Richard Eldon Yaklich Resume

      


Dr. Richard Yaklich
Phone (305) 556-6991
E-mail maestrorichard@comcast.net
Summary of qualifications 2001- Present Florida Memorial University, Miami, FL
Associate Professor of Music
• Director of Academic Assessment (2009- )
• Director – QEP – for SACS Accreditation (2007-2009)
• Director/Coordinator NASM accreditation for the FMU Music Department
• Assistant Department Chair
• Director of Orchestra/String Coordinator
• Teach Courses in Music History, Music Education, Music Theory, Electronic Music, composition/arranging private string lessons, and Music Research
• VP Faculty Senate (President Elect)
• Academic Advisor for all music majors

2001-2003 Jubilate Performing Arts Academy
Music Director Jubilate Chamber Orchestra

2001- Present South Florida Youth Orchestra
Principal Conductor/String Coordinator/Composer
• Conduct regular rehearsals and concerts
• Summer Music Camp Coordinator
• Administrative Assistant – Grant Writer
2001-2002 Miami-Dade Community College
Adjunct Professor of Music
• Taught classes in Jazz and Popular Music in America



2000-2001 Brevard County School District Titusville, FL
String Consultant
• Served as adviser to nine schools throughout Titusville.
Coordinate repertoire and formulate a curriculum for the teachers at the different schools. See that all students are receiving proper instruction in musical technique that the schools are adequately equipped to facilitate the proper learning environment for the students. Director of the Titusville High School Chamber Orchestra.
1997- 2000 South Miami Middle School for the Arts Miami, FL
Director of Orchestra Activities
 Director of String Orchestra Programs. Teach classes in Music Theory and Music Appreciation/Humanities. Extensive recruitment activities. Superior ratings at Miami-Dade County Orchestra Evaluations.
Education 1994 – 1996 University of South Carolina Columbia, SC
Doctor of Musical Arts in Orchestral Conducting
 Assistant Conductor of the USC Symphony and Chamber Orchestra. Orchestra Manager. Actively involved in recruitment and programming for all orchestra programs.

1990-1992 Colorado State University Ft. Collins, CO
Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting
• Assistant Conductor of the CSU Symphony and Chamber Orchestra.
Orchestra Manager and Librarian.

1984-1989 University of Southern Colorado Pueblo, CO
Bachelor of Arts in Music Theory/Composition
• Formed and served as Artistic Director of the USC Chamber Orchestra. Compositions performed by the Denver (Colorado Symphony).
Professional
Experience Guest Conducting Engagements in Russia (Sochi and Maikop) 2003
Guest Conductor Moldova National Philharmonic (Chisinau) 2004
Guest Conductor Kharkov Philharmonic, Ukraine 2006
Free-lance composer. Works performed by the Colorado Symphony, Filharmonica de Stat Satu Mare (Romania), South Florida Youth Orchestra
1996-2001 Alhambra Orchestra, Miami, FL
Assistant Conductor


1992 – 1994 Kingsport Symphony Association Kingsport,TN
Assistant Conductor/Music Director of the Youth Symphony
 Assistant Conductor of the Symphony and Chorus. Conducted 2/3 of all
orchestra and chorus rehearsals. Music Director of 90 piece Youth Orchestra grades 7-12. Responsible for all programming of Youth Orchestra. Personal Manager of the Orchestra Association.
2007- Certified Adjudicator for MENC/State of Florida Middle and High School String Orchestra and Full Orchestra.
• Adjudication in Brevard, Broward, Orange, and Osceola County, Florida.

Publications • An Orchestra Conductors Handbook for Locating Repertoire, Published by Edwin Mellen Press in 2003. This is a comprehensive book for conductors about programming music for various types of instrumental ensembles.
• The Struggle for Life in the Middle Ages and the Chaos of the Renaissance, published in 2009 by Author House. (www.authorhouse.com)
• Text book on Music Form and Analysis published in 2010 by Linus Publications (www.Linusbooks.com)

Additional professional activities Assistant Conductor of the Alahambra Chamber Orchestra, Miami, FL
Music Director and Artistic Director of the University of Southern Colorado Chamber Orchestra, Pueblo, CO 1983-89
Member of the Cello Section of the Pueblo Symphony, Mozart Festival Chamber Orchestra, And Kingsport Symphony.
Professional
memberships Conductor’s Guild
Gustav Mahler Society
Florida Orchestra Director’s Association
Music Educators National Conference
ASCAP
Grants American Music Center – Henry Cowell Performance Fund for performance of Cowell’s Music in Ukraine 2006.
Certified Grant Writer from the National Grant Institute, 2006
Updated:  May 14, 2010

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