Graduate Assistantship
In the spring of 2000, the John Donald Robb Graduate Music Assistantship program at the University of New Mexico was established to support the preservation and improvement of the John Donald Robb Archive of Southwestern Music and the Robb manuscript collection at the University Libraries’ Center for Southwest Research as well as to assist with the annual John Donald Robb Composers’ Symposium and biennial Composers’ Commission Competition. The program is open to qualified students wishing to study for a Master’s Degree in Music or Music Education.
The Assistantship offers:
Graduate Assistant Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
If you are interested in applying, please contact the UNM Department of Music.
The Assistantship offers:
- Tuition remission for one year
- A stipend
- It is a renewable position
Graduate Assistant Responsibilities:
- Improving Access to the Robb Archive
- Assisting with the John D. Robb Composers’ Symposium and Composers’ Commission Competition
- Participating in educational and community outreach programming
- Other duties as directed
Qualifications:
- A qualified student pursuing a Master’s Degree in Music or Music Education
- Experience and interest in composition and theory
- Strong proficiency with technical equipment and computer software
If you are interested in applying, please contact the UNM Department of Music.
Current Graduate Assistant
Levi Raleigh Brown is the UNM Robb Trust Graduate Assistant for 2018-2019.
Levi Brown grew up in Kalispell, Montana, and attended The University of Montana where he studied with Dr. Emilie LeBel. Here he received a Bachelor of Music in composition and both wrote for and performed with many ensembles. He found a particular interest in playing the traditional gamelan music of Bali, Indonesia, and in 2016 he traveled to Bali to study with expert Made Lasmawan. There he learned to play many traditional pieces and also found inspiration for his own music.
Levi is currently working toward his Master’s Degree in composition at The University of New Mexico, where he studies with Dr. Karola Obermueller. His music is often absurd but thoughtful and aims to draw attention to common human experience and natural processes while experimenting with elements of musical chance, form, and texture.
Past Graduate Assistants include Steven Gomez, Matthew Stanley, Joe Hay, Tom McVeety, and Tatiana Vetrinskaya.
Levi Brown grew up in Kalispell, Montana, and attended The University of Montana where he studied with Dr. Emilie LeBel. Here he received a Bachelor of Music in composition and both wrote for and performed with many ensembles. He found a particular interest in playing the traditional gamelan music of Bali, Indonesia, and in 2016 he traveled to Bali to study with expert Made Lasmawan. There he learned to play many traditional pieces and also found inspiration for his own music.
Levi is currently working toward his Master’s Degree in composition at The University of New Mexico, where he studies with Dr. Karola Obermueller. His music is often absurd but thoughtful and aims to draw attention to common human experience and natural processes while experimenting with elements of musical chance, form, and texture.
Past Graduate Assistants include Steven Gomez, Matthew Stanley, Joe Hay, Tom McVeety, and Tatiana Vetrinskaya.