ARTIST RESIDENCIES
Diálogos Duo with Louis Arques. CLICK PHOTO for their RESIDENCY PAGE.
Richard Boukas at New York Guitar Seminar (Mannes). CLICK PHOTO for complete. VIDEO.
Richard Boukas has presented educator residencies at universities, seminars and festivals throughout the U.S., Canada and Brazil.
As many of today's music institutions are multi-disciplinary, Boukas's extensive experience in Brazilian, Jazz and Classical contemporary music qualifies him to present highly innovative residencies that transcend stylistic boundaries– equipping students with universal tools to create and understand music– through a dynamic integration of intuitive, sonic, technical, theoretical and expressive dimensions.
Read a selection of EDUCATOR TESTIMONIALS where Boukas has presented residencies.
Peruse a representative list of TOPICS FOR WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES.
VISIT DIÁLOGOS DUO RESIDENCY PAGE
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Boukas has been a key faculty member of New School for the Performing Arts in New York City since 1989. He is former faculty at New York Jazz Workshop, Mannes College and William Paterson University.
Internationally recognized as a major exponent and expert in Brazilian music, his two highly significant ensembles which he founded and directed at New School are:
New School Brazilian Choro Ensemble
New School Brazilian Jazz Ensemble
Special Repertoire Concert Projects include:
Viva Hermeto!
Música Mineira Project
Pixinguinha and Contemporaries
Ernesto Nazareth 150th Birthday Celebration
Queens College Year of Brazil
View a comprehensive lecture on the Music of Hermeto Pascoal.
COLLEAGUE COMMENTARIES
"His artist residencies distill decades of educational and performing experience into cutting-edge pedagogy and inspirational performances of the highest musical and technical caliber. You’ll be astonished at the breadth and depth he can offer– from Brazilian, jazz, classical and early music to improvisation, guitar, vocal and aural skills, small ensemble to big band, and more!"
Malcolm Lynn Baker
Jazz Studies and Commercial Music, emeritus
Lamont School of Music, Univ. of Denver
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His three-day visit included workshops and seminars on musical perception and improvisation, given in fluent Portuguese, which were extremely valuable and well-received by students and colleagues alike. We look forward to having him back."
Clifford Korman, D.M.A.
Professor of Popular Music Studies
UniRio, Federal Univ. Rio de Janeiro
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Below is a partial roster of universities and special seminars where Richard has presented residencies.
U.S. & CANADA
Harvard, Cornell, Temple, Cincinnati Conservatory, New York Guitar Seminar (Mannes), Ithaca College, Lamont School of Music/Univ. Denver, Univ. Louisville, Roger Williams College (RI), Haverford College (PA), Carleton College, Mankato State Univ. (MN), Cornish School of the Arts (WA), Univ. AZ/Tucson, Casper College (WY), National Guitar Workshop.
Univ. Toronto, Humber College
Brazil
Campos do Jordão Festival do Inverno (São Paulo)
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG, Belo Horizonte),
Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE, Recife), UniRio (Rio de Janeiro).
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Residency Planning
Artist residencies are custom-designed to support an institution's overall academic mission, artistic goals and specific curricular interests.
Residency planning and content is determined by preliminary consultations with department chairs and faculty through a combination of video conferencing, phone conversations and e mail.
The emphasis, scope and duration of a residency can vary considerably.
Residency activities can include the following:
performances, workshops, masterclasses, musicianship classes, convocations, curriculum consultations and private study.
Anchor Institution
An Anchor Institution is the primary institution which engages the artist for a minimum of two days of activities.
Longer residencies offer more cost-effective honoraria and a broader scope of artistic and academic engagement.
• Residency days featuring an artist performance at an institutional venue may include up to one additional academic component.
• Residency days without performances can schedule up to three academic activities.
• The artist honorarium will therefore vary with the number of days and educational components.
Once the scope, length and content of the anchor residency have been finalized, a letter of agreement summarizing all terms and activities is prepared and co-signed. This is customarily prepared by the institution and executed by the director/dean or chair of the music program.
Apart from the artist honorarium, the anchor institution is responsible for:
• artist roundtrip airfare and ground transportation to the institution.
• local transportation from lodgings to and from the institution
• lodgings on-campus or at a nearby hotel
Should artist make arrangements and pay for roundtrip airfare, such expenses are not considered earned income and should not be added to the residency honorarium in one check. Reimbursement is by separate check with no tax reporting, and should be received no later than sixty (60) days after the residency agreement is completed and co-signed.
Satellite Institutions
While an anchor institution timeframe has been established, Satellite institutions within the local area can be contacted.
Such engagement is usually one residency day, arranged by separate agreement.
Apart from the artist honorarium, satellite institutions are responsible for:
• roundtrip transportation from the anchor institution: airfare or surface transportation
• local transportation from place of lodging to the institution
• lodgings on-campus or at a nearby hotel
ANCHOR INSTITUTION INCENTIVES
If an anchor institution assumes an active role in facilitating bookings at satellite institutions, an extra component (non-performance) is presented without additional fee. This extra component is integrated into the existing residency timeframe and does not extend to an additional day.
Private Study
Based on availability, students attending an anchor or satellite institution can arrange private, semi-private or group instruction with the artist(s).
Private lessons are conducted outside the terms of the institutional residency agreement. Compensation is arranged directly between artist and student. If available, artist is permitted to use institutional teaching rooms to conduct such lessons.
Individual students may visit PRIVATE STUDY for more information and lesson topics.
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