sethvonhandorf.com

 

Curriculum Vitae, as of May, 2009

Seth von Handorf

3341 E. 28^th Ave

Vancouver   V5R 1T2

British Columbia

Canada

604. 568. 2150 

sethvonhandorf@yahoo.ca

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor of Music, Four-Year Honours Degree, majors in Composition and Saxophone, Dalhousie University, Halifax NS,  graduated May 2001, 
  
• Dalhousie Medallist in Music, 2001.
  

ONGOING PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

• Implicit Career Search, Compass Vancouver, completed January 2009
  
• Communicating with Compassion, Langara College, completed February 2009
  
• Nonviolent Communication Practice Group, Founder and Facilitator, Monthly meetings.
  
• CMABC Quickstart Program, Introduction to Quantitative Methods, Economics, Accounting, and Management Accounting, expected completion: August 2009.
  

PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE 

Music Teacher:

Mozart School Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, October 2008-Present

• Private lessons in Saxophone and Composition.
  

Sarasas Sai Mai School, Bangkok Thailand, 2005-2006.

• Permitted to teach in Thailand Educational Systems, 2004-2006 
  
• Group saxophone lessons.
  
• Developed and implemented music program for Kindergarten through Grade 6.
  
• Organized special presentations: recitals, concerts. 
  
• Complete responsibility for class content, assessment and marking.
  

Roong Aroon School, Bangkok Thailand, 2004-2005.

• Taught English as a Foreign Language to grades 7 and 8.
  
• Gave private and group saxophone lessons to High School-level students.
  
• Provided consultation for concert and jazz bands. 
  
• Complete responsibility for class content, assessment and marking.
  

Substitute Public-School Teacher:

PEI School Board, Charlottetown: 

• Provided on-call instruction for various grades in general subjects, including Phys. Ed. & French Immersion, grades 3-9.
  

Additional Private Tutor/Instructor (Casual)

• Provided individual instruction to beginning and intermediate saxophone students in Halifax, 1999-2004.
  

LANGUAGES:

• High-School French, spoken and written
  
• Introductory Italian
  
• Thai, spoken [two years in Thailand]
  

PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE  - MUSICIAN/BAND LEADER (Jazz, Avant-Garde, Improv. Stage Band, etc.)

17 years [See appendix].

VARIOUS  SUMMER & PART-TIME WORK EXPERIENCE, ETC:

Construction:

• Kept books and prepared taxes for my own small business activities,   2007 – 2008 
  
• Completed sub-contracts in painting and tile-setting, Salt Spring Island and Vancouver: 2007 – 2008 
  
• Carpenter's Helper, part-time, Halifax,  2000 – 2004 
  

Reception and Administrative Support, Kiwanis Music Festival:                                                2003 & 2004

• Provided the friendly face of the festival, receiving competitors, adjudicators, and audience-members.
  
• Collected cash and attendance records from the box offices.
  
• Compileded competition results and reported to the festival Director.
  

Administrative Support, Shambhala Sun Magazine:                                                                   2001 – 2003

• Reconciled checks, reporting to the accounting department.
  
• Assembled press-kits for the marketing department.
  
• Occasionally fielded phone calls regarding subscription inquiries.
  

Customer Service and Retail Sales, Drala Books and Gifts:                                                       2002

• Provided primary customer service both in person and on the telephone.
  
• Opened and closed the store, balanced cash, and prepared deposits.
  
• Received orders, maintained files, and created attractive displays.
  

Reception, Dalhousie University Killam Library, Special Collections:                                            1999 – 2001                                                 

• Performed reception duties.
  
• Supported library clients, including searches using the computer database.
  
• Ensured the care of library possessions, including CDs, headphones, and rare books.
  

Reception and Administrative Support, Four Directions Moving:                                               1999

• Negotiated service contracts on the telephone.
  
• Organized pending work orders and maintained files on completed orders.
  
• Developed and wrote a procedures manual.
  
• Collected payments for completed orders and reported to the bookkeeper.
  

Customer Service and Receiving, Great Ocean Natural Foods:                                                  1997 – 1999 

• Greeted customers with friendliness and responded to their needs.
  

Halifax Jazz Festival [volunteer]

• Sold tickets at concert venues, greeted festival patrons, and collected tickets.                 1997
  

Appendix:

PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE (Jazz, Avant-Garde, Improv. Stage Band, etc.)

Conducting/Bandleader:

• The fat stalins, Jazz Trio: Performed regularly in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 
  

Economy Shoe Shop, Dandelion Café, the Grad House, Timothy’s Café, and the Khyber Club. October – December 2002.

• The Spahks, Jazz Improvisation Sextet: 
  

Performed at Khyber Club, Planet Pool, The Attic, And Café, Halifax Jazz Festival, Evolve Festival. January – August 2002

• Seth von Handorf Trio, Jazz Trio: Performed weekly at C’est Si Bon Café, Halifax, January – May 2002.
  

• Parabola, Avante-Garde Improv. Septet:
  

                          Performed weekly at And Café, Halifax, June 2000 – June 2001

                          Halifax Jazz Festival, July 2000

FREE-LANCE CONTRACTED SAXOPHONIST:

British Columbia

• Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble: Baritone saxophone, 2008-Present.
  
