Résumé
Education
1978-1983
Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory;
M.A. in Piano Performance, Composition & Music Theory.
Piano Studies with A. Kollegayeva, student of H. Neuhaus (among his students were E. Gilels and S. Richter)
Composition Studies with Professor E. Golubev (among his students was A. Schnittke, world reknown composer
-1978
Moscow State Musical Gnesin College,
BA in Music Theory & Composition.
Teaching & Performing Experience
2002-Present
Artistic Director & Head of Piano & Composition Department,
The Crowden School, Reknown Music School Berkeley, CA.
1992-Present
Music Theory and Composition Instructor,
The Crowden School, Berkeley, CA.
Pianist/Composer Kairos Youth Choir.
Freelance composer; works for Orchestra, Adult & Children’s Choruses, Vocal solo, Musical Theatre.
-1995
Piano Instructor at East Bay Center for the Arts in Richmond, CA. Arts institute for ethinic minorities.
1992-2002
Concert Pianist – Performances in Denmark, England, Greece, Norway, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Germany, United States, Thailand.
1982-1992
Musical Director/Faculty, Musical Theatre Department
Gnesin Musical College.
1987-1991
Musical Director of Moscow Musical Theatre – The Contemporary Opera. Composed music for performance in the many well-known Moscow Drama Theatres. Among the shows are «Midsummer Night’s Dream», by Shakespeare, Dir. Guy Sprung, Toronto, Co-production in Canada.
Composed music for the film, «The Dissidents», Dir.Ilougdin.
Arranged music for the movie «Luna Park», Dir. Pl Lungin. Co-Produced in Russia & France. Kann Film Festival Award Nominee. Still in world-wide video circulation.
Composed and performed numerous symphonic
and chamber works in Moscow Concert Halls.
Publications and Recordings
- «Kaddish» — Concerto Rhapsody for String Bass & Orchestra. Performed by Alexander Glikman and Stockton Symphony Orchestra (1998) & Vallejo Symphony Orchestra (2000).
- «Why Not?» Piano Quartet Performed and Broadcast on National Public Radio by the Chamber Ensemble «Bridge», performing and recording artists.
- «Recitative & Freilechs» for Violin solo & string orchestra performed in France, England and Belgium.
- Artist Collection of Children’s Songs and Games, Pub. By Moskva Musyka (Moscow Music House).
- Three Russian Calendar Songs — Piedmont Choirs CD
- Jester’s Song — Kairos Youth Choir CD
- Several choral music arrangements Plymouth Music Company, Inc., Henry Leck Children’s Choral Series.
More Examples available upon request.
References
- Mr. David Ramadanoff, Conductor Vallejo Symphony, Berkeley Young People’s Symphony Orchestra.
- Rev’d Dr. William B. Rolland, Church of the Forest,
- Professor Richard Taruskin, University of California, Berkeley.
Arkadi Serper Musical Theatre Productions
- Cinderella — Perrrault/Serper
- Carnival in Venice — Goldoni/Serper
- Italian Straw Hat — Labiche/Johnson/Serper
- Le bourgois gentilhomme — Moliere/Serper
- It Could Always Be Worse — Yiddish Folktale, Script & Lyrics by Judith Offer/Serper
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream — W. Shakespeare/Serper
- The Snow Queen — H.C. Anderson/Serper
- Baal — B. Brecht/Serper
- The Magic of Salamanca — M. Cervantes/Serper
- Shirt Waist Tale — Script & Lyrics by Judith Offer/Serper
- Pippi Longstocking — A. Lindgren/Script & Lyrics by Brad Johnson/Serper
- Emperors Knew Clothes — H.C. Anderson/Script & Lyrics by Brad Johnson/Serper
- Music for production of «Galileo» — B. Brecht/Serper
- Fools! — Neil Simon/Serper
All of the above where performed in professional theatres with one of the following:
Professional musical theatre companies, High school, Jr. High and Youth choir ensembles.