MARJORIE M. RUSCHE
Instructor of Piano
M.A. University of Minnesota
D.M. Indiana University School of Music-Bloomington
E-mail: mmrusche@aol.com
Website: www.marjorierusche.com
Marjorie M. Rusche composes music for opera, music theater, orchestra, chorus, dance, soloists, and a variety of vocal and instrumental ensembles. Awards and commissions include: Saint Mary's College Women's Choir (2004); Indiana Music Teachers Association Convention Commission (2003); South Bend Symphony Orchestra (2003 & 2000); Indiana University South Bend Philharmonic (2000); the American Music Center's Margaret Fairbank Jory Copying Assistance Program, New York City (1999); DuPage Chorale/American Composers Forum-Chicago Chapter (1998); Stickley Foundation Opera Commission Award, South Bend, IN (1998); Indiana State Arts Board Individual Composer Fellowship (1996-1997); Meet The Composer-Midwest (1996, 1987, 1983); the Jerome Foundation, St. Paul, MN (1996); the American Chamber Opera Company, New York City (1995); Gotham Ensemble, New York City (1993); Meet The Composer-New York Composer Performance Fund Award (1993); Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, IN (1992); McKnight Foundation Fellowship in Music Composition, St. Paul, MN (1988); Minnesota State Arts Board Individual Artist Fellowship in Music Composition (1987); Minnesota Composers Forum Demo Tape Grant (1983); the Schubert Club, St. Paul, MN (1985, 1975); Minnesota Composers Forum/Jerome Foundation Composers Commissioning Program Award (1983); Skylight Comic Opera Theater, Milwaukee, WI (1983); DANCECIRCUS, Milwaukee, WI (1982); and yearly ASCAP Standard Awards Grants (2004-1985). Her compositions have been performed live and on radio in Amsterdam, Vienna, Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, Kenya, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Indiana.
Dr. Rusche is affiliated with ASCAP, the American Music Center, the American Composers Forum, the Chicago Composers Forum, the College Music Society, the National Music Teachers Association, Indiana Music Teachers Association, and South Bend Area Music Teachers Association. She teaches music composition, music theory, music history, musicianship, orchestration and piano at the Indiana University South Bend, the University of Notre Dame, and at her private studio in Mishawaka. In November 2003 she was the featured composer at the Indiana State Music Teachers Convention at Goshen College, and in March 2000 was the guest composer at the Ball State University New Music Festival. She earned her D.M. in Music Composition with minors in Music Theory and Music History from the Indiana University School of Music-Bloomington in May 1996. She received scholarships from the Indiana University School of Music and the Indiana University Foundation (1994-1995). She also holds a M.A. in Music Composition and Theory from the University of Minnesota, has worked as an arranger/pianist for dance and theater companies, and taught music in Kenya while serving in the U.S. Peace Corps.
