Paul Geraci

 

720 W Centennial Ave Suite 25C
Munice, Indiana 47304
tel (765) 282-4904
Email: geraci51@aol.com
WEB: http://www.oocities.org/geraci51
WEB: http://mustec.bgsu.edu/~pgeraci

 

Education : Doctor of Arts (D.A.) in Music Composition (in progress)
Ball State University, Muncie Indiana 47307-8007

Master of Music Degree (M.M.) in Music Composition.
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green Ohio, 43403. (1997-1999)

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903. (1996-1997)

Bachelor of Music Degree (B.M.) in Trumpet Performance with distinction.
George Mason University, Fairfax VA, 22030. (1991-1996)

Bachelor of Music Degree (B.M.) in Music Education with distinction.
George Mason University, Fairfax VA, 22030. (1991-1996)

 

 

Work Experience
    1. Music Theory Teaching Internship, Ball State University (September 2001 - December 2001.

      2. Duties included: Full teaching responsibility for MusTh 111D (Freshman Theory and Harmony). Preparing lesson plans, grading homework and tests, designing testing materials, and being available for student during office hours.

    2. Public School Music Teacher for the Belvidere School District (September 1999 – December 2001).

      3. Duties included: Teaching high school band, middle school advanced and beginning band, instrumental lessons grades 4-8, and general music grades 1-4. Also responsible for direction of pep/marching band.

    3. Graduate Assistant in Music Technology, Bowling Green State University (September 97 -

      4. May 99)

      Duties included: Assisting the professor with music technology I - IV classes. Teaching classes

      and lab sessions. In charge of general operations of the BG recording studios including scheduling, computer accounts, maintenance, and upgrading software.

    4. Public School Music Teacher at Alexander Batcho School (September 96 - June 97)

      5. Duties included: Teaching general music grades 4-6. Directing beginning band, advanced band,

      choir, and select choir. Teaching private lessons. Teaching a music class for PI (perceptually

      impaired) students. Assistant marching band director for Manville HS. Musical director and conductor for the production "The Sound of Music" at Manville HS. Conduct performing ensembles on concerts.

    5. Professional Trumpet Player - Medieval Times dinner and tournament (June 96 - August 96,

      6. June 97 - August 97)

      Duties included: Playing trumpet in costume during a large scale production show. Acting out a role. Composition of fanfares for additional acts.

    6. Public School Music Teacher - Lakeside Middle School (March 96 - June 96)

      7. Duties included: Teaching instrumental lessons grades 6-8. Teaching general music classes. Chorus director. Directing concerts and festivals.

    7. Professional Trumpet Player for Carnival Cruise Lines (June 94 - August 94)

Duties included: Providing professional entertainment aboard the M/S Sensation. Performing production shows, dance sets, and background for headlining performers.

 

Composition - List of works, performances, and mentors

Large Ensemble

Celtic Fantasy (film orchestra)

Dawn for a New Age (winds and percussion)

Symphonic Overture (symphonic band) performed April 25, 1994, George Mason University

Symphonic Band, conducted by the composer.

When Dreams Burn (orchestra – Master’s Thesis)

For Those Condemned to Live (orchestra)

Elegy for Paul Richley (wind ensemble)

Manville Overture (grade III band) Composed for Manville HS

God’s Embrace (choir and organ) Commissioned by Zion Methodist Church, Toledo Ohio.

Chamber Music

Abusing the Cloth (electronic – C sound, samples, and digital editing)

Beneath the Mist (flute choir) performed April 16, 1999, Glassboro New Jersey.

Blues on 12th (flute and tenor saxophone) performed April 16, 1999, Glassboro, New Jersey and

September 29, 1998, Bowling Green State University.

514 Quarts (piano) performed April 16, 1999, Glassboro, New Jersey and April 21, 1998,

Bowling Green State University. Encrypted in Real audio on the Geraci Web site.

Rebecca’s Tears (flute and vibraphone) performed April 16, 1999, Glassboro, New Jersey and

February 12, 1998, Bowling Green State University.

