Curriculum Vitae Dr. Dominic Dousa Associate Professor of Music The University of Texas at El Paso http://faculty.utep.edu/ddousa UTEP Department of Music, FFA 437 (915) 747-7819 El Paso, TX 79968 ddousa@utep.edu EDUCATION DEGREE STUDY D.A., Music Theory & Composition (secondary area of emphasis: Music History), Ball State University, May 2003. Dissertation: Assessing the Degree of Relatedness Between Key Areas: A Quantitative Model of Key Distance and Tonal Similarity (includes an original composition for symphonic band and an analysis of this piece) M.M., Music Composition, Central Michigan University, 2000 M.S., Statistics, Iowa State University, 1998 A.B. summa cum laude, Music, Harvard University, 1995 NON-DEGREE STUDY Academy of Musical and Dramatic Arts, Prague, 1995-96 (Studied composition with Milan Slavický, attended weekly composition seminar.) FACULTY POSITIONS / TEACHING EXPERIENCE THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (Fall 2004-present) Assistant Professor Courses Taught: Music Theory III, IV (10 semesters each) Aural Skills III, IV (10 semesters each) 16 th -Century Counterpoint (3 semesters) Music Theory Seminar (5 semesters) Introduction to Composition (15 semesters) Advanced Composition (10 semesters) Graduate Composition (6 semesters) Graduate Theory, Selected Topic (3 semesters) Graduate Theory, Analysis of Modern Music (1 semester) Graduate Thesis (3 semesters) Graduate Independent Study (6 semesters) ST. MARY S UNIVERSITY / Winona, MN (Fall 2003-Spring 2004) Lecturer Courses Taught: Music Appreciation (2 semesters) Aural Skills I (1 semester) ROCHESTER (MN) COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Fall 2003-Spring 2004) Adjunct Instructor Course Taught: Business and Economic Statistics (2 semesters)
OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE BALL STATE UNIVERSITY / Muncie, IN (Fall 2000-Spring 2003) Doctoral Fellow and Graduate Assistant ANDERSON UNIVERSITY / Anderson, IN (Fall 2002) Courses Taught: Music Theory I, IV (1 semester each) Aural Skills I (2 semesters) Aural Skills II, IV (1 semester each) Graduate Theory Review (1 semester) Music Appreciation (1 semester) Instructor Course Taught: Choral Arranging (1 semester) (Externship from Ball State University) CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY / Mt. Pleasant, MI (Spring 1999) Graduate Assistant Course Taught: Aural Skills II (1 semester) IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY / Ames, IA (Spring 1997-Spring 1998) Teaching Assistant Courses Taught: Principles of Statistics (for non-majors) (2 semesters) Engineering Statistics (1 semester) AWARDS & HONORS Winner, Holyoke Civic Symphony Composition Competition (2014) Elected as Honorary Member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (2009) Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Ball State University School of Music (2001-2002, 2002-2003 / awarded on a vote of the BSU School of Music Faculty) University Graduate Fellowship, Ball State University (2000-2001, 2001-2002) Winner, Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia Young Composers Competition (2000) Graduate Research Fellowship, Central Michigan University (1999-2000) National Science Foundation, Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention (1997) Miller Fellowship, Iowa State University (1996-1997, 1997-1998) Benjamin Trustman Traveling Fellowship, Harvard University (1995-1996) Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard University Chapter (1995) - 2 - CV Dominic Dousa
ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES Til We Meet Again October 22, 2013 / 1st International Trumpet Competition / Lodz, Poland Richard Stoelzel, trumpet / Macieb Labecki, violin / Marta Maciezynska, piano Down by a River s Side August 9, 2013 / National Flute Association National Conference / New Orleans, LA Ambrosia Flute Trio: Alexandra Aguirre / Brielle Frost / Nathaniel Berman (doubling clarinet) Commissioned by the Ambrosia Flute Trio Ludington Woods, Movement 1 July 14, 2012 / World Saxophone Congress XVI / St. Andrews, Scotland Cross Town Trio: Jackie Lamar, saxophone / Karen Griebling, viola / John Krebs, piano Pastorale for flute choir May 21, 2011 / Texas Flute Society 34 th Annual Festival / Denton, TX Advanced Flute Choir / Melissa Colgin-Abeln, conductor Ludington Woods, Movement 1 April 8, 2011 / North American Saxophone Alliance, Region 4 Confernece / Huntsville, TX Cross Town Trio: Jackie Lamar, saxophone / Karen Griebling, viola / John Krebs, piano Three Miniatures for Flute and Soprano Saxophone All Aflutter February 18-19, 2011 / North American Saxophone Alliance, Region 2 Confernece / Las Vegas, NV Madera Winds: Alexandra Aguirre, flute / Nathaniel Berman, soprano and alto saxophones Both works commissioned by the Madera Winds Dauntless, Boldly Forth February 11, 2010 / Texas Music Educators Association Annual Conference / San Antonio, TX UTEP Wind Symphony / Curtis Tredway, conductor Commissioned by the UTEP Wind Symphony All Aflutter January 16, 2010 / 33 rd Annual International Saxophone Symposium / George Mason University / Fairfax, VA Madera Winds: Alexandra Aguirre, flute / Nathaniel Berman, alto saxophone Commissioned by the Madera Winds - 3 - CV Dominic Dousa
The Winds of a Summer Night March 15, 2008 / College Music Society Pacific Central-Pacific Southern SuperRegional Conference / Westmont College / Santa Barbara, CA Renée Skerik, viola / Dominic Dousa, piano. Westward Journey August 24, 2007 / International Trombone Festival / Beijing, China Continental Trombone Quartet: Doug Farwell / Mark Sheridan-Rabideau / Peter Madsen / Steve Wilson Pastorale for flute choir August 10, 2007 / National Flute Association Annual Convention / Albuquerque, NM UTEP Flautistas / Melissa Colgin-Abeln, director Commissioned by Melissa Colgin-Abeln for the UTEP Flautistas The Winds of a Summer Night March 9, 2007 / College Music Society Rocky Mountain Regional Conference / Red Rocks Community College / Lakeland, CO (Denver metro area) Stephanie Schweigart, viola / Dominic Dousa, piano Westward Journey September 15, 2006 / College Music Society National Conference Composers Concerts / San Antonio, TX Continental Trombone Quartet: Doug Farwell / Mark Sheridan-Rabideau / Peter Madsen / Steve Wilson Airstreams July 7, 2000 / World Saxophone Congress / Montreal, PQ, Canada John Nichol, saxophone / Aaron Lack, vibraphone Commissioned by John Nichol, faculty saxophonist at Central Michigan University CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (ACADEMIC) A Quantitative Model of Key Distance, with an Analysis and Performance of Schumann s Märchenbilder, Op. 113, for viola and piano September 30, 2006 / Schumann Perspectives: A View Across Disciplines, an International Conference commemorating the 150th anniversary of Robert Schumann s death / Texas Tech University / Lubbock, TX A 45-minute lecture-recital. Lecture involved the presentation of an original theoretical analytic technique. Musical performance involved a presentation of a 16-minute composition by Schumann. Presented by Renee Skérik, viola (Texas Tech University), and Dominic Dousa, lecturer/piano. - 4 - CV Dominic Dousa
