 | John van Deursen Research Participant, Dr.
Affiliation: Associate Conductor, University of British Columbia Symphony Orchestra University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Music Director,
Orchestra Armonia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Program Coordinator, PRIMA | Director, CYMC
Summer Music (Classical) Contact Info: Email: johnvandeursen@yahoo.ca Websites: http://sites.google.com/site/csrggroup/jvandeursen/ http://www.orchestra-armonia.com/ |
University Education
1981 - 1985 | Bachelor of Music Major: Performance, Trombone | University of British Columbia Vancouver, B.C., Canada |
1985 - 1986 | Master of Music Major: Performance, Trombone | Northwestern University Chicago, IL, USA |
2004 - 2007 | Doctorate of Music Major: Conducting | University of British Columbia Vancouver, B.C., Canada |
Foreign Stays and Studies
1986 – 2003: Adjunct Instructor, Taipei
National Institute of the Arts
(Principal Trombone, Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor, Taipei Philharmonic
Orchestra)
Awards and Scholarships
Conductor’s Award, UBC
Wind Ensemble (1985)
Vancouver Symphony
Orchestra Women’s Committee Concerto Competition Winner (1984)
Research Interests
Pedagogy of music instruction: what is
the instruction process that takes a student from written ideas to sound, kinetic and cognitive aspects of
conducting, physical and psychological aspects of musical
instrument study.
Main Publications
Chapters in monographs
VAN DEURSEN, J., ZASKODNY, P. Analytical-synthetic modelling of cognitive structure of invbestigated problem. In monograph: Analytical-synthetic modelling of cognitive structures. Bratislava: Didaktis, 2001. ISBN 80-85456-77-X.
VAN DEURSEN, J., ZASKODNY, P. Analytical-synthetic modelling in education. In monograph: Analytical-synthetic modelling of cognitive structures. Bratislava: Didaktis, 2002. ISBN 80-85456-77-X.
VAN DEURSEN, J., ZASKODNY, P. Cognitive
Structure and Its Analytical-synthetic Modelling. In monograph: Structure, formation and design of textbook. Bratislava: Didaktis, 2003. ISBN 80-85456-09-5.
VAN DEURSEN, J., ZASKODNY, P. Lecture "Physics and Radiology" for foreign undergraduates. In monograph: Educational and didactic communications. Bratislava: Didaktis, 2007. ISBN 978-80-89160-46-4.
Articles
VAN DEURSEN, J. Classical
Music Comes of Age. Taipei Times. July 18 1999, Arts
& Leisure.
Music broadcasts
2000: Wong,
Fu-Tong. Rhapsody of Taiwan. John van Deursen. Wind Records CD TCD-5234.
2000: “1992 - 2000
Movie Song Book”. Wu Bai. Wu Bai and China Blue. Magic Stone Music Co. CD MSD-088.
2000: “Impressions with
Mandy Gaines, Live at the Forum”, Various composers. Impressions Jazz Quintet. Forum Records CD 10003.
1999 “Taiwan
Fantasy”. Various composers. Yeh Shu-Han
Brass Quintet. Sunrise Records CD 8545.
1999 “Bugler’s Holiday”. Various composers. Yeh Shu-Han Brass Quintet. Sunrise Records CD 9231.
1995 “Wu Bai and China Blue
Live”. Wu Bai. Wu Bai and China
Blue. Magic Stone Music Co.
CD MSV-001.
1991 “The Movies”.
Various composers. Yeh Shu-Han Brass
Quintet. V-Tec Records CD VT-6008.
1990 “Bravo Brass”.
Various composers. Yeh Shu-Han Brass
Quintet. Neo-Classic Music CD NEO9005.
Television broadcasts
2002, Dec. 9: “Praise
to a Great Master” live concert at the National Concert Hall, Taipei Broadcast across Taiwan on Public Television. Taipei
Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by John van Deursen.2000, Aug 8: Live
Concert from National Concert Hall, Taipei,
broadcast across Taiwan
on Public Television.
1998, Dec: “5
Continents”, live concert from National Concert Hall, Taipei, broadcaston Public Television across
Taiwan.Taipei Philharmonic “Pops”
1996, Oct 9: Live Concert, Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan. Broadcast by China Television across Asia. Taipei
Sinfonietta, conducted by John van Deursen.
1994, Aug 30: Golden Bell Awards Ceremony, Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall, Taipei Sinfonietta. Broadcast live across Asia
by China Television.