• Lynnsey Lambrecht

    COMPOSER. THEORIST.

    EDUCATOR. SCHOLAR.

  • ABOUT ME

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    Lynnsey Lambrecht is an Associate Professor of Music Theory and Composition at Bradley University in central Illinois.

     

    Dr. Lambrecht has presented research and compositions at Carnegie Hall, The Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference, the College Music Society International Conference, the International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition, the National Composition Pedagogy Symposium, the Canadian University Music Society National Conference, and the Music by Women International Festival. Her research has been published in the Routledge Companion to Music Theory Pedagogy and the International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition proceedings, and her music is featured in Original Études for the Developing Conductor. Dr. Lambrecht’s compositions and arrangements are published by Murphy Music Press, Grand Mesa Music Publishers, and Eighth Note Publications.

     

    Previously, she was an instructor of music theory at Western Michigan University, an instructor of music theory and histroy at the Interlochen Summer Arts Camp. Dr. Lambrecht graduated from Michigan State University with a Doctor of Musical Arts in composition and a Master of Music in theory. She earned a Master of Music in theory and composition from the University of Northern Colorado, and she graduated summa cum laude from Colorado Mesa University with a Bachelor of Arts in music education.

  • COMPOSITIONS

    For purchasing information on any of the pieces, please feel free to contact me below.

    Inquiries about composition commissions may also be submitted through the form below.

     

    Wind Ensemble/Concert Band

    Diamond Fields (2024) – Grade 3 Concert Band

    Score and parts – $60

    Commissioned by Lucy Boucher and the Springfield High School Band (Springfield, IL)

    Score and recording

     

    Saxophone Quartet

    Blessed Virgin, Rejoice (Bogoroditse Devo, Raduisya) (2011) – SATB or AATB Quartet arrrangement of Sergei Rachmaninov's composition

    Score and parts – $12

    Published by Eighth Note Publications

     

    Citrus (2023) – SATB Quartet (SAT Trio version also available)

    Score and parts – $15

    Commissioned by Dr. Charlie Chadwell

    Performed at the North American Saxophone Alliance Bienniel Conference and the College Music Society National Conference

    Score and recording

     

    Let's Talk Cuba (2021) – SATB Quartet arrrangement of Ivette Herryman-Rodriguez's composition

    Score and parts – $20

    Performed at the North American Saxophone Alliance Bienniel Conference and the North Star Music Festival

    Published by Murphy Music Press

    Recording

     

    Mexican Hat Dance (2008) – SATB or AATB Quartet arrrangement of F. A. Partichela's composition

    Score and parts – $15

    Performed at The Midwest Clinic: International Band and Orchstra Conference

    Published by Grand Mesa Music Publishers

    Recording

     

    Prelude from Te Deum (2011) – SATB or AATB Quartet arrrangement of Sergei Rachmaninov's composition

    Score and parts – $12

    Published by Eighth Note Publications

     

    Vocal Solos

    Rescued (2022) – Soprano and Piano

    I. Tina – Princess, II. Kalei – A True Soldier, III. Barbara – Jane Doe, IV. Beth – Wonder Woman

    Score – $20

    Commissioned by Dr. Angela Yoon and Dr. Jason Terry for Songs of Hope

    Performed at Carnegie Hall

    Recording

  • TEACHING

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    Bradley University

    Associate Professor of Music Theory and Composition

    2018-present

    Tenured/Promoted Fall 2024

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    Western Michigan University

    Instructor of Music Theory

    2018

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    Michigan State University

    Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Music Theory

    2016-2017

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    Interlochen Summer Arts Camp

    Instructor of Music Theory, Aural Skills,

    Music History, and Musician's Artistry

    2019 and 2020

  • RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

    Lambrecht, L. (2020). Integrating keyboarding activities into an early twentieth-century techniques course. In L. VanHandel (Ed.), The Routledge Companion to Music Theory Pedagogy. New York: Routledge.

