School High

Classical Composer

Multi-Instrument Teacher

Education

****- ******* *********** ******* **** Composer Alexander Pozdniakov, on-going.

****- ******** ** ***** ** Cello. University of Illinois, U-C; Urbana, Illinois. Minor, Voice.

1995-1997- Master's degree coursework in Cello Performance/Early Music. Minor Early Voice. Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA.

1991-1997- Alexander technique; private lessons, Urbana, IL, and the first trimester of the teacher's training course, ATTC, Boston, MA.

1983-1989-Bachelor of Music in Composition coursework, at UFRGS, POA/RS (Brazil), transferred to the University of Illinois as Cello Performance Major.

Practical Piano and Traditional and Jazz Harmony for two years at the conservatory style full-time school: Fundação das Artes de São Caetano do Sul (school created by Brazilian Bossa Nova group “Zimbo Trio”, São Paulo, Brazil, following High School).

At Longy School of Music; Vilnius, Lithuania; UFRGS and “Arena” (the two latter in Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil), 2007-2010:

Extra-curricular Conducting, Harpsichord, Liturgical Organ, Composition, Analysis, XXI Century Music and Early Music workshops and extension/semester courses.

Music Workshops

2011- “Colloquies of Música Antiga da UFRGS”; “Workshop on XXI century Music”, at Arena (POA, RS, Brazil).

2008- International Conducting Workshop, in Vilnius, Lithuania;

Historical Performance Workshop, Rodrigo Calveyra, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

2007- Early Portuguese Music Workshop, Cristi Catt, Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA, US

Performances, Chamber Work

2012- MúsicadePOA (living composer s concert series), two performances of own compositions at the piano.

2012- Capela Vocal, soprano; and Camerata Acadêmcia, cellist.

2010- Cuca Medina s Goethe Institute s Recital, “A Sombra do Porvir”, cellist.

2006-2007- Braden Duo (Cello-Piano), cellist.

2003-2005- New Bedford Symphony, New Bedford; and Wellesley Symphony, both in MA, US, cellist.

Teaching Experience

2009-2012- Piano, Cello, Chamber Music teacher, at ACF (YWCA – Brazil), Casa da Música and Home-Studio in Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

2007-2009- Cello, Piano and/or Voice at Piá Piano, Estação Musical and Recitatus in Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Also vocal coach for the Trigueirinho Choir.

2003-2007- Multi-instrument teacher at Mercuri Music, Musika and Pete Pidgeon Music School, Boston and Lowell areas, MA and Royal Academy for Performing Arts, Shrewsbury-Worcester, MA.

2003- [First school teaching assignment in the US] Violin and Piano in the after-school program at the St. Matthew's Elementary School in Boston, MA; and Cello at home-studio in East Arlington.

Other Skills and Experience

2012- Writing choreography (of dance steps) for the teaching of voice and ear training.

2009-2012- Writing of poetry.

2000-2003- Four years as Bi (and Tri) lingual interpreter at the Cambridge Hospital, MA.

2000- Certified as na ESL teacher, Inlíngua (Língua), Brazil.

1998-2002- Four years ESL teaching experience, two in the US at the Boston Chinese Community Center, as a volunteer.

Fluent in Portuguese and Spanish.

Compositions (partial list of wholly intuitive compositions, 2008-2012)

Orchestra Birds; Mini-Mini Fun; Royal Theme I and II

Piano Harry Potter with Debussy; Royal Theme II; Jesus Walks in Hades; Moderato Continuum

Cello Étude on the Rocks (and some Ancient Rocks)

String Quartet Mid December; São Lucas (De Volta pro Lago)

Woodwinds Farol de Sta. Marta; Influences; Os Animais do Sítio.

References available upon request

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