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- San Francisco Conservatory of Music
- Liszt Ferenc Zenemûvészeti Egyetem
- University of The Arts
- Washington International School
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Michael Kaulkin’s Summary
I have composed several concert works for orchestra, chorus and other forces, as well as two film scores. I am working on my third musical theater work, and simultaneously developing a proposal for a new opera based on a bestselling novel and film of the early 1960's.
I teach musicianship, theory and composition in the Preparatory Division at the San Francisco Conservatory. As a private teacher I offer lessons in composition, counterpoint, theory and musicianship with a focus on ear training using Kodály-flavored solfège techniques. I have participated on adjudication panels for several Bay Area-based composition competitions and grants.
OTHER EXPERIENCE FYI
I am fluent in HUNGARIAN and worked as a translator/editor for The Hungarian Observer 1990-1992. I have created English translations of libretti of two Hungarian operas, including Bartók's BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE, which was used for supertitles by Berkeley Opera in 2008.
Michael Kaulkin’s Education
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Master of Music, Composition, 1994 — 1996
Composition with Conrad Susa
- Activities and Societies:
- Assistantship for New Music Ensemble, Founded and conducted a small chorus to help students with sight reading
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Liszt Ferenc Zenemûvészeti Egyetem
(Franz Liszt Academy), Composition, 1989 — 1992
Composition with János Vajda
Choral Conducting with István Párkai -
University of The Arts
Bachelor of Music, Composition, 1985 — 1989
Composition with Joseph Castaldo
Solfège and conducting with Sean Deibler- Activities and Societies:
- Assistantship for Musicianship, Frequently contributed music to productions of the theater department
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Washington International School
1981 — 1985
