Jess Hendricks, DMA
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
May 2016
Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Composition
University of Miami, Coral Gables
Teachers:
Dennis Kam, Composition
Lansing McLoskey, Composition
Ferdinando DeSena, Electronic Music Composition
John Stewart, Harmony and Pedagogy
Raul Murciano, Film Music
DissertationThe Ruination of Atlantis: A Ballet for Virtual Orchestra
May 2010
Master of Music Composition
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Teachers:
Kenneth Jacobs, Composition
ThesisWandering into the Dusky Plains
August 2007
Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Music
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Teachers:
Charles W. Smith, Composition
Sylvia Kersenbaum, Piano
May 1996
Experience
Common Media
2016 - present
- WordPress
- React
- Rails
- Front End/Back End
- CSS
Wordpress Developer
Freelance
2014 - present
- iOS and Mac Applications
- WordPress
- Rails
- Node/Javascript/React
- Design/CSS
Web and Software Development
Central Connecticut State University
2011-2012
- Taught Music Theory I & II
- Taught Aural Skills I & II
- Introduction to Music Technology Managed the Music Computer Lab and its employees
- Served on the Student Standing Committee
- Served as a Recital Coordinator and organized the Central E.A.R.S. faculty concert
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theory and Technology
Young Musicians’ Camp at the University of Miami
2010
- Taught Form and Analysis and Private composition lessons
Instructor
University of Miami Frost School of Music
2007 - 2010
- Taught Music Theory III & IV
- Taught Aural Skills I, II, III, & IV
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Tennessee
2005 - 2007
- Aural Skills I, II, III, and IV
- Helped manage the Music Computer Lab
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Awards and Honors
2006-2019
ASCAPlus Award
2013
Part of the Emerging Composers Program at the Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival at Julliard in New York City
2013
Hidden Paths for Piano Trio
Portland Chamber Music Festival Composers Competition
2012
A Short Drive Through the Berkshires
Firebrand Concert Series in Malden, MA
2006
Quartet for Winds, op. 7
Philip Slates Composition Competition
2005
String Trio, op. 17
Honorable Mention, William Lincer Foundation Prize
1994
String Quartet No. 1, op. 5
First Place, Kentucky Music Teachers National Association
1993
Phase II for solo clarinet, op. 4
First Place, Kentucky Music Teachers National Association
1992
Sonata for Piano No. 1, op. 3
First Place, Kentucky Music Teachers National Association