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Timothy A. Schmidt
22621 340th. St.
Forest City, IA 50436 USA
Work (641) 585- 8180
Home (641) 581- 3736
timschmidt@wctatel.net

Education -

1977-1986 University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN
- Doctor of Musical Arts
- Major-Piano/ Minor Music Education

1970-1972 The New England Conservatory of Music - Boston, Mass
- Master of Music, with honors
- Major- Piano/ Minor-Harpsichord

1966-1970 Ohio University Athens, OH
- Bachelor of Arts, cum laude
- Major- Piano

Doctoral Supporting Paper -

“Virtuosity in Nineteenth Century Keyboard Literature”

Doctoral Committee -

Advisor: Bernhard Weiser
Readers: Duncan Mcnab, Cardamone Jackson, John Anderson, and Edgar Turrentine

Summary of qualifications - 1966-present - Cleveland, OH, Boston, MA, Forest City, IA

Professor of Piano

- Piano instructor, faculty member, Community Services Department, New England Conservatory
of Music,Professor of Piano and Music for 30 years at Waldorf College

-Touring Artist throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico,
Hong Kong, Russia and The Peoples Republic of China

- Recording Artist through The Pilot Knob Artist Agency, L.C. and
the Vantage Music Group (DRP/Sunset label), Nashville, TN

- Visiting Guest Lecturer/Scholar at colleges throughout the upper Mid-West United States, Excuela Superior de Music
, Saltillo, Mexico, the Sichuan Conservatory of Music, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, PRC.

- Performing experience includes the Ohio University Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Dodge Symphony Orchestra, the
Wartburg Community Orchestra, the Collegium Musicum of the New England Conservatory of Music,
the Cleveland Suburban Symphonic Winds, and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.

- Guest Artist- Iowa Music Teachers Convention (1976), Dedicatory Recital
of the Steinway Grand- Terrace Hill- Iowa’s Governor’s Mansion

- First United States pianist to perform in the Stavropol/Krai region of Russia (1990), guest artist at the Bellas
Artes, San Miguel, Mexico, Hong Kong performances Sha Tin Town Hall, Tuen Moon Town Hall

- World premiere of “Troika Ride” by Daniel Pinkham (1990)

- KTCA Public Television, Minneapolis, MN, Hong Kong Radio/Television

- Featured Artist, 1986 Summer Olympics, Atlanta, GA

-Chairman, Global Issues Committee, Waldorf College, 1987-1992

- Chairman, Piano Department, Waldorf College, 1972-

- Chairman, Music Department, Waldorf College, 1984-1987, 1990-1993

-Chairman, Division of Fine Arts, Waldorf College, 1983-1986, 1989-1991

-Faculty Chair, Waldorf College, 1993-1995

-Board Member, Iowa Arts Council, 1987-1998

-Member, Executive Committee, Iowa Arts Council, 1991-1998

-Chair, Iowa Arts Council, 1993-1996

-Board Member, Arts Midwest, 1993-1996

-Board Member, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, 1993-1995

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