources, Contexts and Legacies. Ed. Barbara Kelly and Kerry Murphy. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd., forthcoming.

"Debussy, Gautier, and 'Les Papillons'." In Debussy and His World, ed. Jane Fulcher (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2001), 99-115.

"Semantic and Structural Issues in Debussy's Mallarmé Songs." In Debussy Studies, ed. Richard Langham Smith (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997), 179-200.

"A New Manuscript Source for Mozart's Rondo in E-flat for Horn, K. 371." The Horn Call 25/3 (May 1995): 23-27.

"A New Manuscript Source for Mozart's Rondo in Eb for Horn, KV371." Mozart Jahrbuch 1991: Bericht über den Internationalen Mozart-Kongreß 1991 (Teilband 2): 938-945.

"Adler, Samuel (Hans)." The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Ed. Stanley Sadie. Volume 1. London: Macmillan Press Limited, 1992.

"Analytical Issues and Interpretive Decisions in Two Songs by Richard Strauss." Intégral 4 (1990): 67-103. Co-authored with Elizabeth West Marvin.

"Des Ariettes (1888) aux Ariettes oubliées (1903)." Cahiers Debussy 12-13 (1988-1989): 29-47.

"Mauclair and Debussy: The Decade from 'Mer Belle aux Iles Sanguinaires' to La Mer. " Cahiers Debussy nouvelle série 11 (1987): 2-34.

"The Glockenspiel-Celeste Controversy in Debussy's La Mer. " Modern Percussionist 3/4 (September-November 1987): 28-29.

"Adler, Samuel (Hans)." The New Grove Dictionary of American Music. Ed. H. Wiley Hitchcock and Stanley Sadie. Volume 1. London: Macmillan Press Limited, 1986.

"Rouse, Christopher (Chapman)." The New Grove Dictionary of American Music. Ed. H. Wiley Hitchcock and Stanley Sadie. Volume 4. London: Macmillan Press Limited, 1986.

"Debussy's Settings of Verlaine's 'En sourdine'." In Perspectives on Music, ed. Dave Oliphant & Thomas Zigal (Austin, Texas: Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin, 1985), 205-233.

"Orchestral Manuscripts of Claude Debussy - 1892-1905." The Musical Quarterly 70/4 (Fall 1984): 538-566.

"Stylistic Influence in the Early Haydn Piano Trios." In Haydn Studies, ed. Jens Peter Larsen, Howard Serwer, and James Webster (New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1981), 459-464.

EDITIONS

Debussy, Claude. "Les Papillons." Facsimile edition. New York: The New York Public Library, 2004.

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Rondo in E-flat for Horn and Orchestra, KV371. Kassel und Basel: Bärenreiter (with the engraver).

Debussy, Claude. La Mer . Œuvres complètes de Claude Debussy, series VIII, volume 5. Paris: Editions Durand, 1997.

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Rondo in E-flat for Horn and Piano, KV371. Kassel und Basel: Bärenreiter, 1993.

"The Society for Music Theory: The First Decade." Associate Editor. Special Issue of Music Theory Spectrum 11/1 (1989).

REVIEWS

Robert Spillman and Deborah Stein. Poetry into Song (Oxford University Press). In MLA Notes, March 1997.

Claude Debussy. Klaviertrio in G, ed. Ellwood Derr. In MLA Notes 44/2 (December 1987): 362-365.

Arthur Wenk. Claude Debussy and Twentieth-Century Music . In Nineteenth-Century Music 8/3 (Spring 1985): 280-282.

Claude Debussy. "Etude retrouvée" and "Jane," ed. Roy Howat. In MLA Notes (September 1983): 149-150.

MISCELLANEOUS

Liner notes for "Forgotten Songs," CD of Debussy's Vasnier Songbook, his Ariettes oublieés, and his Cinq poèmes de Charles Baudelaire. Dawn Upshaw, soprano; James Levine, piano. New York: Sony, SK 67190, 1997.

"A Message from Marie Rolf." Eastman Notes (May 1996), p. 6.

"Debussy, Selected Songs." Article for The Pierpont Morgan Library: Masterworks in Manuscript. Songs performed by Benita Valente, soprano, and Cynthia Raim, piano. New York, New York, 20 October 1993.

