KENT GUSTAVSON :: RESUME
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EDUCATION
2004-2007 Stony Brook University, New York
• PhD, Music Composition, Full tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistantship
2002-2004 Stony Brook University, New York
• MA, Music Composition, Full tuition scholarship and Teaching Assistantship
1996 - 2000 Middlebury College Middlebury, Vermont
• Bachelor of Arts, German and Music double major, High Honors in both, Magna Cum Laude.
1995 - 1996 Erich Fried Gesamtschule Wuppertal, Germany
• Awarded Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Scholarship for a year of study in Germany.
1994 - 1996 Caddo Magnet High School, Shreveport, Louisiana
• National Merit Scholarship finalist
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FOREIGN LANGUAGES
• German: Fluent in both writing and speaking. Adjunct professor of German at SUNY Stony Brook.
• Arabic: Semi-fluent in conversation, some reading skills.
• Hebrew: Some conversation skills, some reading skills.
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
•String bass, guitar, banjo, mandolin, piano, Arabic lute ('ud'), tenor banjo, voice.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
2006-present Blooming Twig Books LLC, East Setauket, NY
• Founder, Owner and Publisher
2005-present Ninety and Nine Records, East Setauket, NY
• Founder, Owner and Musician
2002–2007 Stony Brook University, Stony Brook , NY
• Teaching Assistant in both European Languages Dept. and Music Dept.
• Adjunct Professor in German Department
2002-2003 Hope Lutheran Church Selden, NY
• Youth Minister and Church Musician
2000-2002 Holden Village, Retreat Center, Chelan, WA
• Lead Cook, Musician
2000 Daar Al-Kalima Lutheran School, Bethlehem, Palestine
• English and German instructor
2000 “Sound Peace”, Jerusalem, Israel
• Designed and implemented curriculum for conflict resolution through music
• Forced to leave Palestine for safety reasons
2000 Music Academy of Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Palestine
• Guitar, piano, composition and theory teacher.
1999 “Sabreen”, Palestinian traditional music ensemble, Jerusalem
• Music Teacher, Recording Artist, Performing Artist
1998-2000 Seeds of Peace International Youth Camp Otisfield , ME
• Canoe and Music Instructor and Bunk Counselor.
• Worked in Jerusalem office in 1999.
1996 - 2000 Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont
• Language Waiter and German Tutor