Rosalyn Wright Floyd, D.M.A.
(706) 667-4877 office
rfloyd@aug.edu
EDUCATION: Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance
University of South Carolina – Columbia, South Carolina
August, 1990
Master of Music in Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy
University of South Carolina – Columbia, South Carolina
May, 1981
Bachelor of Arts in Music
Talladega College – Talladega, Alabama
May, 1977
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
1988-present Professor, Department of Fine Arts, Augusta State University
Applied Piano, Class piano, Elementary and Advanced Partwriting and Analysis, Elementary and Advanced Sightsinging and Ear Training, Ethnic Music, Piano Literature, Piano Ensemble, Advanced Piano Skills, and Humanities
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Assistant Professor, Music Department, Benedict College, Columbia SC
All levels of music theory, music history, music appreciation, class and applied piano Accompanist, Benedict College Concert Choir – Nassau, N.P., Bahamas and Northeastern U.S. Concert Tour
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Assistant Director and Accompanist, Columbia Lyric Opera (SC)
Coached singers, accompanied rehearsals and scene recitals, and stage-managed Columbia Lyric Opera productions
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Assistant Director of Choral Commercial Music, University of South Carolina
Conducted choral and combo rehearsals, arranged music and accompanied “Carolina Alive”
Performed at 1978 MENC Convention (Nashville) and Southern Governors Conference (Hilton Head)
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Elementary music teacher, Public School District 20, Charleston, South Carolina
Taught grades 1-5 at Buist Elementary and Memminger Magnet Schools
SELECTED PERFORMING EXPERIENCE:
May 2010 Solo recital
Centennial Celebration of the Morton Theatre, Athens GA
Apr. 2010 Solo performances, Joint Faculty recital, The Music of Chopin
GCMPAT
Feb. 2010 Accompanist for Laquita Mitchell, soprano
Guest Recital, Spelman College, Atlanta GA
Sept. 2009 Rehearsal accompanist and 1st piano, Augusta Choral Society
Carmina Burina, Westabou Festival, Sacred Heart Community Center
May 2009 Accompanist for Laura English-Robinson, soprano; Levone Tobin Scott, mezzo;
Richard Heard, tenor, and Oral Moses, bass-baritone
“Spirituals as Art Songs,” Tenth Season Celebration for The Spiritual Renaissance Singers of Greensboro, Bennett College, Greensboro NC
Sept. 2008 Accompanist for Dr. Oral Moses, baritone
Recital, “Songs of America,” Westobou Festival, Union Baptist Church
Sept. 2008 Accompanist for Timothy Jones, baritone (Houston TX)
Guest recital, Augusta Chorale, Westobou Festival, Paine College
Feb. 2008 Accompanist for Ryan Smith, tenor and National Metropolitan Opera Auditions winner
Guest Recital, Morehouse College, Atlanta GA
Jan. 2008 Accompanist for Dr. Linda Banister, soprano
Spirituals Black and White (2 presentations), and Opera of Two Worlds
Solo piano performance
Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong Baptist University, and Leighton Hall, Happy Valley - Hong Kong, People Republic of China
June 2007 Recording Project with Dr. Oral Moses
CD, Oral Moses Sings America, Albany Records TROY 1011
Release date: May 2008
Middleboro, MA
Feb. 2007 Solo performance with ASU Orchestra
Gershwin’s Concerto in F, 1st movement, GCMPAT
Feb. 2006 Accompanist for Dr. Oral Moses, baritone
Arias and Amens, Morris Museum Music Series
Nov. 2005 Accompanist for Dr. Oral Moses and Cantor Daniel Gale, baritones
Songs of Struggle, Songs of Faith, 16th Ave. Baptist Church Birmingham
Sponsored by the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and The Birmingham Holocaust Education Committee
Oct. 2005 Featured soloist, Beethoven‘s Choral Fantasy
Augusta Choral Society, Sacred Heart Cultural Center
Sept. 2005 Accompanist for Beverly Mosby, soprano
Faculty Recital, Bentley College Boston, MA
May 2005 Accompanist for Oral Moses, Baritone
Emily Remington Arts Series, Franke-on-Sea Chapel, Mt. Pleasant, SC
April 2005 Lecture recital, The Music of Black Composers and Masterclass for high school students
Old Government House
Nassau, N.P., Bahamas
Sept. 2004 Accompanist for Russell Brown, baritone
Mozart to Motown III, Imperial Theatre
June 2004 Accompanist for Oral Moses, baritone
Tribute recital for Dr. John Hope Franklin
Black Issues/Higher Ed 25th Anniversary, Washington DC
Feb. 2001 Soloist, Brandenburg Concerto #5
ASU Orchestra, GCMPAT
Feb. 2001 Accompanist, Augusta Choral Society
GA State Legislative Luncheon
Train Depot, Atlanta GA
May 2000 Accompanist for Andre Solomon-Glover, baritone
100 Black Men Black Tie Gala, Savannah Rapids Pavilion
Mar. 2000 Accompanist for Oral Moses, Kennesaw State Faculty
“The Music of H.T. Burleigh,” Lecture/Recital, UM Arts Symposium
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI
May 1999 Accompanist for Richard Hobson, baritone and Angela Blalock, soprano
100 Black Men of Augusta Black Tie Gala, Sheraton Hotel
Mar. 1999 Faculty Recital - Fantasies
Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre
Dec. 1998 Performance with ASU Orchestra
First piano, Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals
GCMPAT
June 1998 Pianist, The Links Inc. National Assembly
Boston, MA
Mar. 1998 Solo performances and accompanist for Linda Banister, ASU faculty
Jamestown College, Jamestown Arts Center, and Valley City State College, ND
Nov. 1997 Lecture/recital, Sonata in e minor by Florence Price
“Creative Women in the Chicago Renaissance” Workshop
Agnes Scott College, Decatur GA
Mar. 1996 Recitalist, Adjudicator, and Clinician, Southeastern Community College Piano Festival Competition, Whiteville, NC
Apr. 1995 Presenter, “Jazz and the Germans” Conference
Accompanist for Linda Banister, German jazz music
Solo performance, piano music of T.J. Anderson with the composer in attendance
University of Missouri, Columbia MO
Mar. 1995 Accompanist for Michael Stroeher, ASU Faculty
Eastern Trombone Congress, Washington DC
Mar. 1993 Mozart Piano Quintet with the Augusta Symphony Chamber Winds
Unitarian Church, Augusta GA
Feb. 1993 Lecture/Recital, “The Piano Music of Black Composers”
School of Music, University of North Carolina-Greensboro
Feb. 1991 Trio performance with Linda Banister and Alan Drake, ASU faculty
Harry Jacobs Chamber Series, Old Medical College
Jan. 1991 Chamber Music Performance with Phillip Pickens, tenor
On Wenlock Edge by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Trinity Cathedral, Columbia SC
Nov. 1990 Accompanist for Linda Banister and Wayne McDonald, ASU faculty
“Expressionism in Music,” Atlanta College of Art
Jun. 1990 Lecture/demonstration, The Piano Music of Black American Women
“Piano by the Sea” workshop sponsored by Raymond Dudley
USC Coastal Carolina Campus
1983-1989 Accompanist for the Metropolitan Opera Auditions
South Carolina State Level
Sept. 1987 Accompanist for Martina Arroyo, Myrtle Hall, and the Benedict College Concert
Choir
Papal Ecumenical Service honoring the presence of Pope John Paul II
Williams Brice Stadium, Columbia SC
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2005 Artist of the Year, Greater Augusta Arts Council
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Inclusion in Who’s Who in American Women, Millenium Edition
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Induction into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
1989, 1981 Inclusion in Young Keyboard Artists of America
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Inclusion in Outstanding Young Women of America
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
2009 Presentation, “Negro Spiritual Accompaniments,” Accompanist, Dr. Oral Moses and GA Spiritual Ensemble at the National Negro Spiritual Workshop
Old Zion Baptist Marietta GA
2007 Adjudicator, Concerto-Aria Competition
Presbyterian College, Clinton SC
2007 Adjudicator, North Dekalb Music Teachers Piano Festival
Piano Works, Duluth, GA
2000 Adjudicator, Aiken Music Teachers Piano Festival
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Adjudicator, SC Philharmonic Young Artist Competition
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Search Committee, Augusta Choral Society Artistic Director
1996-1999 Annual Adjudicator, Archibald Rutledge Scholarship Program
Sponsored by the SC State Department of Education
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Evaluator, Music Panel, Georgia Council for the Arts
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Member, Presidential Search and Screen Committee, Augusta College
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Chair, Education Committee, Cultural Action Plan, Augusta GA
1992-1996 Member, Augusta Symphony Board of Directors
Chair, Artistic Committee
1995-present Rehearsal accompanist and member of the Board of Directors
Augusta Choral Society
1988-present Member, Music Teachers National Conference
GA Music Teachers – Board member at large, State Student Chapters Chair, State Theory
Chair (2000-2002)
Augusta Music Teachers – Theory Chair, Nominating Committee, Vice-president for
Membership (thru 2004)
1989-present Various committees at Augusta State University including Curriculum, Dept. Promotion and Tenure, Affirmative Action, Humanities, Lyceum, Sexual Harassment Task Force, Womens Studies, and Post-tenure Review
1997- present Director and pianist for Greater Mt. Canaan Baptist Church Male Chorus
1992-present Member, The Links, Inc.
Vice-President, 1999-2001, President 2001 -2003
2003-2005 Board member, Hillcreek Homeownwers Association
2009-2010
PERSONAL
Date of Birth: 10/22/56
Marital Status: Widow of the late Hernan A Floyd
Health: Very Good
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