Jerry Tabor
Research Interests
Tabor’s research is focused on composition theory and composition pedagogy. His specialty areas are jazz and experimental composition, as well as graphic notational systems, which he uses extensively in his own music.
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Teaching Philosophy
Tabor feels that the most important element of the teacher-student dynamic is that everyone is a human being who brings something valuable to the table. Openness, authenticity, and the joy of "doing" music are first and foremost in his mind. Tabor has become an expert at boiling down complex concepts into a big-picture view that students can understand. Details are then categorized into concepts that relate directly to the big picture so that memorization and application are as practical as possible.
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Selected Publications
Tabor, Jerry N. (1999) Otto Laske: Navigating New Music Horizons. Greenwood Press.
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Current Courses
Fall 2024
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- Artistic Highlights
- Service Activities and Community Relations
Owner and President, Neuma Records & Publications:
In 2013, Tabor took the helm of the respected independent contemporary music label, Neuma Records. As an advocate of living composers and contemporary music, in general, he expanded Neuma to include a contemporary music publishing house. Neuma focuses on important music by both men and woman that Tabor believes have or will have a profound impact on the field from an historical perspective. Neuma is also now the only company in the world that publishes electroacoustic music as independent works of art on par with acoustic compositional scores.- External Collaboration Highlights
Believing strongly that women composers are significantly underrepresented in the field, Tabor forged a partnership between Neuma and the “I Resound Press” archive of women composers, curated by Dr. Linda Dusman at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Some of the important women composers Tabor publishes are Annea Lockwood, Eleanor Hovda, Ruth Lomon, Linda Dusman, and Anna Rubin.
- Press Releases
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SU Presidential Inauguration Week Events Announced May 1-6
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SU presents 'Oh, What Fun: A Family Festival of Music'
Monday, November 12, 2018 -
Jerry Tabor Ear Alliance Continues Feature Fridays Series March 9
Thursday, February 15, 2018 -
New Music Salisbury Concert Highlights Faculty, Students Mar. 30
Thursday, March 30, 2017 -
SU's Tabor Discusses Composition 'Frieze' Friday, April 15
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 -
'New Music Salisbury' Concert Scheduled Thursday, May 1
Monday, April 28, 2014 -
'Celebrate the Sounds' at SU's Winter Music Festival November 24-December 7
Thursday, November 14, 2013 -
SU Winter Music Festival Presents 'Notes From All Over' December 2-9
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 -
SU Music Festival Presents 'A Musical Fantasy' May 5-12
Thursday, May 03, 2012 -
SU Presents 'Fa La La La Fusion' Music Festival December 4-10
Friday, November 18, 2011 -
Tabor Discusses 'Jazz as Fusion' Wednesday, November 30
Friday, November 18, 2011 -
SU Composers Showcase 'New Music Salisbury' Monday, May 9
Friday, May 06, 2011 -
SU Hosts Annual Winter Music Festival December 2-11
Friday, November 19, 2010 -
'New Music Salisbury' Features SU Faculty Compositions Friday, October 22
Monday, October 18, 2010 -
SU Jazz Brazz Big Band and Jazz Conzeption Perform Dec. 7
Tuesday, November 28, 2006 -
'Four for the Season' Music Festival Celebrates Holidays
Friday, November 17, 2006