The Poetry of Langston Hughes, in Song January 12, 2006 / Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities / Honolulu, HI A performance of my original composition for solo voice and piano Six Songs on the Poetry of Langston Hughes, along with three other settings of Hughes s poetry by African-American composers. Presented by Gerald Blanchard, baritone (Kellogg Community College / Battle Creek, MI), and Dominic Dousa, piano. PUBLICATIONS OF ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS Little Suite, In Early Spring, for oboe or soprano saxophone and piano (duration: 8 minutes) / Dorn Publications, Inc. (www.dornpub.com) A View from Within, for soprano saxophone and piano (10 minutes) / Dorn Publications, Inc. Soaring, for concert band (8 minutes) / TRN Music Publisher, Inc. (www.trnmusic.com) *New Day Dawning, for string orchestra (8 minutes) / TRN Music Publisher, Inc. * Reviewed in The Instrumentalist, December 2008, p. 62 COMMERCIAL RECORDING OF ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS With a Song in My Heart / Blue Griffin Recording (Lansing, MI), BGR 117 (www.bluegriffin.com) CD includes the complete song cycles With a Song In My Heart (26 minutes) and Six Songs on the Poetry of Langston Hughes (19 minutes). Recorded by Gerald Blanchard, baritone, and Dominic Dousa, piano SELECTED PUBLIC PERFORMANCES OF ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS SOLO FACULTY COMPOSITION RECITALS (UTEP Faculty Recital Series) October 26, 2013 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Lands of Enchantment Nayeli Dousa, piano / Dominic Dousa, piano Feburary 12, 2012 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Six Songs on the Poetry of Langston Hughes / With a Song in My Heart Gerald Blanchard, baritone / Dominic Dousa, piano October 14, 2011 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX A View from Within / Two Pieces for Flute and Piano / Sonata for Violin and Piano Greg Luffey, soprano saxophone / Melissa Colgin-Abeln, flute / Mark Schuppener, violin / Dominic Dousa, piano - 5 - CV Dominic Dousa
November 7, 2010 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Musings of a Desert Evening / Little Suite, In Early Spring / A Summer Pastorale / Psalm 23 (Korean) / Evocations from the Plains Stephen Haddad, tuba / Don Wilkinson, soprano saxophone / Mark Schuppener, violin / Sang-In Han, tenor / La Catrina String Quartet (New Mexico State University) / Dominic Dousa, piano February 17, 2009 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Mountain Song / Two Pieces for Viola Choir / Sonata for Viola and Piano, From a Land Wild and Free Renée Skerik, viola / Dominic Dousa, piano / Texas Tech University Viola Choir February 28, 2008 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX The Winds of a Summer Night / Evening Piece and Summer Dance (recital also included Brahms, Sonata No. 1 for Viola and Piano / Clarke, I ll Bid My Heart Be Still) Renée Skerik, viola / Dominic Dousa, piano October 11, 2007 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Suite for Flute and Guitar / Pastorale / Outdoors Music / Airstreams / Quintet for SATB Saxophone Quartet and Piano Melissa Colgin-Abeln, flute / John Siqueiros, guitar / Don Wilkinson, alto and soprano saxophones / Dominic Dousa, piano / UTEP students and musicians from the El Paso Professional Music Community November 9, 2006 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Winter in the Country / Dream Land / Views from the Hills and Valleys Elisa Fraser Wilson, mezzo-soprano / Lesley Chen, violin / Dominic Dousa, piano October 13, 2005 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX High Vistas / Suite for Solo Guitar / Songs of Sea and Life / Ludington Woods Dena Kay Jones, piano / John Siqueiros, guitar / Christopher Meerdink, tenor / Don Wilkinson, soprano saxophone / Laurence Gibson, viola / Dominic Dousa, piano February 11, 2005 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX A Festive Piece / Changes in the Air / A Winter Pastorale / Five Winter Pieces Stephanie Schweigart, violin / Dominic Dousa, piano PERFORMANCES OF INDIVIDUAL COMPOSITIONS (AND ARRANGEMENTS) 2014 High Vistas Lands of Enchantment May 31, 2014 / La Mesa United Church of Christ / LaMesa, CA Nayeli Dousa, piano / Dominic Dousa, piano - 6 - CV Dominic Dousa
New Era Overture May 4, 2014 / Holyoke Community College Fine & Performing Arts Building / Holyoke, MA Holyoke Civic Symphony / David Kidwell, Conductor Winning Entry for 2014 Holyoke Civic Symphony Composition Competition Estrella del Norte, Concierto Sinfónico para Piano y Orquesta April 13, 2014 / Paso del Norte Theater / Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México Nayeli Dousa, piano soloist / Orquesta Sinfónia de Ciudad Juárez / Guillermo Quezada, conductor Commissioned by the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez as part of the institution s 40th Anniversary Celebration Through the Refining Fire (settings of the poetry of Bernice Love Wiggins, Claude McKay, Countee Cullen) February 6, 2014 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Eric Hanson, tenor / UTEP Virtuosi / Mark Schuppener, conductor Commissioned by the UTEP Virtuosi for a concert celebrating Black History Month at UTEP 2013 Sonata for Violin and Piano Evocations from the Plains November 11, 2013 / Paso del Norte Theater / Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México Iliana Vasileva, violin / Roberto Jurado, violin / Guillermo Quezada, viola / Anna Zofia Analewicz, cello / Nayeli Dousa, piano Riding the Wave (3 performances) November 8, 2013 / South Country Library / Bellport, NY July 7, 2013 / Old Westbury Gardens / Old Westbury, NY April 15, 2013 / Distinguished Artist Series, Old Bethpage Library / Oyster Bay, NY Thomas Piercy, clarinet (Oyster Bay) / Sandy Tepper, clarinet (Old Westbury & Bellport) / Suzanne Mueller, cello / Elinor Abrams Zayas, piano One of 15 winning compositions selected for the VoxNovus 15-Minutes-of-Fame concert (over 75 entries) Six Songs on the Poetry of Langston Hughes October 29, 2013 / University of North Carolina at Greensboro / Greensboro, NC Lesly Dumé, tenor Mountain Song (4 performances) October 27, 2013 / White Rose Society / Benzonia, MI March 9, 2013 / Interlochen Arts Academy / Interlochen, MI February 23, 2013 / Los Alamos Methodist Church / Los Alamos, NM February 22, 2013 / Albuquerque Youth Symphony Recital / Albuquerque, NM Renée Skerik, viola / Susan Snyder, piano - 7 - CV Dominic Dousa
