Jon Robert Cart (born 1964) is an American flautist, piccoloist, and pedagogue. He is a professor of music at Montclair State University’s ,John J. Cali School of Music[1] and a Verne Q. Powell Flutes Artist.[2]

Jon Robert Cart
Born (1964-01-31) January 31, 1964 (age 60)
Occupation(s)Flautist, piccoloist
Websiterobertcartflute.com

Early life edit

Cart was born to Alta and Richard Cart and was raised in Deputy, Indiana. He began studying piano at the age of five with Thelma Henry. By the age of 14, he had begun playing the flute and studied with Francis Fuge of the Louisville Orchestra.

Studies edit

He holds the Bachelor of Music in performance from DePauw University, the Master of Music in performance from Indiana University, and the Doctor of Musical Arts in performance from the University of Maryland College Park.

Professional work edit

He has performed with Philadelphia’s Network for New Music.[3] He has performed at the Atlantic Music Festival,[4] and as solo recitalist at The Kennedy Center[5] and Carnegie Hall,[6] and in China.[7] An advocate for new music, he has premiered solo, chamber, and orchestral works. Solo works by Jennifer Higdon,[8][9] Gary Schocker,[10][11] and others have been dedicated to him. As a chamber musician, he is the founding flutist of the Éxi Chéria,[12][13] a flute viola, and cello chamber ensemble. He serves as a faculty member and flutist and coordinator of the Contemporary Music Ensemble at the Atlantic Music Festival,[14] and as Executive Director of the Marcel Moyse Society.[15]

He has served as Dean of the College of Fine and Performing Arts at Rowan University[16] and as the Director of the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University.; he currently teaches Introduction to Music and flute.[17]

Published works edit

Appoggio and the Art and Science of Bel Canto Flute Pedagogy[18]

Focus! Regulating states of being to improve learning[19]

Serenata Mexicana[20]

Richard Wagner Weseondonck Lieder and Trios Mélodies[21]

References edit

  1. ^ "Robert Cart". www.montclair.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  2. ^ "Robert Cart | Verne Q. Powell Flutes". www.powellflutes.com.
  3. ^ "Network for New Music". Network for New Music. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  4. ^ "Artists". www.atlanticmusicfestival.org. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  5. ^ Robert Cart and Gina DiMedio Marrazza - Millennium Stage (November 18, 2019), retrieved 2022-10-05
  6. ^ "Jon Robert Cart '86 to Perform at Carnegie Hall". DePauw University. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  7. ^ "Montclair State University Symphony Orchestra Performs in Shanghai". Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  8. ^ "Music for Good "Passions ~ New & Old"". Philadelphia Ethical Society. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  9. ^ Higdon, Jennifer (2019). Nocturne for Flute & Piano (Premiere Version ed.). Lawdon Press.
  10. ^ Schocker, Gary (2019). Headstand, Cartwheels for piccolo and piano. Nashua, NH: Falls House Press. ISBN 978-1-49112-994-4.
  11. ^ Schocker, Gary (2012). Always and Forever for Tenor, Flute & Piano. Nashua, NH: Falls House Press.
  12. ^ "éxichéria". Robert Cart, flute. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  13. ^ "Commissioning Competition for Ècxi Chèria Trio". Composers Guild of New Jersey. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  14. ^ "Artists". www.atlanticmusicfestival.org. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  15. ^ "MMS Boards". Marcel Moyse Society. 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  16. ^ "Psi Phi Alumnus Bob Cart '86 appointed dean of Rowan University College of Fine & Performing Arts". www.godeke.org. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  17. ^ "Two Musical Talents Join the John J. Cali School of Music". Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  18. ^ Cart, Robert (June 20, 2022). "Appoggio and the Art and Science of Bel Canto Flute Pedagogy". The Babel Flute. 1 (5).
  19. ^ Cart, Robert (September 20, 2022). "Focus! Regulating states of being to improve learning". The Babel Flute. 1 (6).
  20. ^ Cart, Jon Robert (2005). Serenata Mexicana. Baton Rouge, LA: Centaur Records, Inc.
  21. ^ Cart, Jon (2012). Richard Wagner Wesendonck-Lieber Trois Mélodies. Elmsford, NY: Music Minus One. ISBN 978-1-596-15-836-8.