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Jane H. Raimi

Curriculum Vitae

Box 90665, Durham, NC 27708-0665
(email)
Education:
  • A.R.C.M Royal College of Music, London, England 1971
  • L.R.A.M. Graduation with Distinction, Royal Academy of Music, London, England, 1971
Areas of Research
  • Piano performance, collaborative piano and chamber music
Professional Experience / Employment History

Duke University
Chair, Music Department,, 2010 - present
Professor of the Practice, Music, 2008-present
Director of Performance, Music, 2001 - 2006
Director of Performance, Music, 2000
Associate Professor of the Practice of Music (piano), Music, 1999 - present
Artist in Residence, Music, 1993 - 1999
Staff Associate, Music, 1982 - 1992
Lecturer, Music, 1981
Professional Work

  Recordings

  1.  Music of Robert Ward. 2008 . (with the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University)
  2.  Melancholie.  Albany Records, 2003 . (with Ciompi Quartet of Duke University)
  3.  Raimi Plays Raimi, Schoenfield, and Kuss.  Gasparo Records, 2003 . (with Fred Raimi, cello)
  4.  Fairy Scenes: Music of Robert and Clara Schumann.  Centaur CRC-2581, 2002 . (with Jonathan Bagg, viola)
  5.  Music of Mark Kuss.  Gasparo GSCD-337, 2000 . (with Ciompi Quartet of Duke University)
  6.  Fiddler's Galaxy.  Albany Records TROY 407, 2000 . (with Sarah Johnson, violin)
  7.  Donald Wheelock: 3 Sonatas.  Gasparo GSCD-316, 1998 . (with Jonathan Bagg, viola)
  8.  Robert Fuchs: Phantasiestucke, Sonata, Trio.  Centaur CRC-2278, 1996 . (with Jonathan Bagg, viola, and Fritz Gearhart, violin)
  9.  Chamber Music of Robert Ward.  Albany Records, 1982 . (with Mallarme Chamber Players)
  10.  The Music of Robert Ward.  Bay Cities, 1980 . (with St. Stephens Chanber Orchestra)

