Biographies

Kenneth Andrews Flute, is the former Associate Principal Flute with the Montreal Symphony and has performed as soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. At Crane, Professor Andrews performs with the Potsdam Woodwind Quintet. Professor Andrews received his B.M., M.M., and Performer's Certificate from Indiana University where he studied with flutist James Pellerite and has done further studies in conducting with Dr. Karl Ahrendt. A former faculty member at Indiana University and Ohio University, among others, Mr. Andrews is currently Music Director/Conductor for The Orchestra of Northern New York and the Syracuse Symphony Youth Orchestra and is a frequent guest conductor throughout the U.S. and Canada.

John Lindsey Violin, is the Concertmaster of the Chamber Orchestra of Northern New York, The Hanover Chamber Orchestra (NH), and the ELEVA Chamber Players (VT). He is the First Violinist of Aurora String Quintet, the violinist in the Ruggieri Chamber Soloists, and Full Professor of Music of the State University of New York at Potsdam. He has also served as Concertmaster of the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra (KY), the Dallas Chamber Players, the Castle Farm Summer Festival Orchestra in Charlevois (MI), the Warren (OH) Chamber Orchestra and the Champlain Valley Symphony Orchestra (Plattsburgh). Mr. Lindsey has appeared in solo recitals at The Carnegie Recital Hall, Bruno Walter Auditorium in Lincoln Center (five times) and in Boston, Montreal, and Chicago on the Dame Myra Hess Series.

Prior to his appointment at The Crane School of Music in 1981, Mr. Lindsey was chairman of Strings at Baylor University, The Governor's School of North Carolina, and the University of Kentucky. In the summer, Mr. Lindsey is a member of the violin faculties of the Ameropa Festival in Prague (CZ), the Adult Chamber Music Conference at Interlochen Michigan, and the Mozart Festival in Woodstock, Vermont. In previous summers he was on the faculties of the Ithaca Chamber Music Institute (NY), the National Music Camp at Interlochen, the Ottawa Suzuki Institute (KS), the Southeastern Music Camp (GA), the Illinois Chamber Music Festival, the Stage de Musique in Marcillat-en-Combraille, France, and the Canna International Chamber Music Festival in Canna, Italy. In 1993, Mr. Lindsey was the recipient of the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching (Teacher of the Year Award) for SUNY Potsdam and the prestigious State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2003.

Mark Hartman is currently in his 23rd year as the trombone instructor at the Crane School of Music, State University of New York at Potsdam. In addition to teaching studio trombone he teaches brass techniques, coaches brass quintets and conducts The Crane Trombone Ensemble.

During his tenure in Potsdam, he has been a soloist with bands and orchestras throughout the northeast and presented numerous recitals and clinics at major conventions, universities and colleges. He has performed or presented at five International Trombone Festivals, numerous New York State School Music Conferences, The Summit Brass Music Festival, and The Skyline Brass Music Festival. Mark is the principal trombonist with The Orchestra of Northern New York, Northern Symphonic Winds, Potsdam Brass Quintet and performs regularly with the Burlington Choral Society Orchestra. Mark has performed with the Ottawa Symphony, Vermont Symphony Orchestra, The Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, The Brevard Music Center Festival Orchestra, the Upstate New York Trombone Ensemble, Skyline Brass Ensemble and Summit Brass. He can be heard on two Potsdam Brass Quintet cd's entitled, "La Rejouissance" and "The Art of Brass: the compositions and transcriptions of Arthur Frackenpohl".

Mark is the recipient of the International Trombone Association's 'President's Award' for "distinguished service as director of the 1999 International Trombone Festival" hosted at The Crane School of Music. He also received a lifetime membership from the International Trombone Association in the spring of 2001 and was selected for the Mansfield University Music Alumni Honor Roll in 1992. Mark's trombone students currently hold or have held positions in the Dayton (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra, the Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra, the Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra, the Boulder Symphony, the Presidents Own U.S. Army Band, The Air Force Band of Liberty, the Tanglewood Festival Orchestra, the Brian Setzer Swing Band and several productions of "BLAST".

