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P A N P I P E S Summer 2021 21 21 D R . S C OT T B O E R M A Dr. Scott Boerma was initiated as a National Arts Associate by the Beta Eta Chapter at Western Michigan University in April. Dr. Boerma is the Director of Bands and Professor of Music at Western Michigan University, where he conducts the University Wind Symphony and Western Winds. Prior to this appointment, he was the Associate Director of Bands, Director of the Michigan Marching Band, and the Donald R. Shepherd Associate Professor of Conducting at the University of Michigan. Before those positions, Boerma was the Director of Bands at Eastern Michigan University, and he began his career teaching music in the Michigan public schools at Novi and Lamphere High Schools. Boerma earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in wind conducting at Michigan State University, his Master of Music degree in music education at the University of Michigan, and his Bachelor of Music degree in music education at Western Michigan University. He has studied composition with William Bolcom, Anthony Iannaccone, and Ramon Zupko. He currently has 26 published works through various publishers. Many high school and college ensembles have performed his compositions in addition to professional groups like the "President's Own" Marine Band, the Dallas Wind Symphony, and the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra. Dr. Boerma also arranges various pieces for high school and collegiate marching bands and Drum and Bugle Corps groups. Dr. Boerma maintains an active schedule as a conductor, clinician, and composer. He oen conducts the Detroit Chamber Winds Brass holiday concerts, and he served for several years as conductor of one of the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp High School Bands in Twin Lake, Michigan. Boerma is an elected member of the prestigious American Bandmasters Association. He has served as the president of the Mid-American Conference Band Directors Association, and he is the Michigan state chair for the College Band Directors National Association, for which he is also a member of its Constitution Task Force. He is a member of ABA, CBDNA, WASBE, the National Band Association, the American School Band Directors Association, ASCAP, Phi Mu Alpha Professional Music Fraternity, Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, and an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma Band Fraternities. D R . M É L I S S E B R U N E T Dr. Mélisse Brunet was initiated as a National Arts Associate by the Epsilon eta Chapter at Appalachian State University in April. Born in Paris, France, Dr. Brunet is an internationally recognized conductor who has paved the way for women conductors and is an advocate for a more diverse repertoire among directors. Dr. Brunet empowers women musicians, inspiring and motivating her students to go beyond. Since receiving her doctorate in 2016, Dr. Brunet has been the Director of Orchestral Activities at the Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University, the Music Director of the Appalachian Symphony Orchestra, and has been widely regarded as a favorite among students. She is the new Music Director of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, an orchestra made of freelance musicians from the NYC and Philadelphia areas. A protégée of Pierre Boulez, Dr. Brunet was one of the six conductors selected for the 2018 Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview, chosen for their "experience, talent, leadership potential, and commitment to a career in service to American orchestras." In 2017 she was one of the six women conductors chosen for the international Hart Institute for Women Conductors at the Dallas Opera, selected over 161 applicants from 33 countries. As a dynamic advocate of contemporary music, she has collaborated with contemporary composers such as Steven Stucky, Michael Daugherty, and Jennifer Higdon, among others. Her mentors have included Pierre Boulez, Kenneth Kiesler, Lawrence Loh, and Joel Smirnoff. She took part in international workshops where she studied with Marin Alsop, Gustav Meier, David Stern, and Jorge Mester. A native of Paris, Brunet began her studies on the cello, and also learned to play the trumpet, French horn and piano. She holds diplomas from the Paris Conservatory and the Université la Sorbonne, as well as a Professional Studies diploma from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a Doctorate in conducting from the University of Michigan. S A B R I N A C L A R K E Sabrina Clarke was initiated as a National Arts Associate by the Epsilon Epsilon Chapter at West Chester University in April. Sabrina Clarke is a composer, theorist, pianist, and full-time Instructor of Music eory and Composition at West Chester University of Pennsylvania's Wells School of Music. Prior to teaching at West Chester, she was an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music eory at the University of Delaware. She has also taught courses in music theory, music history, composition, and music appreciation at Temple University's Boyer College of Music, and at Rowan University. Clarke has served on the faculty of the Young Women Composers Camp in Philadelphia, PA, teaching theory and composition. She is in demand as a private instructor of theory, musicianship, composition, and piano. Clarke earned her Ph.D. in Music from Temple University's Boyer College of Music and Dance in 2016, with a focus in composition and an additional certification in teaching in higher education. She completed a two-part dissertation with both theory and composition components. In 2015, Clarke was a recipient of the Presser Graduate Music Award, NATIONAL ARTS ASSOCIATE a man or woman who is nationally recognized for distinguished contribution to the arts DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS

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