Joseph De Winkle

Location:

Anderson, Indiana
United States 46012

Contact:

PHONE
(616) 460.6158

EMAIL
jrdewinkle@anderson.edu

Additional Info:

Hi! I am Joe De Winkle. I am originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and am currently a junior Music Education major at Anderson University in Anderson, IN. I have been playing piano since I was 4 or 5, and accompanying since middle school.

ACCOMPANYING EXPERIENCE
Choirs:
-AU Women's Chorus (recorded for Candles & Carols 2008 CD & DVD)
-Anderson Area Children's Choir (Student Intern & Accompanist)
-High School & Middle School Choirs
-Church Choirs

Soloists:
-AU's School of Music - mostly for singers' private lessons. I have played for recitals, exams, evaluations, competitions, and such.
-Have also accompanied instrumentalists & singers for Solo & Ensemble Festivals

Shows:
-Music Director/Arranger/Co-re-writer/Accompanist for "Section 8" at AU
-Music Intern (Voice Coach) & Accompanist for Children's Opera Workshop in Grand Rapids, MI
-Assistant Music Director for the opera "Cendrillon" (Cinderella) by Jules Massenet, at AU

PIANO EDUCATION
-Studied piano privately for 9 years before college
-Currently study with Dr. Randall Frieling
-Have studied accompanying with Dr. Frieling

AWARDS
-Recipient of the Zachary J. Novak Endowed Scholarship for excellence
in Voice & Piano, as well as for Character
-Recipient of a Special Music Award for Outstanding Achievement in Composition
-Recipient of a grant from the Grand Rapids Community Foundation for excellence in Arts Leadership

OTHER MUSICAL ENDEAVORS
-Study Piano with Dr. Randall Frieling
-Study Voice with Dr. Fritz Robertson
-Study Composition with Dr. Jonathan Brooks
-Member of the AU Chorale
-Former member of the AU Wind Ensemble (French horn
-Currently the Vice-President/President-Elect of AU's Collegiate chapter of Music Educators National Conference.
-Have teaching experience with Anderson Area Children's Choir, Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, and Children's Opera Workshop (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
-First major composition, "Salvator", for 8-part divisi choir & piano, was premiered by my HS choir in May 2007, with me accompanying
-Other performed compositions: "Nada", for voice & piano, premiered March 2009; Movement 1 of "Amerika", for String Quartet, premiered October 2009.
-Was a Prince in AU's production of "Into the Woods"
-Was a Wickersham Monkey in "Seussical"
-Played the role of Il Podestà (the mayor) in Mozart's "La finta giardiniera", also at AU

Fees

Will be negotiated depending on service and time requested. I don't have a "set" fee - it depends on scheduling and difficulty of the service. (usually $50 or so for Solo & Ensemble type things.)

Instruments

Piano, Electronic Keyboard

Specialisms

Contemporary Music, Instrumental Accompaniment, Vocal Accompaniment, Musical Theatre, Musical Direction

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