John Lane
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** ********** **.
City: Lexington
State: SC
Zip: 29072
Country: USA
Phone: 803-***-****
Skill Level: Director
Salary Range: $70,000
Willing to Relocate
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John Lane, DMA
2166 Beechcreek Rd.
Lexington, SC 29072 *********@********.***
EDUCATION
Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition
The School of Music, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Dissertation: The Martyrdom of Deacon Stephen, Oratorio
Master of Divinity in Scripture and Interpretation
The Divinity School, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Senior Paper: Martyrdom and Persecution Past and Present - Episodes from Antiquity
Informing Modern Theology of Those Who Suffer
Bachelor of Music magna cum laude in Music Education
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Additional Studies
Music Composition and Orchestration
Universitat fur Musik und darstellende Kunst, Vienna, Austria
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, University of Colorado
Early Christian and Greco-Roman Archaeology and Numismatics
Greece and Turkey
EXPERIENCE
Disciples of Christ Church and Educational Ministries Inc., West Columbia, SC, 2003-Present
Assistant Pastor; Providing leadership in church administration and ministry through preaching and music performance
Fidelity Enterprise, LLC, Lexington, SC, 2010-Present
Founder; Technical writing, partnership creation, professional development, compliance consultation
Allen University, Columbia, SC, 2006-2012
Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs
Associate Senior Vice President, The College for Professional Adults and University Enrollment Management
Coordinator, The Department of Music; Professor of Music, Division of Humanities
Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, 2000-2005
The Conservatory of Music, the Department of Biblical Studies
Chair of Music Theory and Assistant Professor of Music
Director of Music Technology; Field Instructor, University of Chicago Music Theory Mentoring Partnership; Guest Lecturer in Theology
CAREER FEATURES
Leadership
Allen University
* Associate Senior Vice President, The College for Professional Adults and University Enrollment Management
* Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs
* Coordinator, Department of Music
* Chair, University Curriculum Committee
Wheaton College (Illinois)
* Chair, Music Theory
* Director, Music Technology
Development
Harvard University, The Development Office
Researcher and assistant librarian during successful $1 billion interdisciplinary faculty initiative and $19 billion institutional endowment
Allen University, Department of Music
* Multiple faculty positions and ensembles created; new inventory and building relocation procured
* Multiple awards funded through area arts councils by the National Endowment for the Arts
Wheaton College, Grants
* Aldeen Award recipient for advanced studies in music composition
* Multiple professional development awards for conference presentations and scholarship
Accreditation
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
* Liaison, Allen University: author of Fifth Year Interim Report, 2011-2012; annual reports including Institutional Profile; the Fiscal Survey and Financial Profile; and Substantive Change Policy
* Peer Institution Evaluator, on-site and off-site review committees for 10-year reaffirmation
* Editor and internal quality control, 10-year reaffirmation review, Allen University, 2006
* SACSCOC training in core requirements, comprehensive standards, federal requirements, substantive change and transformational leadership, 2008-Present
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
Ten-year accreditation reaffirmation, Wheaton College Conservatory of Music, Technology Initiative, via lab design and directorship, budget management, curriculum design, course implementation and expansion, and faculty and staff recruitment.
Scholarship and the Professoriate
* New Testament and Roman Empire archaeology and numismatics documentation, study and tour leadership, Greece and Turkey, 1997
* Composition and orchestration study, Vienna, Austria, 2004
* Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Spotlight Concert Series, Charleston, SC, 2011
* Governor`s Award, Distinguished Professor of South Carolina, 2007
* South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Faculty Achievement Award, 2007
* Faculty of the Year Awards, Allen University, 2007 and Wheaton College, 2003
* Faculty Advisor Award, Allen University, 2007
* Who`s Who Among America`s Teachers, 2003-04, 2004-05
* Successful first-attempt application of H1B visa status for international faculty
SELECTED COURSES TAUGHT Allen University, Wheaton College
Religion & Music
* Christian Social Ethics, Counterpoint, Medieval through 21st century
* Introduction to the Old Testament, Composition, private and class
* Mission of the Church, Theory, four-semester sequence
* Theology of Culture, Orchestration, private and class
* World Religions, History, for music majors
SAMPLE AWARDS AND FEATURES
* Current features available at www.cdbaby.com/artist/johnlane bio