• Salt Spring Concert Band: principal alto saxophone in several concerts, 2007-008
  
• Carrot Revolution, Salt Spring Island-based pop-rock quintet: Regular Performances in Victoria, Vancouver, & Gulf Islands, 1995-96.
  

Prince Edward Island

• Prince Edward Island Stage Band: Performed at Charlottetown Hotel, February 2005.
  
• Eklektikos, Charlottetown-based new-music ensemble: performance of new Canadian compositions, Charlottetown Mall, April 2005
  

Manitoba

• Jamoeba, reggae-folk-funk  octet: Brandon Folk Festival, July 2004
  

Nova Scotia

• Sam Rivers Stage Band: Halifax Jazz Festival, July 2003
  
• Upstream Guerilla Orchestra: Halifax-based, improv ensemble
  
• Monthly Concerts, January 2003 – May 2004
  
• Halifax Jazz Festival, July 2003
  
• Featured Concert, ScotiaFest, Halifax, June 2003
  
• Could A Woodchuck, jazz  trio: Regular Performances at Salvation Café, Halifax, December 2003 – May 2004
  
• Threeform, jazz trio: 
  
• Halifax Jazz Festival, July 2003
  
• Regular Performances at Salvation Café, The Underground, Bella Muse, Halifax, January – September 2003
  
• Arugula, jazz trio:  Halifax Jazz Festival, July 2000 
  
• Mike Cowie Big Band, Halifax-based stage band: Halifax Metro Centre, featured soloist, February 2000.
  
• Knifey Moloko, latin-funk septet:
  
• Halifax Jazz Festival, July 1998
  
• Eastern Canada Tour including NXNE Conference in Toronto, June 1998
  
• Atlantic Provinces Tour, March 1998
  
• Regular Performances at venues in Halifax, October 1997 – August 1998 [Marquee, Velvet Olive, Blues Corner]
  
• Mitch Montana, Halifax-based rock-funk nonet: Regular Performances at venues in Halifax, 1996-97 [Birdland, The Bike Shop]
  

Appearances as Guest Saxophonist on Recordings:

• Heavy Meadows, “Sweet Traverse,” May 2002. International Sales.
  
• Sixtoo, “Duration,” [supported by the Canada Council], December 2001. International sales.
  
• Roundsounds, “Roundsounds,” April 1999. International sales.
  

PERFORMANCES OF PERSONAL COMPOSITIONAL OUTPUT:

• 5'33” , performed by Salt Spring Concert Band, November, 2008.
  
• Cartoon-Circus Spy, performed by Eklektikos, April 9 & May 14 2005
  
• Sonatine [for Solo Piano], performed by Barbara Pritchard, March 14 2004
  
• Easy as a Waterfall, performed by Upstream Guerrilla Orchestra, May 2004
  
• Passacaglia, performed by Upstream Guerrilla Orchestra, November, 2003
  
• Between the Spaces, performed by Upstream Guerrilla Orchestra, September 2003
  
• Shimmering, performed by Upstream Guerrilla Orchestra, June 2003
  
• Theme and i, performed by Upstream Guerrilla Orchestra, February 2003 
  

RADIO BROADCASTS:

NATIONAL

With Ensemble 

• Upstream Orchestra, Broadcast of concert at ScotiaFest 2003: “Two New Hours” CBC [National], November 2003
  
• Carrot Revolution, Root Minus Equals i on “Brave New Waves” CBC, 1996
  

REGIONAL

• Threeform, Live Performance on RADIO BALLROOM [Halifax NS], June 2003
  
• Sea of Cymbals, CKDU [Dalhousie University station, Halifax NS], November 2002
  
• The Spahks, “Live at the Attic” CKDU, Dalhousie Univ., October 2002
  
• Parabola, “Voice of Arcs” CFBX [Kamloops BC], June – July 2002; Number 8, Top Ten Electronic/RPM Charts, Mid-June.
  
• The Spahks, “Live at Sir James Dunn Theatre”, Dalhousie University, CKDU, July 2002

• Parabola, “Quintile” CFBX, September 2001 – January 2002
  
• Parabola, “Quintile” CKDU, 2001
  
• Knifey Moloko, featured on “Atlantic Airwaves” CBC [regional], July 1998
  
• Knifey Moloko, “The Half Time Ride” CKDU, April – June 1998; Two months on Top 20 Charts, Three Weeks at Number 1.
  

THEATRE PRODUCTIONS, Musician and Actor

• The Tempest, Musical Director/ Composer, played Sebastien: Graffiti Theatre, Salt Spring Island, BC, summer 2007.
  
• Acting Europe, incidental music, Bangkok, Thailand. November 2005
  
• Feathertop & Winnie the Pooh, saxophonist in orchestra for Operas composed by Emmanuel Serra, Halifax Fringe Festival, September 1998
  
• The Actor’s Nightmare, Played the part of George, Fulford Players, Salt Spring Island BC, June 1994
  
• Stage Door Canteen, Played the role of Happy, Halifax Feast Theatre, April – September 1992
  

FILM:

• The Spahks. Featured in Ohm,  a documentary on music in Halifax by Torin Wells, premiered at Du Maurier Theatre, Halifax NS, July 2002.