Martha Mortensen Ahern
RESUME
EDUCATION____________________________________________________________________________
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1979-1983 Westminster Choir College Princeton, NJ 08540 Bachelor of Music Degree in Church Music; Piano Major, Voice Minor; emphasis in accompanying, organ study. Piano student of Martin Katz and Harold Zabrack. Who's Who, Dean’s List; Chapel & Oratorio Choir Accompanist |
Professional experience |
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1981 to present - Private Piano, Voice, and Organ Instructor; Accompanist/Coach; Princeton, NJ, Columbus, OH, Austin, TX Prepared students to enter and receive scholarships as college music majors; Student participated in Master Class for MTNA (Music Teachers National Association) National Conference, Austin, TX March 2006; Coached artists for performances and auditions January 2015 Interview on KMFA 89.5FM Austin, TX for Austin Chamber Ensemble Season April 2014 Austin District Music Teachers Association (ADMTA) Workshop Presenter February 2014 Pianist/Master Class Artist-In-Residence University of Louisiana at Monroe January 2014 Live performance on KMFA 89.5FM Austin, TX of trio selections to promote Austin Chamber Ensemble performances - ‘The Three Martha’s’ (piano, viola, clarinet) June 2013 American Guild of Organists Region VII Session Presenter, Austin, TX March 2013 MTNA National Conference Pedagogy Saturday Session Presenter, Anaheim, CA March 2012 MTNA National Conference IMTF (Independent Music Teacher Forum) Session Presenter, New York, New York September 2010 Pianist for LDS Composers Trust inaugural concerts; Brigham Young University Madsen Hall, Provo, UT; Baldassin Concert Hall, Salt Lake City, UT June 2008, 2009, 2010 Texas Music Teachers Association(TMTA) State Convention Session Presenter March 2008 to present Artistic Director, Austin Chamber Ensemble; Pianist 2001 – present September 2007 to present Pianist, Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Austin (Musicales, Wand’ ring Minstrels) June 2006 The Grammy Foundation ProSessions Piano Master Class Presenter, Austin, TX
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Additional professional activities |
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¨ Substitute Organist for Austin area churches January 1994 – present: First Presbyterian Church; University Presbyterian Church; Westminster Presbyterian Church; Covenant Presbyterian Church; Westlake United Methodist Church; St. Ignatius, Martyr, Catholic Church; First Baptist Church; The Lakeway Church; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ¨ 2015 and 2014 MTNA Teacher Enrichment Grant Recipient to be used for Chamber Music programs presented in Austin area elementary schools ¨ Adjudicator: Piano Guild January 2010 – present; Texas Federation of Music Clubs State Festivals May 2008 – present; ADMTA December 2006 - present ¨ Article “Begins with T’ in Southwestern Musician Magazine, August 2005 ¨ “Music and Literature” Vol. I and II, CD’s of solo classical piano music, recorded at The Production Block Recording Studio, Austin, TX for Holt, Rinehart & Winston Publishing Company, Fall 2004 and 2005. Premiered live at the National Conference for Teachers of English; Indianapolis, IN November 2004 and Pittsburgh, PA November 2005, respectively. ¨ "This Land…America!" CD recorded live at International Festival Institute, Roundtop, TX November 11, 1995 with Austin Choral Union Chamber Ensemble ¨ Performed live on KMFA (89.5) and KUT (90.5) radio stations, Austin, TX ¨ Leadership Positions with Austin District Music Teachers Association (President, Vice-President, Honors Recital Chair, Mentor); Texas Music Teachers Association (Arts Advocacy & Awareness Chair; Independent Music Teachers Forum Chair); Mu Phi Epsilon Austin Alumni Chapter (Treasurer); American Guild of Organists Austin Chapter (Newsletter Editor, Convention Session Presenter) ¨ September 2014 Austin Symphony Orchestra Keyboard Audition Candidate |
Professional memberships |
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Music Teachers National Association; Texas Music Teachers Association; Austin District Music Teachers Association; American Guild of Organists; National and Texas Federation of Music Clubs; Mu Phi Epsilon (Austin Alumni Chapter)
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