Christopher
Burrus
Submitted:
May 24, 2010
Rejected
: $
0
Contact Information:
Christopher
Burrus
4605 Hickory Ct.
Zionsville
Indiana
46077
USA
(317) 460-1160
Reference 1:
Joseph Bognar
Reference 2:
Phillip Serna
Summary of Submitted Materials:
I am sending scanned copies of both letters of recommendation, as well as an invoice for the instrument I would like to purchase.
Submitted Documents:
Submitted Recordings:
Committee Notes:
Sorry, I've lost the plot - this application was rejected, according to the list, on Jan 16, 2011 and currently reappears as pending. Can anyone fill me in? Am I supposed to write a rejection, and, if so, on what basis?
WG
Wendy- For some reason he got two applications in. If you click on the Application Number heading you can sort the list by that number. Just reject the second one as well.
Peter
I don't know much about this as it came up before my time, but I'm sure it was turned down. Why it is still listed as pending is a mystery to me. Maybe Peter didn't connect with you about it. I think I recall you wondering whether you had contacted Christopher about it. Maybe David or Jack can clarify this???
Lucy
On second look - we seem to have a minor problem with the GIA software. I'm on the road at the moment and too tired to safely work on it tonight, but perhaps tomorrow. In the meantime, please don't approve or reject any GIA applications. Thanks.
Peter
Isn't this the one where one of the two applications mysteriously vaporized? The one where all our discussion lay? We may have to start over on this one - I don't remember it well enough. Do we have money left over that could be applied to it?
- Jack
ps. does anyone know if he is still playing the viol, and/or is still interested in this? ooooops I think this one was on my watch, but I didn't realize that I was the Ultimate Checker. Sorry 'bout that.
- j.
Project Description:
After having studied the viol for the past year, I would like to pursue it more seriously. I am currently playing on a rented, smaller six stringed instrument, and feel that in order to study the entire variety of the viol repertoire as well as take advantage of my own abilities, it would be better for me to have a larger, seven string instrument. This would be more comfortable for me since I am six foot seven. Owning such a viol would open up opportunities for me to study a more advanced repertoire. As a violinist switching more seriously to classical double bass, one of the things I miss most about the violin is the richness of the solo literature. The double bass music just does not have that same richness, but I have discovered that there is no lack of beautiful solo literature for viola da gamba.
There is no early music program at Valparaiso University, the school that I am currently enrolled in as a music major. The school has been very gracious in allowing me to cultivate my interest in early music however, and my goal is to have a consort started before I graduate. I feel that in order to do that, I need to be able to impress my peers with some of the more advance repertoire, which in my studies I have found to be written for a seven string instrument.
Request Amount:
$
Total Project Cost:
$
4650
Budget and Additional Funding:
Qualifications:
o far while attending Valparaiso University, I have studied the viol under Dr. Philip Serna, performed on the viol twice for the Music Viva recital series, attended the Viola Da Gamba Society Conclave in 2009 in Chicago, and performed in the Valparaiso Strings Colloquium. I will be attending the 3rd Coast Viol workshop for the 2010 memorial day weekend.
Letter of Reference 1:
Letter of Reference 2: