Jay C. Batzner (b. 1974) is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida where he teaches music composition and technology courses as well as coordinates the composition program. In his first year, Jay received two prestigious grants: one to create collaborative works with visual artist Carla Poindexter and the second to initiate electroacoustic music concerts in Orlando. Prior to this position, Jay was an active adjunct professor at several colleges in the Kansas City area while he completed his D.M.A. in Composition at the University of Missouri – Kansas City Conservatory. While at UMKC, Jay received honors including a Distinguished Dissertation Fellowship and a Dean's Doctoral Scholar Fellowship.
Jay's music ranges from instrumental chamber works to electroacoustic compositions. He has participated in numerous national and international festivals including the Wellesley Composers Conference and the International Young Composers' Meeting in the Netherlands. His music is published by Unsafe Bull Music and has been recorded on the Capstone and Vox Novus labels. Jay is a frequent contributor to the new music website Sequenza21.com and a founding member of the composers organization The Collected.
Jay is a sci-fi geek, an amateur banjoist, a home brewer, and juggler.
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4/25/2006
Anything worth doing is worth overdoing
Sorry about posting in triplicate yesterday. Blogger was acting a bit funny and it never seemed (to me) to actually load the entry. I probably didn't notice since I deposited my dissertation and was used to seeing the same form 3 or 4 times.
And, for those of you sitting on the edges of your seats, I officially accepted the Central Florida gig. So ends my job search. I even got to withdraw from a search today. That was a fun letter to write.
It is amazing how quickly the glums and blahs of the job search melt away when you get one. To all my brethren still in the trenches, fighting the good fight, I will not forget you.
posted by Jay C. Batzner
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