1993 Advanced Placement in Music Theory: Free-Response Scoring Guide with Muliple-Choice Section. Analysis by Chief Faculty Consultant Marie Rolf. Princeton, New Jersey: The College Board, 1993.

Program notes. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Concert Rondo for Horn, K.371. World première. The Gibbs Chamber Orchestra, Shinik Ham, conductor; Peter Kurau, horn. Kilbourn Hall, Rochester, New York, 23 January 1991.

Program notes. Claude Debussy. La Mer. The Philharmonia Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, conductor. Royal Festival Hall, London, England, 10 December 1989.

Editor for The State of Research in Music Theory: A Collection of Selective Bibliographies. Rochester, New York: Society for Music Theory, 1987.

Organizer and contributor to Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande, catalog for Sibley Music Library exhibit in conjunction with "Festival Pelléas et Mélisande, " 27 April - 8 May 1987.

Liner notes for recording of Debussy's Chansons de Bilitis, his Fêtes galantes, series I and II, and Ravel's Histoires naturelles. Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano; Gilbert Kalish, piano. New York, Los Angeles: Nonesuch, Silver Series 78025, 1984.

Contributor to Music and Letters in Fin-de-siècle France, catalog for Sibley Music Library exhibit in conjunction with Memorial Art Gallery's "Age of Dreams," 1984.

"Workshop 6: Piano Trios." Donald Grout (chairman), Marie Rolf (secretary). In Haydn Studies, ed. Jens Peter Larsen, Howard Serwer, and James Webster (New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1981), 267-274.

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PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES

"Musical Portrayal" session, Chair, 20 November 2005, national meeting of the SMT, Boston Massachusetts.

Lead speaker for Special Panel Session on "Preparing an Effective Tenure Case," November 1999, national meeting of the SMT, Atlanta, Georgia.

"Missing Measures: Mozart's Concert-Rondo for Horn and Orchestra, K. 371." Including a performance with Johnny Pherigo, natural horn. 10 June 1997, International Horn Conference, Rochester, New York.

Organized special session on Music Theory Pedagogy, with guest speakers John Buccheri, Michael Rogers, Mary Wennerstrom, and Bruce Benward. Tribute to Robert Gauldin. 12 April 1997, 25th anniversary meeting of MTSNYS, Rochester, New York.

Analysis symposium on Bartók, Violin Sonata No. 1, Chair. Arranged for a performance by Sylvia Rosenberg and Barry Snyder in conjunction with the symposium. 13 April 1997, annual meeting of MTSNYS, Rochester, New York.

"Debussy" session, Chair. 6 November 1993, national meeting of the AMS/SMT, Montréal, Québec.

"Debussy's Settings of Mallarmé's 'Apparition' and 'Soupir." 30 September 1993, "Journées Claude Debussy," Institut français, London, England.

Session moderator, 1 October 1993, "Journées Claude Debussy," Institut français, London, England.

"Toward Musical Modernism" session, Chair. 16 October 1992, national meeting of the SMT, Kansas City, Missouri.

"A New Manuscript Source for Mozart's Rondo in Eb for Horn, K.371." 6 February 1991, International Mozart Congress, Salzburg, Austria.

"A Pedagogical Approach to Keyboard Skills through Processes of Diminution and Variation." 5 October 1990, annual meeting of MTSNYS, Rochester, New York.

"Strauss, Debussy, and Reich" session, Chair. 28 October 1989, national meeting of the SMT, Austin, Texas.

"Des Ariettes (1888) aux Ariettes oubliées (1903)." 9 March 1989, Colloque International: "L'Œuvre de Claude Debussy: texte - interprétation - esthétique," Geneva, Switzerland.

Session moderator, 10 March 1989, Colloque International: "L'Œuvre de Claude Debussy: texte - interprétation - esthétique," Geneva, Switzerland.

"Table ronde" Participant. 11 March 1989, Colloque International: "L'Œuvre de Claude Debussy: texte - interprétation - esthétique," Geneva, Switzerland.

"French Music and Music Theory" session, Chair. 7 October 1988, annual meeting of MTSNYS, Saratoga Springs, New York.

"Mauclair and Debussy - A Literary Model for La Mer ?" 2 September 1988, Symposium of the International Musicological Society, Melbourne, Australia.

