Sam Pluta
502 West 152nd St, New York, NY 10031
Email: spluta@gmail.com
Website: www.sampluta.com
Doctor of Musical Arts (Candidate), Columbia University, 2006-present
Concentrations in Composition and Electronic Music
Teachers: George Lewis, Fabien Lévy, Bradford Garton, Douglas Repetto, Tristan Murail
Master of Music, University of Texas at Austin, 2005
Concentrations in Composition and Electronic Music
Teachers: Russell Pinkston, Kevin Puts, Bruce Pennycook
Bachelor of the Arts, Santa Clara University, 2001
Major in Music, Minor in Computer Science
Year Abroad, University of Birmingham (United Kingdom)
Concentrations in Composition and Electronic Music
Teachers: Scott Wilson, Jonty Harrison
Teaching Assistant - Columbia University 2007-present
Assistant for Music Humanities course for Undergraduates
Teaching Assistant - University of Birmingham, 2005-2006
Taught composition and conducting student works
Teaching Assistant - University of Texas, 2004-2005
Maintained the electronic music studios, planned concerts, and taught lessons in how to use studio equipment
Faculty Member - The Walden School, Dublin, NH 2001-present
Experienced teacher of composition, computer music, and musicianship at a summer camp for youngsters aged 10-18
Computer Music Coordinator - The Walden School, Dublin, NH 2008
Coordinating activities for the Computer Music side of the Young Musicians Program at The Walden School with Director Tom Lopez
Electronics Programmer and Improviser
Played in various ensembles as an electronics programmer and improvisor (Ready for Japan (Austin, TX), exclusiveOr (New York), Glissando Bin Laden and His Music Hideen (New York), Jazz Electro (Birmingham, UK))
Columbia Composers 2007-09
Organizational member of Columbia's Graduate Composers' Collective
Columbia University Computer Music Center Fün Night
Organizational member of the CMC's monthly concert series
Chair of Late Night Concerts - ICMC, 2006
Organized and curated the late night concerts for the International Computer Music Conference 2006 in New Orleans
Web Development and Audio Consultant - Peer Music Classical, 2006-present
Edit audio and developed web pages for Peer Music Classical, a New York based music
publisher
Chair of Composition - The Gamma-UT Conference, 2004-2005
Twice organized an international concert of new music by student composers
Faculty Fellow, Columbia University, 2006-2010
Barber International Scholarship, Humanities Scholarship, University of Birmingham, 2005-2006
Kent Kennon Memorial Scholarship University of Texas, 2004-2005
Finalist, Luigi Russolo International Computer Music Competition, 2003
Honorable Mention, Japan Digital Arts Awards, 2003
Arrigo and Catherine Descalzi Prize, Santa Clara University, 2001