C.V.

Curriculum Vitae

Derek Hurst
Somerville, MA e-mail:  hurst at brandeis dot edu dwhurst at earthlink dot net
EDUCATION
Brandeis University, Music Composition / Theory,
Ph.D., August, 2006
M.F.A., Spring 2001
Portland State University
M.S.T. Music, Portland OR, 1996
Metropolitan State College of Denver
B.A. Music performance and composition, 1993

ADDITIONAL STUDIES
Centre Acanthes, Summer Institute for contemporary Music, Metz France (2004)
Harvard University, Electro-acoustic music studies, 2000 (Audit on instructor's invitation)
University of Illinois, Doctoral studies in composition, Champaign /Urbana IL, 1996-97
University of Oregon , Graduate studies in composition, Eugene OR, 1994-95

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Brown University (Providence, RI) Visiting Assistant Professor of Music, Spring 2007-present 
Music 55: Music Theory; Introduction to species counterpoint and four-part harmony Music 56: Music Theory; chromatic harmony and an introduction to Sonata Form
Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA) Assistant Professor, 2003-present  Introduction to Electronic and Computer Music Traditional Harmony I Traditional Harmony II Counterpoint I Counterpoint II
Brandeis University (Waltham, MA) Visiting Lecturer, 2004-05   Music Theory II Introduction to electro-acoustic Music
Wheaton College (Norton, MA) Visiting Instructor, 2002-03  Music Theory I Music Theory II Advanced Analysis  Composition
Brandeis University
Music Fundamentals First Year Ear Training  Undergraduate Composition (T. A.) Advanced Electronic Music (T. A Introduction to Electronic Music: (T. A.)  First and Second Year Theory Tutor
Central Connecticut State University (New Britain, CT) Visiting Lecturer, Fall 2001  Music Fundamentals and Technology  Advanced Undergraduate Composition
Portland State University (Portland, OR)
Rudiments of Music (fall, winter and spring quarters) Guitar class I (fall, winter and spring quarters) 1995-96 Guitar class II (winter and spring quarters) 1995-96
HONORS, AWARDS and FELLOWSHIPS
Artist’s Grant, from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (2007)
Fromm Music Foundation Commission. Fromm Music Foundation Harvard University (2003)
Aaron Copland Award and Residency(2003)
Wayne Peterson Composition Competition (2001) cash prize and San Francisco area performance in the Left Coast Ensemble's 2001-02 concert season.
Wellesley Composers' Conference fellow (2001)
ICMC 2004 Jury Selected performance of ...ai tempi, le distanze...
ICMC 2001, work awarded performance in curated concert, Havana, Cuba
SEAMUS 2003, Jury Selected performance of Tonus
Irving Fine Fellowship for Music Composition, Brandeis University; 1998-99
Sachar Grant for Study Abroad (2004), Brandeis University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Graduate Fellowship, 1997-present. Brandeis University
Teaching Assistantship, 1995-96. Portland State University, Portland OR
Music Talent Award, 1987-1993. Metropolitan State College of Denver

RELATED EXPERIENCE
Director Brandeis Electro-Acoustic Music Studio 2004-2005
Director 2001 Digital Polyphony conference. An electronic music "open studios"
Asst. Director Brandeis Electro-Acoustic Music Studio 1999-2000
Director of the NewMusicBrandeis concert series, 1999-2001.

AREAS of INTEREST and SPECIALIZATION
Composition:
compositional techniques of acoustic, electro-acoustic and computer concert music
classic electronic studio, sound design, computer generated and interactive techniques  Theory:
Schenkerian analysis
contrapuntal techniques from Renaissance to contemporary periods
compositional and theoretical issues of Tonal and Post-tonal music  Classical guitar performance: (including full-length solo senior recital)  Music editing, synthesis and notation software on both Mac and PC platforms 

TEACHERS / STUDIED WITH
Composition:   Marty Boykan, Eric Chasalow, David Rakowski, Yehudi Wyner, John Melby, Tomas
Svoboda, Bryan Johanson, Robert Kyr and Harold Owen.  Electro-acoustic and computer music: Scott Wyatt, Eric Chasalow and Josh Skallar/
Mario Davidovsky  Guitar:
Bryan Johanson, Alex Komodore and master classes with David Tanenbaum, David
Russell, Scott Tenant and Adam Holzman  Other:  historical studies in counterpoint (Josquin to Stravinsky) with Harold Owen and
Schenkerian Analysis with Allen Keiler and John Melby

