Eva Kendrick

Professional Experience

• Adjunct Faculty, Dean College, Franklin, MA. I teach private voice lessons to Theatre Studies majors as well as non-majors. January 2012–present.

• Adjunct Faculty, Community College of Rhode Island, Lincoln, RI. I will be teaching a Voice Class for non-music majors which will cover the fundamentals of vocal technique. Spring 2012.

• Director, Eva Kendrick Voice Studio, Medfield, MA and Providence, RI. I teach voice lessons to adult and adolescent students, hold bi-annual concerts and encourage students to participate in NATS Song Festival events and local auditions. 2008–present.

• Chair, Music Theory/Composition Department, Voice Instructor, Composer-in-Residence, Community Music Center of Boston, MA, September 2007–present. I teach eight levels of music theory/solfege/composition for the Intensive Study Program (ISP), which prepares highly motivated high school students for a conservatory environment. I also teach adolescents and adults private lessons in voice and music theory/composition and created the student-run CMCB Open Mic Series. September 2007–present.

• Music Director, Pianist/Organist, Choir Director, First Parish Unitarian-Universalist, Medfield, MA, I direct the intergenerational choir of 10–14 members as well as select and perform piano and organ pieces for the weekly services for a moderate-sized congregation of approximately 100 members. September 2006–present.

• Composition Instructor, Fidelity Futurestage Music Program, Boston Chapter. I instructed four students in an intensive, one-year program to create their own pieces. 2008–2009.

• Opera Educator and Composition Teacher for OPERAtunity Afterschool Program, Opera Providence, Perry Middle School, Olneyville, RI. I taught singing basics and coached opera scenes to students at an inner city middle school. 2006 and 2007.

• Music Director, Shining, Song Cycle performances at the Longy School of Music SeptemberFEST Concert Series, St. Martin’s Church, Herring Run Arts Festival and the EBELL of Los Angeles, 2005, 2006.

• Music Director and Rehearsal Pianist, Le Bistro Café, Whitmore-Lindley Theatre, Los Angeles, 2003.

•Music Director and Rehearsal Pianist for Emily, productions at the Pasadena Balcony Theatre, EBELL of Los Angeles, The Music Mansion (Providence, RI) and the Longfellow National Park (Cambridge), 2001, 2002, 2003.

• Guest Accompanist and Soloist at St. Matthew-Trinity Lutheran Church, St. Martin’s Church, St. Steven’s, Holy Name of Jesus, St. Edward’s and St. Anthony’s Churches in Providence, RI.

• Theory and Solfege Tutor for students at the Longy School of Music, Rhode Island College, the Community College of Rhode Island, and the University of Rhode Island.

• Tutor in voice, piano, and chorus at St. Mary’s Home for Children in Providence, RI.

Vocal Coach

• Trills ’n Chills, an a cappella ensemble comprised of students from the Eva Kendrick Voice Studio, 2011–present.
• CMCBeats, a cappella ensemble for middle and high school aged students at the Community Music Center of Boston, 2011–present.
• Excellente Choir, Excel High School, Dorchester Heights, MA. I directed a new chorus formed to perform at the Excel High School Graduation, 2011.
• Boston Latin Academy Vocal Project, Dorchester, MA. I directed 12 students in a jazz, pop and R&B ensemble, sponsored by a one-year grant from Fidelity Futurestage and in conjunction with the Boston Latin Academy Jazz Band, 2009–2010.
• SMARTS Summer Institute, Voice Instructor, Senior Level (grades 7–12). I taught private lessons and classes in musical theatre, songwriting and stage combat at this summer program for high school students. 2006 and 2007.

Education

• M.M. Composition, with Distinction, Longy School of Music, 2003–2006.
• B.M. Vocal Performance, cum laude, Rhode Island College, 1993–1997.

Honors

• 10 ASCAPLU$ Awards, 2000–present.
• International Alliance of Women in Music New Music Search 2011, Honorable Mention, Judith Lang Zaimont category for Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Viola.
• American Composers Forum, Los Angeles Chapter, Subito Grant Recipient.
• International Alliance of Women in Music New Music Search 2010, Honorable Mention, Judith Lang Zaimont category for Against the Grain.
• Longy School of Music Scholarship.
• National Film Challenge Award: Best Sci-Fi, Realizing Glen (Composer), Coal Miner Films.
• USA Today Award, All-USA College Award, Honorable Mention.
• Robert J. Graves Music Scholarship.
• National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) awards: 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd places, Providence, RI; 3rd place, Boston, MA.

