tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26110306690064081482011-07-07T17:15:26.297-04:00ToppaToonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947577677591717445noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611030669006408148.post-2051784899407814232008-12-31T20:21:00.000-05:002008-12-31T20:23:15.732-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t7wYbYOZuK4/SVwa1Vb0muI/AAAAAAAAAAU/QdHGQnH-oPE/s1600-h/P1010001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t7wYbYOZuK4/SVwa1Vb0muI/AAAAAAAAAAU/QdHGQnH-oPE/s320/P1010001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286129566215346914" border="0" /></a>Sunrise over Pleasant Bay from our front yard.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611030669006408148-205178489940781423?l=toppatoons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ToppaToonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947577677591717445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611030669006408148.post-7855853651200517262008-12-31T20:08:00.000-05:002009-08-22T22:42:39.084-04:00Frank Toppa<br />Cell- 781-856-8991<br />Ftoppa440@hotmail.com<br />5 Candlewick Road<br />Box 888<br />S.Orleans, 02662<br />Music Degrees<br />Master of Music in Musicology Boston University 2003<br />Master of Music Education in Organ Performance U-Mass Amherst 1991<br />Bachelor of Music Education in Choral Performance Hartt College 1975<br /><br /><br />Current Positions<br />Unitarian Universalist Meeting House of Chatham Music Director (Choir/Organist)2009<br /> See: http://www.uumh.net/music.htm<br />Cape Cod Conservatory of Music Faculty 2009<br /> See: http://www.capecodconservatory.org/faculty.php<br />Palio Pizzeria Sundays 6-8 Accordion/Voice &amp; my son Isaac Fluegelhorn/Voice<br /> see:http://www.paliopizzeria.com/index.htm<br />Belmont Day School General Music, Choral, Theater, Guitar, Instrumental 1999-2009<br /> See: http://www.belmontday.org/faculty.php4<br />Music Director First Baptist Church of Arlington 2000-2001/ 2005-2009<br /><br />Teaching<br />Brookline Public Schools- Choral, Musical Theater, and General Music<br />Teacher Heath School (Gr.3-8) 1991-1997<br />Amherst/ Pelham Elementary Schools<br />Choral, Musical Theater and General Music Teacher 1988-1991<br />Deerfield Public Schools<br />Instrumental, Choral and General Music Teacher 1986-1988<br />Sandwich Schools<br />Band and Instrumental Teacher- Wing Elementary 1983<br />Nauset Regional Schools<br />Nauset Middle- Orchestra Director, Guitar Instructor<br /> 1983-1984, &amp; 1975-1978<br />Nauset High- Chorus, Junior Band, asst. Musical Theater<br /> Director 1975-1978<br />Marconi School- (Sped) General Music (gr3-6) 1978-1985<br />Nauset Adult Education Guitar Classes 1984<br /><br />Higher Education<br />Graduate assistant to Dr. Emilio Ross Fabregas &amp; Dr. Lisa Urkevich and assistant<br /> conductor Collegium Musicum B.U.1998-2000<br />Thesis: ROBERT SCHUMANN’S “FUGUES ON B-A-C-H” OPUS 60:<br /> REFLECTIONS ON THE EARLY ROMANTIC RECEPTION<br /> OF BACH AND THE BAROQUE FUGUE advisor- John Daverio<br />Philosophy of Music course study-under Roger Scruton B.U. Fall 1993<br />Voice and Music Therapy course study Lesley Spring 1994<br /><br />Choral/ Organ<br />Choral productions include: Vivaldi Gloria, Handel<br />Messiah, Schubert Masses, Faure Requiem, Bach Coffee Cantata.<br />Arlington-<br /> Choir Director and Organist St. John's Episcopal Church 1992-1997<br />First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church<br /> Children's Choir Director (plus Handbells) 1993-1997<br />Park Avenue Congregational Church 1994 (interim)<br /> Ottoson Middle School Chorus accompanist 2000-2007<br /> Arlington-Belmont Chorale accompanist 2006-2007<br /><br />Amherst-<br />Choir Director, Organist, and Handbell Director Unitarian Universalist<br />Society of Amherst 1985-1988<br /> Sinai Temple, Springfield- Zimbria Choral Festival Pianist, Musical<br />Theater Director, Organ Sub, and Accordionist for family folk<br />dances 1988-1991<br /> Music Director Bach Secular Cantata Program- Amherst 1987<br />Cape Cod<br /> Federated Church of Orleans- Organist, Choir<br /> and Handbell Director, 1976-1983<br /> Our Lady of the Cape Brewster, First Parish Brewster, Christian<br /> Science Churches of Chatham and Brewster- part time organist<br /> 1977-1983<br /> Chatham Chorale and Wellfleet Cantores member 1976-1978<br /><br />High School &amp; Undergraduate Years<br />Dionne Warwicke Vocal Scholarship- Hartt 1971-1975<br />Hartt College Chorale, Chamber Singers, Collegium