Professor of Music Butler University Douglas E. Spaniol dspaniol@butler.edu office: +1-317-940-8368 EDUCATION: The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Doctor of Musical Arts in Bassoon Performance Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, England Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Studies - Performance University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Master of Music in Bassoon Performance and Literature Bachelor of Music (High Honors) in Bassoon Performance TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Butler University, School of Music, Jordan College of the Arts (1997-present) Courses taught: (*courses created) - Applied Bassoon including weekly studio class - AM151, 251, 351, 451, 651 Bassoon Reed-Making* - ES101, 301, 501 Chamber Music - HN201 Honors Seminar: Life, Times, and Works of Joni Mitchell* - ME412 Applied Music Pedagogy* - ME391 Woodwind Techniques (bassoon portion) - MH381/581 Special Seminar: Woodwind Literature* - MT100 Elements of Music Theory - MT101, 102, 201, 202 Music Theory I, II, III, IV - MT111, 112, 211, 212 Aural Skills I, II, III, IV - MT313/513 Analysis in Relation to Performance - MT406 Graduate Music Theory Review Recent University committees: President Search Committee, elected; Provost Search Committee, appointed; College of Business Dean Search Committee, appointed; Academic Freedom Task Force (chair) elected; Board of Trustees Athletics Committee, elected Recent Jordan College of the Arts committees: Professional Standards Committee, elected (twice); Recruitment, Advising, Retention Committee, appointed; Strategic Planning Committee, appointed Recent School of Music committees: Instructor of Voice Search Committee (chair), Recruiting Committee (chair), Interim Orchestra Director Search Committee (chair), Strategic Planning Task Force, Curriculum, Undergraduate Studies Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen, MI (1999-present, leave-of-absence 2003-04) Instructor of Bassoon
Spaniol CV p. 2 of 6 University of York, England (January-June, 2012) Visiting Fulbright Scholar Duties included: - Graduate Seminar, Analysis in Relation to Performance - Presentations for Composers Workshop, Performers Workshop, and Research Seminar - Collaboration with student and faculty composers, leading to premieres of four new works for bassoon The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (Spring 2001 and Fall 2003) Visiting Assistant Professor of Bassoon ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE: 2017-18 Interim Chair, School of Music, Butler University 2016-17 Interim Associate Dean, Jordan College of the Arts, Butler University Interim Director of Art + Design Program, Butler University 2007-10, 2014-16 Assistant Chair, School of Music, Butler University Director of Graduate Studies, School of Music, Butler University 2010-14 Vice-Chair, Faculty Senate, Butler University 2002-16 Coordinator of Woodwind Area, School of Music, Butler University 2001-06 Bassoon Chair, Fernand Gillet Hugo Fox Young Artists Competition, International Double Reed Society 1998-2013 Organizer and Host, Butler University Bassoon Day 2014-present Co-Organizer and Co-Host, Butler University Double Reed Day SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: Weissenborn, J. and Doug Spaniol (in preparation). Complete Works for Bassoon and Piano, Vol I: Tone and Performance Studies. Warngau: Accolade Musikverlag. (New editions of 11 works for bassoon and piano including three previously thought to be lost. The bassoon parts to these were discovered in my recent research, and I have reconstructed the missing piano parts. This will be the first publication of these three works.) Spaniol, Douglas E (2016). William Waterhouse." In A. Hofer, et al (Eds.), Lexikon der Holzblasinstrumente. Laaber-Verlag, GmbH. Spaniol, Douglas E (2016). Julius Weissenborn." In A. Hofer, et al (Eds.), Lexikon der Holzblasinstrumente. Laaber-Verlag, GmbH. Weissenborn, J., ed. by Doug Spaniol (2014). Complete Works for Bassoon and Piano, Vol II: Advanced Recital Pieces. Warngau: Accolade Musikverlag.
