Cathy Schane-Lydon has been teaching and performing since 1985. She endeavors to bring the joy of music making, whatever the style, to the student.
Cathy performs weekly as a church organist and choir director, performs with four ensembles; a classical trio called The Jovia, an a cappella group called Strike a Chord, a Celtic/Slavic band called As Yet Unnamed and a quirky comedy band called The Ladies Auxiliary Ukulele Orchestraas well as appearing as a guest musician with other local musicians and bands. She plays all sorts of styles of music, from Celtic to Classical to Rock to Jazz to Popular to Folk.
About
Catherine Schane-Lydon
52 Miller Road
Canaan, New York 12029
518.567.8957
cathy@lodgestudios.com
Major Instruments
piano and pipe organ
Minor Instruments
electronic keyboard, flute, voice, accordion, ukulele, and bass
Present Employment
Saints Patrick and Raphael Parish, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Director of Music Ministries
January 2009 to present
Previous Employment
First Congregational Church of Lee, Massachusetts
Organist and Choir Director
November 1989 to December 2008
Workshoplive.com
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Piano Instructor
Manager of Engraving/Music Animation
September 2005 to November 2008
Rudolf Steiner School
Great Barrington, Massachusetts
7th and 8th grade chorus teacher
Eurythmy Accompanist
Piano Instructor
September 2004 to 2005
Music Department, Springfield College
Full Time Faculty
Director of Springfield College Singers
Teacher of Piano
Principal Accompanist for the Dance Department
September 1996 to May 2004
First Congregational Church, UCC Richmond, Massachusetts
Music Minister 1986-1989
Trinity Methodist Church
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Organist 1984-1986
Competencies
Stage and Media Performance
Music Director
Various Theater Companies
1995 to Present
Coordinator of Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield Choral Festival
In charge of all coordination including publicity, funding, transport, food, music selection, etc.
1999, 2003
In-house composer and arranger for Powderkeg, Inc. a computer animation company,
specializing in 3-D animation and ride films
Spring 2002-2005
Composer, arranger, and performer in "Memoirs of a Park Bench," a new
musical commissioned by the Lee (MA) High School
performed March 1995
Composer, arranger and performer in "Curses, Foiled Again!" a melodrama
performed at Canada's Fringe Festivals and the Women's Theatre Festival
(Baltimore) performed Spring and Summer 1994
Composer, arranger, and performer for "Annie Lavender" a television pilot
filmed in London for BBC 4 and worldwide distribution
1992-1993
Accompanist, music director for various musical theater endeavors including
standard musicals, variety shows, vaudeville acts, clown shows,
and more! 1985-present
Assistant Music Director for the MacHaydn Theater, professional summerstock
theater in Chatham, New York Summer 1995
Composer, arranger, and performer for music for "Really Cookin'" and "What
do We Tell the Children" radio dramas produced by Whirl Sound and
Theater for nationwide distribution
Piano Performance
Experienced piano accompanist, skilled in onsight performance, improvisation,
and composition in a variety of styles. Extensive experience with
rehearsal coaching and on-stage performance
Preferred Cecchetti Ballet Examination accompanist, eastern US 1988 to present
Education
M.Ed. 1998
Springfield College
Springfield, MA
Final Paper "The Mozart Effect and the State of Georgia"
Received Highest Academic Achievement Award
BA 1984
Simon's Rock College
Great Barrington, MA
Thesis "The Tao Re-sounding"
a thirty-five minute composition in modern classical style
scored for string quartet, flute, oboe, trumpet, and piano
Received Honors Grade
Further music study at:
Westminster Choir College
Princeton, NJ
Arranging for Voices, taught by Alice Parker
Contemporary Choral Conducting, taught by Russell Robinson
Hartt School of Music
University of Hartford, CT
Choral Conducting masterclasses and colloquiums
Current Piano Teacher:
Evelyn Chen
Julliard School, New York
Presently in 2nd year of Doctoral Program
EdDCT Music Education
Teachers College
Columbia University
New York, NY
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