Dr. JACK M. JARRETT was born in Asheville, North Carolina
Formal Education
B. A. in Voice from the University of Florida (1956)
M. A. in Composition from the Eastman School of Music (1957)
Advanced Composition and Conducting study at the Hochschule fuer Music (Berlin, Germany), under a Fulbright grant (1961-1962)
D. Mus. in Composition (with a minor in Orchestral Conducting) from Indiana University (1969)
Major Teachers
Composition: Boris Blacher (Berlin), Bernhard Heiden (I.U.), Bernard Rogers (Eastman)
Orchestral Conducting: Erich Peter (Berlin), Tibor Kozma, Wolfgang Vacano
(I. U.)
Choral Conducting: Julius Herford (I. U.)
Formal Education
B. A. in Voice from the University of Florida (1956)
M. A. in Composition from the Eastman School of Music (1957)
Advanced Composition and Conducting study at the Hochschule fuer Music (Berlin, Germany), under a Fulbright grant (1961-1962)
D. Mus. in Composition (with a minor in Orchestral Conducting) from Indiana University (1969)
Major Teachers
Composition: Boris Blacher (Berlin), Bernhard Heiden (I.U.), Bernard Rogers (Eastman)
Orchestral Conducting: Erich Peter (Berlin), Tibor Kozma, Wolfgang Vacano
(I. U.)
Choral Conducting: Julius Herford (I. U.)
BIOGRAPHY
Career
Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA. Taught Voice, Chorus and Music Theory (1958-61)
University of Richmond, VA. Taught Voice and directed three choral ensembles (1962-64)
Oshkosh, WI public schools. Composer-in-Residence, Ford Foundation grant (1965-67)
National Music Camp, Interlochen, MI. Instructor of Music Theory (Summer 1967)
University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Head of Theory and Composition, and Opera
Conductor (1967-75)
North Carolina School of the Arts. Visiting teacher of Composition (1972-74)
Virginia Commonwealth University. Head of Theory and Composition, and Orchestra
Conductor (1975-84)
Richmond Symphony Orchestra. Assistant Conductor, following a national search (1980-82)
Richmond Opera Company. Musical Director (1981-83)
Richmond Ballet Company. Conductor (1981-83)
Motown group “Splendour.” Musical Director and Arranger (1983)
Temporal Acuity Products, Bellevue, WA. Director of Software Development, (1986-89)
Berklee College of Music. Chair of Composition and Conducting (1989-1999), Professor of
Composition and Conducting (1999-2001)
Off-Broadway productions of “Cambodia Agonistes.” Musical Director (1992 and 2006)
Western Plains Opera Company, Minot, ND. Principal guest conductor (1996-2006)
Notion Music, Inc. Founder and Director of Research and Development (2001-2009)
University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Visiting teacher of Orchestration (2005 and 2007)
Conductor of Spring Opera Productions, 2010 and 2011.
Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA. Taught Voice, Chorus and Music Theory (1958-61)
University of Richmond, VA. Taught Voice and directed three choral ensembles (1962-64)
Oshkosh, WI public schools. Composer-in-Residence, Ford Foundation grant (1965-67)
National Music Camp, Interlochen, MI. Instructor of Music Theory (Summer 1967)
University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Head of Theory and Composition, and Opera
Conductor (1967-75)
North Carolina School of the Arts. Visiting teacher of Composition (1972-74)
Virginia Commonwealth University. Head of Theory and Composition, and Orchestra
Conductor (1975-84)
Richmond Symphony Orchestra. Assistant Conductor, following a national search (1980-82)
Richmond Opera Company. Musical Director (1981-83)
Richmond Ballet Company. Conductor (1981-83)
Motown group “Splendour.” Musical Director and Arranger (1983)
Temporal Acuity Products, Bellevue, WA. Director of Software Development, (1986-89)
Berklee College of Music. Chair of Composition and Conducting (1989-1999), Professor of
Composition and Conducting (1999-2001)
Off-Broadway productions of “Cambodia Agonistes.” Musical Director (1992 and 2006)
Western Plains Opera Company, Minot, ND. Principal guest conductor (1996-2006)
Notion Music, Inc. Founder and Director of Research and Development (2001-2009)
University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Visiting teacher of Orchestration (2005 and 2007)
Conductor of Spring Opera Productions, 2010 and 2011.
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