Professional Development

• Guest Composer, International Alliance of Women in Music Congress, Flagstaff, Arizona, 2011.
• Participant, ASCAP I Create Music Expo, Los Angeles, CA 2011.
• Participant, National Association of Teachers of Singing New England Conference (NATS), Wellesley, MA, 2011.
• Judge, NATS Song Festival, Art Song and Aria & Musical Theatre Divisions, Rhode Island Chapter, 2011.
• Judge, NATS Song Festival, Musical Theatre Division, Boston, MA, 2011.
• Panel Discussion Leader, Young Composers Festival, Boston, MA, 2010.
• Festival Planning Committee, Panel Discussion Leader, Young Composers Festival, 2007–present.
• Judge, NATS Song Festival, Rhode Island Chapter, 2009–present.
• Participant, NATS New England Conference, Andover, New Hampshire, 2009.
• Guest Speaker, Longy School of Music Composition Seminar, Boston, MA, 2009.
• Guest Speaker, Classroom Cantatas Composition Program, Cantata Singers, Boston, MA, 2009.
• Participant, Unitarian-Universalist Musicians Network Conference, Boston, MA, 2008.
• Guest Speaker, Life (As an Art Form) Experiential Workshop by Jesh De Rox, Boston, MA, 2008.
• Project Coordinator, SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) Day Festivals, 2009 and 2010.
• President, Student Advisory Council, Longy School of Music, 2004–2005.
• American Conservatory Theatre Summer Training Congress, San Francisco, CA, 1999.

Courses Taught

• Voice Class, Community College of Rhode Island.
• Intro to Music Theory and Music Theory I-VII, Community Music Center of Boston (CMCB), Intensive Study Program.
• Intro to Songwriting, SMARTS Summer Camp.
• Beginning and Intermediate Composition and Arranging, Community Music Center of Boston.
• Musical Theatre Singing and Scenes, SMARTS Summer Camp.
• Voice Class, Boston Latin Academy.
• Music Appreciation, OPERAtunity Outreach Program.
• Opera Class, OPERAtunity Outreach.
• Private Voice, CMCB, SMARTS and Eva Kendrick Voice Studio.

Commissions

• Animus ensemble (clarinet, viola, piano) for their concert season, 2011–2012.
• First Parish Medfield Choir, 2010–2011.
• American Shakespeare Company, for a piece for an upcoming multimedia educational project,
2009.
• To a Man documentary film score, funded by a COHASI Grant. The film is a documentary
exploring the role of young men in Staten Island suburbs, 2008 and 2009.
• Dinosaur Annex Young Composers Festival Grand Concert Commission, for wind ensemble and
string trio, 2009.
• New Gallery Concert Series, for a piece for folk harp and cello, 2009.
• Anthology, a cappella female quartet, for their concert tour based on “Songs of Civil Protest and
Unrest,” 2009.
• Rialto Arts, for a multimedia live performance of “Buccaneers of Buzz,” a documentary-style
event featuring the plight of bee hives across the country, 2008.
• Community Music Center of Boston Orchestra and Chorus, for the celebration of Executive
Director David Lapin’s 25th anniversary, 2008.
• William O’Neill, Bass-Baritone, for a recital at the San Francisco Conservatory, 2008.
• First Parish Needham and Grace Church Choirs, for a concert featuring New England Composers “Voices of the Spirit, Voices of New England,” 2007.
• Providence Mandolin Orchestra, for a piece for their 2006 concert season.
• Jessica Sherer, flutist, for a piece for her Masters Recital at the Longy School of Music, 2006.
• Second Star to the Right, violin, flute, and piano trio, New England tour, 2005.
• Quincy Quartet, clarinet and three cellos, Summer Music Clinic, 2005.


Recent Venues for Original Music

Longy School of Music SeptemberFEST Concert Series • John Kleshenski Concert Series • SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) Day RI Festival • Pickman Hall • Herring Run Arts Fest • Birth of a Musical Festival • The Magdalena Project (USA) • Voices of the Spirit: Voices of New England • Arts in the Village Concert Series • Longfellow National Park Concert Series • Summer Shorts Festival • First Parish Medfield • Perishable Theatre’s Live/Whirled Series • WaterFire Providence • The Lilypad • EBELL of Los Angeles • Mary K. Hail Music Mansion • Whitmore-Lindley Theatre • Allen Hall.

Masterclasses

• Eric Whitacre, Stephen Paulus, Alex Shapiro, Judith Christin, Frances Devlin-Epsen, Suzanna Guzman, Daniel Helfgott, Nina Hinson, Barry Jones, Edward Markward, Alan Smith, Henri Venanzi, William Vendice.

Primary Instructors

• Composition: John Howell Morrison.
• Voice: Shigemi Matsumoto, Karyl Ryczek, Donald St. Jean, Susan Rodgers.
• Baroque Recorder: Isle Schaler, Catherine Hawkes, Heidi Garretson.

Affiliations

• ASCAP (American Society of Composers and Performers).
• NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing), Associate Member.
• IAWM (International Alliance of Women in Music).
• Unitarian-Universalist Musicians Network.

Special Skills

Piano, organ, Baroque recorder, Alexander Technique. Software programs: Sibelius, Finale, Cubase, Pro Tools, Peak, GarageBand.

Discography

"Obsessed" single, Bethany Owens, 2011. (written by Eva Kendrick)

Eva Kendrick Songwriting Album (not for commercial release), 2011.

Anne's Cordial EP, released 2009.

Filmography

Yellow Jacket, short independent film: featured song. Directed by Chris Nash. 2010

To a Man, feature-length documentary directed by Mikhael Antone. Score and incidental music. 2009.

Realizing Glenn, a short film directed by Barara Siedl. Score and music for opening and closing credits. 2005.