Dana Howell

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740 Weyburn Terrace, Apt. 64, Los Angeles, CA 90024
[email protected]      (415)722-6518
Education:

Currently studying for PhD in Music Composition, expected advance to candidacy    in 2008
Master of Music in Composition, San Francisco Conservatory, 2005
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Composition, Carnege Mellon University, 2002
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Clarinet Performance, Carnegie Mellon University, 2002
Minor in Mandarin Chinese, Carnegie Mellon University, 2002

Professional Experience:


Music Instructor, St. Timothy School, Los Angeles, 2005 to present
Musical Movement Instructor, Shadyside Presbyterian Church, 2001 - 2003
Pianist, Music to Go!, San Francisco Conservatory, 2003 - 2005
Instrumental and Classroom Music Teacher, Diocese of Pittsburgh, 2002 - 2003
Personnel Manager, Three Rivers Young People's Orchestras, 1998 - 2002
Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, 2000 - 2003
Private Instruction (clarinet, piano, saxophone and composition) 1997 to present
Conservatory in Schools Program, teacher, 2003 to present

Summer Programs:

American Conservatory at Fontainebleau, France, 2003
Carnegie Mellon International Dalcroze Workshop, 2001 and 2006
International Music Festival, Toroella, Spain, 2001
Shanghai International Studies University, China, 2002

Awards:


Kris Getz Award, San Francisco Conservatory, 2004 and 2006
Carnegie Mellon Orchestral Composition Award, 2002
Silberman Clarinet Award, 2000
Cuartetto Latinoamericano String Quartet Composition Award, 1998
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