Mark received his Bachelor of Science degree in music education from Mansfield University and both his Master of Music in trombone performance pedagogy and Doctor of Musical Arts in trombone solo performance from Arizona State University. Mark has been the director of the Crane Trombone Ensemble and has been the trombone instructor at both the Crane Youth Music Camp and Skyline Brass Music Festival. Since 2004 he has also held the position of Director of the Crane Youth Music Camp.

David Heinick, professor of composition and theory, joined the faculty of the Crane School of Music at SUNY-Potsdam in 1989; he previously taught at St. Mary's College of Maryland and the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore. He is the composer of over sixty works for media ranging from unaccompanied flute to symphony orchestra, with several published works. His Shakespeare Songs has been released on the Clique Tracks label, and release of a recording of the Sonata for Cello and Piano by Albany Records is pending. With Carol Heinick, he has performed extensively playing music for two pianists at one or two pianos. He is also active as a collaborative pianist; he has performed with the Kronos Quartet and the Da Capo Chamber Players, as well as with numerous prominent soloists and members of major orchestras.

Anna Hendrickson Oboist, joined the Crane School of Music faculty as Assistant Professor of Oboe. She holds the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees from the Eastman School of Music where she studied with Richard Killmer, and the Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as a student of Marc Fink. Dr. Hendrickson held teaching positions at SUNY Geneseo, the Community Music School of the Eastman School of Music, and the Hochstein Music School, where she performed on the live radio broadcast recital series and other faculty recital series. She has been a member of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra (Ontario) and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and is currently a member of the summer Britt Festival Orchestra in Jacksonville, Oregon. Spending a year in France as a Fulbright scholar, Dr. Hendrickson performed at the US Embassy in Paris, the American Church in Paris, and the Château de Champs with pianist Mieko Hironaka Bergt. She performs now with the Potsdam Wind Quintet, the Orchestra of Northern New York, and the Northern Symphonic Winds.

James Madeja is Professor of Music at The Crane School of Music, State University of New York at Potsdam where he teaches studio trumpet and courses in instrumental music education. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ed.D. degrees in Music Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has toured as cornetist with Keith Brion's New Sousa Band and performs regularly with the Orchestra of Northern New York, Northern Symphonic Winds, and the Potsdam Brass Quintet. From 1990 to 2002, Madeja served as Associate Editor of The Journal of the International Trumpet Guild. His research interests are in the history of the American wind band and in particular the contribution of Herbert L. Clarke. His written work has appeared in the Journal of Band Research, College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Journal, The Journal of the International Trumpet Guild, The Instrumentalist, The Brass Player, New York State School Music News, Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) Journal, and Music Educators Journal (MEJ).

Deborah Massell Soprano, made her operatic debut at the Hamburg State Opera and has appeared with that company in a wide range of standard and contemporary operatic roles. She has performed to critical acclaim in opera, concert, chamber music, and recitals in Europe and the United States. She has a Doctor's Degree from the University of Montreal.

Todd Moe is the weekday Morning Host on North Country Public Radio. He grew up on a farm in Minnesota not far from mythical Lake Wobegon. His radio career has included working as a student announcer at WCAL at St. Olaf College, morning newscaster at Minnesota Public Radio and NCPR. He played the tuba in high school and college.

Kirk Severtson Harpsichord, has been on the faculty of the Crane School of Music since 2001, where he coaches and musically prepares the opera performances, coaches singers and pianists in individual lessons, and teaches classes in art song repertoire and accompanying. Dr. Severtson has coached for Lake George Opera Festival, Opera North, the Opera Theater of Lucca (Italy), the Rising Star Singers Festival, Dorian Opera Theater, and the Cincinnati Opera outreach program, and he held a fellowship at the Aspen Music Festival in vocal chamber music. Research interests include the songs and piano works of Francis Poulenc and the Des Knaben Wunderhorn songs of Gustav Mahler. He holds degrees from the University of Cincinnati (D.M.A. and M.M., both in piano performance) and Luther College (B.A. with majors in music, math, and computer science).