| CURRICULUM
VITAE |
| Thomas R.
Gruning |
|
gruning@midtel.net |
| EDUCATION |
| Doctor of Philosophy in
Ethnomusicology, minor in Critical Theory, May 2003, The University of Texas
at Austin |
| Master of Music in
Composition, May
1995, Syracuse University |
| Bachelor of Music in
Composition, May
1988, The University of Texas at San Antonio
|
| TEACHING
EXPERIENCE |
|
2002-2003 - Adjunct Professor of English and Music, State
University of New York-Cobleskill |
|
2001-2002 - Visiting Professor of Music, Music Director, State University of
New York-Cobleskill |
| 1998-99 - Assistant
Instructor, History of Rock Music (Instructor of Record), University of Texas at Austin, School of Music,
Musicology/Ethnomusicology Division |
| 1994 - 1995 - Teaching
Assistant, Syracuse University |
|
COURSES TAUGHT |
|
History of Rock & Roll |
| Rock
Music and American Popular Culture |
|
Introduction to Music/"World" Music |
|
Twentieth Century Music (TA) |
| Men's
Chorus |
|
Women's Chorus |
|
College Choir |
|
History of African-American Music (Prepared for spring 2004) |
|
English Composition |
|
SCHOLARSHIPS/ASSISTANTSHIPS/HONORS |
| 1999 - Assistant to Chair of planning committee for the
International Conference of the Society for Ethnomusicology. Dr. Stephan
Slawek - chair |
| 1998 - Research Assistantship with Professor Veit Erlmann,
University of Texas at Austin, Musicology/Ethnomusicology Division |
| Kent Kennan Composition Scholarship (UT) |
| Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, April 1998 |
| 1996-97 - Wommack
Endowed Presidential Scholarship (UT) |
| 1995 - Pi Kappa Lambda National Honor Society of Music |
| 1993-94 - School of
Music Scholarship, Syracuse University
|
| PUBLICATIONS |
|
2006 - Millennium Folk: American Folk Music since
the Sixties. The University of Georgia Press. |
| 2000 -
Seven
Songs, Old Friends (CD), Austin: Obscure Records |
| 1996 - "Today Over Tea" (song), TriTone Creative Services -
publisher |
| 1995 - "Livin' on a Budget" (song), on Like No One Else
(CD), Lisa Bigwood, Denver: CEG
Records 49878-2 |
| 1981 - Twelve songs, Midnight Lullabye (album), New York: Inner City
Records IC-1119
|
|
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND GUEST LECTURES |
| 2007 -
conference paper, "Unnatural Acts (part two): The Big Taboo. International
Association for the Study of Popular Music. |
| 2004 - conference paper, "Classical" Borrowings: Toward a Musical
Semiotic of the Exotic. International Conference of the Society for
Ethnomusicology. |
| 2003 - conference paper, Folk Music and the Popular: "Tradition" and a
Contemporary Politics of Experience, International Association for the
Study of Popular Music. |
| 2001 -
Guest Lecture: American Folk Music and the contemporary
Singer/Songwriter, University of Texas at Austin. |
| 1999
and 2000 - Guest Lecture: American Folk Music in the
Twentieth Century, University of Texas at Austin. |
| 1998 -
conference paper, Authorship, Ownership, and the Retrospective
Imagination, International Conference of the Society for
Ethnomusicology. |
| 1995 -
Guest Lecture, Music and Modern Culture, University of
Colorado at Denver. |
|
TECHNOLOGY AND THE INTERNET |
|
2001-2003 - Designed, built and maintained website for Middleburgh
Renaissance Council - a non-profit arts organization.
Member of recording crew, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Winterhawk Music
Festival, Hillsdale, New York. |
| 2000 - Designed and built personal website for Professor Veit
Erlmann |
| Redesigned website for the MusicCultureCritique lecture
series |
| 1998-1999 - Designed website and administered
Music/Culture/Critique Lecture Series, University of Texas at Austin. |
|
1994-1995 - Built project recording studio, Rochester, New York. Produced
and engineered CD release and various demonstration recordings. |
| 1991-1992 - Staff Producer/engineer at commercial recording studio,
Seguin, Texas.
|
| PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS |
|
Concert series administrator - Middleburgh Renaissance Council |
|
Society for American Music |
| Elected to board
of directors - Genesee Delta Inc., A non-profit arts corporation |
| Society for Ethnomusicology |
| International Association for the Study of Popular Music |
| American Federation of Musicians - Local 66 |
| SESAC Affiliated Artist
|
| PERFORMANCES |
| 2005 -
2006 - Numerous solo and ensemble performances |
| 2003 -
2004 - Numerous solo concerts |
| 2001 - Texas
Songwriter's concert: Urban Campfires. San Antonio, Texas |
| Hill Country House
Concerts. Bulvurde, Texas |
| Sons of Hermann
Hall. Dallas, Texas |
| 2000 - Urban
Campfires. San Antonio, Texas |
| Solo and
Songwriter's concerts. Houston, Texas |
| 1999 -
Songwriter's
concert: Anderson Fair. Houston, Texas |
| 1998 - Accompanied Michele Reid (vocalist) - Conference on African American Women
in |
| Music,
University of Texas at Austin |
| 1997 - Solo Performance -12 Corners Concert Hall - Rochester, New
York |
| 1996 - Solo Performance - North Coast Music Festival - Rochester, New
York |
| Session Leader - CEG Records CD project Woodland |
| Performed at founding convention of the Labor Party - Cleveland,
Ohio |
| 1995 - Performed at Crossroads Music Festival - Memphis, Tennessee |
| Session Leader - CEG Records CD project Like No One
Else |