uf music.composition(alumni)
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Kyle Vegter (BM '09)Kyle Vegter is originally from Ormond Beach, Fl. He recently graduated from the University of Florida where he studied English Literature, Electronic Music Composition, and Mandarin Chinese. He digs (enjoys) most things, and (mis)understands (very) much (little) about his (un)surroundings. His (not) music is (un)musical(y), and (miss)sounds like the un(furling) afterthought of a(n) librarian(s) at dawn amongst the (book)stacks and (un)broke(n) bottles of the (dawn)morning(s) light. |
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Mary Kelsay (MM '09)Mary got lost somewhere down in the dark recesses of Facebook friends of friends. |
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Joo Won Park (MM '04, PhD)(b. 1980) graduated from the Berklee College of Music majoring in Music Synthesis and Contemporary Writing/Production, under the direction of Richard Boulanger. His music and audio applications have been featured in several conferences such as the SEAMUS Conference, Seoul International Computer Music Festival, SCI National Conference, and International Computer Music Conference, as well as in print in Electronic Musician and The Csound Book. He is also working as an associate director of the Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival, and teaches undergraduate and graduate music courses as a teaching assistant. His music is available at ICMC2004 DVD and spectrumpress.com [website] |
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Suk-Jun Kim (PhD)studied theology at Yonsei university, South Korea, Recording Engineering at OIART (Ontario Institute of Audio and Recording Technology), and earned a master's degree in Music Technology in Northwestern University. Having finished a yearlong course in CCMIX in 2004, he is now a doctoral fellow at the University of Florida studying with Paul Koonce and James Paul Sain. His recent commissions include two Bourges commissions, a SpACE-Net Spatial Audio Commission, and a 2006 Germany Worldcup Commission. His music has been recognized in various competitions and available in ICMC, SEAMUS, Metamorphesis among others. [website] [email] |
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Tim Reed (PhD)graduated with a B.A. in Creative Music Technologies from LaGrange College in 1999 and subsequently attended the Dallas Sound Lab School for the Recording Arts in the Fall of 2000. Tim completed his M.M. in composition/theory at Illinois State University in 2004. Tim has received awards in the Goliard Ensemble Composition Competition, the LaGrange Symphony Young Artist Composition Competition, and the 2004 Pedrick-Hutson Guitar Duo Commission Contest. Tim's compositions have recently been performed at Music '04, the 2005 Nong Project, SEAMUS 2006 and by the string orchestra, R20 in Wroclaw, Poland. [website] |
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Juan-Carlos Martinez (MM)Colombian Composer born in Bogota, he has a degree in Electronics Engineering. His academic music career was undertaken on his own and supported by his master; the Latinoamerican Composer Blas Emilio Atehortua. |
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Julian Peterson (MM)is originally from Winslow, Arizona, a small town nestled in the heart of the Painted Deserts of northern Arizona. He attended Arizona State University, where he attained degrees in both saxophone performance and music composition. While there he helped to form the Helios Saxophone Quartet, a nationally recognized chamber ensemble that earned prestige by winning the Gold Medal at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and taking first place at the Coleman Chamber Music Competition. Julian currently lives in Tampa, Florida and teaches courses on electronic music synthesis at New College of Florida while pursuing a Master's degree in music composition at the University of Florida. When not composing, he spends his time raising tortoises and trying to recreate the culinary delights of desert home.[website] |
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Phil Swasey (MM)A Masters of Music Composition student at the University of Florida, his undergraduate degree is in Digital Music with a minor in classical guitar performance from the University of Central Florida. He is very interested in many things musical, with the main focus being in contemporary composition. Aside from academic music, he is also very interested in modern and traditional folk music. He is currently a graduate assistant for Theory I, and runs one of the sections of the Aural Skills lab. |
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Stefanie Acevedo (BM)Stefanie Acevedo (b. 1986) received her bachelor of music degree in music composition and is now pursuing a master's degree in Music Theory at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. She is currently a TA for the Music Theory 1 sequence under the supervision of Dr. Nora Engebretsen. Stefanie is also continuing her trombone studies in the studio of Dr. William Mathis and is currently studying with Garth Simmons. While pursuing her studies in music theory, Stefanie hopes to continue composing and performing. She is an active member of Praecepta, the SCI chapter of BGSU, the Society of Music Theory, and the BGSU Center for Musical Arts Graduate Executive Board. She is also an alumni of Kappa Kappa Psi and Sigma Alpha Iota. [website] |
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Robert Chastain (BM)Robert Chastain (b. 1981), BM University of Florida, began his formal musical training at the age of 17 in the public school system of Pinellas County, Florida. He currently pursues an MM degree in the studio of composer Daniel Becker at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. [website] |
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Steve Landis (BM)Steven Landis (b.1977) earned both a BM in composition (1999) and an MM in double bass performance (2002) from the University of Florida School of Music. Steven studied composition with James Paul Sain, Paul Richards, Mark Engebretson and bass with Kevin Casseday. Now pursing a career as both composer and performer, Steven holds the position of Principal Bassist with the Gainesville Chamber Orchestra and the Albany Symphony Orchestra.As a composer Mr. Landis works with many mediums including solo instrumental, mixed chamber groups, large ensembles, digital and mixed media, as well as film and theater. Recordings of work by Steven can be found on, Substream films, the Gainesville Chamber Orchestra double-disc release Postcards, releases by I Got Da Beat Productions, and the University of Florida Student Composers CD series. Currently residing in Gainesville, Florida, Mr. Landis maintains a private double bass and piano studio. |
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Kyle Rowan (BM) |
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Daniel Coe (MM '04) |
Andy Delikat (MM '06)[website] |
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Dr. Neil Flory (MM '97)[website] |
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Dr. Sam Hamm (MM '95, PhD '05)[website] |
Thomas Judson (MM '01)[website] |
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Chan Ji Kim (PhD '06)Chan Ji is now Assistant Professor of Music at the Brevard Community College in Cocoa, FL - Teaching Theory/Comp and Electro Music.[website] |
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Yoonjee Kim (MM '06)[website] |
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Sa Woo Lee (MM)holds a B.M. in Engineering from Yonsei University, Korea, and a M.M. in Music Technology from the Korean National University of Arts. Currently, he is pursuing an M.M. in Music Composition at the University of Florida. |
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Tom Nelly (BM '99, MM '01, PhD '06)[website] |
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Dr. Ronald K Parks (MM '92)[website] |
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Mark Quathamer (MM '04)[website] |
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Gina Wilson (MM '05) |
Dr. Ted Vives (MM '95, PhD [Mus Ed] '98) |