Academics

Stan Charkey—Music

Image of Stan Charkey "Teaching has made me care more about music," says Stan. "A piece I'm performing may take on a whole new dimension because we've analyzed it in class and I've suddenly become aware of something I never noticed before."

This enthusiastic mentor finds that immersion in the liberal arts helps him maintain a broad outlook on life. "Being able to discuss Nietzsche over a cup of coffee somehow works its way back into the music. And it also does a lot for my teaching."

Stan perceives the development of musical skills as the honing of a craft. He is fascinated by the changing attitudes musicians have had toward their art. "In history classes, I emphasize the artists' relationships with society as well as the development of forms on a purely musical level." He is a former member of the New York Pro Musica, the Renaissance Consort, and the Music For A While ensemble, and in 1972 received the Bodky Award from the Cambridge Society for Early Music. Stan has played as a soloist and chamber musician at Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center and Alice Tully Hall, and as a guest artist at the Marlboro Music Festival. He has recorded on the Musical Heritage Society, Angel and Arabesque labels. A composer of some note, he has written scores for dance, theater, and chamber ensembles.

B.M., Hartt College of Music, 1970; M.M., University of Massachusetts, 1977; Marlboro College, 1977 -