Shane Mickelsen
EXPERIENCE
West Jordan Symphony
Music Director – November 2015 – Present
The Piano Guys
Aural Music Transcriber – various projects – 2015
Co-arranger for book of Piano Solos – 2015
Cottonwood Heights Symphony
Guest Conductor/Clarinetist (summer 2015)
Utah Philharmonic Orchestra (independent contractor)
Associate Conductor – 2015
Interim Artistic Director – 2014 – 2015
Bass Clarinetist – 2014 – 2015
Music Teacher – American Heritage of South Jordan – 2013 – Present
Choir Director – current
Band Director – current
Orchestra Director – current
Latin Teacher – current
Private Voice Teacher 2012 – Present
Private Music Theory Teacher – 2012 – Present
USU Chamber Singers 2007-2010
Album, Show Me Thy Ways – 2010
Performance at Yale University – 2009
USU Opera Productions
Director/Conductor, The Wolf and the Seven Kids – 2010
Melchior, Amahl and the Night Visitors – 2007
Chorus, Luisa Fernanda -2008
Chorus, Martha – 2008
Chorus, La Rondine – 2009
Vicar, Scenes from Albert Herring – 2010
Pinellino, Gianni Schicchi – 2010
ACDA Men’s Honor Choir 2006
RHS Symphonic Band/Marching Band/Orchestra/Madrigals/A Cappella Choir
Clarinet 2004-2007
Drum Major 2006-2007
Riverton Children’s Choir Member 2000-2003
EDUCATION
University of Utah 2012-2014
Master of Music – Music Composition
Utah State University 2007-2010
Bachelor of Music – Vocal Performance
Private Theory/Composition/Orchestration Study
Christine Mickelsen 2003 – 2007
Sergio Bernal – 2009
Mark Emile – 2009
Steve Roens – 2012-2013
Miguel Chuaqui – 2012-2014
Merrill Jenson – 2015
Voice Study
Gary Sorenson 2004-2007, 2014-2015
Cindy Dewey 2007-2010
Private Violin Study (summer lessons to increase familiarity)
Savanna Seaman – 2014
National Association of Teachers of Singing member
National Association of Music Educators member
Utah Music Educators Association
George N. Parks Drum Major Academy (2006)
Awards
University of Utah – Composition Scholarship – 2014
University of Utah – String Quartet Composition Competition Runner-up – 2014
USU – Outstanding Contribution to Opera Award – 2010
USU – Robbins Award Nominee – 2010
USU – Full-Tuition Vocal Scholarship Recipient
USU – Opera Quartet Scholarship Recipient
1st-Place NATS Winner – 2006
2nd-place NATS Winner – 2007
3rd-Place State Fair Classical Music Competition – 2007
3rd-Place State Fair Classical Music Competition – 2006
Eagle Scout Award Recipient
AP Music Theory Test score 5/5
Skills
Electronic/commercial music
Skilled with recording/mixing software Logic Pro 9
Finale 2014
Eastwest Symphonic Orchestra Virtual Instrument Library Platinum Plus
Skilled Pianist/Accompanist
Music Arranger/Composer
Orchestral/Choral Conducting
Voice science/pedagogy
Italian language teacher
Latin Language teacher
English Language teacher
English Grammar teacher
Woodwind Instruments (Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Saxophone etc.)
LDS Mission – Rome, Italy (2010-2012)
COMPOSITIONS
Children’s Opera, The Wolf and the Seven Kids
I Believe, song for solo voice and piano
Piano solo, Campi flegrei
Clarinet Trio, Il regno celeste
Song Cycle, Silvia
I. Silvia
II. La luce che fu
III. Risplenderai
String Quartet No. 1
I. The Window
II. Beyond
III. In Time
Symphonic Poem – Voices (commissioned by Utah Philharmonic Orchestra for Sept. 11 Memorial Concert)
Amazing Grace (Arrangement premiered by Utah Philharmonic Orchestra)
Co-arranger of The Piano Guys’ Book of Intermediate Piano Solos to be published by Hal-Leonard in Late November 2015
Various Orchestral Film Demos created with EastWest virtual instrument library and Logic Pro 9