"En développant les «guidelines» pour l'édition Debussy." 4 July 1986, international meeting of the Société française de musicologie, "L'édition critique musicologique en France: bilan et perspectives," Villecroze, France.

"Structural Coherence in Act IV, Scene 4 of Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande. " 10 November 1985, national meeting of the SMT, Vancouver, British Columbia.

"The Emergence of the Symbolist Aesthetic in 'En sourdine'." 7 November 1985, national meeting of the AMS, Vancouver, British Columbia.

"Turn-of-the-Century Europe" session, Chair. 27 October 1984, national meeting of the AMS/SMT, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

"Analysis and Performance: Bach's WTC, Book I, C-Major Prelude and Fugue." 27 June 1984, seminar on "The Future of Musical Education in America," Rochester, New York.

"Debussy" session, panelist. 6 November 1982, national meeting of the AMS/SMT, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

"On Keyboard Improvisation." 7 November 1981, New York State Music Teachers' Association, Rochester, New York.

"Debussy's Compositional Procedure: Evidence from Orchestral Manuscripts." 7 November 1980, AMS/SMT joint session at the national meeting of the AMS/SMT/CMS, Denver, Colorado.

"On Teaching Integrated Theory/History," panel discussion with Leo Kraft and Robert Washburn. 4 October 1980, joint meeting of MTSNYS and the New York State Chapter of the AMS, Rochester, New York.

"Stylistic Influence in the Early Haydn Piano Trios." 9 October 1975, International Haydn Conference, Washington, D. C.

UNIVERSITIES

"Impressionism and Symbolism: Correspondences in Music, Painting, and Literature." February 2000, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.

Lecture-recital on Mozart's Concert-Rondo in E-flat for Horn, KV 371. January 2000, University of North Texas, School of Music, Denton, Texas.

"Semantic and Structural Issues in Debussy's Mallarmé Songs." 3 November 1997, University of Texas at Austin, School of Music, Austin, Texas.

"Advanced Keyboard Skills at Eastman." 29 October 1996, Visiting Committee, Rochester, New York.

Organizer and moderater for panel discussion on "Eastman Initiatives: Looking Forward." 27 October 1996, Eastman School of Music (kickoff weekend for the 75th anniversary), Rochester, New York.

"Rediscovering Mozart." 10 April 1991, University of Rochester, Provost's Wednesday Evening Lecture Series, Rochester, New York.

"Mauclair and Debussy - A Literary Model for La Mer ?" 20 April 1990, Columbia University, New York, New York.

"A Comparative Analysis of Debussy's Two Settings of 'En sourdine'." 5 May 1986, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California.

"Impressionism and Symbolism: A Cross-Fertilization of the Arts." 8 May 1986, UC San Diego, La Jolla, California; 7 May 1986, UC Riverside, Riverside, California; 24 April 1986, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York.

"Structural Coherence in Act IV, Scene 4 of Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande." , 31 May 1988, Oxford University, Oxford, England; 9 May 1986, UCLA, Los Angeles, California; 5 May 1986, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California; 2 May 1986, Stanford University, Stanford, California.

"Inks and Instruments: Debussy's Orchestral Colors." 26 April 1983, The City University of London, London, England; 22 March 1983, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas; 10 March 1983, North Texas State University, Denton, Texas.

"A Structural Analysis of the First Movement of La Mer." 26 April 1983, The City University of London, London, England.

"Debussy's Compositional Procedure: Evidence from Orchestral Manuscripts." 31 October 1980, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York.

"Debussy's La Mer ." 1 July 1976, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York.

GENERAL PUBLIC

"The Sea." Interview for 6 July 2005 broadcast, BBC Radio 3, Wales, United Kingdom.

"In the Works: Debussy's La Mer ." 26 June 2002, interviews by Rolf, Boulez, House, Langham Smith et al, BBC, London, England.

"Stylistic Tensions in the Middle Years: Tradition and Innovation." 18 August 2001, Bard College, Annandale–on Hudson, New York.

"Rediscovering Mozart." January 2000, A. Mozart Fest, Austin, Texas.

Participant in the Speakers in the Humanities program, New York Council for the Humanities, 1996-1998.

