Artist database

Education and Degrees Earned

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Doctorate in Composition with
Evanston, Illinois, USA Honors
September 1993 to June 1996

CHICAGO MUSICAL COLLEGE OF Master in Composition
ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY
Chicago, Illinois, USA
September 1991 to June 1993

FRANZ LISZT ACADEMY OF MUSIC Diploma of Theory and
Budapest, Hungary Composition
1981 to 1989

CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Bachelor of Piano and
Győr, Hungary Composition
1977 to 1981


Private Studies

� composition: M. William Karlins, Jay Alan Yim, Stephen L. Syverud
(16 years) Patricia Morehead, Robert Lombardo, Attila Bozay, Emil Petrovics, János Vajda, Sándor Balassa

� piano: Margit Oláh, Gábor Nagy
(12 years)

� voice - bass: Margit Kaposy, Anna Pauk
(8 years)

� master classes: John Corigliano, William Bolcom, Brian Ferneyhough, Mesias Maiguashca, Helmut Lachenmann, Marta Ptaszynska,
Zoltán Jeney

Professional Experience

LISZT FERENC ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Budapest, Hungary

� Assistant Professor September 1997 to present
Teaching orchestration to four classes from beginning to advanced levels. Introducing contemporary techniques on traditional instruments. Analyzing and teaching vocal compositional techniques based on works of Kodály and Bartók. Teaching private composition students.

SZÉCHENYI UNIVERSITY, Győr, Hungary

� Adjunct Faculty September 1997 to June 1998
Taught advanced theory for music majors. Analyzed pieces from the second half of the 20th century: works by Ligeti, Kurtág, Lutoslawski, Nono.

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY , Evanston, Illinois, USA

� Program Coordinator and Lecturer September 1996 to June 1997
Developed and implemented a new Freshman Aural Skills program. Responsible for teaching a lecture class of 120 students and overseeing four Teaching Assistants in smaller lab sections. Also participated in the development of the new theory curriculum.

� Coordinator and Lecturer September 1995 to June 1997
Created and led the Theory and Aural Skills Review program for entering graduate students.

� Private Instructor September 1995 to December 1995
Taught private composition for undergraduate students.
� Graduate Teaching Assistant September 1994 to June 1995
Corrected and commented on Beginning Composition Class works, also maintained and supervised the Electronic Music lab.

� Graduate Teaching Assistant September 1993 to June 1995
Led nine Aural Skills lab sections and aided the program instructor.


BÉLA BARTÓK CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, Budapest, Hungary

� Program Coordinator and Lecturer 1989 to 1990
Developed and taught the theory and aural skills class for junior students.


Related Work Experience

TOMKINS VOCAL ENSEMBLE Bass Singer 1981 to 1989
Budapest, Hungary

HUNGARIAN NATIONAL RADIO Program Developer, Producer 1985 to 1990
Budapest, Hungary


Awards, Honors, Commissions, Performances

Bartók-Pásztory Prize, 2011
Roman Fever � premiered in English with Concertante di Chicago, Chicago, 2003
The Redeemed Town � premiered by the Hungarian State Opera, 2002
Eva Marton sang the opera Roman Fever in Rome, and in Ravello � Festival Musicale, 2002
Commission by the Kodály International Chorus Competition - Debrecen, 2001
Erkel Ferenc Award � 2001
Eötvös Fellowship � Summer Course at IRCAM, 2001
The Redeemed Town - opera, One Act Opera Category winner of the competition announced by the Hungarian State Opera for the year 2000 celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the founding of the State of Hungary. 1999
Member of Board of Directors - Hungarian Composers Association, 1998
Member of Board of Directors - European Cultural Foundation - Hungary, 1998
White Etude performed at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, 1997
Board member - Concertante di Chicago, artistic director: Hilel Kagan, 1997
Elegia; In Memoriam Hannah Senesh, commissioned by The Music Group of Philadelphia, 1996
Board Member - Arkara Art Studio, director: Judit Rajk, 1996
Faricy Award for Creative Composition, Northwestern University, 1996 (Suraki for solo clarinet)
Roman Fever opera chosen for the Budapest New Music Festival, fully staged performance at the Merlin Theater, recorded and broadcast by Hungarian Radio, 1996
Fulbright Scholar, 1995 - 1996
Philip and Ruby Danielson Award, Northwestern University, 1994
Morocco chosen for the 'Chicago Pro Musica' concert in Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 1994
Chamber Cantata chosen for recording by WDR (West Deutsche Rundfunk), 1989
Omaggio a Maria Callas chosen for performance for Brussels Electronic Music Biennial, 1988
Kincses Award for excellence in classical composition, Hungary, 1987
Pulsus chosen for recording by Hungaroton Record Company, 1986