Rodney A Wynkoop
| Title: | Professor of the Practice of Music, Director of Duke Chorale and Chamber Choir, and Director of Chapel Music |
| Office Location: | 002 Biddle Music |
| Office Phone: | (919) 684-3898, (919) 660-3302 |
| Email Address: | rodney@duke.edu |
| Web Page: | http://www.duke.edu/music/~rodney |
Education
- Doctor of Musical Arts Yale University, 1985
Awards, Honors, and Distinctions
- Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham chosen as a featured performing ensemble at the Southern Division convention of the American Choral Directors Association in Louisville, Kentucky, 2008
- Guest conductor for performance in Carnegie Hall, May 2006
- Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham chosen to perform at national convention of American Choral Directors Association, February 2005
- Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham and the Duke Chapel Choir chosen as featured performing ensembles at the Southern Division convention of the American Choral Directors Association in Nashville, 2004
- Lara Hoggard Award, North Carolina American Choral Directors Association, November 11, 2002
- Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham was chosen as the featured performing ensemble at the Fall Conference of the NC-American Choral Directors Association at UNC-Greensboro, Oct. 18, 2002
- nominated for Duke's Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2001-02
- James L. Nicholson, Jr. Award, for "promoting the arts in everything that one does", Durham Arts Council, October 2000
- Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham chosen to perform at the biannual convention of the Southern Division of the American Choral Directors Association, in Orlando, FL, March 2000
- Musician of the Year, Spectator Magazine, 1999
Teaching (Fall 2009):
(typical courses)
- Music 112.01, Chapel choir
Synopsis
- Chapel 001, W 06:00 PM-07:15 PM
- Music 113.01, Chorale
Synopsis
- Biddle 019, Tu 07:15 PM-09:15 PM; Biddle 019, Th 07:15 PM-09:15 PM
Teaching (Spring 2010):
- Music 112.01, Chapel choir
Synopsis
- Chapel 001, W 06:00 PM-07:50 PM
- Music 113.01, Chorale
Synopsis
- Biddle 019, Tu 07:15 PM-09:15 PM; Biddle 019, Th 07:15 PM-09:15 PM
- Music 129.01, Choral conducting
- Biddle 102, TuTh 02:50 PM-04:05 PM
Recent Professional Work:
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- Duke Chapel Choir. With Cheerful Voice. 2007 .
- Duke Chorale. Sing Joyfully!. 2006 . (repertoire from 2002-2005)
- Duke Chapel Choir. Rutter Requiem and Vierne Messe Solennelle. January, 2003 . (live performance with orchestra and two organs)
- Vocal Arts Ensemble. My Spirit Sang All Day. CD on Arsis label, 2004 . (E.C. Schirmer; various 20-21c acappella choral works)
- Duke Chapel Choir and orchestra. 10th Anniversary Concert, Oct. 30, 1999, CD of live performance. 2000 .
Performances:
- Choral Society of Durham - Christmas Concert, Duke Chapel, December 13, 2008 - December 14, 2008
Christopher Rous's Karolju plus American carols - Handel's Messiah, Duke Chapel, December 5, 2008 - December 7, 2008
Three performances of Handel's Messiah with the Duke Chapel Choir - Chorale Christmas Concert, Duke Chapel, December 2, 2008
- Sing-Along Concert, Duke Chapel, November 23, 2008
Sing-Along Concert of Handel's Messiah - Chorale Concerts, Pinehurst, NC, November 2, 2008
Annual concert trip to Pinehurst, NC for two performances. - CSD and Combined High School Choirs, Baldwin Auditorium, November 1, 2008
Concert of Vivaldi Gloria and assorted pieces for high school choir - Parents Weekend Concert, Duke Chapel, October 25, 2008
Concert included performances by the Duke Chorale - Sing-Along Concert, Duke Chapel, August 25, 2008
Sing-Along of Shubert Mass in G - VAE Concert, Duke Chapel, June 08, 2008
Vocal Arts Ensemble annual concert - VAE Concert, Meredith College Chapel, June 07, 2008