"Rediscovering Mozart." 9 March 1999, Warbasse, New York, New York. Doug Lundeen, assisting.

"Debussy's La Mer." 1 October 1993, interview with Roger Nichols, BBC, London, England; 4 November 1983, WXXI, Rochester, New York.

"Debussy, Verlaine, and the Symbolist Aesthetic." 7 October 1991, Toscanini Lecture, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, New York. Debra Vanderlinde, soprano, assisting.

"Missing Measures: The Rondo for Horn and Orchestra, K.371." 14 May 1991, The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, New York. Philip Myers, horn, assisting.

"Rediscovering Mozart." 5 April 1991, Paul Baker Talk Show, WXXI AM/FM, Rochester, New York.

"A New Manuscript Source for Mozart's Rondo in Eb for Horn, K.371." 23 January 1991, Mozart Festival, Rochester, New York.

"Mystery at Sea." Pre-concert lectures for the world première by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra of my critical edition of La Mer. 16 and 18 March 1989, Eastman Theatre, Rochester, New York.

"Symbolism and Impressionism: Correspondences in Music." 3 May 1986, Symposium, "The New Painting: Impressionism 1874-1886," M. H. deYoung Memorial Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California.

"Collaboration in Symbolism: Debussy and Verlaine." 4 April 1984, Wednesday Lecture Series, "Artists of La Revue Blanche," Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Washington, DC première of Debussy, "Les Papillons" and "Chanson espagnole," Renée Fleming. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC, 2 February 2004. Based on the facsimile edition by Marie Rolf.

World première of the completed Mozart, Rondo for Horn in E-flat, KV371. Gibbs Chamber Orchestra, Shinik Ham, conductor; Peter Kurau, horn. Kilbourn Hall, Rochester, New York, 23 January 1991. Based on the manuscript discovered and researched by Marie Rolf.

CD recording of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Rondo for Horn in E-flat, KV371. Philips Classics, Complete Mozart Edition, volume 45: Rarities & Surprises. Academy of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields, Timothy Brown, solo horn. Participated in orchestration and recording session with Erik Smith, Henry Wood Hall, London, England, November 1990.

World première of Rolf's critical edition of Debussy's La Mer . Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark Elder, conducting. Participated in preparation of score and parts as well as in rehearsals for performance in Eastman Theatre, Rochester, New York, 16 and 18 March 1989.

Director, "Festival Pelléas et Mélisande ," 4-7 May 1987:
1) Three-day symposium on the Production, Libretto, and Music of the opera, with guest musicians, scholars, et al.
2) Performance of the opera in concert form, incorporating many of Debussy's post-publication changes in the score - Eastman Opera Theatre and Eastman Philharmonia Orchestra, David Gilbert, conducting, Eastman Theatre.
3) Exhibit and catalog of rare manuscripts, editions, and iconography relating to the opera - Sibley Music Library.

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WORKS IN PROGRESS

Publication of an article on Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande in a collection of essays in honor of François Lesure.

Debussy critical edition, volume 2 of songs, composed from ca. 1881-1888. Rolf is editing this volume of songs for the Œuvres complètes de Claude Debussy (Paris: Durand), completion date projected by the end of 2004.

Debussy critical edition, volume 1 of songs, composed before 1881. Rolf is also editing this volume of songs for the Œuvres complètes de Claude Debussy (Paris: Durand).

Single-volume book on practical keyboard skills, beginning at an elementary level and ending with advanced concepts, including figured bass, improvisation, modulation, score reading, transposition, and the like.

AWARDS, HONORS, PRIZES

Research Leave, Eastman School of Music, 1993-1994, 2001-2002

ACLS Travel Grant, 1986

ACLS Grant-in-Aid, 1983

Mellon leave of absence, Eastman School of Music, l983

NEH Summer Stipend, 1982

Summer Faculty Fellowship, Indiana University, 1978

Phi Beta Kappa, Iota Chapter, University of Rochester, 1974

Graduate fellowships, University of Rochester, 1972-1976

Pi Kappa Lambda, University of Cincinnati, 1972

Mms Karin Dayas Award in Piano, University of Cincinnati, 1972

Winner, Concerto Contest, University of Cincinnati, 1972

Edgar Stillman Kelley Award, University of Cincinnati, 1970

Mu Phi Epsilon Prize, University of Cincinnati, 1969

Corbett scholarships, University of Cincinnati, 1968-1972

TEACHING AT EASTMAN

Graduate courses

Pedagogy of Music Theory

Analysis and Performance

Advanced Keyboard Skills

Intermediate Keyboard Skills

Analysis and Performance of Debussy Songs (special topics seminar)