Performances
  1. Performances, Nelson Music Room, Duke University, December 02, 2011.
    Faculty Recital with Jonathan Bagg
  2. Performances, Hill Hall Auditorium, UNC Department of Music, Chapel Hill, October 04, 2011.
    Chamber Music Recital with Donald Oehler, clarinet and Jonathan Bagg, viola
  3. Performances, Sarah Duke Gardens, Duke University, July 22, 2011.
    Piano Trio concert with Fred Raimi, cello and Eric Pritchard, violin.
  4. Concert of Chamber Music, Nasher Museum of Art, October 31, 2010.
    A concert of British and European Avant-Garde Music, 1914-1918, given in conjunction with the Nasher Museum of Art exhibit: The Vorticists.
  5. Concert with Richard Luby, violin, Hill Hall Auditorium, UNC Department of Music, Chapel Hill, October 29, 2010.
  6. Concert with Richard Luby, violin, Music at Cherry Hill Concert Series, Southern Pines, NC, October 11, 2010.
  7. Concert with Janet Hilton, Clarinet., Hill Hall Auditorium, UNC Department of Music, Chapel Hill, October 1, 2010.
  8. Concert with Susan Fancher, saxophone, Nelson Music Room, September 26, 2010.
  9. Concert with Department of Music Faculty, Nelson Music Room, September 20, 2010.
  10. Concert with the Mallarme Chamber Plaers, Nelson Music Room, September 20, 2010.
  11. Faculty Chamber Music Recital, Nelson Music Room, September 15, 2010.
  12. Concert with Fred Raimi, cello and Richard Luby, violin, Kirby Horton Hall at Sarah P. Duke Gardens, August 11, 2010.
  13. Concert with Fred Raimi, cello and Richard Luby, violin, Carol Woods Assembly Hall, Chapel Hill, August 04, 2010.
  14. Encounters with the Music of our Time concert, Baldwin Auditorium, March 28, 2010.
  15. Concert with Philippe Castagner, tenor, Nelson Music Room, January 23, 2010.
  16. Concert with Fred Raimi and Richard Luby, Nelson Music Room, January 17, 2010.
  17. Concert, UNC Chapel Hill Department of Music, October 29, 2009.
    with Richard Luby, violin
  18. Concert, Cherry Hill N.C.Concert Series, October 11, 2009.
    with Richard Luby, violin
  19. Concert, Nelson Music Room, September 26, 2009.
    With Susan Fancher, saxaphone
  20. Concert, Nelson Music Room, September 20, 2009.
    with Mallarme Chamber Players
  21. Concert, Nelson Music Room, September 15, 2009.
    Music Department Faculty Chamber Recital
  22. Concert, Neslon Music Room, Duke University, April 25, 2009.
    performing music of Sergio Roberto De Oliveira, Mellon Artist in Residence, Duke University
  23. Concert, Cherry Hill Concert Series, Warrenton NC, April 11, 2009.
    With Richard Luby,violin
  24. Concert, Mount Gilead, North Carolina, April 04, 2009.
    with Allan Ware, clarinet.
  25. Concert, Carolina Meadows Concert Series, April 02, 2009.
    with Richard Luby, violin
  26. Concert, Meredith College, Raleigh, March 19, 2009.
    with Hei Zheng, cellist
  27. Concert, Nelson Music Room, Duke University, March 18, 2009.
    recital with guest cellist, Hai Zheng
  28. Concert, Duke University, March 04, 2009.
    Mini- Recital with Joseph Alessi, principal trombone, New York Philarmonic
  29. Performances with the Carolina Ballet, Memorial Auditorium Raleigh, February 26, 2009 - March 01, 2009.
    Multiple performances of " Tolstoy and Shakespeare" performing the Tempset Fantasy by Paul Moravec
  30. Concert, Nelson Music Room, Duke University, February 21, 2009.
    Encounters with the Music of our Time
  31. Beethoven Violin and Piano Sonatas with Richard Luby, violin, Nelson Music Room, Duke University, November 23, 2008.
  32. "Discord: Soviet Music and Memories" with Dmitri Sitkovetsky, violin, Fred Raimi, cello and Terry Rhodes, soprano, Nelson Music Room, Duke University, September 27, 2008.
  33. Recital with Philippe Castagner, tenor, Monadnock Music Festival, Peterborough, New Hampshire, August 16, 2008.
  34. Concert, Nelson Music Room, Duke University, March 06, 2008.
    with Fred Raimi, cello
  35. Concert, Nelson Music Room, Duke University, March 01, 2008.
    with Eric Pritchard, violin
  36. Concert, Memorial Auditorium, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, February 23, 2008.
    with UNC Department of Music faculty
  37. Concert, Chamber Music Society of Wilmington, North Carolina, February 17, 2008.
    with Eric Pritchard, violin
  38. Concert, Weymouth Center, Southern Pines, NC, 2008.
    with Richard Luby, violin
  39. Concert, Nelson Music Room, Duke University, January 20, 2008.
    with Jonathan Bagg, viola
  40. Concert, Carol Woods Retirement Community, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, January 16, 2008.
    with Jonathan Bagg, viola
  41. concerts:, Hawaii International Conference on the Arts and Humanities, January 11, 2008 - January 14, 2008.
    Performance with Terry Rhodes, soprano and Ellen Williams, mezzo soprano
  42. Concert, Institute of Music, University of Applied Sciences, Osnabruck, Germany, October 5, 2007 - October 7, 2007.
    chamber music performances and master class
  43. Concert, Jones Theater, Ravenscroft School, Raleigh, September 13, 2007.
