Henry Dorn
Michigan State University
Cody Edgerton
Michigan State University
Choose Wisely: Considerations for Programming Works by Composers from Historically Underrepresented Communities
Mahler Hall
Friday, February 17th
11:15 am
Clinic Synopsis
Historic inequities reflect lopsided trends in current academic music repertoire. Although efforts to diversify gain momentum, the reasoning and process for doing so remains misunderstood. With evidence provided by case studies, programming data, and prior interviews with contemporary composers, this presentation proposes key considerations when programming works by composers from underrepresented backgrounds.
Biographies
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Henry Dorn (b. 1988 Little Rock, AR) composer/conductor. Each of his compositions is created with distinct creativity, having been performed by noteworthy ensembles across the country. These performances range from Minnesota Orchestra, the Grammy-winning Harlem Quartet, Aizuri Quartet, the Elysian Trombone Quartet, Argento Ensemble, the Sanctuary Jazz Orchestra, the Dallas Wind Symphony.
He is the former assistant director to the Memphis Area Youth Wind Ensemble, and former director to the Memphis-based Nu Chamber Collective. As a conductor, Dorn has also worked with ensembles of the United States Army Field Band, the United States Air Force Band, and most recently guest conducted the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own.” He’s proud to have received multiple awards for his unique style, including an Inaugural Future of Music Faculty Fellowship from¬ the Cleveland Institute of Music and an ASCAP Foundation’s Morton Gould Young Composer Award.
Dorn holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Wind Conducting degree from Michigan State University and has completed studies at the University of Memphis and at Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. He is currently a doctoral candidate in composition at Michigan State University. He has studied conducting with Kevin L. Sedatole, Harlan D. Parker, and Kraig Alan Williams. His composition teachers include David Biedenbender, Ricardo Lorenz, Alexis Bacon, Oscar Bettison, Kamran Ince, and Jack Cooper, and he has had additional studies with Kevin Puts, Joel Puckett, Derek Bermel, Aaron Jay Kernis, and Joseph Schwantner.
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Cody Edgerton is completing his final year of a Doctor of Music degree in Wind Conducting at Michigan State University. Previously, Cody earned a Master of Music degree in Wind Conducting from Western Michigan University and a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Michigan State University. He also taught for two years as the assistant band director at Grandville High School in Grandville, Michigan, and for two years as the middle and high school band director for Elk Rapids Schools in Elk Rapids, Michigan. Cody is originally from Charlotte, MI.