AOA All-State 2008 Clinicians
St. Petersburg, Russia.
Born in
Chicago, Jeffery Meyer began his musical studies as a pianist, and shortly thereafter continued on to study
composition and conducting. He is the Director of Orchestras at the Ithaca College School of Music, as well as the founder and Artistic Director of the St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic in Jeff is also the Orchestra Director at LSM Academy and
Festival, a summer festival for talented high school musicians. He has appeared with orches- tras in the United States and abroad, including ensembles such as the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra. In recent concert seasons, he has been seen con- ducting, performing as piano soloist and chamber musician, as well as conducting from the keyboard in the United States, Canada, Russia, and Germany.
An active participant in the music of our time, he has collaborated with many composers,
and commissioned and premiered many new works. Recently he made his Glinka Hall conducting debut in the final con- cert of the 43rd St. Petersburg “Musical Spring” International Festival, featuring works by three of St. Petersburg’s most prominent composers. He has been featured numerous times as both a conductor and pianist as part of the “Sound Ways” International New Music Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia. As a pianist, Jeff has been in residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts, and in residence at the Aspen Festival as part of the Furious Band, a New York-based group dedicated to contem- porary music. He performs frequently with percussionist Paul Vaillancourt as part of the piano and percussion duo Strike. He has been broadcast on CBC, has recorded and performed with the Philadelphia Virtuosi (Naxos), and has been heard as a soloist at the Aspen Festival.
He was recently selected to be included in the 60th Anniversary Edition of Who’s Who
in America. In addition to performing in masterclasses for such artists as Richard Goode, John Perry, György Sebök, Robert McDonald, and Leon Fleischer, he has studied chamber music with Julius Levine, Charles Neidich, and Timothy Eddy. He has worked with conductors such as Gustav Meier, Bridget Reischl, and Robert Spano. Jeff holds degrees in piano as well as composition and completed his Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano Performance with Gilbert Kalish at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Jeff is an active adjudicator, guest clinician, and masterclass teacher. He has adjudicated throughout the United States, including Alaska, as well as at the Hong Kong Schools Music Festival. He has served on the faculties of the Dorian Keyboard Festival, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Marrowstone Music Festival, and Lutheran Summer Music Academy and Festival.
Dr. Mark Laycock is an Associate Professor of Music at Wichita State University, where he
holds the Ann Walenta Faculty of Distinction Endowed Professorship. In 2007, he was recognized with the Excellence in Teaching Award by the College of Fine Arts. In addition to serving as Director of Orchestras, he is Coordinator of Instrumental Conducting. Under his direction, the WSU Symphony Orchestra has been invited to perform at the 2008 International Festival of Youth Orchestras in Zaragoza, Spain, and at the 2008 Kansas Music Educators Association In-Service Workshop. An active guest conductor, Dr. Laycock recently led all-state orchestras in Nebraska, Washington, and Iowa, as well as the Slovak State Philharmonic in Kosice, the Clemson University Symphony Orchestra, the Omaha All-City Orchestra Festival, and the Northwest Iowa Honor Orchestra. He was also Principal Conductor of the Irvine (CA) Chamber Players, leading the youth orchestra on a two-week concert tour to Italy in June 2006. Upcoming engagements include the
Alabama All-State Orchestra and the South Central Kansas District Honor Orchestra. His work as clinician, adjudicator, and guest conductor spans 15 states and includes students ranging from beginning to advanced. In 2007, Dr. Laycock will present clinic sessions for the Kansas Chapter of the American String Teachers Association, the Oklahoma Music Educators Association, and the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. He has also presented pre-concert talks for Iowa State Center appearances of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, National Philharmonic, and Russian National orchestras, as well as the Greeley (CO) Philharmonic Orchestra. Dr. Laycock served on the boards of directors of the Iowa String Teachers Association, Ames International Orchestra Festival Association and Ames Community Arts Council, and he has appeared as guest speaker for such organizations as the Kiwanis Club, Ames International Orchestra Festival Association, and the Ames and Des Moines chapters of the Des Moines Metro Opera Guild.
12 October 2007
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