    In honor of Robert Ward's ninetieth birthday
  44. Concert, Institute of the Arts and Humanities, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, September 10, 2007.
    World premier of songs by Allan Anderson, Composer in Residence, U.N.C. Chapel Hill with Terry Rhodes, soprano.
  45. Concert, Doris Duke Center, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, July 05, 2007.
    with Ciompi Quartet and Nancy Billmann ( French horn)
  46. Concert, Nelson Music Room, Duke University, March 25, 2007.
    World premier of Three Bagatelles for flute, piano and cello by Paul Schoenfield with members of the Mallarme Chamber Players
  47. Concert, Memorial Hall, U.N.C. Chapel Hill, February 03, 2007.
    Chamber music series: "Music on the Hill" Performances with UNC Music Department faculty
  48. Concert, Nelson Music Room, Duke University, January 28, 2007.
    Chamber music for winds and piano with Ensemble I40: Rebecca Troxler, flute; Joseph robinson, oboe; Igor Begelman, clarinet; David Jolley, horn; Michael Burns, bassoon; Jane Hawkins, piano
  49. Concert, Watson Chamber Music Hall, North Carolina School of the Arts, January 27, 2007.
    Music for winds and piano with Ensemble I40
  50. Concert, U.N.C Greensboro Department of Music, January 25, 2007.
    Chamber music for winds and piano with Ensemble I40
  51. Concert, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh NC, December 10, 2006.
    with Ciompi Quartet
  52. Concert, Nelson Music Room, Duke University, November 04, 2006.
    Piano Trios with Richard Luby, violin and Fred Raimi cello
  53. Concert, Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University, October 21, 2006.
    Performances of music written by Duke University Department of Music graduate students
  54. Concert, Steinway Hall, New York, NY, June 19, 2006.
    With Fred Raimi and other cellists.
  55. Concert, Gathering Place at Fearrington, Chapel Hill, April 09, 2006.
    With Fred Raimi, cello, and Penelope Jensen, soprano.
  56. Concert, Elizabeth Price Kenan Theater, UNC-Chapel Hill, March 8, 2006.
    "The Seven Deadly Sins: A Ballet Chante," in nine scenes, by Kurt Weill. With faculty from Duke and UNC Music Departments (two performances).
  57. Concert, Duke University, February 03, 2006.
    "Festival of Four Hands." With Duke Department of Music faculty and students.
  58. Concert, UNC-Chapel Hill, January 22, 2006.
    William S. Newman Artist Series. Complete Quartets for Piano and Strings by Johannes Brahms. With Duke and UNC Music Department faculty.
  59. Concert, UNC-Chapel Hill, November 18, 2005.
    With Richard Luby, violin, and Fred Raimi, cello.
  60. Concert, First Presbyterian Church, Durham, November 13, 2005.
    With Mallarme Chamber Players.
  61. Concert, Nelson Music Room, Duke University, November 05, 2005.
    With Richard Luby, violin, and Fred Raimi, cello.
  62. Concert, UNC-Chapel Hill, October 16, 2005.
    With Katya Nicolai, mezzo-soprano, and Arisa Kusumi, soprano.
  63. Concert, Meredith College School of Music, Raleigh, September 11, 2005.
    "Echoes of War," a multi-media concert. With Terry Rhodes, soprano, and Ellen Williams, mezzo-soprano, narrator, and media specialist.
  64. Concert, Nelson Music Room, Duke University, September 04, 2005.
    With Fred Raimi, cello.
  65. Concerts and Master Classes, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, 1994-2005.
    Musicorda Summer Music Festival. Resident faculty member as performer and artist teacher. Three concerts a week with distinguished artists including James Buswell, violin; Ronald Leonard, cello; Lynn Chang, violin; Norman Fischer, cello; John Graham, viola; and Masuko Ushioda, violin. Concerts regularily broadcast on National Public Radio's "Performance Today."
  66. Concerts, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI, May 13 & 14, 2005.
    With Richard Luby, violin (three concerts).
  67. Concert, Chapel Hill, April 27, 2005.
    Carol Woods Concert Series. With Richard Luby, violin.
  68. Concert, Cherry Hill, NC, April 24, 2005.
    Music at Cherry Hill Concert Series. With Eric Pritchard, violin.
  69. Concert, Davidson College, Davidson, NC, April 18, 2005.
    With Allen Ware, clarinet.
  70. Concert, Duke University, March 06, 2005.
    With Eric Pritchard, violin.
  71. Concert, Chapel Hill, March 02, 2005.
    Carol Woods Concert Series. With Eric Pritchard, violin.
  72. Concert, Charlotte, NC, February 01, 2005.
    Chamber Music at St. Peter's. With Donald Oehler, clarinet, and Alan Black, cello.
  73. Concerts, UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University, January 30, 2005, and February 04, 2005.
    "Echoes of War," a multi-media concert. With Terry Rhodes, soprano, and Ellen Williams, mezzo-soprano, narrator, and media specialist.
  74. Concert, Weymouth Center, Southern Pines, NC, October 25, 2004.
    With Richard Luby, violin, and Fred Raimi, cello.
  75. Concert, North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston Salem, NC, October 19, 2004.
