musicumf - Steven Pane, Professor of Music, University of Maine Farmington

My Background and Approach to Teaching:
I have been fortunate to be part of a remarkable period in UMF's history. Since arriving from New York City in 1993, UMF has deepened its identity as a residential, public liberal arts college. As part of this transformation, the college has encouraged innovative learning such as interdisciplinary courses, a four-credit curriculum, and support for undergraduate research. UMF has become an exciting place to teach and learn.

My research and teaching interests are piano (I am a concert pianist, audio) and musicology. My interdisciplinary work includes cultural theory and the connections between music and art. I also enjoy rock (something I ignored as a kid studying classical piano) and have discovered some great music thanks to my students.

I have numerous web pages strewn across various sites, from Facebook to Wordpress, and this homepage serves as a central location. For current, former, and prospective students, the sites in the left-hand sidebar connect to what we are doing in music and the arts at UMF. Feel free to look around and even join various sites.

Music and the Arts at UMF:
Music at UMF covers the standard periods of music; however, our focus is in modern and postmodern music: from Stravinsky, Cage, and Reich, to Miles Davis, Radiohead, and Tool. In addition, we encourage interdisciplinary exploration from individual assignments to majors. Students have pursued music with disciplines such as creative writing, philosophy, visual arts, and sociology. Our Arts Administration degree blends business and music preparing students for career goals such as starting a recording company or running a music school.

Fall 2008 Courses	Spring 2009 Courses
FYS 100 Italy (First-Year Seminar taught with Scott Erb)	MUH 377 21st Century Music (MWF 10:30-11:35)
MUH 150 Contemporary Music: Connections to the Past	MUH 150 Contemporary Music: Connections to the Past (MWF 9:15-10:30)
MUH 253 Electroacoustic Music	MUH 277 Improvising Music (Wed's 2:30 - 5:00)

AND . . . INS 280 Explorations Abroad May '10 (Germany trip with faculty in art, political science, and literature)
Do you want to go? Send me an email for details! (Here's the '08 Trip Itinerary to Italy).

Past and Future Courses:

FYS 100 Reading Radiohead: A First-Year Seminar (Fall 07)
MUH 377 Writing About Music (Spring 08)
MUH 350 History of Western Music (Fall 07)

Recent Concerts I Have Played and Will Play:

Presentation/Performance: The Heteroglossia of Charles Ives October 2, 2008 11:45 pm Nordica Hall
Presentation/Performance: Robert Schumann's Carnival Voices April 3, 7:30 pm; April 4, 7:30 pm 2009 Nordica Hall
The Goldberg Variations April 6 & 7, 2007
A Century Ago: Three Sonatas for Piano (Janacek, Scriabin, Ives) February 10, 2006
Johannes, Robert and Clara: Brahms and the Schumanns in Music, Letters, and Images (October 16, 2004)

Office:Rm 411 (4th floor Merrill Hall) (207) 778 - 7288 Send Email Page updated on 2008-02-03