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Frank Siekmann has been active as a musician, composer/arranger from his early days at high school in Staten Island, NY through his "retired" years in Kutztown, PA. During these decades he has written a wide variety of music, both vocal and instrumental, in many styles and at various levels. Many of these are represented on his website.  His education in music includes a BS and MA from NYU and the Ed.D from Columbia University.  Starting off with 15 years teaching in public schools, he moved to a one-year replacement position as Director of Bands at the University of Vermont, followed by 24 years at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania where he taught and directed a variety of courses and genres and also served as Chairman of the Music Department.  His music is widely performed and his commissions include those from various universities and members of major symphonies. Most notably among his works is his "Concerto for Bass Trombone", written at the request of Charles Vernon during his time with the Philadelphia Orchestra (now with the Chicago Symphony). The Concerto is frequently performed at doctoral recitals, auditions, and at concerts in the USA and abroad.  Dr. Siekmann is pleased to include da Capo Brass among the ensembles performing his music.<ref>http://www.dacapobrass.com/frank-siekmann</ref>
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Frank Siekmann is founder, owner, and principal writer for Brelmat Music (named after his three children, Bruce, Ellen and Matthew). He began writing for his musical groups when he started his teaching career and has continued ever since.
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A graduate in Music Education from New York York University and Columbia University (where he received his Ed.D.), Dr. Siekmann has been been published by eight companies with a total of thirty-six compositions/arrangements. Several have been or are on state and national lists; they range from pieces for elementary through high school band, orchestra and chorus.
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His teaching career of forty-one years included fifteen in public schools of Delaware, New Jersey and New York, a one-year year replacement position as Director of Bands at The University of Vermont and twenty-four and a half years as Professor of Music at Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA. During much of that time he also logged a total of thirty years as a church choir director and is Choir Director Emeritus at St. John’s United Church of Christ, Kutztown. He is a multi-instrumentalist and performs regularly on trumpet, piano, accordion and vibraphone.<ref>http://www.brelmatmusic.com/whoisfrank.htm | Frank Siekmann</ref>
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Biography

Born: June 20, 1925

Country: USA

Studies: New York University (B.S.1949, M.A.1950), Columbia University (Ed.D.1959)

Teachers: Modena Scoville-Lane

Website: http://www.brelmatmusic.com/



Frank Siekmann is founder, owner, and principal writer for Brelmat Music (named after his three children, Bruce, Ellen and Matthew). He began writing for his musical groups when he started his teaching career and has continued ever since.

A graduate in Music Education from New York York University and Columbia University (where he received his Ed.D.), Dr. Siekmann has been been published by eight companies with a total of thirty-six compositions/arrangements. Several have been or are on state and national lists; they range from pieces for elementary through high school band, orchestra and chorus.

His teaching career of forty-one years included fifteen in public schools of Delaware, New Jersey and New York, a one-year year replacement position as Director of Bands at The University of Vermont and twenty-four and a half years as Professor of Music at Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA. During much of that time he also logged a total of thirty years as a church choir director and is Choir Director Emeritus at St. John’s United Church of Christ, Kutztown. He is a multi-instrumentalist and performs regularly on trumpet, piano, accordion and vibraphone.[1]


Works for Percussion

Episodes - Marimba; Trombone
Gregarious - Marimba/Vibraphone
Mallets BayPercussion Quartet
Meditation On - “Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella” - Marimba; Vibraphone; Percussion; Piano
Reflections (Siekmann) - Marimba
Rhapsody on Pennsylvania “Dutch Songs” - Marimba; Trombone
The Coventry Carol - Marimba and Percussion
Wayfaring Stranger - Marimba; Piano

References