Lucius Richard Weathersby, Ph. D.

I am Lucius R. Weathersby former assistant professor of music and African World Studies at Dillard University in New Orleans.  Presently, I am a visiting Artist/Professor of Music Amherst College and Director of Music Ministries at South Congregational Church, Springfield, MA. I would like to use this as a letter of intent for information for possible job opportunities.  I hold degrees from Dillard University, University of Northern Iowa and the Ph.D. in interdisciplinary studies with a specialty in music theory and creativity from the Union Institute in Cincinnati, OH.  I have also had advanced studies in hymnology and the German language. 

As an administrator, I was Interim Dean of Humanities and Chair of Music at Dillard University.  For more than five years, I was founder and director of the First Congregational Concert Series and the Second Sunday Concert Series in Phoenix, Arizona.

As a concert artist, lecturer and conductor, I have performed over one hundred (100) concerts in Europe, Central America and the USA.  I am presently represented by the Kingsdale Artist Agency. 

As a recording artist, I have recorded for the Albany Label (UK and USA) and Starmundi (Italy).  In the summer of 2004, I performed the complete organ works of Fela Sowande in commemoration of the centennial of his birth. This past November I recorded a CD in Germany sponsored by the Hey Organ Company to benefit organist who were impacted by Hurricane Katrina.

In connection with my teaching and research obligations, I have successfully raised over $300,000.00 in unrestrictive funds for civic and educational organizations, and have written grants, which were funded, by the Louisiana Board of Regents and the Ford Foundation for the Arts.  

I am confident that my varied educational experiences have prepared me for various positions within your institution.  If given the opportunity to talk with you, I will elaborate on how I can advance your institution.

Again thank you for your time.

Respectfully yours,

   Lucius R. Weathersby, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

Lucius Richard Weathersby, Ph. D.

Education

The Union Institute, Cincinnati, OH

Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2002

Areas of specialization: Music Theory, Composition and Performance

The New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA

Studies in Advanced Hymnology, Religion and Musicology, 1999

The University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA

Master of Music in Performance, 1992

Vice Presidential Scholarship for service to the School and community.

Dillard University, New Orleans, LA

BA in Music and German, Cum Laude, 1990

Presidential Scholar

Goethe Institute, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany

Studied German language and culture, summer of 1989

 Experience

South Congregational Church

Springfield, MA 2006 – Present, Director of Music Ministries

Amherst College

Amherst, MA 2005 - 2006, Visiting Artist

Robert and Lillian Perry Singers

New Orleans, LA 2004 – 2005, Artistic Director and Conductor

Concerts at St. Anthony

New Orleans, LA 2004 – 2005, Artist Director

Dillard University

New Orleans, LA 2003 – 2005, Assistant Professor of Music and African World Studies

Interim Dean of Humanities and Assistant Professor of Music

New Orleans, LA  2001 - 2002

Assistant Dean of Humanities and Assistant Professor of Music

New Orleans, LA  1997 - 2000

Assistant Professor of Music, Chairperson of the Music Department, Founder and Co-director of the Dillard University String Ensemble, also the Founder of the Jessie Covington Dent Chamber Music Festival.

St. Anthony of Padua

New Orleans, LA 2003 – 2005, Organist/Director of Music and Liturgy

San Marcos Symphony

Chandler, AZ, 1996 – 1997, Assistant to the Conductor, keyboardist

Second Sunday Concert Series

Founder and Director, 1994 - 1997

Church of the Beatitudes

Phoenix, AZ,  Minister of Music, 1994 - 1997

Hawkeye Community College

Waterloo, IA, Lecturer, 1994, Topic: Fugues of J.S. Bach.

