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Joe Cullen: Pan Teacher, Arranger, Soloist, Festival
Adjudicator
Education:
1998 Honour Specialist: Music University of Toronto/OISE
1996 Bachelor of Music Education University of Toronto/OISE
1995 Honours Bachelor of Music Education: Percussion Major University of Toronto
1988 Diploma in Applied Music: Percussion Humber College,
Ontario
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Arranger, Composer, Soloist, Columnist, Clinician (1995-Present)
Presto Music Productions music publishing company has over 85 pan and
band arrangements
Many arrangements are used by pan programs throughout Canada
Steel pan columnist for the Canadian
Music Educators Journal, (since 2000)
Teacher of Steel Pan unit at the
University of Toronto since 2001, Steel Pan Ensembles since 2006
Pan soloist and clinician for Laurentian University's Sprit of the Drum
Festival
Festival Adjudicator for the American Guild of Music Festivals, Toronto
District Catholic School Board (TDCSB) Steel Band Festival, Ovation Music
Festivals, Pan Alive and Panorama
Steel Pan/Percussion Clinician for
CAMMAC Summer Camps, St. Andrew's College; Yamaha Power Music Camp (UofT)
Leader for the only CF Steel Pan Combo in North America, at H.M.C.S. YORK
Naval Reserve in Toronto
Subject-Related Experience:
National Musician Trade
Advisor for the Naval Reserves (2001-2005)
Acting Staff Officer of Bands and Protocol, Naval Reserves (2002-2005)
Conductor, pan & drum soloist, Drum Corps Instructor, Percussion
Section Head (Naval Reserve National Band)
Instrument Salesperson, Drum Department, Long & McQuade Music
Show band drummer on two Caribbean Cruise Ships: SS Amerikanis and SS
Britanis
Percussion Clinician for over 30 schools in Canada and England
Pan soloist and clinician for the Ontario Music Educator's Association
(OMEA) conference
Visited Trinidad, extensive
steel band research tour, rehearsed with world steel band champions Exodus
Awards and Decorations:
Honorary Member, Pan
Trinbago, The World Governing Body for Steel Pan
Rosedale I.O.D.E Academic Achievement Award, University of Toronto
Commander of Naval Reserves Certificate of Achievement
Canadian Armed Forces Decoration Medal, Long Service Clasp (22 years)
Dean's Honour List, Humber College
Percussion Award, Humber College
Head of Arts, West Humber Collegiate (1999-Present)
Steel Band Teacher, West Humber
Collegiate (1996-Present)
Dept Head of the
largest Steel Band credit course in Canada with over 200 steel pan
students
WHCI Music program two CDs have sold over 2400 units, now in third
pressing. CDs feature all music ensembles
WHCI Stage Band includes three steel
pan players, unique and successful instrumentation
WHCI Music programs perform 30-50 events
per year; They have performed for:
Martin Luther King Celebrations at Roy
Thompson Hall and Hamilton Place (since 2005)
TDSB Showcase at the Toronto Centre for the
Arts
TVO Kids, High
School Rush
Toronto's Caribana parade
Big Sisters of Peel,
Hurricane Relief, Principal's Conferences, VIP Receptions
Humber College,
Sheridan College, University of Toronto
Many Black History
Services and Celebrations, concerts, dinners, dances, festivals
Radio interviews and feature articles
in the Toronto Star and various other papers
WHCI the only Percussion
Ensemble credit course in the TDSB, which includes steel drums, African
drums, drum corps line, and STOMP-type percussion.
for more about West Humber Collegiate please see
www.whcimusic.com
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