Dance for Guitar Quartet (3 performances) August 8, 2013 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall (Student Recital: Manuel Flores) / El Paso, TX May 15, 2013 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall (Student Recital: Luis Aguilera) / El Paso, TX May 3, 2013 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Luis Aguilera / Manuel Flores / Hiram Rodriguez / Juan Cabrales, guitars Songs from a Child s Garden April 14, 2013 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Faculty Recital Series: Orit Eylon, soprano / Dominic Dousa, piano Western Evening Vistas February 21, 2013 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX UTEP Wind Symphony / Ron Hufstader, conductor Rise Up! January 26, 2013 / UTEP Magoffin Auditorium / El Paso, TX 2012-2013 TMEA Region 22 All-Region Symphonic Band / André Feagin, conductor 2012 Breeze from Airstreams, for alto saxophone and vibraphone April 24, 2012 / Bethel University / McKenzie, TN Wesley Brockman, alto saxophone / Joshua Smith, vibraphone Six Songs on the Poetry of Langston Hughes (four selections) February 26, 2012 / Kellogg Community College / Battle Creek, MI Faculty Artists Recital / Gerald Blanchard, baritone / Nancy Brown, piano Sweet Little One October 12, 2012 / Sul Ross State University / Alpine, TX Sul Ross State University Wind Ensemble / Chris Dobbins, conductor One of 5 winning compositions selected in Sul Ross University Wind Ensemble Composition Competition Desert Rain (2 performances) October 9, 2012 / Texas State University / San Marcos, TX October 1, 2012 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Lynn Ledbetter, violin / Stephanie Meyers, viola Behold I Build a House (2 performances) September 9, 2012 / First Presbyterian Church / El Paso, TX April 29, 2012 / First Presbyterian Church / El Paso, TX First Presbyterian Church Choir / William Dickinson, conductor\ Commissioned for the 130 th anniversary celebration of First Presbyterian Church, El Paso - 8 - CV Dominic Dousa
Musings in the Night September 7, 2012 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Departmental Faculty Recital / Charles Leinberger, flugelhorn / Dominic Dousa, piano Celebración Mexicana April 11, 2012 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX UTEP String Orchestra / Lowell Graham, conductor Commissioned by the UTEP String Orchestra Dusk on the Santa Fe Trail March 29, 2012 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX UTEP Symphony Band / André Feagin, conductor New Day Dawning January 14, 2012 / Texas All-Region 22 Orchestra Program / El Paso, TX TMEA Region 22 All-Region Orchestra / Mark Schuppener, conductor 2011 Intrada December 5, 2011 / Willie Pigg Auditorium / Mansfield, TX Texas All Region 5 Band / Barbara Lambrecht, conductor Chase on the High Plains November 30, 2011 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX UTEP Chamber Players / André Feagin, conductor Commissioned by the UTEP Chamber Players Songs of Sea and Life November 21, 2011 / First United Methodist Church / Tucson, AZ Master s Degree Recital (University of Arizona): Luciano Marazzo, tenor / Kyungsun Choi, piano Southwestern Fanfare / Intrada November 20, 2011 / Coronado High School / El Paso, TX The Edge of Texas Concert Band / Barbara Lambrecht, conductor New Era Overture (3 performances) July 23, 2011 / Silver Center for the Arts / Plymouth, NH July 8, 2011 / Gilford Auditorium / Gilford, NH July 7, 2011 / Silver Center for the Arts / Plymouth, NH New Hampshire Summer Festival Orchestra / Benjamin Loeb, conductor - 9 - CV Dominic Dousa
New Era Overture May 3, 2011 / UTEP Magoffin Auditorium / El Paso, TX UTEP Department of Music Gala / UTEP Symphony Orchestra / Lowell Graham, conductor Mountain Song / Sonata for Viola and Piano, From a Land Wild and Free April 16, 2011 / Hemmle Recital Hall, Texas Tech University / Lubbock, TX TTU Faculty Recital: Renée Skerik, viola / Dominic Dousa, piano Two Pieces for Viola Choir April 10, 2011 / Hemmle Recital Hall, Texas Tech University / Lubbock, TX TTU Faculty Recital: Texas Tech University Viola Choir / Renée Skerik, director Summer Dance March 4, 2011 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Faculty Recital Series: Stephanie Meyers, violin and viola / Dominic Dousa, piano New Era Overture January 15, 2011 / Middle Tennessee School Band and Orchestra Association / Murfreesboro, TN 2011 All Middle Tennessee Senior High Orchestra / Lowell Graham, conductor 2010 Czech Christmas Medley, arrangement of Czech Christmas music for choir and orchestra December 19, 2010 / Hear the Angels Sing : A Christmas Concert / St. John s Episcopal Church / Lynchburg, VA Cantate, the Children s and Youth Choir of Central Virginia / Peggy Howell, director Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, arrangement for piano four hands (3 performances) October 29-31, 2010 / Reformation Lutheran Church, festival events / Las Vegas, NV Linda Hunt / Joy Heideman / Lillian Kolar / Alice Hohenthaner, piano Commissioned by Reformation Lutheran Church for their Reformation Sunday Retreat Prelude for Solo Guitar (3 performances) December 4, 2010 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX November 21, 2010 / Branigan Cultural Center / Las Cruces, NM November 14, 2010 / El Paso Music Forum concert series, Museum of Art / El Paso, TX John Siqueiros, guitar New Era Overture October 5, 2010 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX UTEP Symphony Orchestra / Lowell Graham, conductor Commissioned for season-opening concert of the UTEP orchestra under the direction of Dr. Lowell Graham - 10 - CV Dominic Dousa
