Dr. Frank Charles Steen Nawrot Audio Producer and Composer Phone: 616-272-1015 Fnawrot@gmail.com www.FrankNawrot.com
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Doctor of Musical Arts (composition), University of Kansas (KU), May 19, 2019 o Primary instructors: Ingrid Stölzel, Forrest Pierce, Kip Haaheim Master of Music (composition), Central Michigan University (CMU), 2015 o Primary instructors: David Gillingham, Jay Batzner Bachelor of Arts, Grand Valley State University (GVSU), 2013 o Emphasis on composition and classical guitar o Primary instructor: Bill Ryan Associate of Music Recording Technology, Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC), 2012
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Tiny Tales, March 2020 - present o Audio producer, engineer, mixer, editor, and composer o Tiny Tales is a short-story podcast with sound design and original music, reminiscent of old radio-shows o Script editor o Producer and editor of remote recordings from guest actors o https://www.tinytalespodcast.com/ SBR Podcast, July 202o – present (episode 4 onward) o Audio producer, engineer, mixer, editor, and composer o The host of SBR interviews guest from a variety of sports-business professions o Producer and editor of remote recordings from interviewees and interviewer Organize audio from disparate sources; cut the “tape” together to create shows ranging from 30-120 minutes in length. o https://www.buzzsprout.com/1157651
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Pro Tools 101 Certified, 2011 CMU Audio Engineer, 2013-2015 o Recorded and edited CMU concerts including orchestra, symphonic wind ensemble, and guest artists and ensembles Fluent in Reaper (DAW), Finale (Notation Software), and Ableton Live (DAW) Internship at River City Studios in Grand Rapids, MI, 2010-2011
Dr. Frank Charles Steen Nawrot – Fnawrot@gmail.com – FrankNawrot.com – 616-272-1015
Assisted with studio and field recording sessions for jazz bands, rock & pop groups, and classical ensembles; setting microphones, editing audio, and general maintenance. Extensive use of Pro Tools during this time Recording studio lab-monitor for Grand Rapids Community College, 2010 o Taught other recording technology students how to properly use and handle equipment and software as well as engineered sessions for them o
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Jingle for Citizens Federal Savings Bank o Wrote, produced, and recorded Music for Microarmour commercial o Wrote, produced, and recorded o https://youtu.be/b4ucVbVskgo More: https://soundcloud.com/franknawrot/sets/commercial-music-and-jingles
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Fiction o https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5009072/
Scholarship and Ongoing Research • • •
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Ongoing research: Analyzing Vic Mensa’s The Autobiography—a study of a hip-hop concept album, non-linear narrative, and the operatic implications therein. Ongoing research: Music and the base and superstructure—a study of the politicaleconomy of contemporary music Presenter, Midwest Music Research Collective 2019 Spring Symposium o Presentation on transient modal pitch collections on the album Ænema by the hard-rock band Tool Presenter, Thirty-Fourth Great Lakes Regional Conference of The College Music Society, Indiana University - South Band, 2016 o Presented research and critical edition score of a composition by minimalist composer Julius Eastman Presenter, 2016 SCI Region VI Conference, Henderson State University in Wichita, KS o Presented research on composition pedagogy, The Necessary Skills for Undergraduate Composition Students Presenter, 2016 SCI Region III Conference, Marshall University in West Virginia o Presented The Necessary Skills for Undergraduate Composition Students Presenter, Fifth International Conference on Minimalist Music, University of Turku and the Sibelius Academy-Helsinki, Finland, 2015 o Presented research and critical edition score of a composition by minimalist composer Julius Eastman
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Presenter, 2015 SCI Region VI Conference, Henderson State University o Presented The Necessary Skills for Undergraduate Composition Students Presenter, 2015 Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan o Presented The Necessary Skills for Undergraduate Composition Students In partnership with musicologist Dr. Ketty Wong, transcribing, engraving, and analyzing the music of Ecuadorian composer Luis Humberto Salgado (ongoing)
Teaching Experience, Higher Education Instructor of Record: • • • •
Music Instructor, Missouri Western State University (Aug. 2019 – Dec. 2019) Graduate Teaching Assistant, KU (Aug. 2016 – 2019) Music Instructor, Mid-Michigan Community College (Aug. 2015 – May 2016) Music Instructor, Delta College (Jan. 2015 – May 2016)
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Private guitar and piano instructor, Leavenworth Music Academy, 2019-present Private guitar and piano instructor, Saint Joseph Arts Academy, 2019-present Private guitar instructor, B’s Music Shop in Mt. Pleasant, MI, 2013-2015 Private independent guitar and piano instructor, 2009-2013 Private guitar and piano instruction, Lil’ Learners Fine Arts for Kids, 2010-2012
Notable Music Commissions • • • • • • • • • • •
2020 Percussionist Luke Helker: piece for two percussionists, trombone, guitar, and piano to be premiered in celebration of Earth Day; April 2020 2019 - Pianist Grace Odell: piece for piano duo to premiered in May 2019 at the Diastole Scholars’ Center in Kansas City, MO 2018 - Tubist Paul Carlson: piece for fixed media and tuba to be premiered at the 2019 International Tuba Euphonium Conference 2018 - Vanguard Charter Academy: piece for middle school band to be premiered in Spring 2019 2018 - Mona Shores Public Schools: Peace and Plenty for children’s choir 2017 - Hong Kong-based saxophone duo SaxoElectro: Evo Ritmatic 1 for saxophone duet with looper pedal and fixed media 2017 - Eastern Michigan University: Hear On for 14-piece sax ensemble 2016 - Canadian saxophonist Matt Henry: Cycles, a sonata for saxophone and piano 2015 - Sax and percussion duo Robert Krueger and Megan Anderson: These Trees Become a Castle of Light for tenor sax and marimba 2014 - Saxophonist AJ Pratt: Lament for alto sax and fixed media 2014 - Choreographer Tyler Bradley: Turn Towards for guitar and violin for the dancework Humanity
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2013 - The Gordon Gallery: Alten’s Bullfight in honor of Mathias Alten for clarinet, alto sax, and viola 2012 - BS Pictures: original music for the film Fiction
Conference & Festival Participation and Awards • • • •
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2019 University of Kansas Anthony Cius Award for outstanding composer Finalist, Donald Sinta Quartet National Composition Contest (2017) for sax quartet Four Voices Nominated for Best New Jazz Album of 2015 by WYCE radio for my album Songs of Informality, (an album of original and collaborative improvisatory works) Winner, Music Now! Composition Competition: 100 Kilos for two pianos performed, 49th Indiana State University New Music Festival, 2015 o One of six selected composers chosen to present works Participated in University of Missouri-Kansas City’s (UMKC) 2014 Composition Workshop Studied Composition Pedagogy with James Mobberley Named 2013 “Composer of the Year” by Grand Valley State University Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Professional Service Student Representative to the Executive Committee, Society of Composers, Inc., 2017Present o The Student Representative is a nonvoting member of the Executive Committee who acts as a liaison between student members and SCI leadership. The Student Representative works with the Student Chapters Representative to encourage and facilitate student-centered initiatives within SCI including the Student National Conference, student chapter exchanges, and more. • Midwest Music Research Collective, member, 2017-present o The Midwest Music Research Collective aims to foster an interdisciplinary platform and to provide a forum for students of all disciplines to present their music research. Member duties include attending board meetings and assisting in the organization of conferences. • KU New Music Guild, officer, 2016-2017 o The KU New Music Guild is an organization consisting of undergraduate and graduate music-composition majors at KU. It is our mission to disseminate new music to Kansas communities and abroad. Duties included organizing concerts, maintaining constitution and bylaws, and securing funds for visiting artists. • Michigan Music Education Association Young Composers Competition, 2013 o Adjudicator
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Dr. Frank Charles Steen Nawrot – Fnawrot@gmail.com – FrankNawrot.com – 616-272-1015
Member of Following Professional Organizations • • •
The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) Society for Minimal Music (SfMM) Pi Kappa Lambda, Iota Rho Chapter
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Enough is Enough, conductor and composer o Arrangements of extant labor songs and songs inspired by labor songs. Performed by EFN (Ensemble Frank Nawrot) o http://franknawrot.bandcamp.com/album/enough-is-enough Lamb of Light, performer and composer o Five guitar and synth compositions that combine metric phasing and organicism to create hypnotic minimalism o https://music.apple.com/us/album/lamb-of-light/1499077684 Purple Broccoli, performer and composer o A collection of electronically improvised compositions o http://franknawrot.bandcamp.com/album/purple-broccoli Songs of Informality, performer and composer o Nominated for Best New Artist (Duo Insurgent) and Best New Jazz Album awards by WYCE radio o http://franknawrot.bandcamp.com/album/songs-of-informality-volume-i Aveil, performer and composer o https://soundcloud.com/absintheband/sets/aveil
Performing/Ensemble Experience •
Artistic director, guitarist/bassist, composer, and founding member of Nebular Blue – a trio committed to composing, performing, commissioning, and premiering new music to educate and entertain the Kansas City community and across the USA o Recent performances: TUTTI Festival, Denison University, OH (2020) Kansas City Contemporary Music Festival (2020) Great Plains New Music Festival, Vermillion, SD (2019) Nebular Blue and Meadowlark Project at the Cider Gallery, Lawrence, KS (2019) Lecture-performance at Saint Andrew Christian Church, Olathe KS (2019) Midwest Music Research Collective Spring Symposium, Lawrence KS (2018) SCI Student National Conference, Bloomington, IN (2018) SCI Region VI Conference, Manhattan, KS (2018) Nerd Nite – Lawrence, Lawrence, KS (2017)
Dr. Frank Charles Steen Nawrot – Fnawrot@gmail.com – FrankNawrot.com – 616-272-1015
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Electric guitarist for Helianthus new music ensemble (Lawrence, KS. Forrest Pierce, director), 2017-2018 Guitarist for CMU’s New Music Ensemble, 2013-2015 Guitarist and lead singer in the rock band Absinthe from 2007-2013. o Played in small venues and bars all over Michigan o Opened for following world-famous musical acts in large concert venues: Smile Empty Soul Powerman 5000 Mindless Self Indulgence Tantric Sick Puppies Founding Member of Grand Rapids Community College Guitar Quartet, 2010
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Interviewee, Fulcrum Point Podcast, June 2018 Interviewee, 1 track podcast with Anthony Lanman, February 2018 Interviewee, Noise in the Newsroom (Delta Collegiate Newspaper), 2016 Guest lecturer, Grand Valley State University, 2015 o Presentation on composition pedagogy and my career as a composer Conducted a masterclass for composition students at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2014 Residency, Eastern Michigan University, 2014 o Saxophone compositions were highlighted in performances and pre-concert talks Presented to David Lang during a master class at Grand Valley State University, 2013 Volunteer Concert Assistant for St. Cecilia Music Center, Grand Rapids MI, 2011-2013