Spaniol CV p. 3 of 6 Spaniol, Douglas E (2014). Scholarly Pursuits: A Bassoonist s Experience as a Marshall Scholar and a Fulbright Scholar." The Double Reed, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 72-86. Baltimore, MD: International Double Reed Society. Weissenborn, J. and Doug Spaniol (2012). Bassoon Studies for Advanced Students, Opus 8, No. 2. Warngau: Accolade Musikverlag. (69 pages. Includes ten previously lost etudes reconstructed from surviving incipits and descriptions.) Spaniol, Douglas E (2010). The New Weissenborn Method for Bassoon, Based upon the Works of Julius Weissenborn (1837-1888). Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard, Inc. (178 pages. I believe this is the best-selling pedagogical bassoon book in the US.) Spaniol, Douglas E (2009). The History of the Weissenborn Method for Bassoon." In T. Ewell (Ed.), Celebrating Double Reeds (pp. 87-118). Baltimore, MD: International Double Reed Society. SELECTED RECORDINGS: 1997-present Numerous professional recording sessions for Disney, Hal Leonard, Alfred Music, Shawnee Press, etc. 2012 Moscheles, Ignaz, Piano concerto no. 8 in B flat, op. 96. Performed by Ian Hobson and Sinfonia da Camera. Fort Worth, TX: Zephyr Productions. (principal) 2010 Various composers and works on Arbitrio: Music for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano. Baton Rouge, LA: Centaur Records. 2009 Enesco, Georges, Impressions from childhood, op. 28; Chamber symphony, op. 33. Performed by Sherban Lupu and Sinfonia da Camera. Albany, NY: Albany Records. (only bassoon on first piece, principal on second piece) 2008 Sierra, Roberto, Fandangos and Variations on a Souvenir. Performed by Ian Hobson and Sinfonia da Camera, Eduardo Diazmuñoz, conductor. Albany, NY: Albany Records. (principal) 2006 Enesco, Georges, Oedipe an opera in four acts. Performed by Sinfonia da Camera, Ian Hobson, conductor. Albany, NY: Albany Records. (principal) 2003 Barraine, Elsa, Ouvrage du Dame (Suite for Woodwind Quintet). Compact disc accompanying New Historical Anthology of Music by Women, Jim Briscoe, ed. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. 2002 Felice, Frank, and so the hole was dug on Sidewalk Music: Electronic and Electro-Acoustic Music by Frank Felice, Brooklyn, NY: Capstone Records. (bassoon soloist)
Spaniol CV p. 4 of 6 SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS: 2017 The Student-Run Reed Company: A Case Study in Entrepreneurship for Music Students (poster). College Music Society National Conference, San Antonio, TX 2017 Variations for Solo Bassoon and Prelude and Two Postcards by Christopher Weait (performance). International Double Reed Society (IDRS), Appleton, WI 2015 Weissenborn s Lost Works for Bassoon and Piano (lecture-recital). College Music Society National Conference, Indianapolis, IN, and IDRS, Tokyo, Japan 2013 Building Better Bassoonists (lecture). Ohio Music Education Association, Columbus, and Michigan Music Educators Association, Grand Rapids. 2012 The 60 (yes, 60!) Advanced Studies of Julius Weissenborn (lecture with performance). IDRS, Oxford, OH. [with R. Phillips (Butler alum) and K. Swensson (Butler graduate student)] 2010 The Weissenborn Practical Method for Bassoon: Past, Present, and Future (lecture). IDRS, Norman, OK. 2008 William Waterhouse Memorial Concert (performance). IDRS, Provo, UT. RECENT MASTERCLASSES, CLINICS, LECTURES: 2000-present Annual workshops at the Music for All National Festival 1997-present Bassoon and chamber music masterclasses: Royal Academy of Music (London), Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester), University of York (UK), St. Petersburg (Russia) Conservatory, Indiana University, Michigan State University, University of Virginia, etc. 1997-present Pre-concert talks for Ensemble Music Society (wind programs only), Indianapolis, IN. 2017 Butler Community Arts School Woodwind Camp, Indianapolis, IN Co-Artistic Director and Bassoon Instructor 2017 Guest Artist for Wright State University Bassoon Camp, Dayton, OH 2017 Interviews on The Art of the Matter, WFYI (NPR), 90.1FM. 2016 The Bocalphone: Practice Tips for Air, Embouchure, and Tongue. Chicago Double Reed Festival, Highland Park, IL 2015 Interviews (two) on Voice of the Performing Arts, WICR, 88.7FM. 2014 Bassoon Reed Troubleshooting, Chicago Double Reed Festival, Ravinia, IL.
