Dieter Wulfhorst, D.M.A.
String Program Coordinator
Baroque Orchestra Conductor
University String Quartet Conductor
Sattler Hall, Room
Telephone: 559-453-2003
Fax: 559-453-5558
Email: dieterwulfhorst@fresno.edu
What programs do you teach in?
- music: orchestra, University String Quartet, violoncello, music history and music research
Education
- Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Hannover, West Germany, Künstlerische Reifeprüfung, 1985
- M.M., violoncello performance, University of Maryland at College Park, 1987
- D.M.A., violoncello performance, University of Maryland at College Park, 1995
Scholarly interests
- Music of the Holocaust
- Female 19th century composers
Presentations
- "Terezín: Music of the Holocaust for Violin and Violoncello," presented and performed at the CMEA convention in Pasadena, CA, 2007; Temple Beth Israel in Fresno, CA; American String Teachers Association National Convention in Kansas City, MO; and the 4th Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities in Honolulu, HI, 2006
- "Exploring Baroque Style and Techniques in Public School String Orchestras," presented and performed at the CMEA Convention in Pasadena, CA, 2007; and the National ASTA Convention in Kansas City, MO, 2006
- "Clara Kathleen Rogers: Reverie," co-presented and performed with Judith Radell at the American Musicological Association, Allegheny Chapter Meeting at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1997
- "Music for the 21st Century," presented at the Southwest Cello Conference in Santa Fe, NM, 1997
- "Franz Schubert and Arpeggione," presented at the American Musicological Association, Allegheny Chapter Meeting at California University of Pennsylvania, 1997
- "Music Education in Germany," presented at the MENC Student Chapter (Number 1), Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1996
Publications
- Clara Kathleen Rogers Chamber Music, edited with Judith Radell, published by A-R Editions, 2001
- John Cage: Music, Philosophy, and Intention, 1933 - 1950, edited by David W. Patterson, published by Garland Publishers, 2000 (My contribution is the translation of an article on John Cage by Martin Erdmann.)
Honors and awards
- Fresno-Madera Counties Music Education Association (FMCMEA) Orchestra Educator Award, 2004
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Pi Kappa Lambda
- Phi Mu Alpha
- Golden Key International Honor Society
Professional and service experiences
- Active performer in U.S. and internationally (Asia, Australia and Europe)
Professional affiliations
- American Federation of Musicians, Local 618, Albuquerque; Local 12, Sacramento
- American String Teachers Association
- California Haydn Society
- California Music Educators Association (CMEA)
- Chamber Music America (CMA)
- Cobbett Association (Chamber Music Society)
- College Music Society (CMS)
- Early Music America (EMA)
- Fresno-Madera Counties Music Education Association (FMCMEA)
- Fresno Musical Club
- Internet Cello Society
- Music Educators National Conference (MENC)
- Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)
- Viola da gamba Society of America (VdgSA)
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Pi Kappa Lambda
- Phi Mu Alpha
- Golden Key International Honor Society
Other information
- My personal website: http://wulfhorst.tripod.com