First Congregational Concert Series

Waterloo, IA, Founder and Director, 1992 - 1994

Professional Affiliations

·        Member of the American Guild of Organists and the Organ Historical Society

·        Past Dean, Sub-Dean and Board Member of various chapters of the American Guild of Organists

·        Trustee of the International Society of African to American Music (UK Based Organization)

·        Trustee and Founding member of International Society of Africa and Its Diaspora (USA Based)

·        Artistic Director of Palmas International (Italian Composer's Organization Federation of Composers)

·        Artist management by Kingsdale Artist Agency

Articles Published in Refereed Journals:

1        The Organ Music of William Grant Still; The Organ (UK) May - July, 2005.

2        Felá Sówándé (1905 - 1987) Composer, Concert Organist, Conductor, Musicologist and Philosopher: An Analysis of his Organ Composition Styles and Influences The Organ (UK) Aug. - Oct., 2004.

3        The Aporetic Music Philosophy of the Composer Albert Patron Sonar Mensile del Concertismo Internazionaledizione F.C.I. Lecce (Italy), Ottobre, 2003  pp. 10 -24.

4        An Essay on the Origins of African American Music The Aporetic World Cultural Magazine February 2000.

5        African and African American Composers: Organ Music, The Voice of African Music Vol. 6 No. 4, Spring 2000.

6        African American Composers for the Organ; The Organ (UK) Fall Edition, 2000.

Articles Published

7        An Interview with Emeritus Professor J.H. Kwabena Nketia African World Studies Reader Tapestry Press August 2004.

Books and Music Edited

8        Editor of The Organ Music of William Grant Still William Grant Still Music June 2005.

9        Editor of the Music Section of the African World Studies Tapestry Press August 2004.

Published Musical Compositions

All published by Solid Brass Music Company, CA

Works for organ and brass

Fanfare for a New Beginning

Triumphal March

Pomp and Circumstance, March No.1 composed by Elgar, Arranged by Weathersby

Published Musical Compositions

All Published by Voice of the Rockies. Boulder CO

Spiritual Fantasy (for organ)

Voluntary for Organ

Suite in d for Orchestra

The African Portraits (for woodwind quintet)

World Premieres:

Fall 2005

Amherst College, Amherst, MA premiered Our American Cousins by Eric Sawyer     (November 6, 2005)

Spring 2004

St. Anthony of Padua, New Orleans premiered The Stations of the Cross by Ferruccio Germani (March 14, 2004)

Fall 2002

Ensemble Noir, Toronto Canada premiered Retrospection by Florence Price arranged for string and harp ensemble by Lucius Weathersby

Spring 2000 and Fall 1999

Fanfare and Toccata by African American Composer Wallace Cheatham

Organ Suite by Kevin George (January 23, 2000)

Gnomus by Italian Composer Alberto Patron (September 12, 1999)

Fall 2000

Organ Composition by Ferruccio Germani. New Castle PA, (November 12 - 15, 2000)

Organ Concerto by Kevin George with the St. Louis Symphony (April 1, 2001)

Compositions by Weathersby Premiered  

Nketia Suite premiered by the University City Orchestra at The Sowande Festival at Park University, Parkville, MO, October 2005.

Meditation Fancy and Toccata premiered by Anthony Williams, March 29, 2004

Iowa Winter Suite premiered by Anthony Williams.

Woodwind Quintet entitled: Three African Portraits premiered during the ICMAD Festival in St. Louis Mo., March 2001.

Grant Funding

Louisiana Board of Regents Grant Leqsf (2002 - 04) in the amount of $44, 900.00

Ford Foundation for the Arts (April 2001) for conducting and performing in Namibia

Lectures and Concert Performances

Fall 2005

November 22 – 30, 2005 Concert Tour and Recording for the
   Hey Organ Company, Germany

November 19 – 20, 2005 Lehigh Valley Chapter of the
   American Guild of Organist, Concert and Lecture

November, 6, 2005 Amherst College, MA

October 14, 2005 The National  Philharmonic Orchestra of
Durban South Africa performs Nketia Suite by    Lucius R. Weathersby.