Spaniol CV p. 5 of 6 2013 Guest Artist, Midwest Bassoon Monsoon, Indianapolis, IN 2012 The Pedagogical Bassoon Works of Julius Weissenborn, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 2012 Bassooner or Later: New Nineteenth-Century Bassoon Music, Butler University 2012 Two-day residency, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (Cardiff). Included presentation for pedagogy class, chamber music coachings, and bassoon masterclass, and meetings with College faculty and administrators 2012 Music Study in the USA, Royal Northern College of Music PERFORMING EXPERIENCE: Recent Solo Performances: 1997-present Numerous solo recitals on Butler University s Faculty Artist Series 1999-present Multiple performances on Interlochen Arts Camp Faculty Recitals 2017 Featured Guest Artist, Music for All National Chamber Music Festival, Indianapolis, IN 2016 Guest Recital, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 2015 Guest Artist Duo Recital, Millikin University, Decatur, IL (with S. Duncan, professor of bassoon, Millikin University, and Butler alum) 2015 Konzertstück #2 by Felix Mendelssohn (with Sandra Jackson, cl). Interlochen Junior Orchestra, Scott Laird, conductor, Kresge Auditorium, Interlochen, MI 2012 Guest Recital, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Selected Chamber Music Performances: 1999-present Interlochen Arts Camp Faculty Recitals. Numerous performances with faculty chamber ensembles 1997-present Butler University Faculty Recitals. Numerous performances on Faculty Artist Series chamber recitals and on colleagues solo recitals 2016-present Rock E. Bassoon (bassoon sextet with rock band). Various performances in Indianapolis, mostly for non-profit organizations 1997-2003 Arbitrio (with Alicia Cordoba-Tait, oboe, and Bradley Haag, piano) Numerous recitals in US, Russia, and Argentina
Spaniol CV p. 6 of 6 Selected Orchestral Experience: 2000-11 Sinfonia da Camera (Urbana, IL), 2 nd bassoon (2000), Principal Bassoon (2000-07), Co-principal Bassoon (2007-11) Substitute/Extra: Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra (principal), Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra (principal), Ft. Wayne Philharmonic, etc. Other Recent Performing Experience: 2015 The Rolling Stones with the Butler University Chorale, guest conductor, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN. SELECTED GRANTS AND OTHER AWARDS: 2015-17 Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship, Indianapolis Arts Council. Supported travel to England to attend concerts, take bassoon lessons with leading UK bassoonists, and have a practice retreat at the country home of legendary bassoonist/scholar/collector William Waterhouse, $10,000. 2015 College Music Society Fund/Yamaha Artist-in-Residence Program (with Nathan Noeyack, graduate bassoon student at Butler). Supported the launch of the Butler-Broad Ripple High School Bassoon Partnership, $3000. 2013 Butler University Innovation Fund Lead project director for planning grant to research and design new Butler Scholars Program, $6000. 2012 Fulbright Teaching and Research Award, United Kingdom. Supported sixmonth residency to teach at The University of York and conduct research on the pedagogical bassoon works of Julius Weissenborn. 2003-present Yamaha Performing Artist 1992-93 Marshall Scholarship. Funded by the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission, supported study at the Royal Northern College of Music PROFESSIONAL AND SCHOLARLY ORGANIZATIONS: Institute for International Education, Fulbright National Screening Committee (wind, brass, percussion instruments) British Fulbright Scholars Association Association of Marshall Scholars, Chicago Region Application Reader Chicago Region Events and Membership Committee American Association of University Professors International Double Reed Society British Double Reed Society Tau Beta Sigma, honorary member Pi Kappa Lambda, national music honor society