Ian A. Cook | composer & engraver

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Education

• B.A. Music; Music Theory & Composition, K–12 Instrumental Music Education; St. Olaf College; 2012.
• International Summer School; University of Oslo; 2011.

Professional Experience

• Freelance Music Composer and Engraver; Red Pine Music Press; 2008–present.
• Amanuensis (Administrative Assistant); Jake Runestad, Composer and Conductor; 2013–2014.

Administrative Experience

• Senior Nonprofit Salesforce Consultant; Redpath Consulting Group; 2020–present.
• Nonprofit Services & Technology Manager; Charities Review Council; 2015–2020.
• Board of Directors, Secretary; MPLS (imPulse); 2016–present.
• Operations Manager; Aliro Voices; 2015–present.
• Financial and Program Assistant; Northfield Youth Choirs; 2013–2015.
• Education Intern; The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; 2014–2015.
• Administrative Assistant, Amanuensis; Jake Runestad, Composer and Conductor; 2013–2014.
• Program Assistant; Minnesota Music Educators Association; 2013–2014.
• Treasurer, Webmaster; Aliro Voices; 2013–2015.
• Arts Administration Intern; Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts; 2013.

Teaching Experience

• Private Trombone Teacher; 2012–2013.
• Student Teacher, 6^th–8^th grade bands; Robbinsdale Middle School; 2012.
• Student Teacher, 9^th–12^th grade bands and marching band; Anoka High School; 2012.

Performance Experience

• Vocal
  • Tenor I; MPLS (imPulse); 2015–present.
  • Tenor I; National Lutheran Choir; 2014–present.
  • Tenor I; Aliro Voices; 2012–present.
  • Tenor I; Magnum Chorum; 2012–2014.
• Instrumental
  • Trombonist; Lyric Arts Main Street Stage; 2012, 2014, 2018.
  • Trombonist; Chaska Valley Family Theater; 2014.
  • Trombonist; Mounds View Community Theater; 2013.
  • Substitute Trombonist; Northern Symphony Orchestra; 2012, 2013.

Commissioned and Requested Works

• Honor the Light; written for MPLS (imPulse), directed by Samuel Grace; Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2020.
• If It Is Honest; written for MPLS (imPulse), directed by Samuel Grace; Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2019.
• Amor é um fogo que arde sem se ver; written for Regina Stroncek, voice, and Taylor Burkhardt, piano; Minneapolis, Minnesota 2018.
• The Quiet Listeners; written for Eri Isomura, marimba and voice; Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2018.
• Pretty Saro; arranged for Aliro Voices, directed by Michael Jeffrey; Saint Paul, Minnesota, 2016.
• The Garden in the Mists; written for Andrea Myers, flute; Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2016.
• A Heaven Full of Stars; written for the First Universalist Church Choir, directed by Randal Buikema; Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2015.
• She Moved Through the Fair; arranged for Aliro Voices, directed by Michael Jeffrey; Saint Paul, Minnesota, 2015.
• Nocturne; written for the Esperanza Ensemble; Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2015.
• Weaving Memories; written for Lori Sundman and Tapestry Flutes; Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2014.
• To See the Sky; written for Aliro Voices, directed by Michael Jeffrey; Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2014.
• Zephyr; written for Lori Sundman, flute; Minneapolis, Minnesota 2014.
• On a Piece of Tapestry; written for Aliro Voices, directed by Samuel Kjellberg; Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2013.
• O Cool is the Valley Now; written for Maren Beckman, mezzo-soprano; Northfield, Minnesota, 2011.
• The Passing Storm; written for the Lirica Chamber Ensemble, directed by Nicole Parks; Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2009.

Awards, Distinctions, and Festival Selections

• Composer in Residence; MPLS (imPulse); If It Is Honest, Honor the Light; 2019–2020.
• Compose Yourself!; MPLS (imPulse); Out of the River of Tuoni; 2017.
• Aries Composers Festival; Colorado State University; O Cool is the Valley Now; 2013.
• Essentially Choral Award; VocalEssence; Missa Brevis pro Pace; 2013.
• Second Place, Collegiate Composition Contest, Chamber Group Division; Minnesota Music Educators Association; O Cool is the Valley Now; 2011.
• Second Place, Collegiate Composition Contest, Chamber Group Division; Minnesota Music Educators Association; Four Bagatelles for Clarinet and Piano; 2011.

Professional Affiliations

• American Composers Forum (ACF).
• American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP).