Maurita Murphy Mead
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Maurita Murphy Mead is an American clarinetist and music professor, the professor of clarinet at the University of Iowa
. Mead has been secretary of the International Clarinet Association
.
, where she studied clarinet with the D. Stanley Hasty
.
She was awarded her master's degree by Michigan State University
, where she studied with Elsa Ludwig-Verdehr, and she earned her doctorate there in 1989.
, and on the advanced level at Western Michigan University
.
She has been a tenured professor at the University of Iowa since 1989 and was a recipient of the Collegiate Teaching Award from the university. She and nine of her students were chosen to perform at a conference honoring D. Stanley Hasty
at Ohio State University
.
,
and has performed on three continents. She has worked with composer Michael Eckert (also of the University of Iowa) to premiere some of the first choros ever written with full notation for both the clarinet and the piano. Mead has released two CDs in this genre, Over the Fence and Red Hot and Brazilian. Both albums feature Mead on the clarinet and Rafael Dos Santos on the piano.
Mead is one of the artists participating in the Daniel Pearl World Music Days.
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
. Mead has been secretary of the International Clarinet Association
International Clarinet Association
The International Clarinet Association is the main international organization bringing together players of the clarinet. It is based in Lyons, Colorado, United States...
.
Education
Mead received her undergraduate degree and performer's certificate from the Eastman School of MusicEastman School of Music
The Eastman School of Music is a music conservatory located in Rochester, New York. The Eastman School is a professional school within the University of Rochester...
, where she studied clarinet with the D. Stanley Hasty
D. Stanley Hasty
Donald Stanley Hasty was professor emeritus of clarinet at the Eastman School of Music....
.
She was awarded her master's degree by Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
, where she studied with Elsa Ludwig-Verdehr, and she earned her doctorate there in 1989.
Teaching
Mead taught middle school in Rochester, NYRochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
, and on the advanced level at Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....
.
She has been a tenured professor at the University of Iowa since 1989 and was a recipient of the Collegiate Teaching Award from the university. She and nine of her students were chosen to perform at a conference honoring D. Stanley Hasty
D. Stanley Hasty
Donald Stanley Hasty was professor emeritus of clarinet at the Eastman School of Music....
at Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
.
Choro
Among other genres, Mead performs the classical Brazilian style of music, choroChoro
Choro , traditionally called chorinho , is a Brazilian popular music instrumental style. Its origins are in 19th century Rio de Janeiro. In spite of the name, the style often has a fast and happy rhythm, characterized by virtuosity, improvisation, subtile modulations and full of syncopation and...
,
and has performed on three continents. She has worked with composer Michael Eckert (also of the University of Iowa) to premiere some of the first choros ever written with full notation for both the clarinet and the piano. Mead has released two CDs in this genre, Over the Fence and Red Hot and Brazilian. Both albums feature Mead on the clarinet and Rafael Dos Santos on the piano.
Mead is one of the artists participating in the Daniel Pearl World Music Days.