Mountain Spirit Rising April 30, 2010 / Holsclaw Recital Hall / Tucson, AZ Doctoral Recital: Nayeli López, piano Musings of a Desert Evening (3 performances) September 5, 2010 / Facutly Departmental Recital May 11, 2010 / Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia American Composer s Recital March 6, 2010 / Faculty Recital Series UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Stephen Haddad, tuba / Dominic Dousa, piano Prairie Evening Song (4 performances) April 30, 2010 / Choice Music Events Festival / Dallas, TX April 24, 2010 / New Mexico State Band Contest / Los Lunas, NM March 31, 2010 / Cobre Small School Band Festival / Bayard, NM March 26, 2010 / Music in Our Schools concert / Deming, NM March 10, 2010 / SWNMMEA Large Group Festival / Las Cruces, NM Deming, NM High School Band / Bernie Chavez, director Ludington Woods, Movement 1 (2 performances) April 26, 2010 / Reeves Hall, Hendrix College / Conway, AR April 18, 2010 / First United Methodist Church, Under the Dome concert / Conway, AR Cross Town Trio / Jackie Lamar, saxophone / Karen Griebling, viola / John Krebs, piano All Afultter February 28, 2010 / St. Paul s United Methodist Church / Las Cruces, NM St. Paul s Sunday Afternoon Series, Madera Winds Alexandra Aguirre, flute / Nathaniel Berman, alto saxophone Commissioned by the Madera Winds Ludington Woods (version for two saxophones and piano) February 21, 2010 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Faculty Recital Series: Greg Luffey, soprano saxophone / Don Wilkinson, alto saxophone / Dominic Dousa, piano 2010 EPSO Young Composer s Medley, Arrangement (6 performances) February 17-19, 2010 / Abraham Chavez Theatre / El Paso, TX EPSO Young People s Concerts / El Paso Symphony Orchestra / Andres Moran, conductor Commissioned by the EPSO; arrangement/orchestration of winning entries for EPSO Young Composer s Competition - 11 - CV Dominic Dousa
Dauntless, Boldly Forth (3 performances) February 10, 2010 / The University of Texas at Austin / Austin, TX February 9, 2010 / Midland Lee High School / Midland, TX February 8, 2010 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX UTEP Wind Symphony / Curtis Tredway, conductor 2009 Prairie Evening Song October 18, 2009 / New Mexico State University Recital Hall / Las Cruces, NM Mesilla Valley Concert Band / William Clark, conductor Dream Land October 8, 2009 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Faculty Recital Series: Melissa Colgin-Abeln, flute / Orit Eylon, soprano / Dominic Dousa, piano A Voice Calls in the Wilderness from Sonata for Viola and Piano, From a Land Wild and Free September 11, 2009 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Faculty Recital Series: Stephanie Meyers, viola / Dominic Dousa, piano Psalm 23 (setting in Korean) May 23, 2009 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Faculty Recital Series: Sang-In Han, tenor / Dominic Dousa, piano Departed Days May 4, 2009 / UTEP Magoffin Auditorium / El Paso, TX UTEP Music Department Gala, Americana / UTEP Chorale / William McMillan, conductor The King s Folktale April 21, 2009 / Nolan Richardson High School / El Paso, TX Nolan Richardson Middle School Orchestra / Kelly Weddington, music director Hymn of Trust April 16, 2009 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX UTEP Chorale / William McMillan, conductor Mountain Song (3 performances) April 7, 2009 / Texas Tech University, Hemmle Recital Hall / Lubbock Texas April 2, 2009 / Oklahoma University Recital Hall / Norman, OK March 30, 2009 / Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory, Gamble Auditorium / Cleveland, OH Renée Skerik, viola / Jim Howsmon, piano (B-W) / Stephanie Shames, piano (OU) / Susan Wass, piano (TTU) - 12 - CV Dominic Dousa
Departed Days February 26, 2009 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX UTEP Chorale / William McMillan, conductor Young Composer s Medley, Arrangement (6 performances) January 28-30, 2009 / Abraham Chavez Theatre / El Paso, TX EPSO Young People s Concerts / El Paso Symphony Orchestra / Benjamin Loeb, conductor Commissioned by the EPSO; arrangement/orchestration of winning entries for EPSO Young Composer s Competition Evocations from the Plains January 15, 2009 / El Paso Museum of Art / El Paso, TX El Paso Pro Musica Chamber Music Series Biava String Quartet (Austin Hartman and Hyunsu Ko, violins / Mary Persin, viola / Jason Calloway, cello) / Doris Stevenson, piano Commissioned by El Paso Pro Musica 2008 Christmas Morning December 14, 2008 / Plaza Theatre / El Paso, TX Holiday Concert / El Paso Symphony Orchestra / Benjamin Loeb, conductor Two Pieces for Flute and Piano (2 performances) May 25, 2008 / Atelier Series / American Church in Paris / Paris, France May 22, 2008 / U.S. Embassy, Ambassador s Residence / Paris, France Melissa Colgin-Abeln, flute / Dominic Dousa, piano Invited performances by the U.S. Ambassador s Residence and the American Church in Paris Two Pieces for Flute and Piano March 18, 2008 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Faculty Recital Series: Melissa Colgin-Abeln, flute / Dominic Dousa, piano Southwestern Fanfare April 29, 2008 / UTEP Magoffin Auditorium / El Paso, TX UTEP Music Department Gala, Sounds of the Southwest / UTEP Chamber Brass Ensemble / Stephen Haddad, director Commissioned by the UTEP Department of Music for the 2008 UTEP Music Gala Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven April 15, 2008 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX UTEP Chorale / William McMillan, conductor - 13 - CV Dominic Dousa
Three Songs of Love April 15, 2008 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX UTEP Women s Glee Club / Elisa Wilson, conductor Title-Waves April 3, 2008 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Student Senior Recital: Krystal Mata, flute / Gilbert Mata, guitar / Michael Mata, marimba Christmas Morning March 29, 2008 / Wuhan Youth Palace Concert Hall / Wuhan, China Wuhan Orchestra / Benjamin Loeb, conductor Hymn of Hope March 18, 2008 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX UTEP Wind Symphony / Ron Hufstader, conductor Sun City Medley, Arrangement (4 performances) February 28-March 1, 2008 / Abraham Chavez Theatre / El Paso, TX EPSO Young People s Concerts / El Paso Symphony Orchestra / Benjamin Loeb, conductor Commissioned by the EPSO; arrangement/orchestration of winning entries for EPSO Young Composer s Competition 2007 Christmas Morning December 16, 2007 / Abraham Chavez Theatre / El Paso, TX El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras / Benjamin Loeb, conductor Commissioned by the EPYSOs as part of Composer-in Residence duties Czech Christmas Medley (2 performances) December 8, 2007 / Music with the Classic Touch / Clark County Library Theater / Las Vegas, NV December 5, 2007 / A Celebration of Holiday Music / Ronzone Elementary School / Las Vegas Las Vegas Chamber Orchestra / Rodolfo Fernandez, conductor Ronzone Elementary School Honor Choir / John Scheuer, music director Commissioned for concerts sponsored in part by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council (State of Nevada) and a PALS grant (City of Las Vegas) Songs of Sea and Life October 11, 2007 / North Dakota State University, Beckwith Recital Hall / Fargo, ND NDSU Faculty Recital: Robert Jones, baritone / Andrew Froelich, piano - 14 - CV Dominic Dousa