Vocal Arts Ensemble annual concert - Beethoven 9th Symphony, Duke Chapel, Meymandi, May 01, 2008 - May 03, 2008
Performance of Beethoven 9th with NC Symphony, Choral Society Chamber Choir, and NC Master Chorale (Rodney Wynkoop prepared the chorus) - Celebration Concert, Biddle Music Building lobby, April 25, 2008
Duke Chorale's annual year-end concert - Britten's War Requiem, Duke Chapel, April 19, 2008 - April 20, 2008
Two performances of Britten's War Requiem - Duke Chapel Choir, Duke Chorale, and Choral Society of Durham - PRISM Concert, Baldwin Auditorium, April 12, 2008
Duke Chorale with the Duke Music Department, Annual PRISM concert - Chorale Tour Concert, Baldwin Auditorium, March 27, 2008
- Chorale Tour, Southeastern US (multiple concerts), March 09, 2008 - March 16, 2008
Concerts performed during the Duke Chorale's spring break tour of the Southeastern US - ACDA Southern Division Convention, Louisville, KY, March 08, 2008
VAE concert at convention in Louisville - VAE Concert, Immaculata Catholic Church, March 02, 2008
Preview of appearance at ACDA Southern Division Convention - Bach's St. John Passion, Duke Chapel, February 24, 2008
Performance by the chamber choirs of the Choral Society of Durham and the Duke Chorale - Mozart Coronation Mass, Baldwin Auditorium, February 02, 2008
Mozart Coronation Mass, plus combined high school repertoire, with Choral Society and high school singers from Durham - Choral Society of Durham Christmas Concert, Duke Chapel, December 8, 2007 - December 9, 2007
Charpentier Midnight Mass plus carols - Duke Chorale Christmas Concert, Duke Chapel, December 4, 2007
- Messiah, Duke Chapel, November 30, 2007 - December 2, 2007
Duke Chapel Choir's annual performance - Duke Chorale, Duke Chapel, November 3, 2007
Parents Weekend Concert - Choral Society of Durham, Baldwin Auditorium, October 20, 2007
Opera arias and choruses - Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham, Raleigh and Duke Chapel, June 9, 2007 - June 10, 2007
Annual concert - Choral Society of Durham, Baldwin Auditorium, May 6, 2007
Poulenc's Gloria and opera choruses - Duke Chorale Celebration Concert, Biddle Music Building, April 27, 2007
- Duke Chapel Choir and Duke Chorale, Duke Chapel, April 22, 2007
Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil and Joseph Achron's Sabbath Evening Service - Prism Concert, Baldwin Auditorium, March 31, 2007
Duke Chorale and other Music Dept. ensembles - Duke Chorale Spring Tour Concert, Baldwin Auditorium, March 29, 2007
- Choral Society of Durham, Baldwin Auditorium, March 23, 2007 - March 24, 2007
Brahms Requiem - Chamber Choirs of Choral Society of Durham & Duke Chorale, Duke Chapel, February 11, 2007
Arvo Part's Magnificat and Berlin Mass, J.C. Bach's Magnificat and Cantata No. 150 - Choral Society of Durham: Bach Magnificat and German Carols, December 09, 2006 - December 10, 2006
- Duke Chorale: Annual Christmas Concert, Duke Chapel, December 05, 2006
- Duke Chapel Choir: Handel's Messiah, Duke Chapel, December 01, 2006 - December 03, 2006
- Sing-Along, Duke Chapel, November 19, 2006
Handel's Messiah - Duke Chorale, Pinehurst, NC, November 05, 2006
All-day concert trip to Pinehurst, NC - Parents Weekend Concert, Duke Chapel, October 28, 2006
Chorale with Duke Symphony Orchestra and Duke Wind Symphony - Duke Chorale and Chapel Choir: Sing-Along Concert, Duke Chapel, August 28, 2006
Haydn's Creation - Vocal Arts Ensemble: Hinshaw Music Celebration Concert, August 04, 2006
- Vocal Arts Ensemble: 10th Anniversary Celebration, June 24, 2006 - June 25, 2006
- New England Symphonic Ensemble and Duke/Durham choirs (members of the Duke Chapel Choir, Duke Chorale, and Choral Society of Durham): Concert at Carnegie Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York City, May 28, 2006
Vaughan Williams Dona nobis pacem - Choral Society of Durham: Handel's Jephtha, May 06, 2006
- Duke Music Department (Including Duke Chorale): PRISM Concert, April 22, 2006
