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Patricia Julien

Patricia Julien, associate professor, theory, composition and arranging, improvisation

  • Master of Music in Jazz and Commercial Studies from Manhattan School of Music, with emphasis on performance (jazz flute) and composition/arranging
  • Ph.D. in Music Theory from the University of Maryland, College Park, conducting research on the early compositions of jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter
Area of expertise

theory, composition and arranging, improvisation

Contact information
Email: pjulien@uvm.edu

Patricia Julien is an associate professor of music at the University of Vermont, where she teaches courses in music theory, jazz improvisation, and jazz composition and arranging. Before arriving at UVM, Ms. Julien taught at Skidmore College, George Washington University, and University of Maryland, College Park. Ms. Julien has presented her continuing research at the national conference of the Society for Music Theory, at regional New York State and New England SMT meetings, and, by invitation, at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, and various U.S. universities.

Memorable performances: She has appeared in concert at Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and The Kennedy Center, and has toured the eastern United States, Canada, and Europe. While living in New York City, she performed frequently at Birdland, The Knitting Factory, The New Music Café, CBGB’s, and The 55 Bar, and has worked with such artists as Roy Hargrove, Ari Hoenig, Randy Brecker, Ron Elliston, Atilla Engin, and Kenny Wessel.

Published works: She has published articles and reviews in Theory and Practice, Annual Review of Jazz Studies, and Jazz Education Journal. Ms. Julien has composed and arranged works for solo voice and piano, mixed-voice choral ensembles, small jazz combos, big band, marching band, and orchestra. “Bright Red Socks” and “Some Days Fly,” both for a cappella SATB vocal ensemble, are published through Imagine Music. Her 2006 CD, Glee by the Patricia Julien Project, is available at www.cdbaby.com and www.amazon.com.

Ms. Julien is a member of the Society for Music Theory, Music Theory Society of New York State, New England Conference of Music Theorists, Society for American Music, and Society of Composers, Inc.

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