Strange and Beautiful Places (solo works for flute, clarinet, and vibraphone) performed April 16,

1999, Glassboro, New Jersey and October 2, 1997, Bowling Green State University.

Purgatory (electronic) performed April 16, 1999, Glassboro, New Jersey and April 29, 1999

Bowling Green State University.

Fanfare for a Dying Age (Solo Trumpet) performed February 19th, 1999, Toledo Muesam of Art.

Grand Prix for Trumpets (trumpet octet) performed December 2, 1998, Bowling Green State

University, and April 5, 1998, Miami University.

Neo Baroque Trio (flute, violin, and piano) performed December 2, 1997, Bowling Green State

University.

Dark Carnival of the Soul (trumpet and electronic instruments) Co-authored with Zygmunt and

Doles, performed November 15, 1997, Threshold IV Festival, Ball State University.

Quiet Eulogy (brass quintet) performed May 8, 1995, Senior recital, George Mason University.

Scarborough Variations (flute and piano) performed April 28, 1995, George Mason University.

Theme and Variations (horn and piano) performed December 18, 1994, George Mason

University.

Fantasia (trumpet and MIDI accompaniment) performed April 26, 1994, Junior recital, George

Mason University and featured on GMView video yearbook soundtrack.

Only What You Take With You (clarinet, cello, piano and two percussion)

A Grim Foreboding of Fell Deeds (trumpet and strings)

Commercial Music

Promises (Rock) available for download at the Geocities web site.

Cherry Lipps (pop/rap) available for download at the Geocities web site.

Across Time (trumpet and MIDI accompaniment) performed November 15, 1997,

Threshold IV Festival, Ball State University and Discovery Day October 12, 1997 and

October 13, 1998, Bowling Green State University.

Ritual (EWI [electronic wind instrument] and MIDI Sequence) Discovery Day October 12, 1997

and October 13, 1998, Bowling Green State University.

Hostin in my Head (trumpet, guitar, and rhythm) Co-authored with Adamoyurka. Encrypted in

Real Audio on the Geraci Web site. Available on CD: Vanguard, Not Your Type.

Somethin’s Burnin’ (trumpet, guitar, and rhythm) Co-authored with Adamoyurka. Encrypted in

Real Audio on the Geraci Web site. Available on CD: Vanguard, Not Your Type.

Stolen Chairs (trumpet, guitar, rhythm) Co-authored with Adamoyurka. Available on CD:

Vanguard, Not Your Type.

Don’t Follow Me (trumpet, guitar, and rhythm) Co-authored with Adamoyurka. Available on

CD: Vanguard, Not Your Type.

The Old Ways (dance) performed January 1999, Bowling Green State University.

Swords and Brooms (dance) performed May 1994, George Mason University

Additional

CD recording: Vanguard, Not Your Type.

Vice President of Praecepta - Organization dedicated to the promotion of new music and

composition. Bowling Green State University 1998-1999.

Faculty Advisor of the BGSU Fencing Club - Bowling Green State University, 1999.

Instructor of Fencing – Bowling Green State University 1998-1999.

Composer for GMView, George Mason University Video Yearbook, 1994.

Mentors

Dr. Marilyn Shrude - Bowling Green State University, 1998.

Dr. Donald Wilson - Bowling Green State University, 1998.

Dr. Samuel Adler - Bowling Green State University (composition seminar), 1998.

Dr. Burton Beerman - Bowling Green State University, 1997.

Dr. Noel DeCosta - Rutgers, 1997.

Professor Scott Martin - George Mason University, 1994.

Professor Stephen Douglas Burton - George Mason University 1992 - 1993.

 

Music Technology

Recording Skills

Proficient with Alesis ADATs and Panasonic DATs.

Mackie mixers and ultra pilot mixer automation.

Class in recording techniques - microphone techniques, equalization, stereo recording, multi-

track recording, and mixdowns.