    With Sarah Johnson, violin.
  76. Concert, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC, October 01, 2004.
    With Sarah Johnson, violin.
  77. Concert, Nelson Music Room, Duke University, September 26, 2004.
    With Fred Raimi, cello, and Richard Luby, violin.
  78. Concert, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, August 29, 2004.
    "American Transcendental." Chamber music concert for Sights and Sounds of Sundays series.
  79. Concert, Duke University, April 03, 2004.
    Compositions by graduate student composers.
  80. Concert, Fearrington, NC, March 21, 2004.
    Fearrington Concert Series. With North Carolina Chamber Players.
  81. Concert, UNC-Greensboro, March 07, 2004.
    "Centennial Celebration of Luigi Silva." Performance with Fred Raimi, cello.
  82. Concert tour of China, December 2003.
    Performances in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Ninpo, and Guangzhou. With the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University.
  83. Concert, Duke University, October 19, 2003.
    With Hsiao-Mei Ku, violin.
  84. Concert, Wesleyan University, Middletown, MA, October 12, 2003.
    With Fred Raimi, cello.
  85. Concert, Chapel Hill, August 01, 2003.
    Carol Woods Concert Series. With Fred Raimi, cello.
  86. Concert, Charlotte, NC, June 21, 2003.
    "Classical Sax." Eastern Music Festival. With Branford Marsalis and the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University.
  87. Concert, Duke University, June 19, 2003.
    "Classical Sax." Summer Festival of Chamber Music. With Branford Marsalis and the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University.
  88. Concerts, UNC-Chapel Hill, June 1-6, 2003.
    Chapel Hill Chamber Music Workshop. Performances with workshop faculty.
  89. Concert, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, May 11, 2003.
    Sights and Sounds of Sundays series. With the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University.
  90. Concert, Duke University, March 22, 2003.
    "Encounters with the Music of Our Time," an evening of new chamber music.
  91. Concert, Duke University, January 19, 2003.
    "Cosmopolitan Americans." Chamber music concert with Penelope Jensen, soprano.
  92. Concert, Duke University Campus Club, January 15, 2003.
    With Fred Raimi, cello.
  93. Concert, Duke University, November 08, 2002.
    "The Music of Jane Austen." Chamber music concert with Duke University faculty.
  94. Concert, Hanes Art Center at UNC-Chapel Hill, and East Carolina University School of Music, 2002.
    "Women's Voices of the American West: A Musical/Dramatic Montage." With Terry Rhodes, soprano.
  95. Concert, Plymouth Congregational Church, Denver, CO, March 16, 2002.
    With Penelope Jensen, soprano.
  96. Concert, Nelson Music Room, Duke University, November 11, 2001.
    With Penelope Jensen, soprano.
  97. Soloist, Duke Symphony Orchestra, Duke University, 1987, 1993, 2000, 2001.
  98. Concert, Duke University, September 15, 2001.
    "Encouters with the Music of Our Time," new music series.
  99. Seminar and concert, North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Asheville, NC, 2001.
  100. Concert, Duke University, February 25, 2001.
    With Eric Pritchard, violin.
  101. Concert, Cambridge, MA, October 26, 2000.
    Harvard Musical Association Concert Series. With the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University.
  102. Concert, Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill, 2000.
    "Black Water," a new work by Jeremy Beck for soprano and piano. With Terry Rhodes, soprano
  103. Concert, South Eastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC, 2000.
    "Fiddler's Galaxy" CD release concert. With Sarah Johnson, violin.
  104. Concert, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, 2000.
    WUNC-FM Composers in Context Series.
  105. Concert, University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts, Lexington, 2000.
    With Fred Raimi, cello.
  106. Concert, Northwestern University School of Music, Chicago, IL, 2000.
    With Max Raimi, viola.
  107. Concert, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2000.
    With Rebecca Troxler, flute.
  108. Concert, Memphis, TN, 2000.
    Concerts International. With the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University.
  109. Concerts, 1985-2000.
    "In a Feminine Hand," works by women composers. With Rebecca Troxler, flute (multiple performances).
  110. Concerts, in Durham, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem, NC, 2000, 2001.
    Carolina Ballet's "The Kreutzer Sonata." With the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University (multiple performances).
  111. Tour of South Africa, 2000.
    Concerts and master classes in Franschoek and Kenilworth, and at the University of Cape Town. With Sarah Johnson, violin.
  112. Concert, The Barns at Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA, February 10, 2000.
