Background
Schumann, Laura Elaine was born on May 13, 1963 in Minneapolis. Daughter of Aubrey Paul Schumann, Elaine Anne Topka.
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Laura Elaine Schumann
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Bachelor of Music, University Colorado, 1985. Master of Arts, University California, Santa Barbara, 1988. Doctor in Musical Arts, Texas Technology University, 2001.
Career
Instructor violin and string methods Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1990—1991. Instructor upper strings and music theory Winston-Salem State University, 1991—1992. Assistant conductor orchestra, instructor strings Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky, 1992—1994.
Assistant professor music, director orchestral activities, studio strings We. State College, Gunnison, Colorado, 1994—1999. Assistant professor music, music director, conductor Southeast Ohio Symphony Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio, since 1999.
Instructor violin and string methods Salem College, Winston-Salem, 1990—1991. Assistant conductor orchestra Texas Technology University, Lubbock, 1997—1998. Music director, conductor Ovations Youth Orchestra Wheeling (West Virginia) Symphony, 2000—2002.
Freelance violinist; competitor Jordania International Conducting Competition, Kharkov, Ukraine, 2003.
Achievements
Membership
Member of American Society of Composers (Adventurous Programming award 2001), Ohio Music Educators Association, College Music Society, Music Educators National Conference, Conductor's Guild, American String Teachers Association, American Federation Musicians, American Symphony Orchestra League.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient Women of Achievement award, Young Men’s Christian Association/Young Women’s Christian Association, 2001, Cambridge Heritage Leadership award, 2004.Recipient Women of Achievement award, Young Men’s Christian Association/Young Women’s Christian Association, 2001, Cambridge Heritage Leadership award, 2004.