4 track recorders

Hardware Sampling

 

Computer Programs

HTML – Web page design

Csound - Music programming environment (Mac, PC, Unix)

MAX - MIDI based programming language (Mac)

MIDI Quest - Music editor (PC)

Sequencers - Emagic Logic Audio (PC, Mac), Cakewalk Pro Audio (PC), Studio Vision (Mac),

Voyetra Sequencer Plus Gold (PC), Music X (Amiga), Performer (Mac).

Sampling and digital editing - Sound Forge (PC), Cool Edit Pro (PC), Perfect Sound (Amiga).

Notation - Finale (PC, Mac) and Music Printer Plus (PC).

In Concert – Allows the performer to interact with a sequencer in real time. (PC)

 

 

 

 

Technology Hardware

Vintage analog experience - Instructor for labs classes studying modular synthesizers, amplitude

modulation, frequency modulation, ring modulation, filters, analog sequencers, analog

keyboards, random noise generators, envelope generators, and vocoders.

Dimension Beam - Laser that converts movement to MIDI data

MIDI Body Suit - Placed on a dancer this device converts EKG impulses to MIDI data.

EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument) MIDI wind controller.

Effects Processing

 

Performance

Professional

Carnival Cruise Lines - M/S Sensation

Kaleidoscope Jazz Orchestra

Medieval Times dinner and tournament

Professional freelance performer - weddings, church music, jazz gigs, orchestra, and musicals.

Private trumpet instructor

Academic

Lead trumpet, Bowling Green Jazz Ensemble

CD Recording with Roger Behrend, euphonium, U.S. Navy Band.

CD Recording George Mason Wind Ensemble, principle trumpet

Senior trumpet recital - May 8, 1995, George Mason University

Assistant Conductor, George Mason University Symphonic Band.

Junior trumpet recital - Apr 26, 1994, George Mason University

Semi-Finalist, National Trumpet Competition, 1992, 1994, and 1995.

Principle trumpet, George Mason Symphony, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble.

Lead and jazz trumpet, George Mason Jazz Ensemble

Mentors

Professor George Novack - (trumpet) Bowling Green State University, 1998.

Dr. Emily Freeman Brown - (conducting) Bowling Green State University, 1998.

Dr. Dennis Edelbrock - (trumpet) George Mason University, 1991-1995.

Professor Anthony Maiello - (conducting) George Mason University, 1993-1994.

Dr. Richard Gradone - (trumpet) County College of Morris, 1990.

Awards

MACCM (Mid American Center for Contemporary Music) Grant, 1999.

Pro Musica Grant, 1999.

BGSU College of Musical Arts Graduate Student Grant, 1999.

Golden Key National Honor Society, 1995.

Alpha Lambda Delta, academic honor society, 1993.

MENC (Music Educators National Conference) chapter scholarship, 1992 and 1993.

Rotary Club Scholarship, 1991 and 1992.

Jazz Scholarship - George Mason University, 1991-1995.

 

 

References

Dr. Burton Beerman - Director of Music Technology Studios, Bowling Green State University.

tel (419) 352-0228

Email:Bbeerma@opie.bgsu.edu

Dr. Dennis Edelbrock - Applied Trumpet, George Mason University and Performer, U.S. Army Band.

3500 North 3rd Street, Arlington VA, 22201.

tel (703) 524-6260

Email: Edlbrk@aol.com

Professor Anthony Maiello - Director of Music, George Mason University.

11817 Wayland Street, Oakton VA, 22124.

tel (703) 993-1383

Email: Amaiello@gmu.edu

John Pepe - Band Director at Manville High School

tel (908) 218-1429

Dr. Marilyn Shrude - Professor of Composition, Bowling Green State University.

College of Musical Arts

Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green Ohio 43403

tel (419) 372-2181

Dr. Donald Wilson - Professor of Composition, Bowling Green State University.

550 West Wooster Street, Bowling Green Ohio, 43403.

tel (419) 372-2181 or (419) 352-7880