Robert Culver awarded 2010 ASTA Distinguished Service Award
March 06 2010 07:39 PM Filed in: Announcements
Robert Culver, Professor of Music Education at the
University of Michigan, School of Music, is a
performing violist, conductor and strings specialist.
Prior to joining the Michigan faculty, Professor
Culver was string specialist in the Corvallis, Oregon
Public Schools; orchestra director in the Springfield
and Salem, Oregon Public Schools, violist with the
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra, a member of the faculty of The
Ohio State University; and conductor of the youth
orchestras in conjunction with the Columbus Symphony,
Columbus, Ohio. He is the author of the Ohio State
String Plan, Services for Strings, Curriculum for
Strings, Master Teacher Profile and The Modernization
of Instrumental Music Teacher Training.
Professor Culver has attained an international reputation as a public school orchestra conductor and has been a key figure in the development of school orchestra programs throughout the United States. He has been one of the most sought-after consultants, clinicians and conductors available to Music Education today, having been asked to present in 47 states, conducting All State Orchestras in 42 states, and has been invited to present in 12 countries during his tenure at The University of Michigan. He has served on the faculties of the National String Workshop, Madison, Wisconsin from 1984 to 1991, the International String Workshop since 1980, and is the founder and director of the American String Workshop. His association with ASTA has been fruitful as Outreach Chairman for the state of Michigan, developing many initiatives and programs throughout the state. In addition, he served on the National Board of ASTA as Publications Chairman and was voted as President-Elect in 1988, assuming the Presidency in 1990.
He helped found and served as Artistic Director of the Banff International Festival; he is also past Chairman of Music Education at the School of Music. During a sabbatical leave in 1997-1998, he served as Acting Director of the Wyoming Fine Arts Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio, developing four new school district orchestral programs, providing extensive in-service to 60 area teachers and establishing several innovative activities to further develop the string community in the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
Professor Culver has attained an international reputation as a public school orchestra conductor and has been a key figure in the development of school orchestra programs throughout the United States. He has been one of the most sought-after consultants, clinicians and conductors available to Music Education today, having been asked to present in 47 states, conducting All State Orchestras in 42 states, and has been invited to present in 12 countries during his tenure at The University of Michigan. He has served on the faculties of the National String Workshop, Madison, Wisconsin from 1984 to 1991, the International String Workshop since 1980, and is the founder and director of the American String Workshop. His association with ASTA has been fruitful as Outreach Chairman for the state of Michigan, developing many initiatives and programs throughout the state. In addition, he served on the National Board of ASTA as Publications Chairman and was voted as President-Elect in 1988, assuming the Presidency in 1990.
He helped found and served as Artistic Director of the Banff International Festival; he is also past Chairman of Music Education at the School of Music. During a sabbatical leave in 1997-1998, he served as Acting Director of the Wyoming Fine Arts Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio, developing four new school district orchestral programs, providing extensive in-service to 60 area teachers and establishing several innovative activities to further develop the string community in the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