* Media features:
o US Airways in-flight magazine
o CBS, NBC, and FOX affiliates (Columbia, SC), morning shows and news broadcasts
o Radio interviews and newspaper reviews
* Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties Artistic Grants, three-time recipient, November 2009, December 2007
* Governor`s Award, -Distinguished Professor of South Carolina,- Fall 2007
* South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) -Excellence in Teaching- Award, Allen -Faculty of the Year- Award, April 2007
* Top Three Faculty Advisor of the Year Award, Allen University, April 2007
* Who`s Who Among America`s Teachers, 2003-04, 2004-05
* 2008 Hiett Prize for the Humanities Nominee, Allen University, September 2008
* University of South Carolina Institutional Scholarship
* President`s Lists, Dean`s Lists, Chancellor`s Lists, University of South Carolina
* Harvard Divinity School Tuition Scholarship
* North American Baptist Society Scholarship, Harvard University
* Archaeology Scholarship, Harvard University
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Recordings and Radio (2012 - 2007)
Tours (2010, 2009)
Composition Performances (2012-)
Recordings and Radio
* Carolina Alive broadcast, June 29, 2012, WDAV, of Sounds of Home concert from 2011 Piccolo Spoleto Festival
* Days Have Spoken, A Concert of Modern Music by Composer John Lane, recorded at the Columbia Museum of Art, (Columbia, SC) compact disc and DVD, release June 2008
Available through over 2400 in-store retailers worldwide and through over 30 digital media outlets, including iTunes, Amazon.com, CDBaby.com, CDUniverse.com, Rhapsody.com, Napster.com, and PayPlay.fm
* Lead Gently, Lord, compact disc of performances of works by contemporary composers by the Wheaton College Women`s Chorale, release Summer 2007
Features 2:14 by John Lane for women`s chorale and solo African percussion
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES continued
Tours
* The 2010 Eleanor Carolina Tour with concerts and lectures in central South Carolina, January 2010, featuring concerts of The Eleanor Collection by composer John Lane performed by the Chicago New Arts Trio
1. Columbia Museum of Art, The Eleanor Concert, January 5, 2010
2. Burton-Pack Elementary School, Columbia, SC, January 6, 2010
* The 2009 Eleanor Gulf Coast Tour, with six concerts, an artist residency, lectures, and interviews in Mississippi and Louisiana, November 2009
1. Louisiana State University, School of Music, Baton Rouge, LA, November 21, 2009, with Lecture (-Appropriations of Pierrot in Schoenberg, Still and Lane,- J. Lane) and performance by the Chicago New Arts Trio of The Eleanor Collection (J. Lane, composer), including No! Means Nothing and Songs for Eleanor
2. South Boulevard Elementary School, Baton Rouge, LA, November 20, 2009, featuring performances from The Eleanor Collection and interview
3. Jackson Middle School, Jackson, LA, November 20, 2009, featuring The Eleanor Collection and interview
4. The William Grant Still Tribute Conference, Natchez, Mississippi, November 19, 2009, with Lecture (-Appropriations of Pierrot in Schoenberg, Still and Lane,- J. Lane) and
5. performance by the Chicago New Arts Trio of The Eleanor Collection, including No! Means Nothing and Songs for Eleanor
6. French Camp Academy, French Camp, MS, with homily, J. Lane and recital featuring The Eleanor Collection
7. The Piney Woods School, Piney Woods, MS, Artists-in-Residence with The Chicago New Arts Trio, with concert featuring The Eleanor Collection and interview, November 17-22, 2009
Recent Compositions and Their Performances
* Premiere, Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118, No. 2, from Sechs Klavierstucke (by Johannes Brahms), Columbia Community Orchestra, Francis Burns United Methodist Church, Columbia, SC, February 20, 2012
* View the Midnight Skies half concert, 2012 Regional Black Male Summit, Columbia, SC, Feb. 19, 2012
* Serenity and 2:14, from Days Have Spoken recording, Dr. MLK, Jr., Memorial CARS Service, Allen University, Columbia, SC, January 17, 2012
* Favorite Times, for piano four hands, Dr. Meisha W. Adderley, commissioner, for review for publication, Oxford University Press, September 2011
* View the Midnight Skies, SC Poetry Initiative, Sumwalt College, Univ. of S. Carolina, July 17, 2011
* View the Midnight Skies, 1st Annual Neighborfest Festival, July 2, 2011, Village at Sandhill, Columbia, SC
* View the Midnight Skies, 21 Sounds Concert Series, June 22, 2011, Columbia, SC, including the premiere of Best Friends, for narration and mixed wind ensemble
* Sounds of Home, featuring Serenity and The Eleanor Collection, 2011 Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Spotlight Concert Series, June 3, 2011, St. Mark`s Episcopal Church, Charleston, SC
* View the Midnight Skies, Senior Banquet, April 26, 2011, The Clarion Hotel, Columbia, SC
* 2:14, for women`s chorale and solo African percussion: The 2011 American Choral Director`s Association National Conference, Chicago, Ill, March 9, 2011. Dr. Mary Hopper, presenter: Expanding the Repertoire: Uncovering a Neglected American Music Genre-Black Composers Writing for Women`s Voices