Symbolism (PhD seminar)

The Early Compositions of Claude Debussy (PhD seminar)

19th-Century French Art Song (special topics seminar)

Research and Bibliography (MA seminar)

Writing Music Theory

Analytical Techniques

Aural Review

Independent Research

Debussy seminar (MHS 590) for musicology department

Guest lectures for classes taught by other professors

Undergraduate courses

Advanced Keyboard Skills

Intermediate Keyboard Skills

Analysis and Performance (Junior Theory)

Advanced Sophomore Theory

Sophomore Theory, supervisor

Independent Study

Guest lectures for classes taught by other professors

Academic Advising

Advisor for DMA voice majors, 1995-present

Advisor for DMA woodwinds/brass/percussion majors, 1995

Advisor for all MM/PRL students, 1995-present

Mentor for theory MA and PhD students, 1994-present

Advisor for MA theory majors, 1985-1989

Advisor for DMA organ majors, 1983-1985

Advisor for BM theory majors, 1978-1982

Research Advising

"Jacques Nicolas Lemmens: Organist, Pedagogue, Composer." Carol Weitner, DMA essay in Performance and Literature (Organ), 1991.

"Factors of Style in Improvised Music: An Analysis of Marcel Dupré's Onze Versets. " Richard Louis Elliott, DMA essay in Performance and Literature (Organ), 1990.

"An Analysis of 'Aoua!' from Ravel's Chansons madécasses. " Rebecca Leydon, MA Thesis in Music Theory, 1990.

"A Comparative Analysis of Dukas's Ariane et Barbe-bleue and Bartók's Duke Bluebeard's Castle. " Mary Joanne Renner Heath, PhD Dissertation in Music Theory, 1988.

"Beethoven's Sonata in C Minor for Piano and Violin, Op. 30, No. 2: The Interaction of Phrase and Hypermeasure and its Relationship to Performance." Cindy Moyer, MA Thesis in Music Theory, 1988.

"A Critical Survey of Sources on Keyboard Harmony and Improvisation." Nancy Jeanne Bittner, MA Thesis in Music Theory, 1981.

"Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: The Development of His Compositional Style." Jewel Taylor Thompson, PhD Dissertation in Music Theory, 1981. Published as a book by The Scarecrow Press, Inc. (Metuchen, N. J., & London, 1994).

"Debussy's Estampes: An Analysis in View of its Nationalistic Origins." Ralph Calhoun Brashier, Jr., MA Thesis in Music Theory, 1981.

Advisor for numerous DMA lecture-recitals

Advisor for numerous independent studies, graduate and undergraduate

Musical advisor and coach to Eastman Chorale, Gibbs Chamber Orchestra, and numerous students for their concerts and recitals

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EDUCATION

PhD (Music Theory) University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music, 1976

"Debussy's La Mer : A Critical Analysis in the Light of Early Sketches and Editions." PhD dissertation, University of Rochester, 1976.

BM (Piano) University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, 1972

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, 1995-present

Chair, Department of Music Theory, 1990-1995

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Offices Held in Professional Societies

Œuvres complètes de Claude Debussy, Paris: Editions Durand

Editorial board, 1982-present

Society for Music Theory, 1980–present

Nominations Committee, Chair 2001-2002, Committee 2000-2001

Executive Board, 1992-1995

Publications Committee (reviewer of submissions), Music Theory Spectrum, 1989-1992

Local Arrangements Committee, SMT national meeting in Rochester, New York, 5-8 November 1987

American Musicological Society, 1976–present

Council Member, 1985-1988

Music Theory Society of New York State, 1974–present

Chair, Program Committee, 1995-1996

Board of Directors, 1987-1989

Program Committees, 1987-1988, 1996-1997

Phi Beta Kappa, Iota Chapter

President, 1997-1998

Past-President, 1998-2000

President-Elect, 1996-1997

Executive Board, 1995-2000

Consulting

Board of Advisors, The Midori Foundation, New York, New York, 1994-1999

Advanced Placement Exam in Music Theory, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey, 1987-1996