    •  2022 Society of Music Theory Outstanding Multi-Author Collection Publication Award

     

    Lambrecht, L. and L. VanHandel. (2018) The perception of stable tones in polytonal structures. In Parncutt, R., & Sattmann, S. (Eds.), Proceedings of ICMPC15/ESCOM10. Graz, Austria: Centre for Systematic Musicology, University of Graz.

     

    Lambrecht, L. (2023). Festive Fugue for four-part flexible instrumentation. In J. Caldwell and D. Shaprio (Eds.), Original Études for the Developing Conductor. Blacksburg: Virginia Tech. www.vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/112744

    • 2023 Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (United Kingdom) Impact Award.

  • EDUCATION

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    Michigan State University

    DMA Composition

    MM Theory

    Studied composition with Ricardo Lorenz and Charles Ruggiero

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    University of Northern Colorado

    MM Theory and Composition

    Studied composition with Paul Elwood

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    Colorado Mesa University

    BA Music Education

    Studied composition with Darin Kamstra

    and saxophone with Adam Ballif

  • PRESENTATIONS

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    Engaging and Promoting Student Growth During School Breaks

    Teaching Composition: A National Symposium on Music Composition Pedagogy, Salt Lake City, UT (2023)

     

    Compose the Year: Inspiring Creativity and Building Techniques in Composers through Daily Activities

    Illinois Music Education Association Conference, Peoria, IL (2023)

    Teaching Composition: A National Symposium on Music Composition Pedagogy, Baltimore, MD (2022)

     

    Gamifying the Music Theory Curriculum

    Canadian University Music Society Annual Conference, virtual (2021)

    College Music Society International Conference, virtual (2021)

    College Music Society Great Lakes Regional Conference, virtual (2021)

    Canadian University Music Society Annual Conference, London, Ontario, CA (2020)

     

    Composing with Symmetrical Collections

    Illinois Music Education Association Conference All-State Composition Workshop, Peoria, IL (2023)

    Illinois Music Education Association Conference All-State Composition Workshop, Peoria, IL (2020)

     

    Preparing Your Students for Music School Auditions

    Illinois Music Education Association Conference, Peoria, IL (2020)

    Illinois State Music Teachers Association Conference, Charleston, IL (2019)

     

    Pedagogical Approaches and Analysis to Incorporate Julia Wolfe's Pulitzer Prize Winning Anthracite Fields into Music Courses

    Music by Women International Festival at Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS (2019)

     

    Post-Tonal Pedagogy: Teaching and Learning Early 20th Century Techniques at the Keyboard

    College Music Society Great Lakes Regional Conference, Westerville, OH ( 2018)

    University of Arizona Graduate Student Music Conference, Tucson, AZ (2018)

    Michigan State University College of Music Mock Conference, East Lansing, MI (2018)

    Michigan State University College of Music Theory Colloquium, East Lansing, MI (2017)

     

    Exploring Gesture, Space, and Timbre in Saariaho's NoaNoa

    Music by Women International Festival at Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, MS (2018)

    Michigan State University College of Music Mock Conference, East Lansing, MI (2018)

     

    The Perception of Stable Tones in Polytonal Structures

    International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition, Montréal, Québec, CA (2018)

    Michigan State University College of Music Theory Colloquium, East Lansing, MI ( 2017)

     

    For questions, comments, or more information please contact me below.

  • MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS

    12 Score (2021)

    Provided music soundtrack for game created in collaboration between Bradley University faculty. The game was created to highlight social justice and human rights from 1776 to 2020. The music traces historical styles, forms, and genres throughout the time frame with an overarching accumulation form.

     

    A Dozen Dozen (2020)

    Provided music soundtrack for game created in collaboration between Bradley University faculty. The game was created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in the United States. The gameplay is intended to give the player a sense of the expanse of time (144 years) between the nation’s founding and the passage of the 19th Amendment. The music encompasses Americana genres with an overarching accumulation form.

    • Juried conference demonstration: A MAZE / Berlin: Openscreens – 2020
    • Juried conference demonstration: IndieCade Festival of Independent Games – 2020

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