Musicum 1971-1975<br />Newport Tunes and Talents Vocal Scholarship 1968<br />Ted Mack Amateur Hour Vocal Performance 1970<br />Private Vocal Study age 8 through college<br /><br />Musical Theater<br />Adult and school productions includeAnne of Green Gables,<br />Oliver, Sound of Music, Guys and Dolls, Man of La Mancha (ACTE<br />Award for best musical), South Pacific, The Unsinkable Molly Brown,<br />Brigadoon, Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Romeo<br />and Juliet, West Side Story, The Diary of Anne Frank, Annie. Music<br /> Man, Fiddler, Wizard of Oz<br /> Director for Cape Cod's Highlanders, Chatham Drama Guild,<br />Barnstable Comedy Club, Springfield’s Sinai Temple<br /> Ottoson Middle School musicals 2000-2007<br /> String Bassist for numerous Musical Theater Productions<br /><br /><br />Instrumental.<br />String Bass<br />Arlington Philharmonic 1992- 2006 Amherst Five College Orchestra 1990-1991, Pioneer Valley Symphony 1985-1988, Civic Arena Theater 1986-1988, Valley Light Opera 1985, Cape Cod Symphony 1976-1978 &amp;<br />1981-1982, Woods Hole Summer Chorus 1982, Lower Cape Contra<br />Dance Ensemble1982-1984, R. I. Youth Orchestra 1970-1971<br />John Phillip Souza Award 1971<br />Piano Accompanist for Amherst Ballet 1985-1987, Harwich High &amp; Middle Schools, Eastham Elementary, Chatham Youth Chorale 1980-1982<br /><br />Community Work<br />Throughout my professional musical life, I have maintained an active musical role as a volunteer in my community, working for groups such as Senior Citizens, the Blind, the Public Schools, Children, and Peace Organizations,<br />Amherst Seniors Handbell Choir Director, Bang Center 1986-1987,<br />Accompanist Belchertown Senior Citizen's Center 1986<br />Oakhill School for the Blind Hartford 1974-1975,<br />Public School Choral accompanist and Musical Theater Director Arlington 2000-2007<br /><br />Current and former memberships<br />MENC, PTG, AGO, IRAS<br /><br />Vocal Background<br />Voice Soloist on The Ted Mack Amateur Hour<br />Bachelor of Music Ed. in Choral Music, Hartt College of Music<br />Dionne Warwicke Voice Scholarship<br />High School Choral Director, Nauset Schools 1975-77<br />Church Choir Director, Federated Church of Orleans, Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst, St. John's Episcopal Church, Arlington<br />Choral Director Bach Secular Kaffee Cantata<br />Choral Works Directed- Vivaldi Gloria, Handel Messiah, Schubert Mass, Bach Coffee Cantata.<br />Musical Theater Director on Cape Cod, Amherst, and Brookline-<br />Guys and Dolls, Oliver, Sound of Music, Anne of Greene Gables, South Pacific, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Man Of La Mancha.<br /><br />Instrumental Background<br />String Teacher Nauset Regional Middle School 1975-77 1980-1981<br />Instrumental teacher Wing Elementary School 1980<br />Instrumental teacher Deerfield Schools 1985- 1987<br />String Bassist with the Cape Cod Symphony, Pioneer Valley Symphony, Five College Symphony, Arlington Philharmonic.<br />String Bassist for Theater productions on Cape Cod and Pioneer Valley.<br />String Bassist with various chamber groups.<br />String Bassist with local orchestras including Arlington Philharmonic<br />1992-1999, Amherst Five College Orchestra1990-1991, Pioneer<br />Valley Symphony 1985-1988, Cape Cod Symphony 1976-1982<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Choral<br />My undergraduate music education degree was in High School Choral directing, and my student teaching was with the Avon (Conn.) High School Chorus. My first position was teaching High School Chorus in the Nauset Regional School System. During that time I was assistant Musical Theater director with the Drama Coach.<br /><br />Unitarian Universalist Affiliations<br /> First Parish Unitarian Universalist Arlington, Ma. 1991-2006<br />Unitarian Universalist Society of Amherst1985 -1991<br />First Parish Unitarian Universalist Brewster 1982-1985<br /> U.U. Conferences- General assembly 1985- 1993, 1999<br /> Performed at several General Assemblies<br />U U Musician's Network Conference- Milwaulkee<br /> Participated in field testing of Singing the Living Tradition<br /> Organist for Peter Fleck’s ordination<br /> Star Island IRAS Conference1985-2006 organist and choir director during<br /> some weeks.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2611030669006408148-785585365120051726?l=toppatoons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ToppaToonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947577677591717445noreply@blogger.com0