Eva Kendrick

Professional Experience
• Faculty, Composition/Theory and Voice Departments, Composer-in-Residence, Community Music Center of Boston, Boston, MA. I teach eight levels of music theory/solfege/composition for the Intensive Study Program (ISP) which prepares high school-aged students for a conservatory environment. I also teach adolescents and adults private lessons in voice and music theory/composition and organized 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 adult chorus of 10-14 members as well as select and perform piano and organ music for the weekly services for a moderate-sized congregation of approximately 100 members. September 2006-present.
• Voice Teacher, Eva Kendrick Voice Studio, Medfield, MA and Providence, RI. I teach voice lessons to 15 students (adults and adolescents), hold bi-annual concerts and encourage students to participate in NATS Song Festival events. 2008-present.
*Vocal Coach, Boston Latin Academy Vocal Ensemble, Dorchester, MA. I direct 12 students in a jazz, pop and R&B ensemble, sponsored by a grant from Fidelity Futurestage. 2010-present.
* Composition Instructor, Fidelity Futurestage Composition Program. I instructed four students in an intensive, one-year program to create their own original pieces. 2008-2009.
* Opera Educator for OPERAtunity Afterschool Program, Opera Providence, Olneyville, RI. I taught singing basics and opera scenes to inner city middle school students. 2006 & 2007.
• Voice Teacher, grades 7-12, SMARTS Summer Institute, Attleboro, MA. I taught private lessons, a musical theatre class, a songwriting class and a stage combat class at this summer program for high school aged students. 2006 & 2007.
• Guest Accompanist and Soloist at St. Matthew-Trinity Lutheran Church, Holy Name of Jesus, St. Edward’s, and St. Anthony’s Churches in Providence, RI.
• Music Director, Shining Song Cycle performances in New England and Los Angeles. 2006, 2007.
• Music Director and Rehearsal Pianist, Le Bistro Cafe, Los Angeles, CA. 2003
• Music Director and Rehearsal Pianist, Emily, Productions at the Pasadena Balcony Theatre, Ebell of Los Angeles, The Music Mansion (Providence, RI) and the Longfellow National Park (Cambridge, MA). 2001, 2002, 2003.
• 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.
• Guest Conductor, St. Mel Singers Holiday Concert, Woodland Hills, CA. 2001
• Tutor in voice, piano, and chorus at St. Mary’s Home for Children in Providence, RI. 1996.

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
• American Composers Forum, Los Angeles Chapter: Subito Grant Recipient
• 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
• Panel Discussion Leader, Young Composers Festival, Boston, MA. 2010.
• Festival Planning Committee, Young Composers Festival, Boston, MA, 2008-present.
• National Association of Teachers of Singing New England Conference (NATS), Andover, New Hampshire, 2009.
• Judge, National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Song Festival, Rhode Island Chapter, 2009.
• Guest Speaker, Longy School of Music Composition Seminar, Boston, MA, 2009.
• Guest Speaker, Classroom Cantatas Program, Cantata Singers, Boston, MA, 2009.
• 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 Day Festival Event (Support Women Artists Now) Festival, Cranston, RI, 2008. Boston, MA, 2009-present.
• American Conservatory Theatre Summer Training Congress, San Francisco, CA, 1999

Commissions
• Vocal and orchestral cycle, commissioned by poet Tom Fallica. 2010.
• 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 Kleshinski 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 * Twin River Casino * 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 * SWAN Day Composers Festival * Longy Alumni Voices Concert Series

Masterclasses
• 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.

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

Special Skills
Piano, organ, Baroque recorder, Alexander Technique, fencing/stage combat, Software programs: Sibelius, Finale, Cubase, Protools, Peak, Garageband.