RECENT WORKS and PERFORMANCES

Clades‭ ‬‭(‬2007‭);‬‭ ‬for orchestra and quintet concertino‭ ‬‭(‬commissioned by the Fromm Foundation‭)‬
March 29‭, ‬2008‭, ‬Jordan Hall‭ (‬Boston‭, ‬MA‭) ‬by Boston Modern Orchestra Project and‭ ‬
members of the Firebird Ensemble

An Wem‭: ‬Notes from the Underground‭ ‬‭(‬2007‭) ‬for toy piano and electronic sound ‭
(‬commissioned by Rodney Lister‭)‬
May 14‭, ‬2007‭, ‬Slosberg Recital Hall‭ (‬Waltham‭, ‬MA‭)‬
April 8‭, ‬2007‭, ‬Marshall Room‭ (‬Boston‭, ‬MA‭)‬

Lux Furtiva‭ ‬‭(‬2006‭); ‬trio for percussion‭, ‬piano and harpsichord‭
‬(‬commissioned by the Contemporary Keyboard Society‭)‬
March 17‭, ‬2007‭, ‬Tanna Schulich Hall‭ (‬Montreal‭, ‬Canada‭) ‬

Shipless Sea‭ ‬‭(‬2005‭); ‬guitar solo‭ (‬commissioned by Apostolos Parakevas‭)‬

Bacchanalia Skiapodorum‭ ‬‭(‬2004‭); ‬alto saxophone and electronic sound‭ ‬
‭(‬commissioned by Brian Sacawa‭)‬
May 29‭, ‬2007‭, ‬Theaterzaal‭ (‬Amsterdam‭, ‬NL‭)‬
October 17‭, ‬2005‭, ‬Christopher Newport University‭ (‬New Port News‭, ‬VA‭)‬
February 27‭, ‬2005‭, ‬Hope College‭ (‬Holland‭, ‬MI‭)‬
February 19‭, ‬2005‭, ‬Live radio performance‭ (‬on Kalvos and Damian‭)‬
February 18‭, ‬2005‭, ‬UMass-Amherst‭ (‬Amherst‭, ‬MA‭)‬
February 17‭, ‬2005‭, ‬Hartt School of Music‭ (‬Hartford‭, ‬CT‭)‬
February‭ ‬16‭, ‬2005‭, ‬Miller Theatre‭ (‬New York‭, ‬NY‭)‬
‭ ‬October‭ ‬20‭, ‬2004‭, ‬Duderstadt Center Video‭ & ‬Performance Studio‭ (‬Ann Arbor‭, ‬MI‭)‬

Reticulate Strands‭ ‬‭(‬2004‭); ‬for two chamber ensembles
May 30‭, ‬2004‭, ‬Firebird Ensemble and Brave New Works‭, ‬1st‭ ‬Church‭ (‬Cambridge‭, ‬MA‭)‬
May 31‭, ‬2004‭, ‬Firebird Ensemble and Brave New Works‭, ‬Saint Paul's Church‭ (‬Boston‭)‬

Might I moor‭... ‬‭(‬in‭ ‬progress‭); ‬soprano‭, ‬violin and piano‭; ‬a cycle on poems of Emily‭ ‬
Dickinson‭ (‬TBA‭)‬Interloper‭ ‬‭(‬rev‭. ‬2003‭); ‬piano trio
March 4‭, ‬2002‭, ‬Left Coast ensemble 2001-02‭ ‬season‭ (‬San Francisco‭, ‬CA‭). ‬As winner of‭ ‬
2001‭ ‬Wayne Peterson Prize‭ ‬
March 10‭, ‬2001‭; ‬Paine Hall‭,‬‭ (‬Cambridge‭, ‬MA‭)‬

Riven‭ ‬‭(‬2003‭); ‬piano solo‭ (‬composed at Copland House‭)‬

Les Mouches‭ ‬‭(‬2002‭); ‬a‭ "‬pre-verbal‭" ‬electro-dramatic work‭ (‬4-channel fixed media‭)‬
February 28‭, ‬2003‭, ‬Slosberg Recital Hall‭ (‬Waltham‭, ‬MA‭)‬‭ ‬
December 13‭, ‬2002‭; ‬Strictly Ballroom concert series‭ (‬Palo Alto‭, ‬CA‭)‬

…ai tempi‭, ‬le distanze…‭ ‬‭(‬2002‭); ‬piano and electronic sound‭ (‬commissioned by Ian Pace‭)‬
April 26‭, ‬2005‭, ‬League-ISCM concert‭, ‬Faust Harrison Pianos‭ (‬New York‭, ‬NY‭)
‬Stephen Gosling‭: ‬Pianist
January 11‭, ‬2005‭, ‬Club Café‭ ‬as part of Boston‭ ‬Modern Orchestra Project’s Club Café‭ ‬Series‭
(‬Boston‭, ‬MA‭)‬
November 4‭, ‬2004‭ ‬International Computer Music Conference‭ (‬ICMC‭) ‬2004‭ (‬Miami‭, ‬FL‭) ‬
Winston Choi‭: ‬Pianist
October 30‭, ‬2004‭ ‬Brave New Works Festival of New Music‭ (‬Ann Arbor‭, ‬MI‭) ‬
October 6‭, ‬2003‭, ‬Berklee College of Music‭ (‬Boston‭, ‬MA‭)‬
May 25‭, ‬2003‭; ‬Music at the Cloud‭ (‬Boston‭, ‬MA‭) ‬Sarah Bob‭: ‬Pianist
May 3‭, ‬2003‭, ‬Electronic Music Marathon‭, ‬Boston CyberArts 2003‭. ‬Slosberg Recital Hall‭ ‬
February 15‭, ‬2003‭; ‬Slosberg Recital Hall‭ (‬Waltham‭, ‬MA‭)‬
April 26‭, ‬2002‭,‬‭ ‬Ian Pace‭ (‬pianist‭),‬‭ ‬Slosberg Recital Hall‭ (‬Waltham‭, ‬MA‭)‬

La Belle Captive‭ (‬2001‭) ‬trombone and electronic sound
June 18‭, ‬2001‭ ‬Goldmark Hall‭, ‬Mannes College of Music‭ (‬New York‭, ‬NY‭)‬
May 4‭, ‬2001‭;‬‭ ‬2001‭ ‬Digital Polyphony Conference‭, ‬Slosberg Recital Hall‭, (‬Waltham‭, ‬MA‭) ‬
April 21,2001‭ ‬Slosberg Recital Hall‭, (‬Waltham‭, ‬MA‭)‬

Patchworks‭; ‬trivalent concertante‭ ‬‭(‬2001‭); ‬concertante for fourteen instruments‭ ‬
July 28‭, ‬2001‭, ‬Jewett Arts Center‭ (‬Wellesley‭, ‬MA‭)‬

Tonus‭ ‬‭(‬2000‭); ‬violin and electronic sound
November 19‭, ‬2004‭,‬‭ ‬As part of Interensemble’s Computer Arts Festival‭ (‬Padova‭, ‬Italy‭)‬
October 19‭, ‬2004‭, ‬Berklee College of Music‭ (‬Boston‭, ‬MA‭) ‬by the visiting artists‭ ‬
Interensemble
March 15‭, ‬2003‭; ‬SEAMUS 2003‭ (‬Tempe‭, ‬AZ‭)‬
September 26‭, ‬2002‭; ‬Computer Arts Festival‭ (‬Padova‭, ‬Italy‭)‬
September 20‭, ‬2001‭; ‬ICMC 2001‭ (‬Havana‭, ‬Cuba‭) ‬
May 5‭, ‬2001‭; ‬Boston Cyberarts Festival‭, ‬Slosberg Recital Hall‭ (‬Waltham‭, ‬MA‭) ‬
February 13‭, ‬2001‭ ‬Lawrence University‭ (‬Appleton‭, ‬WI‭)‬
November 18‭, ‬2000‭, ‬Slosberg Recital Hall‭ (‬Waltham‭, ‬MA‭)‬

Aubade‭ ‬‭(‬2002‭) ‬flute‭, ‬horn‭, ‬percussion‭, ‬harp‭, ‬viola and contrabass
March 9‭, ‬2002‭; ‬Slosberg Recital Hall‭ (‬Waltham‭, ‬MA‭)‬

