Associate 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: 802-287-8080 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.
