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Dr. Eric Wood is Associate Professor of Practice in Theory and Composition. Since 1998, he has been a faculty member at the Conservatory teaching a variety of courses in both Music History and Music Theory as well as applied composition lessons. He currently teaches first year written theory (Diatonic Harmony and Chromatic Harmony) as well as upper division theory courses (Advanced Analysis and Counterpoint). Dr. Wood has also taught at Evergreen Valley College, California State University, Stanislaus and Boston University.

Dr. Wood holds the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in Composition from the University of Oregon where his primary teachers were Derek Healey, Harold Owen, and Monte Tubb. He earned the Doctoral of Musical Arts in composition from Boston University, studying with Charles Fussell and Lukas Foss.

As a composer, Dr. Wood鈥檚 compositions have been performed at the Warebrook Festival in Vermont and the Cabrillo Festival in Aptos, California. Focusing primarily on vocal music, he has written song cycles on poems by Shakespeare, Kenneth Patchen, e. e. cummings and Pablo Neruda. Larger vocal works include a one-act opera, Movieland Chatroom and a cantata for Christmas, 鈥淥 Golden Child.鈥� 鈥淭he Wedding Procession of the Rag Doll and the Broom Handle and Who was in It鈥� is for Symphonic Wind Ensemble and narrator using a children鈥檚 story by Carl Sandburg.

Recent works include 鈥淨uartet鈥� for clarinet, piano, cello and percussion, 鈥淚nvective,鈥� a soprano/violin duo based on critical reviews of well-known composers, and 鈥淧lanting Trees,鈥� a setting of a poem by Wendall Berry for string quartet and tenor.

During his time at 91成人导航, Dr. Wood has been voted Most Inspirational Professor by the Conservatory student body three times.