Nicholas Wallin
Education
DMA Conducting, University of Minnesota, 2004
Secondary Area: Music Theory
Principal Teachers: Akira Mori and Craig Kirchhoff
MM Orchestral Conducting, Peabody Conservatory of Music, 1999
Principal Teachers: Gustav Meier and Markand Thakar
MM Tuba Performance, Northwestern University, 1996
Principal Teacher: Rex Martin
BM Tuba Performance, Northwestern University, 1996
BA Mathematics, Northwestern Universtiy, 1996
Courses Taught
First-Year Studies: Music in Chicago
Music 104: Perspectives on Music
Music 108: Orchestra
Music 251: Music Theory I
Music 252: Music Theory II
Music 262: Great Composers
Music 280: Wagner, Tolkien, and Star Wars
Music 351: Music Theory III
Music 352: Form and Analysis
College Service
Senior Associate, Office of Faculty Development – Fall, 2019-present
Associate Chair, Faculty Diversity Recruitment Subcommittee – Fall, 2021-Present
Member, Faculty Diversity Recruitment Subcommittee – Fall, 2019-Present
Chair, Music Department – Fall, 2014-Spring, 2018; Fall, 2019-Spring, 2020
COVID – 19 Academic Task Force Member – Spring, 2020-Fall, 2020
General Education Curriculum Review Task Force Member – Fall, 2014-Spring, 2018
Academic Review and Resources Committee Member – Spring, 2016-Spring, 2017
Assessment Sub-Committee Member – Fall, 2010 – Spring, 2014
Enrollment Committee Member – Fall, 2010 – Spring, 2013
Conducting Experience
August, 2009-present Lake Forest College - Lake Forest, IL - Music Director/Conductor, Chamber Orchestra.
July, 2008-present Mid-Columbia Symphony - Richland, WA - Music Director/Conductor
Selected Publications
Wallin, Nicholas, Mozart’s La Nozze di Figaro, Act IV: A Structural Investigation. College Orchestra Directors Association Journal, 1(2), pp. 29-42, Spring 2008.
Argersinger, Charles. The Three Fates. Music Faculty of Washington State University conducted by Nicholas Wallin. Tuscon: Arizona University AUR CD 5060,2006. Compact Disc.
Conference Presentations
Orchestra Reading Session Facilitator: All-Northwest MENC - Spokane, WA - February 12,2009
“Getting the Most from Rehearsals: Before, During and After” All-Northwest MENC - Spokane, WA - February 14,2009
Washington State University Symphony Orchestra Conference Performance: All-Northwest MENC - Portland, OR - February 16, 2007
Honors and Awards
2001-2003 University of Minnesota Graduate School Fellowship
1997-1999 Peabody Conservatory Conducting Fellowship
1991-1996 Eckstein Award for Excellence in Music and Academics, Northwestern University