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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4/12/2006
Interview
My first faculty job interview is tomorrow. I'm flying out this afternoon. Got a lot of nervous/anxious energy inside, which should be good as long as I keep it under control. My teaching presentation is solid, my research presentation I've given many times before, and I've got a long list of questions for them.
It sounds like an interesting position. It is going to be interesting to see how (and if) everything comes together. With all the job applications I've sent (I lost count after 50) I'm just thrilled to have an interview before the Second Round.
Rejection letters have been coming in. Several jobs were filled by, surprise surprise, inside candidates. It makes me wish they would advertise that fact in the posting. I know that the inside person doesn't ALWAYS get the job (seen it happen) but that is usually where the smart money is.
So, I go. I'm confident that I will do well and show these folks that I am the person for the job. It should be fun. I can't wait to get started.
posted by Jay C. Batzner
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