Kerry Cobuccio
Composer, Orchestrator, Copyist, Clarinetist

The Resume Highlights
Download the Complete CV here updated 5/27/08
Education
· Certificate in Film Scoring, University of California, Los Angeles (in progress)
· MA music composition, University of Minnesota (2005)
· Certificate Preparing Future Faculty Program, University of Minnesota (2005)

Employment
          Music Employment
              Arranger    
               January 2007-Present, free lance    
               •  Arranged the march Commodore's Theme for full concert band and SATB by Al Verdi (March 2008)
               •    Arranged the march We Are One for full concert band and SATB by Al Verdi (September 2007)
               •    Arranged Harmonium and Kanoun Parts for the pieces Canciones Sefardi and Wheatflower by Yuval Ron (April 2007)
               Audio Engineer
                January 2007-Present, free lance
                •    Tracked recordings of solo Oud (May 2007)
               Audio Editor
               January 2007-Present, free lance
               •    Edited Audio Recordings for the Margalit ACTA Project consisting of vocal recordings and dialog
               Music Copyist/Orchestrator
                                    June 2002-Present, free lance
                                    •    Prepared and orchestrated parts for the Yuval Ron’s Debke Rafia and transcribed songs for solo instrument
                                  •    Worked as a consultant and trasncriber/copyist for Stephen Barton while he wrote a violin and viola etude book.  
               Clicnian
                May 1998-Present             
1998, 1999 Merrimack High School, Merrimack, NH University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
· Gave a clinic on using music notation programs to music majors and non-majors
           Producer
              1997- Present
              •    Co-Produced John Rauch Memorial Concert, Los Angeles CA (2007)
              •    Produced Spring Time Review for Villacrest Nursing Home in Manchester, NH (1997)

          Teaching Employment

             Guest Lecturer  

             2005- University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
                · Lectured Freshman and Sophomore Theory, which also included working with a blind music student

           Instructor

           Fall 2005- Schoocraft College, Livonia MI
               Taught music appreciation and pop music and culture
              2004-2005- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
             · Taught Music Fundamentals (MUS 1001) at the University
             · Assisting freshman and sophomore music majors in ear training tests
             Summer 1999, 2001-2004-University of New Hampshire, Durham
             · Taught advanced music theory at the high school level.
            · Taught composition which included student showing their works, discussing the aesthetics of composition and analyzing real music.
Performing Experience:
· Bruce Reich Memorial Concert- played clarinet for a piece by Michele Zaccagini (2007)
· University of Minnesota New Music Ensemble-played clarinet. (2005).
· Miscellaneous Gigs-Hired to play clarinet and bass clarinet in the contemporary opera Yellow Wallpaper. (April 2003).
· UNH Wind Symphony- Andrew Boysen, director. (1998-2000, 2001-2002)
· Student Woodwind quintet- Margaret Herelhy, Jennifer Yeaton-Paris, Janet Polk, coaches. (2000-2002)
· UNH Symphonic Band, Nicolas Orovich, director. Played euphonium (2001)
· UNH Symphony Orchestra- Bob Esbach, director (1999-2000, 2001-2002)
· St Thomas More Catholic Music Ministry, sung and played clarinet in the choir at the St Thomas More church in Durham, NH (1998-2001)
· New Hampshire Phillharmonic Orchestra- played saxophone (1997-1998)

Other instruments with proficiency: flute (basic skills), piano(3 years of private study), saxophone(2 years of private study in classical and basic jazz; played for 7 years), horn (basic skills), voice(low tessitura, never studied privately, but have sung in musicals and community choirs since age 15).

Computer Skills/Languages:
· Hardware/Gear: Powermac G5, MacBook, Alesis QS8.2 keyboard, M-audio Firewire solo box, KRK passive studio monitors
· Software: Ms Office related software, Peak Pro 5.0, Finale up to version 2008, Digital Performer 5, Logic Pro 7 East West Virtual Instruments
· Operating Systems:  DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98, Windows NT/2000/XP, Mac OSX up to Leopard

Attended Master Classes/Conferences:
                 · Austin Game Developers Conference (September 2007)
             · ASCAP I Create Music Expo (April 2007)
                 · Game Developers Conference (March 2007)
                 · Scott Smalley (October 2006)
    · Society of Composers and Lyricists Studio Tour (July 2006)
    · Society of Composers and Lyricists seminar: Exotic Instruments With Karen Han and the Erho (May 2006)
    · Society of Composers and Lyricists seminar: The Business of Writing music for Video Games (May 2006)
    · ASCAP I Create Music Expo (April 2006)

Awards, Honors, and Grants:
· ASCAP Standard/Plu$ Award(2004-present)
· University of Minnesota School of Music Travel Grant (2004 for the Composers Alliance, 2005 as an individual)
· University of New Hampshire Commission Prize (2001, first recipient of the prize)

Professional Memberships:
· Game Audio Network Guild (May 2006)
· International Game Developers Assoc.(April 2006)
· Society of Composers and Lyricists (April 2006)