Mountain Song October 5, 2007 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Faculty Recital Series: Stephanie Schweigart, viola / Dominic Dousa, piano The Winds of a Summer Night Evening Piece and Summer Dance (4 performances) September 15, 2007 / Texas Tech University, Hemmle Recital Hall / Lubbock, TX *June 24, 2007 / Valley Community Presbytarian Church / Golden Valley, MN Invited performance by the Minnesota Viola Society June 23, 2007 / Studio A, St. Olaf College / Northfield, MN June 22, 2007 / Calvary Episcopoal Church / Rochester, MN Renée Skerik, viola / Dominic Dousa, piano Inner Chambers May 17, 2007 / Parkland High School Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Parkland High School Orchestra / Leonid Riters, music director / Dominic Dousa, guest composer/conductor Love, the Greatest (2 performances) May 6, 2007 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Bruce Nehring Consort & UTEP Chorale / Quintessential Brass / Rodney Barbour, organ / Dr. Weston Noble, conductor Commissioned by the BNC for the Choral Festival conducted by Dr. Weston Noble Quintet for SATB Saxophone Quartet and Piano March 25, 2007 / Plattsburgh State University (SUNY), Krinovitz Recital Hall / Plattsburgh, NY Frontier Saxophone Quartet / Karen Becker, piano Commissioned by Dan Gordon, faculty saxophonist at SUNY-Plattsburgh Love, My Lord and King February 27, 2007 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX UTEP Chorale / William McMillan, conductor Westward Journey (2 performances) February 25, 2007 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX February 25, 2007 / NMSU Recital Hall / Las Cruces, NM Continental Trombone Quartet: Doug Farwell / Mark Sheridan-Rabideau / Peter Madsen / Steve Wilson Great Plains Hymn February 13, 2007 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX UTEP Wind Symphony / Ron Hufstader, conductor - 15 - CV Dominic Dousa
2006 Onward! December 21, 2006 / Abraham Chavez Theatre / El Paso, TX El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras / Benjamin Loeb, conductor Commissioned by the EPYSOs as part of Composer-in Residence duties A Winter Pastorale December 14, 2006 / Wolfinsohn Room, Longy School of Music / Cambridge, MA M.M. Degree Recital: Vanessa Cedillos, violin / Naoko Sugiyama, piano Songs of Sea and Life November 11, 2006 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Student Senior Recital: Jose Dominguez, tenor / Dominic Dousa, piano The Winds of a Summer Night September 8, 2006 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Faculty Recital Series: Stephanie Schweigart, viola / Dominic Dousa, piano The Sky s the Limit from High Vistas September 1, 2006 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Departmental Faculty Recital / Dena Kay Jones, piano / Dominic Dousa, piano A Winter Pastorale July 1, 2006 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX El Paso Summer Music Festival / Lesley Chen, violin / Dominic Dousa, piano New Day Dawning June 11, 2006 / Plaza Theatre / El Paso, TX El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras / Benjamin Loeb, conductor Commissioned by the EPYSOs as part of Composer-in Residence duties In Song We Raise Our Voices (2 performances) May 7, 2006 / Bronson Theatre / Bronson, MI May 6, 2006 / St. Mark s Episcopal Church / Coldwater, MI Branch County Community Chorus 5 th Anniversary Concert / Gerald Blanchard, conductor Commissioned by the BCCC in celebration of their 5 th Anniversary The Tears of Heaven April 29, 2006 / St. Mary s University, Chapel of St. Mary of the Angels / Winona, MN St. Mary s University Concert Choir / Patrick O Shea, conductor - 16 - CV Dominic Dousa
Sail On! April 25, 2006 / UTEP Magoffin Auditorium / El Paso, TX Music Department Gala, Fireworks / UTEP Choirs and Wind Symphony / Ron Hufstader, conductor Commissioned by the UTEP Department Music for the 2006 UTEP Music Gala Sculptors of Life April 11, 2006 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX University Chorale / William McMillan, conductor The Tears of Heaven (2 performances) March 4, 2006 / MSVMA District High School Choral Festival / Grand Haven, MI February 28, 2006 / Pre-Festival Concert / Grant Fine Arts Center / Grant, MI Grant High School Concert Choir / Benjamin Rodgers, conductor Westward Journey January 12, 2006 / Florida State University, Opperman Music Hall / Tallahassee, FL Continental Trombone Quartet Commissioned by the Continental Trombone Quartet 2005 Crossing the Bar from Songs of Sea and Life September 2, 2005 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Departmental Faculty Recital / Christopher Meerdink, tenor / Dominic Dousa, piano Little Suite, In Early Spring (3 performances) June 22, 2005 / Juvan kirkossa / Juva, Finland June 19, 2005 / Pieksämäen maaseurakunnan kirkossa / Pieksämäki, Finland June 15, 2005 / Mikkelin maaseurakunnan kirkossa / Mikkeli, Finland Daniel Gordon, soprano saxophone / Jari Piikki, piano Evening Piece and Summer Dance April 24, 2005 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Student Senior Recital: John Holguin, viola / Dominic Dousa, piano Songs of Sea and Life April 3, 2005 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Faculty Recital Series: Christopher Meerdink, tenor / Dominic Dousa, piano The Tears of Heaven April 1, 2005 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX University Chorale / William McMillan, conductor - 17 - CV Dominic Dousa
