James Cassarino M.A.

Assistant Professor of Music; Director of Music Program
Director of Welsh Heritage Program

Ackley Hall 333
One Brennan Circle
Poultney, VT 05764-1199
Email Address: cassarinoj@greenmtn.edu
802-287-8249; Fax: 802-287-8099

A native of Vermont, James P. Cassarino is Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Music Programs at Green Mountain College. He holds degrees and certificates in Music Performance, Musicology and Theology from Castleton State College, Ball State University and St. John's University. As an academic, Professor Cassarino is an active researcher in Welsh Music at Bangor University in north Wales, where he has been making annual trips since 2005. Through his research, Professor Cassarino has become well-known in the United States as an authority of Welsh-American music traditions and is frequently sought after as a lecturer and conductor of Welsh music festivals.

At Green Mountain College he oversees a vibrant and growing program that includes course work in music and performing opportunities in both instrumental and choral ensembles. In addition to his classroom duties Professor Cassarino conducts the Green Mountain College & Community Concert Band, Cantorion and the GMC Choir, the only collegiate choir in the United States that sings in Welsh.

Education
Post Graduate Research, Musicology, Bangor University, Wales, UK (current)
Post Graduate Certificate, Theology/Liturgical Studies, St. John's University, 1996
M.A., Musicology & Organ/Harpsichord, Ball State University, 1992
B.A., Organ, Castleton State College, 1991

Courses
Music Appreciation
History of American Music
Survey of Western Music
Music of World Cultures
Traditional British Music
American Folk Music
Organology
Nature in Music (ELA)
Elements of Music
Music Theory and Composition
Dimensions of Nature(ELA)
A Delicate Balance(ELA)
Independent Studies
History of Jazz
Foundations in Elementary Music Education
Conducting
Music of Appalachia
Hymnody
The Liturgical Year
Celtic Music
Music of Wales
Music Theory
Composition
Piano/Organ Instruction

Ensembles
GMC/Community Concert Band
GMC Festival Brass Ensemble
College Chorale
Cantorion (Madrigal Ensemble)

Research Interests
Welsh-American Music, American Hymnody, Music of the British Isles, Colonial American Music, Traditional Music of New England

Activities and Service
Professor Cassarino is an active member of the American Guild of Organists and frequently performs organ recitals. In addition to performance, he is frequently sought after as a lecturer and conductor.

His non-academic work includes the post of Music Director for Trinity Episcopal Church in Rutland, VT where he is the third GMC music professor to serve Trinity's music program.