PERSONAL
Address: 2868 Wesleyan Lane, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27106
Office Phone: (336) 758-5102 E-mail: dixonpa@wfu.edu
Web Site: http://www.patriciadixon.net
Title: Senior Lecturer in Music - Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Professional Musician

EDUCATION
1986 Masters in Music Performance: the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, N.C.
1980 Bachelor in Music Performance: the University of the North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, N.C.
1967 1969 - Completed 50 hours of credit in studio art at UNC-Wilmington.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1980 to 2012, Wake Forest University, Music Department.
1972 to 1974, Music Instructor at the Newfound School in Asheville, N.C.
Courses Taught:
M161-261and 161: Individual Instruction in Classical Guitar.
M165-166: Class Guitar I and II
M120: Chamber Ensemble
M289: Guitar Literature
M299: Individual Study for Honors in Music
M104: Basic Music Reading Skills
FYS 100: First Year Seminar: Music of Protest in the Americas
FYS 100: First Year Seminar: Music and the American Dream
M210: Survey of Latin American Music
M233: Arts and Activism
M745: Music and Political Power for Masters in Liberal Arts Summer Program, 2012
M 289: Independent Study in Music

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
Solo Recitals:
2001 - Albright College, Reading PA.
1999 - Governor's School- Salem College, Winston -Salem, NC.
1999 - Winston Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC.
1992 - The Ninth International Guitar Week at the University of Denver, Denver, CO.
1988 -1990 Performances in Santiago, Chile
1985 - Performances in Alicante and Madrid, Spain
1989 - Elon College, N.C.
1986 - The University of North Carolina in Greensboro
1982 - The Charlotte Museum of Arts Series
1982 - The Piedmont Artist Series
Chamber Recitals:
2006- The Hill House Chamber Series, St Paul, MN
2005 - The University of Evansville, IN.
2004 - The University of Minnesota School of Music
2003- 2005- Classical Guitar Workshop, College-Music Conservatory, University of Cincinnati.
2002 - The St Paul Chamber Hill Players, St. Paul, MN.
2000 - The Minnesota Guitar Society
1995 - Piedmont Chamber Singers
1989 - The Second American Classical Guitar Congress
1987 - The Eastern Music Festival at Guilford College, Greensboro, NC
1986 - The Hickory Choral Society
1980 – 2004- Faculty Chamber Recitals at Wake Forest University
Orchestra Appearances:
2007 - Soloist with the Orquesta Filarmonica Universitaria, Santiago, Chile. Premiere of Reflexiones Concertantes: Concerto for Two Guitars and Chamber Orchestra by Jeffrey Van, directed by Celso Torres.
2007 - Soloist with the Mississippi Valley Orchestra, St, Paul Minnesota. Reflexiones Concertantes: Concerto for Two Guitars and Chamber Orchestra by Jeffrey Van, directed by Edward Schlueter.
2003 - Soloist with the Monterey Symphony. Reflexiones Concertantes: Concerto for Two Guitars and Chamber Orchestra by Jeffrey Van, directed by Kate Tamarkin.
2002 - Soloist with the Carolina Chamber Symphony. Reflexiones Concertantes: Concerto for Two Guitars and Chamber Orchestra directed by Robert Franz.
1996 - Soloist with the Winston-Salem Piedmont Triad Symphony. Retrats Catalans by Leo Brouwer, directed by Peter Perret.
1995 - Soloist with the National Youth Orchestra in Santiago, and the Valdivia String Orchestra. Retrats Catalans by Leo Brouwer and Vivaldi Concerto in D Major, directed by Peter Perret.

INTERDISCIPLINARY PRESENTATIONS
2014-Seis Miradas por Latinoamerica: Homage to Pablo Neruda. Director of an interdisciplinary event featuring: guitarists Eliot Fisk, Ben Verdey, new compositions by Javier Farias, Lecture by Dr. Harris Feinsod, performances by Wake Forest and UNCSA students.
2012- Rekindling the American Dream Symposium. Co-organizer with Dr. David Coates. Wake Forest University
2007- Paper Presentation: "The Songs of Victor Jara and the Cantores a lo Poeta, in the Context of the New Song in Chile" Society for Ethnomusicology Southeast and Caribbean Chapter (SEMSEC) Regional Conference at the Hugh School of Music at the University of Georgia in Athens.
2005- Paper Presentation: "Canto a lo Poeta" The Central States Anthropological Society, Miami University, Oxford Ohio.
2002- Lecture/Recital: "La Nueva Canción Chilena", Albright College, Reading, PA
1993- Poetry and Music Presentation: "The Music in the Poetry of Gabriela Mistral" The Mountain Interstate Foreign Languages Conference. Clemson University, SC.
1992 - Poetry and Music Presentation: "Ancient Cries: Songs and Words of Distant Worlds" The Reynolda Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, N C
1988 - 1989 Guest Faculty at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, for the Symposium: "Los Grandes Artistas de España."

COMMISSIONS
2001- "Concerto for Two Guitars and Chamber Orchestra” by Jeffrey Van.
1994 - "Three Songs for Soprano and Guitar" by Terese Kaptur.
1988 - "String Quartet and Guitar" by Roberto Sierra. Guitar Congress.
1988 - "Fanfare for Guitar and Orchestra" by Brian Johanson. Guitar Congress.
1988 - "Fanfare for Guitar and Orchestra" by Dan Locklair. Guitar Congress.
1985 - "Sonata for Solo Guitar" by Dan Locklair.

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY GRANT AWARDS
2013_ Archie Grant Award: To do research in Chile for the publication of an EBook
2013-Robinson Fund Research Fellowship Award: To do research in Chile for the publication of an EBook.
2012_ Robinson Fund Research Fellowship Award: To attend an International Conference of Contemplative Science. Denver, Co
2010_ Wake Forest Faculty Fellowship Program: To attend the 6th Contemplative Studies Curriculum Development Summer Retreat at Smith College, Mass. .
2009- Archie Grant to teach in Frutillar, Chile at the Fourth Encounter of Classical Guitar
2009- Wake Forest Faculty Fellowship Program
2008 - QEP Funds for International Scholars to set up a classical guitar residency for Carlos Perez.
2008 - Archie Grant: To attend the Guitar Foundation of America International Annual Conference and Competition.
2007- Robinson Fund Research Fellowship, and Archie Grant, to support musical activities in Santiago, Chile.
2006- Archie Grant to support appearance with the Mississippi Valley Orchestra in St. Paul, Minnesota.
2003- 2005 Archie Grants: To support performance and teaching activities.
2004 -Archie Grant: Publication of a compact disc released April 2004 by Centaur Records.
2002 -Archie Grant: Support for rehearsals for upcoming performances.
2001- Research and Publication Fund: To record music for a compact disc.
2000 -Culpeper Grant: To develop a CD- ROM for classroom use.
1999 -Archie Grant: To commission of a Concerto for Two Guitars and Chamber Orchestra.
1998 -Spires Grant: Research activities at the University of Indiana, in Bloomington, IN
1995 -Archie Grant: to support appearance with the National Youth Symphony of Santiago Chile.
1993 -Archie Grant: Research activities in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1985 -Archie Grant: Studies with Jose Luis Rodrigo and Jose Tomas, in Madrid and Alicante, Spain.