    With the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University.
  113. Concert, Duke University, December 04, 1999.
    Compositions by graduate student composers.
  114. Concert, Duke University, October 29, 1999.
    Over two evenings, performances of the Complete Sonatas for Cello and Piano by Beethoven. With Fred Raimi, cello.
  115. Concert, Hartt School of Music, Hartford, CN, September 25, 1999.
    With Fritz Moses, baritone.
  116. Concert, Ashmore Fine Arts Center, Pensacola, FL, 1999.
    With Sarah Johnson, violin.
  117. Concerts, 1999.
    Carolina Ballet premieres (multple performances). With the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University.
  118. Concert, Nelson Music Room, Duke University, October 19, 1997.
    "Harmonious Relations: Women, Work, and the Life of Johannes Brahms." Three-day Brahms Festival. Vocal chamber music concert.
  119. Concert, Nelson Music Room, Duke University, October 17, 1997.
    "Harmonious Relations: Women, Work, and the Life of Johannes Brahms." Three-day Brahms Festival. Concert of chamber music for strings and piano.
  120. Concert, Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, September 14, 1997.
    With Jonathan Bagg, viola.
  121. Concert, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, September 12, 1997.
    With Jonathan Bagg, viola.
  122. Concert, School of Music, University of Wisconsin, Madison, July 31, 1997.
    With School of Music faculty.
  123. Concerts, Madison, WI, July 31, 1997 - August 03, 1997.
    Bach Dancing & Dynamite Chamber Music Society Society.
  124. Concert, Duke University, February 22, 1997.
    Schubert Chamber Music. With Duke University faculty.
  125. Concert, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, 1996.
    With William Brown, tenor. Investiture celebrations for appointment of new University of Western Carolina president.
  126. Concert, Smith College, Northampton, MA, 1996.
    With Jonathan Bagg, viola.
  127. Concert: "Aids Quilt Songbook", Page Auditorium, Duke University, November 12, 1995.
  128. Concert, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 1995.
    With Susan Dunn, soprano.
  129. Concert, Covington, GA, 1995.
    With Penelope Jensen, soprano.
  130. Concert, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1995.
    With Sarah Johnson, violin.
  131. Concerts, Sarasota and Pensacola, Florida, November 03, 1994 - November 07, 1994.
    With Sharon Robinson, cello (multiple performances).
  132. Concert, Charleston, SC, June 01, 1994 - June 04, 1994.
    Piccolo Spoleto festival. With Sarah Johnson, violin.
  133. Concerts:, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC; Bassett Auditorium, Camden, SC; Fort Worth Festival, TX, 1993.
    With Sarah Johnson, violin.
  134. Concert, Beaufort, NC, 1991, 1992.
    American Music Festival.
  135. Concert, Ithica College, Ithica, NY, 1991.
    With Rolf Schulte, violin.
  136. Concertos, Raleigh, NC, 1987, 1991.
    Soloist with North Carolina Symphony Orchestra.
  137. Concerts, North Carolina, 1991.
    Wake Chamber Players Concerts.
  138. Concert, Lewis & Clark Community College, Alton, IL, 1990.
    With Anne Laney, flute.
  139. Concert, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1990.
    With Grechen Gettes, cello.
  140. Concerts, North Carolina, 1987-1989.
    THe North Carolina Chamber Soloists. Sponsored by WUNC Radio.
  141. Concert, Library of Congress, Washington DC, 1988, 1989.
    With the American Chamber Players. Broadcast on National Public Radio's "Performance Today."
  142. Concerts, Gretna, PA, August 05, 1987.
    Music at Gretna Festival performances with Penelope Jensen, soprano
  143. Concerts, Chicago, IL, 1987.
    Chicago Symphony Chamber Music Society.
  144. Concerts, Oregon, and Montreal and Toronto, Canada, 1986.
    With the Dorian Wind Quintet (multiple performances).
  145. Concerts, Peterboro, NH, 1980-1983.
    Monadnock Music Festival summer concert series.
  146. Concert tour of Italy, Rome, Naples, and Milan, 1982.
    With the Ciompi Quartet of Duke University.
  147. Concert, Merkin Concert Hall, New York, NY, 1980.
    With Rebecca Troxler, flute.
  148. Concert, Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA, 1972.
    With Fred Raimi, cello.
Chamber Music Performances
  1. Chamber Music Performances, Nelson Music Room, Duke University, September 20, 2009.
    Mallarme Chamber Players
  2. Chamber Music Performances, Nelson Music Room, Duke University, September 15, 2009.
    Faculty Chamber Music Recital
Master Classes
  1. Master Classes, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2003.
    Chapel Hill Chamber Music Workshop.
  2. Master Classes and Seminar, Asheville, NC, June 23, 2001.
    Mozart: Music for the Heart and Mind.
  3. Master Classes, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 2000.
  4. Master Classes, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2000.
  5. Seminars and Workshops, Franschoek, South Africa, 2000.
    Chamber Music Festival.
  6. Master Classes, Kenilworth, South Africa, March 18, 2000.
  7. Master Classes, Hartt School of Music, Hartford, CN, September 24, 1999.
  8. Master Classes, Pensacola, FL, 1999.
  9. Master Classes, Musicorda Music Festival, 1995 - 2005.
    Accompanist for Master Classes with Janos Starker, Joseph Silverstein, Arnold Steinhart, Pamela Franck, Ronald Leonard and James Buswell
Directing
  1. Musical Director of "Gulag Follies", Sheafer Theater Duke University, 2009/02/19-2009/02/21.
    Gulag Follies is a presentation of the Department of Theater Studies. The play is adapted and directed by Jody McAuliffe from Varlam Shalamov's Kolyma Tales
Series Coordinator/Director
  1. A Grand Piano Celebration, Duke University, September 27, 2009 - February 27, 2010.
    Over the course of a year, performed in and coordinated a series of ten events celebrating the purchase of 4 new Steinway grand pianos for the Department of Music. The series included solo piano recitals, chamber music concerts, talks and master classes. Guest artists included pianists Murray Perahia and Awadagin Pratt, Anton Kuerti, tenor, Philippe Castagner, soprano, Susan Dunn, pianists Thomas Otten and Randall Love.
  2. Series Coordinator/Director, Department of Music Master Class Series, 2001 - 2003.
  3. Series Coordinator/Director, Director and teacher of student chamber music, 1980 - 2001.
Residencies
  1. Chapel Hill Chamber Music Workshop, University of North Carolina, June 1-6, 2003.
  2. Chamber Music Festival, Franschoek, South Africa, 2000.
  3. Musicorda Music Festival, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, 1994 - 2004.
    Resident pianist - performer and teacher
Other Activities
  1. Pilgrimage for Haiti, February 06, 2010.
    Following the earthquake that devastated the island of Haiti in January of 2010, In a two week period, I planned and executed ( with much help from Beverley Meek in the Office of the Vice Provost and a number of other individuals) a benefit concert featuring Erol Josue, a singer/songwriter raised in the tradition of Vodou. All proceeds from the concert went to the American Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund. The event was co-sponsored by the Vice Provost for the Arts, the Office of Academic Affairs, Duke Engage, the Haitian Students Alliance and six other Duke departments.
  2. "PRISM", Duke University, April 16, 2005 - 2006.
    Organized and produced the Duke University Department of Music's first PRISM concert - an hour-long performance highlighting all seven of the Music Department Performing Ensembles. Presented in Baldwin Auditorium to an audience of 500 as part of Alumni Weekend.
  3. Adjudicator, Hong Kong Music Teachers Association, March, 2005.
    Resident adjudicator for two weeks.
  4. Planning committee member and coordinator for Hip Hop Global Flows, Duke University, February 17, 2003 - February 22, 2003.
    Co-organizer for this week long celebration of global hip-hop culture combining performances with scholarly exploration of hip hop, including Asian-American music, racial and gender stereotypes and the politices of Japanese hip hop. Presented in conjunction with Duke University Department of Music, Asian and Asian American Studies, African and African American Studies program, Women's Studies, Asian/Pacific Studies, Program in Literature.
  5. International Master Class Series, Duke University, 2000 - 2004.
    Developed idea for series of master classes given by international artists performing on the Duke Artist Series. Gained funding and organized 3 seasons of classes, bringing to the Music Department artists of the stature of Renee Fleming, and Christopher Parkening. Gained University funding to extend the classes into 2004-05.The series is now a regular offering of the Music Department and funded by a grant from the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation.
  6. "Harmonious Relations: Women, Work, and the Life of Johannes Brahms", October 17, 1997 - October 19, 1997.
    Conceived, produced, and performed in this three-day "Festival of Music & Ideas" consisting of three formal concerts (involving Duke Music Department faculty, Duke Symphony Orchestra, Wind Symphony, and Chorale), a master class for Duke piano students, a graduate seminar, and a symposium presented by three distinguished guest speakers.
  7. "Art Song for AIDS", November 12, 1995.
    Conceived, produced, and directed this concert fundraiser for the Care Fund at the Duke Center for Infectious Diseases. Concert performers included seven singers, five pianists, the women of the UNC Chamber Singers, and six speakers. Production involved the commission of five new songs by local composers (Stephen Jaffe, Scott Lindroth, Robert Ward, Sidney Corbett, and T. J. Anderson) for the AIDS Quilt Songbooks, and obtaining a grant from the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation to bring in three renowned singers (James Maddalena, Kurt Ollman, and Andre Solomon-Glover).
Reviews by Others

  Performance Reviews


  • CD Review - Music of Robert Fuchs. "The performances are deeply committed and wholly convincing. These are well recorded, well played, earnest, and tonally attractive performances. . . . Recommended.” Fanfare Magazine.

  • CD Review - Music of Robert Fuchs. "The timing of events is faultless, both violist and pianist are outstanding." American Record Guide.

  • CD Review - Raimi Plays Raimi, Schoenfield, and Kuss. "Fine performances all ’round enhance this collection of unusual pieces." Music Web International, Recommended Recordings 2003.

  • CD Review - Scenes from Fairyland: Music of Robert and Clara Schumann. "A stunning recording of chamber music by the Schumanns." Classical Voice of North Carolina.

  • CD Review - Scenes from Fairyland: Music of Robert and Clara Schumann. "This is a wonderful recording. . . . The musical rapport is tight and playful." American Record Guide.

  • Concert Review: "Hawkins was superb." Classical Voice North Carolina.

  • Concert Review. "A pert, breathing performance—Hawkins played bracingly well." Washington Post.

  • Concert Review. "A high-spirited piano showcase. Timing couldn’t have been better." Washington Post.

  • Concert Review. "First-rate performers." Washington Post.

  • Concert Review. "Together with the pianist, Jane Hawkins, the Ciompi Quartet performed at the Shanghai Conservatory's Heluding Concert Hall last night. Their music, full of passion, yet with pure and beautiful color, intoxicated the listener." Wen Hui Newspaper, Shanghai, China.

  • Concert Review. "Expertly played." Herald-Sun, Durham, NC.

  • Concert Review. "Jane Hawkins captured every nuance and met every challenge of this complex score." News & Observer, Raleigh, NC.

  • Concert Review. "Breathtaking beauty . . . surges of lush piano harmony." Northhampton Union Times, MA.

  • Concert Review. "Brilliant participation." Lyceum, Rome, Italy.

  • Concert Review. "Extremely gifted artist." Corrier Di Napoli, Naples, Italy.

  • Concert Review. "Ranging from jaunty through intense, the d minor Quintet of Faure was worth the wait." Washington Times.

  • Concert Review. "Truly exciting concert." The Independent, Durham, NC.

  • Concert Review. "Superb technical and interpretive abilities." Spectator Magazine, Raleigh, NC.

  • Concert Review. "Beautifully realized subtle dynamics and crisp pacing." News & Observer, Raleigh, NC.

  • Concert Review. "A profound account of an extraordinary work." Sunday Republic, Northampton, MA.

  • Concert Review. "Breathtaking beauty." Union News, Northampton, MA.

Invited Lectures, Talks, and Conferences

  Invited Lectures:

  • "Hawaii International Conference on the Arts and Humanities, January 11, 2008 - January 14, 2008. edit, 2008.
Professional Service

  Service as Departmental Officer
  • Music Department, Chair, January, 2010 - present
  • Chairperson, Department of Music, . September 2011 - May 2015, Chairperson, Department of Music,, 2011/09/01-2015/05/01
  • Music Department Chair, January 01, 2010
  • Music Department, Director of Performance, 2006 - 2009
  • Director of Performance. 2006 - 2009, Director of Performance, 2006 - 2009
  • Music Department Director of Performance, September, 2003 - January, 2007
  • Music Department Director of Performance, September, 2001 - December, 2001

  Departmental Committees/Service

  • Music Department Library Renovation Committee, 2010 - 2011
  • Weekly meeting of Chair, DUS, DGS, and Director of Performance, 2004 - 2007
  • Policy Committee, 2004 - 2007
  • Performance Faculty Committee, 2003 - 2007
  • DIrector of Performance. September 2003 - January 2007, DIrector of Performance, 2003/09/01-2007/01/01
  • Committee to design and implement a performance concentration in the music major, 2004 - 2005
  • Director of Jazz Studies Search Committee member, 2002-2004
  • Director of Performance. September 2001 - December 2001, Director of Performance, 2001/09/01-2001/12/01
  • weekly meeting of Music Department officers., 2011 - present
  • Graduate Faculty meetings, 2011 - present
  • Baldwin Auditorium Renovation Committee, 2011 - present
  • Professors of the Practice Committee, 2011 - present
  • Policy Committee, 2010 - present
  • Piano Committee member, 2003 - 2007
  • Instrumental in raising class credit from .25 to .5 for performing ensemble participation, 2005
  • PRISM: Concert highlighting seven Music Department performing ensembles, April 16, 2005
  • As part of two year jazz studies search process, organized three residencies with major jazz figures: Herbie Hancock, Branford Marsalis, and T.S. monk, 2002 - 2004
  • Involved with creation and design of Music Department webpage, 2001
  • Colloquium Discussion: Teaching and Learning Musical Expression, February 03, 1999
  • Harmonious Relations: Women, Work, and the Life of Johannes Brahms, October 17, 1997 - October 19, 1997
  • Producer of Duke University Museum of Art concerts involving students and faculty, 1997
  • Revived and organized the Music Department Chamber Music course, 1995

  University Committees/Service

  • Humanities Chairs Committee member, 2010 - present
  • Sudler Prize selection committee, March, 2010
  • Co-organizer for Hip Hop Global Flows, a week long celebration of global hip-hop culture combining performances with scholarly exploration of hip hop,, February 17, 2003 - February 22, 2003
  • Faculty in Residence Program, September, 1998 - July, 2001
  • Duke University Council for the Arts committee, 2010 - present
  • Advisory Board to Chamber Arts Society of Durham at Duke University, Music Department Faculty Liason, 2007 - 2008
  • Organized Music Department events as a contribution to Iraq and US, Fall 2002
  • Initiated project with Dean Susan Coon to bring pianos to West Campus, 2000

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