Dylan is joined in the Band Room with his friend and mentor, Dr. Mark Hopkins, Professor of Music at Acadia University. They discuss everything from his "unusual" path to where he is, getting back up when you get knocked down, influential teachers, love of teaching, COVID-19 ensemble ideas for the fall and more! The music used in today’s episode was Donald Coakley’s, Antiphonals, performed by the Acadia University Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Hopkins.
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Music used in this episode
Antiphonals by Donald Coakley
Performing Ensemble: Acadia University Wind Ensemble
Mark Hopkins, Conductor
About Mark
Dr. Mark Hopkins is a Professor in the School of Music at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. In addition to leading the Wind Ensemble, Dr. Hopkins teaches undergraduate and graduate Conducting, Music Education foundation courses, and coaches chamber music.
Dr. Hopkins is in demand as a guest conductor and music education consultant. In 2003 Dr. Hopkins was appointed Associate Conductor of the Denis Wick Canadian Wind Orchestra, one of Canada’s finest student wind ensembles, which selects players through annual national auditions. He is Artistic Director of the Nova Scotia Youth Wind Ensemble (2008-2011, 2013-present), and is President of the Nova Scotia Band Association. Along with composer Derek Charke, Dr. Hopkins organizes Shattering the Silence, an exciting, innovative new music festival (visit www.shatteringthesilence.ca to learn more.) He can be heard leading the NBG ensemble on the cd Live Wired, released in February 2015. In Canada, he has guest-conducted bands and orchestras in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec. Abroad, he has led collegiate and professional performances in the United States, Bermuda, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Italy, Switzerland, and Romania.
A native of Toronto, Dr. Hopkins earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the New England Conservatory while serving as Assistant to Frank L. Battisti, and was awarded the Gunther Schuller Medal at graduation. From 2002-2005 he led ensembles and taught at the University of Calgary in Alberta. Dr. Hopkins taught music in high schools for twelve years, including seven years service as Chair of the Music Department at Upper Canada College in Toronto. His professional work as a Conductor spans the full range of ensembles and genres.
Episode Links
Mark Hopkins Website
https://markemersonhopkins.ca/
Acadia University School of Music
https://music.acadiau.ca/home.html
Nova Scotia Youth Wind Ensemble
http://nsywe.com/
Denis Wick Canadian Wind Orchestra
https://musicfest.ca/national-honour-ensembles/denis-wick-canadian-wind-orchestra/
In Sonorous Falling Tones Recording - Music of Derek Charke, the WIRED! Ensemble
https://www.musiccentre.ca/node/147030
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