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

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