Songs of Sea and Life February 23, 2005 / University of Alaska at Fairbanks, Charles W. Davis Concert Hall / Fairbanks, AK Faculty and Guest Artist Recital: Christopher Meerdink, tenor / Jamila Hla-Shwe, piano 2004 Soaring November 23, 2004 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX UTEP Wind Symphony / Ron Hufstader, conductor Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven November 6, 2004 / First United Methodist Church / South Bend, IN Vesper Chorale / Bob Briggs, conductor A Festive Piece June 5, 2004 / Christ United Methodist Church / Rochester, MN Rochester Civic Music Guild Recital / Dominic Dousa, piano Changes in the Air February 6, 2004 / Pruis Hall, Ball State University / Muncie, IN BSU Faculty Recital: Jody Nagel, composer / Dominic Dousa, guest composer/piano Winter in the Country and Five Winter Pieces (selections) January 19, 2004 / Figulio Recital Hall, St. Mary s University / Winona, MN Faculty Recital Series: Marta Kirk, violin / Dominic Dousa, piano 2003 Six Songs on the Poetry of Langston Hughes (selections) September 23, 2003 / University of Michigan at Flint / Flint, MI Faculty Artists Recital: Gerald Blanchard, baritone / Wendy Chu, piano With a Song in My Heart (selections) November 15, 2003 / 7 th Annual Joint Fellows Conference, IMGIP, ICEOP-KCP Initiative / East Lansing, MI Gerald Blanchard, baritone / Sergei Kvitko, piano On the Trail, Hopeward Bound May 4, 2003 / Pruis Hall, Ball State University / Muncie, IN East Central Indiana Youth Symphony / Georgios Kouritas, conductor - 18 - CV Dominic Dousa
Visions of the American Great Plains (2 performances) March 2 & 4, 2003 / National Museum / Lima, Peru National Symphony Orchestra of Peru / José-Luis Maúrtua, conductor 2002 Views from the Hills and Valleys October 17, 2002 / Pruis Hall, Ball State University / Muncie IN Sarah Umlauf, violin / Dominic Dousa, piano The Tears of Heaven (4 performances) May 16, 2002 / Shanghai Conservatory of Music / Shanghai, China May 14, 2002 / Xian Conservatory of Music / Xian, China May 11, 2002 / Beijing Theater / Beijing, China May 10, 2002 / Peking Traditional Opera School / Beijing, China Central Michigan University Concert Choir / Nina Nash-Robertson, conductor Views from the Hills and Valleys June 27, 2002 / First United Methodist Church / Ashland, OR 2002 Music Institute for the Development of Personal Style in memory of Jascha Heifetz Jessica Platt, violin / Dominic Dousa, piano A Winter Pastorale June 13, 2002 / Pruis Hall, Ball State University / Muncie, IN Doctor of Arts Recital: Jessica Platt, violin / Dominic Dousa, piano Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven April 24, 2002 / Pruis Hall, Ball State University / Muncie, IN Ball State University Concert Choir / Jeffrey Carter, conductor Commissioned by the BSU Concert Choir The Tears of Heaven April 21, 2002 / Large Recital Hall, Central Michigan University / Mt. Pleasant, MI Central Michigan University Concert Choir / Nina Nash-Robertson, conductor Commissioned by the CMU Concert Choir for their 2003 Summer Tour to China Winter in the Country February 8, 2002 / Pruis Hall, Ball State University / Muncie, IN Ball State University 32nd Festival of New Music / Dominic Dousa, piano - 19 - CV Dominic Dousa
2001 A View from Within October 24, 2001 / Pruis Hall, Ball State University / Muncie, IN Joey Boyer, soprano saxophone / Dominic Dousa, piano Three Songs of Night September 27, 2001 / Large Recital Hall, Central Michigan University / Mt. Pleasant, MI CMU Faculty Recital: Jeffrey Foote, bass-baritone / Dominic Dousa, guest composer/piano Trio for Violin, Viola, and Cello June 28, 2001 / First United Methodist Church / Ashland, OR 2001 Music Institute for the Development of Personal Style in memory of Jascha Heifetz Jamie Gregory, violin / Sarah Bishop, cello / Dominic Dousa, piano Visions of the American Great Plains March 9, 2001 / Aula Magna, Edificio de la Rectoría / Toluca, Mexico March 8, 2001 / Teatro de Tenango del Valle / Tenango del Valle, Mexico Orquesta de Cámara de la Universidad Autonoma del Estado de México with Orquesta de Cámara de la Universitario de Michigan Centrale / José-Luis Maúrtua, conductor From the High Tatras February 27, 2001 / Virginia Beach Pavillion Theatre / Virginia Beach, VA Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia / Leslie Stewart, music director / Steven Loy, conductor Composition selected as winning entry for the 2000 BYOV Young Composer s Competition 2000 Visions of the American Great Plains August 11, 2000 / Teatro Municipal / Trujillo, Peru 7th International Bach Festival / Orquesta de Cámara del Festival 2000 / José-Luis Maúrtua, conductor Five British Pubs I Have Known Intimately Jeff Foote Three Songs of Night November 2, 2000 / Large Recital Hall, Central Michigan University / Mt. Pleasant, MI Faculty Recital Series: Jeffrey Foote, bass-baritone / Timothy Oonk, piano Both works commissioned by Jeffrey Foote, faculty vocalist at CMU - 20 - CV Dominic Dousa
A View from Within March 23, 2000 / Large Recital Hall, Central Michigan University / Mt. Pleasant, MI 5th CMU Symposium of New Music / Amy Decker, soprano saxophone / Dominic Dousa, piano Six Songs on the Poetry of Langston Hughes, January 29, 2000 / Large Recital Hall, Central Michigan University / Mt. Pleasant, MI CMU M.M. Degree Recital: Gerald Blanchard, baritone / Dominic Dousa, piano 1999 Six Songs on the Poetry of Langston Hughes (selections) November 12, 1999 / King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty Regional Conference / Kalamazoo, MI Gerald Blanchard, baritone / Mary Jo Cox, piano From the High Tatras December 9, 1999 / Large Recital Hall, Central Michigan University / Mt. Pleasant, MI Central Michigan University Symphony Orchestra / Carlton Woods, music director Winter in the Country February 4, 1999 / Large Recital Hall, Central Michigan University / Mt. Pleasant, MI 4th CMU Symposium of New Music / Dominic Dousa, piano 1998 Five Winter Pieces March 27, 1998 / Iowa State University / Ames, IA C. Buell Lipa Festival of Contemporary Music / Michael Elling, violin / Dominic Dousa, piano 1996 Two Pastorales for clarinet and piano String Quartet (mvts. 1 and 4) July 24, 1996 / Akademie Múzických Umění / Prague, Czech Republic Stephanie Zelnick, clarinet / Dominic Dousa, piano / Kvarteto Jupiter - 21 - CV Dominic Dousa
ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS (WHICH HAVE RECEIVED PUBLIC PERFORMANCES) * indicates commissioned work Chamber Lands of Adventure, suite in 6 movements, for piano 4-hands (2013; 50 min.) *Down by a River s Side, in 2 movements, for flute trio [with 3 rd doubling clarinet] (2013; 12 min.) Riding the Wave, for clarinet, cello, and piano (2013; 3 min.) Desert Rain, for violin and viola (2012; 5 min.) *Chase on the High Plains, for chamber wind ensemble (2011; 6 min.) *Three Miniatures for Flute and Alto Saxophone (2010; 9 min.) *All Aflutter, for flute and alto saxophone (2009; 6 min.) *Evocations from the Plains, for piano quintet (2008; 18 min.) * Til We Meet Again, for trumpet, violin, and piano (2008; 8 min.) *Pastorale, for flute choir (2007; 5 min.) Suite for Flute and Guitar (2006; 15 min.) *Quintet for SATB Saxophone Quartet and Piano (2006; 11 min.) *Westward Journey, for trombone quartet (2006; 11 min.) High Vistas, in 3 movements, for piano 4-hands (2005; 18 min.) Outdoors Music, for string quartet (2003; 9 min.) Three Pieces for Violin, Viola, and Cello (2001; 15 min.) *Five Pieces for Two Clarinets (1999; 14 min.) *Airstreams, in 3 movements, for alto saxophone and vibraphone (1999; 17 min.) Ludington Woods, trio in 3 movements for soprano saxophone, viola, and piano (1999; 26 min.) Solo Instrumental (and Solo Instrument with Piano) Musings in the Night, for flugelhorn and piano (2012; 8 min.) Sonata for Violin and Piano, in 3 movements (2011; 38 min.) Musings of a Desert Evening, for tuba and piano (2010; 6 min.) Mountain Spirit Rising, for solo piano (2010; 8 min.) Sonata for Viola and Piano, From a Land Wild and Free, in 3 movements (2008; 32 min.) Two Pieces for Flute and Piano (2008; 14 min.) Mountain Song, for viola and piano (2007; 10 min.) The Winds of a Summer Night, for viola and piano (2006; 9 min.) Prelude, for solo guitar (2004; 3 min.) Changes in the Air, in 3 movements, for solo piano (2004; 20 min.) Views from the Hills and Valleys, for violin and piano (2002; 15 min.) A Winter Pastorale, for violin and piano (2002; 9 min.) Little Suite, In Early Spring, for oboe or soprano saxophone and piano (2000; 8 min.) A View from Within, for soprano saxophone and piano (1999; 10 min.) - 22 - CV Dominic Dousa
As You Like It, for solo viola (1999; 4 min.) Winter in the Country, in 7 movements, for solo piano (1998; 28 min.) Five Winter Pieces, for violin and piano (1998; 20 min.) Evening Piece and Summer Dance for solo viola and piano (1995, rev. 2007; 16 min.) Two Pastorales, for oboe and piano (1994; 5 min.) Solo Vocal *Through the Refining Fire (texts by Bernice Love Wiggins, Claude McKay and Countee Cullen), for tenor and string orchestra (2013; 15 min.) Songs from a Child s Garden (texts by Robert Louis Stevenson), for mezzo-soprano and piano (2013; 15 min.) Psalm 23 (setting in Korean), for tenor and piano (2009; 7 min.) Songs of Sea and Life (three songs on texts by Alfred Tennyson), for medium voice and piano (2004; 10 min.) With a Song in My Heart (seven songs on texts by Gerald Blanchard), for baritone voice and piano (2001; 26 min.) *Three Songs of Night (texts by William Wordsworth and William Barnes), for bass-baritone voice and piano (2000; 15 min.) * Five British Pubs I Have Known Intimately Jeff Foote (five humorous songs on texts from the Good Beer Guide published by the Campaign for Real Ale), for bass-baritone voice and piano (2000; 8 min.) *Dream Land (four songs on texts by Christina Rossetti), for soprano voice and piano (2000; 14 min.) Six Songs on the Poetry of Langston Hughes, for baritone voice and piano (1999; 19 min.) Choral *Behold, I Build a House (text from 2 nd Chronicles) for SATB choir and organ (2012; 4 min.) Departed Days (text by Oliver Wendell Holmes) for SATB choir a capella (2008; 3 min.) Hymn of Trust (text by Oliver Wendell Holmes) for SATB choir a capella (2008; 3 min.) Three Songs of Love (texts by John Boyle O Reilly, Alfred Tennyson, and Thomas Hood) for SSA choir and piano (2007; 8 min.) *Love, The Greatest (text from 1 st Corinthians) for SATB choir, brass quintet, flute, oboe, percussion, and organ (2007; 10 min.) *Sail On! (text by Henry W. Longfellow), for SATB choir and wind ensemble (2006; 3 min.) *In Song We Raise Our Voices (original text), for SATB choir and piano (2006; 3 min.) Love, My Lord and King (text by Alfred Tennyson), for SATB choir and piano (2005; 4 min.) Sculptors of Life (text by George W. Doane), for SATB choir and piano (2005; 3 min.) *The Tears of Heaven (text by Alfred Tennyson), for SATB choir and piano (2002; 4 min.) *Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven (text by William Butler Yeats), for SATB choir and piano (2001; 6 min.) - 23 - CV Dominic Dousa
Orchestral *Estrella del Norte, concierto sinfonico para piano y orquestra (2014; 40 min.) *Celebración Mexicana, for string orchestra (2011; 9 min.) *New Era Overture, for full orchestra (2010; 9 min.) The King s Folktale, for youth string orchestra (2008; 4 min.) *Christmas Morning, for full orchestra (2007; 6 min.) Inner Chambers, for youth string orchestra (2006; 5 min.) *Onward, versions for string orchestra and full orchestra (2006; 5 min.) *New Day Dawning, versions for string orchestra and full orchestra (2006; 8 min.) Visions of the American Great Plains, for oboe, two horns, and string orchestra (2000; 8 min.) On the Trail, Hopeward Bound, for full orchestra (2000; 13 min.) From the High Tatras, for full orchestra (1997; 11 min.) Band *Rise Up! (2012; 4 min.) Sweet Little One (2012; 4 min.) Western Evening Vistas (2012; 7 min.) *Dusk on the Santa Fe Trail (2011; 8 min.) *Dauntless, Boldly Forth (2009; 6 min.) Prairie Evening Song (2007; 4 min.) Intrada (2007; 4 min.) Hymn of Hope (2005; 10 min.) Great Plains Hymn (2005; 9 min.) Soaring (2003; 8 min.) Arrangements *Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, for piano 4-hands (2010; 4 min.) *2010 EPSO Young Composer s Medley, for orchestra (2010; 3 min.) *A Hunting We Will Go (Animal Nursery Rhyme Medley), for solo (child s) voice and chamber orchestra (2009; 10 min.) *Young Composer s Medley, for orchestra (2009; 4 min.) *Sun City Medley, for orchestra (2008; 2 min.) *Czech Christmas Medley, for youth choir and string orchestra (2007; 4 min.) - 24 - CV Dominic Dousa
PERFORMING EXPERIENCE (PIANO) COLLABORATIVE RECITALS El Paso Pro-Musica / What Makes It Great program / Rob Kapilow, lecturer / Stephanie Meyers, violin / Zuill Bailey, cello January 28, 2014 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall Full Recital (70 minutes) UTEP Faculty Recital / Stephanie Meyers, violin September 14, 2013 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall Half of program (25 minutes) UTEP Faculty & Guest Artist Recital / Lynn Ledbetter, violin / Stephanie Meyers, viola October 1, 2012 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall Selections from program (25 minutes) UTEP Faculty Recital / Greg Luffey, saxophones & Erik Unsworth, bass March 27, 2011 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall Selections from program (25 minutes) UTEP Faculty Recital / Stephanie Meyers, violin and viola March 4, 2011 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall Full Recital (40 minutes) UTEP Guest Artist Recital / Paul Merkelo, trumpet (Montreal Symphony) March 7, 2010 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Full Recital (40 minutes) UTEP Faculty Recital / Stephen Haddad, tuba and Nancy Taylor, trumpet March 6, 2010 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Selections from program (35 minutes) UTEP Faculty Recital / Greg Luffey, saxophone February 21, 2010 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Selections from program (40 minutes) UTEP Faculty Recital / Melissa Colgin-Abeln, flute October 8, 2009 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Full Recital (45 minutes) - 25 - CV Dominic Dousa
