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                                                                  C H R I S S I E   L.   D A V I S

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education                          Doctor of Musical Arts, Flute Performance and Pedagogy,

                                            University of Southern Mississippi

                                            Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 2012  GPA: 3.777 

                                            Dissertation Title:  Extended Techniques and Electronic   

                                            Enhancements: A Study of Works By Ian Clark

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                                            Master of Music in Performance,

                                            University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas, 2008  GPA: 3.76

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                                            Bachelor of Music in Performance,

                                            University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas, 2006  GPA: 3.56

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summary of experience  Adjunct Professor of Flute, 2016 - 2019

                                              Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, Arkansas 

 

                                             Private Flute and Piano Instructor, 2011 - present

  • Plan lessons and establish repertoire

  • Region coaching

  • Students achieved first band All-Region 2014

  • Students achieved All-State band 2014/2015

 

                                              Orchestra Manager/Librarian,

                                              Conway Symphony Orchestra and University of Central Arkansas

                                              Chamber Orchestra. Conway, Arkansas 2006 to 2008

  • Assistant to Conductor Israel Getzov

  • Served as liaison to orchestra musicians as well as other support staff 

  • As orchestra personnel manager interfaced with musicians with regard to performance materials, rehearsal schedules, comp ticket distribution, and other various duties as required. 

  • Acted as support staff for the East China Normal University Orchestra during their 2008 guest appearance with the Conway Symphony Orchestra.  

  • Communicated with appropriate departments in order to facilitate staging for performances.

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professional experience     

  • University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra

  • Conway Symphony Orchestra

  • University of Central Arkansas Chamber Orchestra

  • Pine Bluff Symphony Orchestra

  • Conway Chamber Orchestra

  • Little Rock Wind Symphony

  • Arkansas Symphony Orchestra

  • East China Normal University Orchestra, Shanghai, China

 

 

                                          

awards and scholarships       â–ª  Full Undergraduate tuition scholarship 2002 - 2006

        â–ª  2002 - 2008 Consistently on Dean's List

        â–ª  President's List Fall 2005

        â–ª  2006 Outstanding Studio Award

        â–ª  Graduate Assistantship 2006 - 2008

        â–ª  Full Graduate Scholarship 2006 – 2008

 

major instructors               â–ª  Carolyn Brown,  Professor of Flute

                                                   University of Central Arkansas 2002 – 2009

                                               â–ª  Danilo Mezzadri,  Associate Professor of Flute

                                                   University of Southern Mississippi 2009 - 2012

masterclasses or private

                   sessions with       â–ª  Ian Clarke

                                                  â–ª Dr. Amy Porter

                                                  â–ª Ally Ryerson

                                                  â–ª Dr. Sheryl Cohen

                                                  â–ª Dr. Nina Perlove

                                                  â–ª Dr. Mary Karen Clardy

 

solo repertoire       Astor Piazzolla -  Tango Etudes for Flute and piano*

 

                                  C.P. E. Bach - Sonata in A minor

                                                          Concerto in D minor                                                 

 

            Cecile Chaminade - Concertino, Op. 107*

 

            Charles Griffes - Poem*

 

            Claude Debussy - Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

                                         Syrinx

 

            Francis Poulenc – Sonata for flute and piano*

 

            Franz Doppler – Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise*

 

            George Frideric Handel – Sonata in G minor for flute and piano*

           

             Henri Dutilleux- Sonatine for flute and piano*

 

             Ian Clarke – Tuberama for flute and CD backing*

                                  TRKs for flute and CD backing*

                                  Hatching Aliens for flute and piano*

                                  Sunstreams and Sunday Morning

                                  Within…for seven flutes*    

 

 J.S. Bach - Flute Sonatas:

                    Sonata in A for flute and piano*

                    C major*

                    D minor*

                    E minor*

                    G minor*

                    B minor*

   

                Kazuo Fukushima - Mei for Flute alone*

           

                Katherine Hoover – Reflections for solo flute*

                                                  Variations on a Medieval Norwegian Chant*

 

                Jacques Ibert - Jeux*

 

                Wolfgang Mozart - Concerto in D major

 

                 Sergei Prokofiev - Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94*

 

                 Miklos Rozsa - Sonata per flauto Solo*

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                 Heitor Villa-Lobos - Assobio a Jato ("The Jet Whistle")*

 

   *Recital performance

 

 

 

orchestral repertoire     Aaron Copeland - Rodeo

                           An Outdoor Overture

 

                                           Anton Dvorak - Symphony No. 9

 

      Camille Saint-Saens - Violin Concerto

 

                                           Carl Maria von Weber - Andante and Rondo Ungarese for

                                                                            Bassoon and Orchestra

                                               Overture to Oberon

 

      Claude Debussy - Prelude a l'Apres-midi d'un Faun

 

                                    Dimitrii Schostakovich - Symphony No. 9

 

      Edward Elgar - Cello Concerto in E minor

 

      Edward Gregson - Tuba Concerto

 

      Edward Grieg - Piano concerto in A minor

                          Peer Gynt Suite

 

Felix Mendelsson - Die Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26

 

Gaetano Donizetti - O mio Fernando

 

Georges Bizet - Carmen Suite

 

Giacomo Puccini - Oh mio bambino caro

                               La Boheme

 

Gioacchino Rossini - The Barber of Seville

 

Giuseppe Verdi - La Forza del Destino

                              La Traviata: Prelude to Act I

 

Henri Tomasi - Concerto for Alto Saxophone

 

Igor Stravinsky - Firebird

                             The Rake's Progress: Act I, Scene III

 

Johannes Brahms - Academic Festival Overture

                                   Symphony No. 4

 

Joseph Haydn - Military Symphony

                          Symphony No. 104

 

Jules Massenet - Adieu, notre petite table

                            “Meditation” from Thais

 

Ludwig von Beethoven - Symphony No. 2

                                           Symphony No. 5

                                           Egmont Overture

 

Leonard Bernstein - West Side Story

 

Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition

 

Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov – Sheherazade

                                            Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34

 

Ottorino Respighi - Pines of Rome

 

Pablo de Sarasate- Ziguenerweisen, Op. 20

 

Peter I. Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4, Mvt. 3

                                      Symphony No. 5

                                      Symphony No. 6

                                                                                   Nutcracker Suite

                                                                                   Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33

 

Ralph Vaughn Williams - Norfolk Rhapsody

                                         English Folk Songs Suite

 

Richard Strauss - Death and Transfiguration

 

 

Samuel Barber - First Essay for Orchestra

 

Sergei Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 1

 

Stephen Sondheim - A Little Night Music (musical)

 

Wolfgang Mozart - Symphony No. 39

                                 Overture to the Abduction from the Seraglio

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