David McArthur

mcarthdl@colorado.edu
520 Deines Court, Fort Collins, CO 80525
www.mnmpianostudio.weebly.com

CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

D. M. A. in Piano Performance (A.B.D.) ................................................................................................. 2011

University of Colorado–Boulder, CO
M. M. in Piano Performance .................................................................................................................. 2004
Colorado State University–Fort Collins, CO
B. M. in Piano Performance ................................................................................................................... 2003
Colorado State University–Fort Collins, CO
Undergraduate Studies in Music Theory/Composition ............................................................. 1999–2001
University of Louisiana–Monroe, LA

FURTHER STUDIES (PARTIAL LIST)

PIANO
 Logan Skelton – University of Michigan
 Ian Hobson – University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
 Volker Banfield – Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
 Eugene Pridonoff – Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
ORGAN
 Joel Bacon – Colorado State University

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Colorado State University, Fort Collins................................................................................... 2001–present

Department of Music, Theatre, and, Dance
 Music Director – coordinate and perform/improvise music for ballet program
 Adjunct Music Faculty – taught Music Theory Fundamental courses
 Graduate Teaching Assistant – taught group piano classes to music majors
 Teaching Assistant – worked closely with Prof. Landreth in the piano area
 Accompanist/Coach – provided accompanying for music majors
University of Louisiana, Monroe.................................................................................................. 1999–2001
School of Visual and Performing Arts
 Accompanist/Coach – provided accompanying and coaching for music majors
Mintcheva/McArthur Piano School, Fort Collins ................................................................... 2001–present
 Co-Founder/Faculty – teach beginning to college-level students
Westin Arts Academy, Fort Collins .............................................................................................. 2003–2005
 Faculty – taught beginning to advanced students

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HONORS AND AWARDS

Scott McBurney Memorial Piano Scholarship, CU-Boulder ....................................................... 2007–2010

National MTNA StAR Studio Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching ................................................... 2006
MTNA StAR Award, CSU, Fort Collins .................................................................................................... 2006
Outstanding Graduate Student, CSU, Fort Collins ................................................................................ 2004
Bernard Shaak Award for Technical/Artistic Performance, Fort Collins.............................................. 2002
E. & L. Sallee Music Award, CSU, Fort Collins ............................................................................. 2000–2002
Greater NLU Scholarship for Academic Excellence, University of LA, Monroe ..................................... 1999

INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCES (PARTIAL LIST)

XIII Int’l Music Festival “Hopes, Talents, Masters,” Dobrich, Bulgaria ........................................ Sept. 2008
American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria .............................................................. Sept. 2008
Jan Deyl Conservatory, Prague, Czech Republic ............................................................................. July 2008
Hall of Mirrors “Neli Bozhkova”, Municipality of Dobrich, Bulgaria............................................... July 2007
Solo Recital, Vietri sul Mare, Italy.................................................................................................... July 2006

COMPETITIONS

Bruce Ekstrand Graduate Student Competition, Boulder, CO ...................................................... Feb. 2009

Winner, Ted Manning Prize and Audience Favorite Award
Kawai Piano Competition, Denver, Colorado ............................................................................... Apr. 2008
Second-place Winner of the Collegiate Level
CSU Concerto Competition, Fort Collins, Colorado ...................................................................... Apr. 2008
Performance: Ravel – Piano Concerto in G Major (soloist) – Silver Medalist
Wendel Diebel Keyboard Olympics, Fort Collins, CO ....................................................................June 2003
Gold Medalist and First Prize Cash Recipient

PRESENTATIONS, LECTURES, AND PAPERS

 “Religious Numerology and Symbolism in Messiaën’s Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus” (CMS)
 “Popular and Academic Style in the Piano Works of William Bolcom” (CMS)
 “The Development of the Piano and Its Effect upon Compositional Expression” (CU)
 “Aspects of Innocence and Experience in Mahler's Third Symphony” (CU)
 “Expressive Meaning in J. S. Bach's Capriccio in B-flat Major” (CSU)
 “Neo-Classicism in Prokofiev's Second Piano Sonata, Op. 14 in D Minor” (CSU)

REGIONAL PEFORMANCES (PARTIAL LIST)

Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra, Cheyenne, CO ................................................................................... 2011

 Celeste: Gershwin – An American in Paris
 Celeste: Ravel – Bolero
 Piano: Grondahl – Trombone Concerto

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REGIONAL PEFORMANCES (CONTINUED)

Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra, Fort Collins, CO ..................................................................... 2009, 2010

 Celeste: Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker
 Celeste: Copland – Symphony No. 3
 Harmonium: Debussy – Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Trinity Lutheran Church Concert Series, Fort Collins, CO.................................................... May/Nov. 2009
First Baptist Church Concert Series, Loveland, CO ........................................................................ Apr. 2009
CSU Prodigies and Protégées Concert Series, Fort Collins, CO .................................................... Nov. 2008
Baker’s Piano Center for Kawai Competition, Denver, CO ........................................................... Aug. 2008
First Baptist Church Concert Series, Loveland, CO ........................................................................ May 2008
Trinity Lutheran Church Concert Series, Fort Collins, CO.............................................................. Oct. 2007
“Concerto Nights” Concert at Casavant Organ Hall, Fort Collins, CO .......................................... Nov. 2007
 Mozart – Concerto in D Minor, K. 466 (orchestra reduction)
 Beethoven – Concerto in G Major, Op. 58 (orchestra reduction)
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO .................................................................................. Nov. 2004
 Ravel – Piano Concerto in G Major (soloist)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Prague International Piano Masterclasses ..................................................................................... July 2008

Prague, Czech Republic
Amalfi Coast Music and Arts Festival ............................................................................................. July 2007
Vietri sul mare, Italy

MASTERCLASSES

Boris Berman – pianist/author, Professor of Piano, Yale University

Yakov Kasman – pianist/teacher, 1997 Van Cliburn Piano Competition Silver Medalist
Andreas Klein – internationally-renowned concert pianist
William Leland – Artist-in-Residence, New Mexico State University

SCHOLASTIC MEMBERSHIPS

Pi Kappa Lambda ............................................................................................................................ May 2004

Colorado State University
Golden Key Honors Society ............................................................................................................ May 2003
Colorado State University
Society of Merit Scholars ............................................................................................................... May 2001
Colorado State University