UTEP Faculty Recital / Stephanie Meyers, violin and viola September 18, 2009 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Selections from program (35 minutes) UTEP Faculty Recital: Korean Art Song, Ga-Gok / Sang-In Han, tenor May 23, 2009 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Selections from program (20 minutes) UTEP Faculty Recital / Melissa Colgin-Abeln, flute April 4, 2009 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Full Recital (40 minutes) El Paso Pro Musica Chamber Music Series / Stephanie Schweigart, viola January 15, 2009 / El Paso Museum of Art / El Paso, TX Half of program (30 minutes) UTEP Faculty Recital / Stephanie Schweigart, violin and viola October 12, 2008 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Full Recital (60 minutes) UTEP and NMSU Faculty & Guest Artist Recitals / Steve Wilson and Allan Kaplan, trombone September 22, 2008 / NMSU Recital Hall / Las Cruces, NM September 21, 2008 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Selections for trombone duet and piano and chamber ensemble (20 minutes) UTEP Faculty Recital / Melissa Colgin-Abeln, flute May 18, 2008 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Full Recital (60 minutes) Chamber music recital for viola and piano (4 performances) / Renee Skerik, viola September 15, 2007 / Texas Tech University, Hemmle Recital Hall / Lubbock, TX *June 24, 2007 / Valley Community Presbytarian Church / Golden Valley, MN *Invited performance by the Minnesota Viola Society June 23, 2007 / Studio A, St. Olaf College / Northfield, MN June 22, 2007 / Calvary Episcopoal Church / Rochester, MN Full Recital (70 minutes) UTEP Faculty Recital Series / Stephanie Schweigart, violin and viola September 8, 2006 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Performed half of the recital (30 minutes) - 26 - CV Dominic Dousa
UTEP Guest Artist Recital / Jaunelle Celaire, soprano February 8, 2006 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Full Recital (60 minutes) UTEP Student Senior Recital / John Holguin, viola April 25, 2005 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Full Recital (60 minutes) Ball State University Doctor of Arts Recital / Jessica Platt, violin June 13, 2002 / Pruis Hall, Ball State University / Muncie, IN Full Recital (60 minutes) Faculty & Guest Artist Recital / Jeffrey Foote, bass-baritone & Michelle Vought, soprano February 6, 2000 / Large Recital Hall, Central Michigan University / Mt. Pleasant, MI Full Recital (60 minutes) SOLO RECITALS Twentieth-Century Piano Music Janáček, In the Mists / Weston, into all crevices of my world / Bartók, Three Folk Songs from the Csík District / Winter in the Country, original composition November 21, 1999 / Chamichian Recital Hall, Central Michigan University / Mt. Pleasant, MI Music from the Beginning and End of the 20th Century Janáček, On the Overgrown Path, Series 1 / Five Winter Pieces, original composition (Assisted by Emma Crydermann, violin) March 27, 1999 / Chamichian Recital Hall, Central Michigan University / Mt. Pleasant, MI OTHER ACCOMPANYING EXPERIENCE Accompanist (paid position) / St. Pius X Catholic Church / Rochester, MN (September 2003-May 2004) Official Accompanist, 4th International Singing Competition / Trujillo, Peru (August 2000) Numerous performances as accompanist and chamber musician for faculty and student recitals Central Michigan University, Ball State University, St. Mary s University (Winona, MN), and the University of Texas at El Paso (1999-present) SELECTED REPERTOIRE (Accompanying & Chamber Music) Bartók, Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (Mvt. 1) Beethoven, Sonata No. 3 in E-flat Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 12, No. 3 Beethoven, Sonata No. 5 in F Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 24 ( Spring sonata) Beethoven, Sonata No. 9 in A Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 47 ( Kreutzer sonata) Beethoven, Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 3 (Mvts. 1, 3, 4) - 27 - CV Dominic Dousa
Beethoven, Piano Trio in B-flat Major ( Archduke ), Op. 97 Boccherini, Sonata No. 6 in A Major for Cello (Viola) and Piano Brahms, Sonata in F Minor for Viola (Clarinet) and Piano, Op. 120, No. 1 Brahms, Sonata No. 1 in G major for Violin and Piano, Op. 78 Brahms, Sonata No. 3 in D Minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 108 Debussy, Sonata for Violin and Piano (Mvt. 1) Dvořák, Piano Trio in E Minor, Op. 90 ( Dumky ) Franck, Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano (Mvts. 1, 2) Glinka, Sonata in D Minor for Viola and Piano Hindemith, Horn Concerto (Mvts. 1, 2) Martinů, Sonata for Flute and Piano Mendelssohn, Sonata for Viola and Piano in C minor Milhaud, Sonatine for Flute and Piano Milhaud, Sonata No. 1 for Viola and Piano Nelyhbel, Concertato for Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone, and Chamber Ensemble Rorem, Picnic on the Marne (alto saxophone and piano) Saint-Saëns, Sonata for Oboe and Piano Schumann, Märchenbilder for Viola and Piano, Op. 113 Vieuxtemps, Sonata in B-flat Major for Viola and Piano, Op. 36 Villa-Lobos, Fantasia for Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra Wilder, Effie Suite for Tuba and Piano Woods, Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano PERFORMING EXPERIENCE (CONDUCTING) El Paso Pro-Musica / Gil Morgenstern, violin / William Kuyper, French horn / Zuill Bailey, cello / Erik Unsworth, bass / Larry White, percussion / Piers Lane, piano January 13, 2013 / Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall January 12, 2013 / UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall / El Paso, TX Half of program (25 minutes) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE The University of Texas at El Paso University Service UTEP Centennial Campaign / Composer of background music for campaign fundrasing video (Summer 2009) Faculty Senate (Senator, December 2007-July 2009 / Alternate, Summer 2006-November 2007 & March 2014) - 28 - CV Dominic Dousa