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Spring 2019 22 PAN PIPES NATIONAL ARTS ASSOCIATE a man or woman who is nationally recognized for distinguished contribution to the arts DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS S C OT T FA U L K N E R Scott Faulkner was initiated as a National Arts Associate by the Reno Alumnae Chapter in March. Mr. Faulkner is principal bassist of the Reno Philharmonic and the Reno Chamber Orchestra, having played in both ensembles since 1995. From 2001 to 2015, he was Executive Director of the Reno Chamber Orchestra. Along with LA Philharmonic CEO, Simon Woods, he is the associate director of the League of American Orchestras' Essentials of Orchestra Management seminar, which takes place on the University of Southern California campus each July. A 2002 Essentials graduate himself, later that year he was named by the Nevada Business Journal one of the state's top ten business executives under the age of 40. Active in the League of American Orchestras, Faulkner has led seminars and meetings in New York, Baltimore, Dallas, Portland, and Atlanta, and has served on the League's Board of Directors. An advocate for the music of our time, he has been instrumental in commissioning works from some of the most important living composers including Jennifer Higdon, David Ludwig, Christopher eofanidis, Zhou Tian, Joan Tower, and James Winn. He chaired the national committee of the Ford Made in America commissioning project. Before moving to Reno, he was principal bassist of the Tacoma Opera Orchestra and assistant principal of the, then, Tacoma Symphony. He has performed with other orchestras and ensembles around the country including the Classical Tahoe Festival Orchestra and Fresno Philharmonic. He has shared the stage with the likes of e Captain and Tennille, Martin Chalifour, Gary Karr, Robert Levin, Edgar Meyer, Leonard Nimoy, Luciano Pavarotti, and Itzhak Perlman. He performs regularly in the Nevada Chamber Music Festival, which he co-founded in 2003, and La Musica International Chamber Music Festival in Sarasota, Florida. He plays a 1735 Hornsteiner-Mittenwald double bass. Faulkner is board president of Project: Music Heals Us, a non-profit that brings chamber music of the highest level to diverse audiences, focusing on elderly, homeless, and incarcerated populations. He serves on the national steering committee of New Music for America, and sits on the advisory boards of Note-Able Music erapy Services and the Reno Jazz Orchestra. Before turning to orchestra management, Faulkner taught in the music department at the University of Nevada, Reno. He writes a monthly column for the Reno Gazette-Journal, has served as a grant panelist for the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, and authored the entry on Reno for the Grove Dictionary of American Music, 2nd edition. A native of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and graduate of Pacific Lutheran University, Faulkner has a 7,000 piece recording collection, is a founding member of the Single Malt Scotch Tasters of Reno, and is a lifelong Los Angeles Dodger fan. He is married to UNR music professor emerita Andrea Lenz, and has four step-daughters and three grandchildren. Maestro Daniel Nesta Curtis Maestro Curtis was initiated as a Friend of the Arts by the Alpha Mu Chapter at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in March. Curtis, a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, joined the faculty in 2012 and has been one of the strongest proponents of contemporary music at CMU and in Pittsburgh. As Artistic Director of CMU's Contemporary Ensemble, Curtis has premiered over 50 compositions by CMU students and faculty members, including works by SAI Honorary Member Nancy Galbraith, Member Laureate Marilyn Ta omas, and National Arts Associate Dr. Reza Vali. He is currently the conductor for Pittsburgh Co-Opera, a partnership between the Carnegie Mellon Schools of Music and Drama and Pittsburgh Opera that culminates with premieres of three new works written and performed by students. From 2011-2013, Curtis was the Assistant Conductor of the Brooklyn Philharmonic. Curtis made his debut with the Brooklyn Philharmonic in 2012, conducting Randall Woolf 's Blues for Black Hoodies featuring rapper Wordisbon at the Brooklyn Public Library. A conductor noted for his creative programming and skill with contemporary music of all styles, Curtis collaborated with Pierson and the Brooklyn Philharmonic in groundbreaking concerts that featured neo-soul artist Erykah Badu and hip- hop artist Mos Def. Curtis previously served as the Associate Conductor of the Bleecker Street Opera Company and Assistant Conductor of the Amor Artis Chorale and period instrument orchestra in New York. Originally from Key West, Florida, Curtis has conducted several orchestras in the Southeast including the Key West Pops Orchestra. Curtis received his Bachelor's from Amherst College and his Master's in Conducting from Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Jocelyn Dueck Dr. Jocelyn Dueck was initiated as a Friend of the Arts by the Alpha Mu Chapter at Carnegie Mellon University in March. Dr. Dueck is on the Collaborative Piano faculty at Carnegie Mellon and has served on the faculties of the Manhattan School of Music (MSM), Juilliard, New York University, and Mannes: e New School for Music, doing language preparation for their opera departments as well as teaching diction. Specific contributions include English Diction at the Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Program and at Carnegie Mellon, Italian and German Diction at MSM, French and English language preparation at Juilliard, Italian Diction at Bard Conservatory, and German Lieder and American Art Song at Mannes. She has craed a new course in language diction for FRIEND OF THE ARTS a man or woman who is supportive of and actively involved in the arts at a local or regional level Curtis Dueck

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