- Duke Chapel Choir and Duke Chorale: Spring Oratorio, Duke Chapel, April 09, 2006
Mozart Mass in C Minor - Choral Society of Durham: Bach's St. Matthew Passion, March 30, 2006 - April 01, 2006
- Duke Chorale: Spring Tour Concert, March 23, 2006
- Chamber Choirs of Duke Chorale and Choral Society of Durham: Brahms Zigeunerlieder and Stravinsky Les Noces, Duke Chapel, March 05, 2006
- Duke Chorale: Spring Tour, Florida, March, 2006
Concert tour in Florida - Duke Chorale Concert, Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church, Danville, VA, February 12, 2006
- Duke Chapel Choir and NCSA Symphony Orchestra: Mozart's Requiem, Duke Chapel, February 11, 2006
Performed in memory of Dr. James H. Semans - Choral Society of Durham Christmas concert, December 10, 2005 - December 11, 2005
Britten's St. Nicolas, plus English carols. - Duke Chapel Choir: Handel's Messiah, December 02, 2005 - December 04, 2005
- Duke Chorale Christmas Concert, Duke Chapel, November 29, 2005
- Messiah Sing-Along, November 20, 2005
- Duke Chorale, Pinehurst, NC, November 06, 2005
All-day concert trip. - Duke Chorale and Chapel Choir, October 30, 2005
Sang at memorial service for Tyler Brown (Duke student). - Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham, First Presbyterian Church, Durham, NC, October 23, 2005
- Parents Weekend Concert (Chorale with Duke Symphony Orchestra and Duke Wind Symphony), October 22, 2005
- Duke Chapel Choir, Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, Atlanta, GA, October 16, 2005
Sang various anthems in worship service. - Chapel Choir Reunion Choir, September 24, 2005
Concert in honor of Sam Wells’ installation as Dean of Duke Chapel. - Duke Chorale and Chapel Choir, September 21, 2005
Sang at memorial service for Prof. Elizabeth Bartlet. - Sing-Along of Mozart Requiem, August 29, 2005
- Adult Choir of Southeastern Jurisdiction of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts, Lake Junaluska, NC, June 23, 2005
Featured clinician and guest conductor for the week. - Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham annual concert, Duke Chapel, June 12, 2005
- Chamber Choir of the Choral Society of Durham, Carolina Meadows, May 22, 2005
- Choral Society of Durham, May 07, 2005 - May 08, 2005
Bach B-minor Mass. - Choral Society of Durham, April 27, 2005
Sang at memorial service for Caroline Stuck. - Verdi Requiem with Duke Chapel Choir, Duke Chorale, and the Chamber Choir of the Choral Society of Durham, April 17, 2005
- Duke Chorale: Music Dept. emsembles concert (PRISM), April 16, 2005
- Chamber Choir of the Choral Society of Durham, The Gathering Place in Fearrington, NC, April 03, 2005
- Duke Chorale: Spring Tour Concert, March 31, 2005
- Duke Chapel Choir, March 21, 2005
Sang at memorial service for James Marmaduke Butler. - Duke Chorale, concert tour of Puerto Rico, March 04, 2005 - March 13, 2005
- Chamber Choirs from Duke Chorale and Choral Society of Durham, Duke Chapel, March, 2005
Howells Requiem, Kodaly Missa Brevis, and Palestrina Stabat Mater. - Duke Chorale, Front Street United Methodist Church, Burlington, NC, February 27, 2005
- NC Symphony and Choral Society of Durham, February 11, 2005 - February 13, 2005
Haydn’s Mass in Time of War, and Vaughan Williams’ Dona nobis pacem. - Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham, Los Angeles, CA, February 02, 2005 - February 03, 2005
Three performances at the national convention of the American Choral Directors Association. - Vocal Arts Ensemble of Durham, Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, High Point, NC, January 23, 2005
Directing:
- Guest Conductor, Mid-America Productions, Carnegie Hall, New York City, 2006
- Clinician, West Virginia All-State, January 2005
- Clinician and Featured Conductor, Lake Junaluska, NC, June 2005
Southeastern Jurisdiction of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts.