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Education
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1987
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D.M.A. in Composition
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University of Michigan
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1982
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M.M. in Composition
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University of Michigan
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1980
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B.A./B.M. in Music/Composition
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University of Washington
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| Academic Positions
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1984-present
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Pacific Lutheran University
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Professor of Music, teaching composition, history, theory, and world music
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2001-present
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Chair, The Chinese Studies Program
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Awards
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1984-03
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A.S.C.A.P.
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Standard Panel Awards
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2001
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Washington State Music Teachers' Association
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Composer of the Year Award
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1992
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Zhongsham University, Guangzhou, China
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Best Foreign Teacher Award
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1990
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American Bandmaster's Association Band Composition Contest
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1st prize (Ostwald Award) awarded to FireWorks
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1984
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American Academy and Institue of Arts and Letters
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Charles Ives Award
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1984
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National Bandmaster's Association Band Composition Contest
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1st prize awarded to Scherzo for a Bitter Moon
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Publications
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1997
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Beautiful World
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Pavane Publishing
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1990
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Fireworks for wind ensemble
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T.R.N. Music Publisher
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1985
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Scherzo for a Bitter Moon for wind ensemble
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T.R.N. Music Publisher
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Books (unpublished)
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1993
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On Composition: The Making of Beautiful Things in Sound
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1997
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An Introduction to Chinese Music
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Selected Recent Commissions
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2002
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Millenium Music Series
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Sound Tracks
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2001
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Washington Music Teachers' Assoc.
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Bringing In The Tides
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2000
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Auburn Symphony
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Trains of Thought
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2000
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Tacoma Symphony
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Prelude and Entr'acte
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1997
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Bremerton Symphony
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River Moon
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1997
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The University of Oregon Bands
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Three Dragons
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1997
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Tahoma Girl's Choir
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Cedar House Songs
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1997
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Tacoma Symphony
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Elephants!
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1995
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Fear No Music, Portland, Oregon
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A Far Tower
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Professional Associations
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A.S.C.A.P.
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Society of Composers Incorporated
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Washington Composers Forum
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