Orchestra Director
Trumpet
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Education
- D.M.A. in Conducting
Eastman School of Music - M. M. in Trumpet Performance and Literature
Eastman School of Music - B.S. in Music Education
Roberts Wesleyan College
Paul Shewan is Associate Professor at Roberts Wesleyan College where he conducts the Wind Ensemble and the Orchestra, and teaches trumpet, brass ensembles, and instrumental conducting. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from Roberts Wesleyan and a Masters degree in Trumpet Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music in 1983. Dr. Shewan completed the doctoral degree in conducting from the Eastman School of Music in 2004.
Dr. Shewan’s trumpet teachers include Charles Geyer, Robert Nagle, Richard Jones, Terry Schwartz and Paul DeBoer. He performs with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and is a member of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra trumpet section. Recent solo appearances include performances of Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto and Copland’s Quiet City with the Equinox Symphony of Rochester, and J. S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 with members of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Each summer he travels with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra to Vail, Colorado for their annual concert series.
Dr. Shewan has recorded as trumpet soloist, ensemble member, and conductor for several commercial CD’s. For Mode Records he may be heard playing principal trumpet with the Opera Sacra Orchestra in Arthur Honegger’s Christoph Columb. He is featured in many recordings on the Albany label and may be heard in Stephen Shewan’s Suite for Trumpet and Piano (Troy 349-Albany Records) and Fantasy for Trumpet and Organ (Troy 238-Albany Records). His most recent recording as conductor features Randall Thomson’s Frostiana for chorus and orchestra, and Ron Nelson’s TeDeum for chorus and band with the RWC Chorale and Wind Ensemble.
At the Eastman School Dr. Shewan studied conducting with Mendi Rodan, Neil Varon, Donald Hunsberger, and Mark Scatterday. He appeared in several concerts conducting the Eastman Wind Orchestra, the Eastman Conducting Orchestra, and the Eastman Wind Ensemble. In the summer of 2004, he conducted the Eastman Wind Ensemble during its four-week tour of Japan, Taiwan and Macau.
Dr. Shewan has conducted the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in Educational and “Around the Town” concerts. He also conducted the Varna Philharmonic Orchestra (Bulgaria). In 2005, he formed the Eastman /Roberts Chamber Players, an ensemble consisting of Eastman and Roberts Wesleyan students, which included a performance of Milhaud’s La Création du monde and Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du soldat. Dr. Shewan has conducted performances for live public radio broadcasts on the "Music at Midday" series from Roberts Wesleyan College and the Live from Hochstein concert series.
As a guest conductor, Dr. Shewan directed the Air Force Band of Liberty on three occasions and has conducted several High School district festivals. He is also the conductor for the RWC High School Honors Band Festival. Each summer he spends two weeks conducting the high school orchestra at the Csehy Summer School of Music. Prior to coming to Roberts Wesleyan College, Dr. Shewan taught instrumental music for five years in the Holland Central School district.