Spring 2005

February 28, 2005 Lecture-Recital on African-American Composers for the organ for the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Guild of Organist

February 26 - 27, 2005 Choral Conductor and Organist in residence at St. Paul United Methodist Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

February 20, 2005 Lecture on African-American composers with a performance of "Three African Portraits," New York University, New York

Fall 2004

October Organ recital works by Felá Sówándé for the Felá Sówándé International Festival, Park University, Parkville, MO.

November Organ recital at Eckerd College, Tampa Florida.

Spring 2004

March 28, 2004 Choral Concert "Seven Last Words" by Weathersby, performed by the Robert and Lillian Perry Singers, St. Anthony of Padua, New Orleans conducted by Weathersby.

March 14, 2004 Organ Recital, St. Anthony of Padua, New Orleans

February 8, 2004 Organ Recital, St. Anthony of Padua, New Orleans

Fall 2003

September 27, 2003 Organ Recital St. Michael and All the Angels Church in Great Torrington, North Devon, UK.

Spring 2003

February 9, 2003 Lecture recital: African and African-American Organ Music The University of Northern Iowa.

April 25, 2003 Lecture recital for the Midwestern Regional of NANM at the University of Northern Iowa.

July 6, 2003 Organ recital at Chiesa di Fossalta di Portogruaro in Italy.

Fall 2002

October 26, 2002 Premiere of Retrospection by Florence Price arranged for string ensemble and harp

  Summer 2002

July 1 - 5, 2002 Guest Lecturer and Recitalist for the National Convention of the American Guild of Organist, Philadelphia, PA. 

Spring 2002

May 20 - 25, 2002 Recording in Italy of the Ten Aporetic Pieces by Alberto Patron for the Starmundi Recording Label

March 2002 Piano recital for the Jessie Covington Dent Festival, Dillard University

January 10, 2002 A lecture recital on the Ten Aporetic Piano Works of Alberto Patron, Dillard University

Fall 2001

August 2 - 5, 2001 Organ Concert and lectures Churchill College, University of Cambridge, England as a part of the Composition in Africa and the Diaspora: An International Symposium and Festival.

Summer 2001

July 29, 2001 Feature Soloist for Torrington International Society - African to American Music Festival Torrington, England

Spring 2001

May 20, 2001 Organ Recital Christ Church Cathedral, New Orleans, LA

April 5 - 12, 2001 Ford Foundation Grant to conduct, present masterclasses and perform at the College for the Arts in Namibia, Africa

March 28 - April 1, 2000 Feature Soloist for the International Consortium for the Music of Africa and its Diaspora Festival of African and African American Music (FESAAM 2001) St. Louis, MO

March 25, 2001 Organ Dedication Third Presbyterian Church New Castle, Pennsylvania

March 23, 2001 Lecture at Penn. State Shenango Campus as well as an organ recital at First United Methodist

March 1, 2001 Premiere of Suite in d for Orchestra, Sienna College Orchestra

January 14, 2001 Organ and Harp Recital with Rachel Van Vorhees, Lawless Memorial Chapel

Spring 2000

April 17 - 19, 2000 (University of London: CIMA International Symposium and Festival)

April 15, 2000 (Torrington, England) Organ recital and lecture

April 9, 2000 (St. Charles Presbyterian Church) Organ recital with Louisiana Philharmonic and Choir

March 5, 2000 (Las Vegas, Nevada Chapter of the American Guild of Organist) Organ recital and lecture

February 10, 2000 (Yale University) Organ concert and lecture

Fall 2000

September 12, 2000 (St. Matthew United Church of Christ) Organ recital

October 15, 2000 Piano and flute with Wendy Hymes, Baldwin Piano Rededication recital/Jessie Covington Dent Chamber Music Festival, Lawless Memorial Chapel.

November 15 2000 Lecture/Recital to the New Orleans Music Club; Topic: African American Composers for the Organ.

November 12 - 16 2000 New Castle, PA; Ellwood City, PA and Penn State Shenago, Sharon, PA Artist in Residence, Organ and Piano concerts in addition to lectures.