Solemn‭ & ‬strange cement‭-‬‭ (‬2000‭); ‬piano solo
March 10‭, ‬2000‭, ‬Slosberg Recital Hall‭ (‬Waltham‭, ‬MA‭)‬

fico elettronico‭ (‬1999‭); (‬fixed media‭) ‬electronic sounds in‭ ‬two movements
January 21‭, ‬2006‭, ‬Princeton University‭, ‬Princeton‭, ‬NJ‭)‬
October 17‭, ‬2005‭, ‬Christopher Newport University‭ (‬New Port News‭, ‬VA‭)‬
March 27‭, ‬2004‭; ‬BEAMS‭, ‬Slosberg Recital Hall‭ (‬Waltham‭, ‬MA‭)‬
May 4‭, ‬2002‭, ‬Slosberg Recital Hall‭ (‬Waltham‭, ‬MA‭)‬
May 4‭, ‬2002‭, ‬Stanford/Boston electronic music exchange‭ (‬Palo Alto‭, ‬CA‭)‬
March 23‭, ‬2002‭, ‬Slosberg Recital Hall‭ (‬Waltham‭, ‬MA‭)‬
December 3‭, ‬2000‭, ‬Washington Street Art Gallery‭ (‬Somerville‭, ‬MA‭)‬
May 5‭, ‬2000‭, ‬Digital Polyphony‭, ‬Harvard University's Paine Hall‭ (‬Cambridge‭, ‬MA‭)‬
October 29‭, ‬1999‭, ‬Slosberg Recital Hall‭ (‬Waltham‭, ‬MA‭)‬

Toccate Compagne‭ (‬1999‭); ‬companionate toccate for solo viola
November 20‭, ‬1999‭, ‬Slosberg Recital Hall‭, (‬Waltham‭, ‬MA‭)‬

Dour Dross‭:‬‭ ‬alliterated variations‭ (‬1999‭); ‬mixed octet
May 8‭, ‬1999‭, ‬Slosberg Recital Hall‭ (‬Waltham‭, ‬MA‭)‬

Daub for String Quartet‭ (‬1996-97‭); (‬2‭ ‬violins‭, ‬viola and cello‭)‬
‭ ‬ November 21‭, ‬1998‭, ‬Slosberg Recital Hall‭ (‬Waltham‭, ‬MA‭)‬

‭"‬l(a‭"‬‭ (‬1997‭); ‬analogically and digitally synthesized tape‭ (‬text by e.e‭. ‬cummings‭)‬

St‭. ‬George and the Dragon‭;‬‭ ‬Ballet of life size puppets‭ (‬1995-96‭); ‬for twelv instruments‭ ‬
4‭ ‬performances as part of a touring show in and around Portland-Metro‭, ‬OR‭. ‬

Daub for Guitar‭ (‬1995‭) ‬
‭ ‬ March 19‭, ‬1996‭,‬‭ ‬Lincoln Hall‭ (‬Portland‭, ‬OR‭)‬‭**‬

Pas de Deux‭ (‬1995‭); ‬flute‭, ‬Bb clarinet‭, ‬violin‭, ‬cello and piano
‭ ‬May 20‭, ‬1995‭, ‬Beall Concert Hall‭ (‬Eugene‭, ‬OR‭)‬

My Very first Cancion y Danza‭ (‬1995‭); ‬alto sax and piano‭ ‬
May 20‭, ‬1995‭, ‬Beall Concert Hall‭ (‬Eugene‭, ‬OR‭)‬
May 6‭, ‬1995‭, ‬Beall Concert Hall‭ (‬Eugene‭, ‬OR‭)‬

life cycle‭ ‬on 4‭ ‬texts of e‭. ‬e‭. ‬cummings‭ (‬1995‭); ‬for two soprani‭, ‬two percussionists and‭ ‬piano
May 20‭, ‬1995‭, ‬Beall Concert Hall‭ (‬Eugene‭, ‬OR‭)‬

Ma Morte Vivante‭ ‬‭(‬1995‭); ‬tenor and guitar‭ (‬text by Paul Eluard‭)‬
‭ ‬May 20‭, ‬1995‭, ‬Beall Concert Hall‭ (‬Eugene‭, ‬OR‭)**‬

Quioy Yoh‭ (‬1994‭); ‬for Javanese‭ ‬Gamelan
March 24‭, ‬1995‭, ‬Beall Concert Hall‭ (‬Eugene‭, ‬OR‭)**‬

Liliputions‭ ‬‭(‬1994‭); ‬five miniatures for guitar solo
‭ ‬ May 20‭, ‬1995‭, ‬Beall Concert Hall‭ (‬Eugene‭, ‬OR‭)**‬
December 5‭, ‬1992‭, ‬Metropolitan State College of Denver‭ (‬Denver‭, ‬CO‭)**‬

Eructations‭ ‬‭(‬1993‭); ‬guitar and violin
May 20‭, ‬1995‭, ‬Beall Concert Hall‭, (‬Eugene‭, ‬OR‭)**‬
December 14‭, ‬1993‭, (‬Denver‭, ‬CO‭)‬‭**‬

‭** ‬appearances as‭ ‬a performer‭ ‬