When slow repertoire ‘fits’ the ensemble, it provides opportunities for immediate aesthetic experiences. At other times, slow repertoire amplifies all of the problems within our ensemble. This session will discuss repertoire selection criteria for instrumental ensembles of all levels; then, using a lab band, demonstrate remediation strategies for common performance problems and interpretive choices that lead to artistic results.
Colleen Richardson
- Biographical Information
Dr.
Colleen Richardson is the Coordinator of Bands and
directs the Wind Ensemble at Western University in London, Ontario, the second
largest music program in Canada. She teaches undergraduate music education
classes, graduate courses in conducting and wind literature, and co-supervises
the Western Young Winds program, which is a community outreach band for
students in grades six to nine taught by undergraduate music education majors.
Under her direction, the Western University Wind Ensemble has produced two CDs, Apparitions (Albany Records, 2011)
and Explorations (Mark Records,
2016). In 2018, she was awarded the Canadian Band Association’s “International
Band Award” for her contribution to the international wind band movement.
Besides being active as a clinician,
adjudicator, and guest conductor nationally, Dr. Richardson has guest conducted
or presented her research in Brazil, Ireland, The Netherlands, Switzerland,
Italy, Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, Wales, and the US. Her research focuses on
wind literature, conducting pedagogy, and ensemble rehearsal techniques.
Publications include articles for the Canadian
Winds, and the Canadian Music
Educator Journal, as well as eight study guides within the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series. In 2012, Dr. Richardson produced and edited the Hunsberger DVD within
GIA’s DVD set entitled Three Icons: Frank
Battisti, Donald Hunsberger, and H. Robert Reynolds.
A native of Winnipeg, Dr. Richardson
graduated from Brandon University (BMus Ed), the University of Calgary (Wind
Conducting Diploma, MMus Conducting), and the University of Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of Music (DMA Wind Conducting). Prior to her graduate
studies, she taught general, choral, and instrumental music in the Canadian
school system for 14 years.
Currently, Dr. Richardson serves on the
boards of WASBE (World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles) and the
OBA (Ontario Band Association). She is also active on the CBDNA Music Education
Committee (College Band Directors National Association).