Chief Faculty Consultant, 1991-1996

Chief Reader Designate, 1990-1991

Senior Reader, 1989

Reader, 1987

Graduate Record Exam in Music, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey, 1987-1990

Reader, 1990

Reader, pilot test, 1989

Author of questions for exam, 1987, 1988

Consultant for new keyboard skills program, Oberlin College, Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, Ohio, March 1993

Member, External Review Committee for Graduate Division of Music Department at UC Riverside, Riverside, California, February 1991

Musicological and archival research for film, "The Loves of Emma Bardac," Thomas Mowrey Productions Inc., 1990

Musical consultant for documentary film, "A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra," Opus Films, Limited, 1989. Distributed by W. W. Norton & Company, 1989

Jury member for the final exams and concours in piano of the Conservatoire de Québec, 24-25 April 1991, 19-21 April 1989, Montréal, Canada

Reviewer of proposals for the National Endowment for the Humanities

Pre-publication reviews for the Journal of the American Musicological Society , the Journal of Music Theory , and for Random House, Yale University Press, and the University of Rochester Press

SEARCH COMMITTEES

Director, 1997

Theory 1996–1997, 2001–2002

Vocal Accompanying, 1994-1995

Opera Coach, 1994-1995

Organ, Consultant, 1993

Organ, Chair, 1991–1992

Piano, 1989 (2 positions)

Theory, 1989 (2 positions), 1993

Harp, 1989

Piano Accompanying, 1988

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER AND EASTMAN SCHOOL COMMITTEES

University Council on Graduate Studies, 1995–present; Steering Committee, 1995–present

Graduate Research Committee, Chair, 1995–present

Eastman Initiatives Steering Committee, 1995–1997; Core Curriculum Committee, 1996–1997 – alternate member

Faculty Committee on Institutional Advancement, 1995–1996

75th Anniversary Committee, 1994–1996

Eastman Commission on Teaching Music, 1992–1994; Steering Committee, 1995–1998; Chair, 1994

Ad hoc tenure committees, 1989–present

French Reading Exam, Advisor, 1989–1993

Senate Academic Affairs Committee, 1989–1992

Sibley Music Library – Arts Committee, 1989–1990

Theory Department, Coordinator of Graduate Admissions, 1989

Sibley Music Library Committee, Chair, 1987–1989

Fulbright Award Committee, 1987

Graduate Professional Committee, Eastman, 1983–1985, 1987–1989; Chair, 1995–present

University Faculty Senate, 1983–1986

Organization for Women Faculty, 1982–1990

Jerald C. Graue Memorial Fund Committee, 1982–present

University Mentors Program, 1982–1983

Committee on Stress Management, 1981

Committee on Academic Integrity, Chair, 1980–1982

Judge, Concerto Competition, 1980, 1985

Convocation Committee, 1980

Committee on Academic Policy, 1978–1980; Steering Committee, 1979–1980; Subcommittee on new electives policy, 1979–1980

Educational Opportunities Committee, 1979

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Visiting Committee, Music Department, The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, New York, 2005–present

Trustee, The Robert Lehman foundation, New York, New York, 2004–present

Publications Committee

Trustee, The Harley School, Rochester, New York, 1999–2005

Vice–President of the Board, 2000–2005

Executive Board Committee, 2000–2005

Committee on Trustees, co–chair, 2002–2003

Educational Policy Committee, Chair, 2000–2001; member, 1999–2000

Strategic Planning Committee, 1999–2001

Search Committees for Headmaster, The Harley School, Rochester, New York, 1998–1999, 2005

The New York Botanical Garden Benefit, Journal Committee, 1994, 1993

Search Committee, Director of Music, Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word, 1992–1994

Judge, Annual Music Interpretation Competition, 21 March 1993, 8 March 1992, 10 March 1991, 13 March 1988, The Genesee Figure Skating Club, Rochester, New York

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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Society for Music Theory, 1980-present

American Musicological Society, 1976-present

Music Theory Society of New York State, 1974-present

Phi Beta Kappa

Pi Kappa Lambda