Jeremy Edelstein

1725 Woodledge Drive, State College, PA 16803


Phone: 814.571.1108 E-Mail: edelstein.jeremy@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Pennsylvania State University: Schreyer Honors College August 2013 – present
Bachelor of Music Education with Choral Emphasis Class of May 2018

Bachelor of Arts in English GPA: 3.82/4.00

Minor in French & Francophone Studies Dean’s List 9/9

State College Area High School September 2009 – June 2013

Graduated top 10 percent as Faculty Scholar GPA unweighted: 3.89

High Honor Roll for all eight semesters weighted: 4.41

WORK EXPERIENCE
Penn State Libraries, Arts & Humanities Library Reference Assistant July 2016 – December 2017
■ Responsible for distribution, organization, and maintenance of Music and Media Center collection in Pattee Library,
including all music scores, as well as DVDs, VHS, cassettes, CDs, and vinyl records

! Familiarity with cataloging using Library of Congress system, as well as internal, date-based catalogue system

WPSU, Take Note Internship August 2016 – December 2016

■ Research intern: background research and synthesis of various materials (interviews, publications, books, articles, other
resources to prepare interviewer for interviews with variety of personalities (e.g. political, environmental & cultural)

■ Other miscellaneous tasks: answering phones for live telecasts, editing, summary & analysis, reviews, etc.

Saint’s Cafe January 2015 – December 2017

■ Part-time work: various tasks as a barista including making drinks, serving food, cleaning & dishwashing, training new
employees, inventory.

■ Substantial responsibility as one of only two employees in the store at any time: dealing with customer complaints, opening
and closing duties, checking stock and deliveries, maintaining cash drawer

Jersey Mike’s Subs January 2012 – May 2014

■ Part-time work: various tasks around the store including work at the register, making sandwiches (grilling and slicing meat
included), dishes, mopping, other cleaning tasks

■ Team cooperation and leadership as part of the “assembly line” format of sandwich making, customer service aspect of
food service, and experience training new employees at tasks I am familiar with

CLUB INVOLVEMENT
Penn State Statesmen August 2014 – present
■ Music Director/Vice-President (January 2015 – August 2017) & Executive Director (August 2017 – present) – leading
rehearsals (4-6 hours/week), principal arranger, repertoire selection, managing publicity and social media (e.g. concert posters,
Facebook, Instagram), planning performances, liaison for outside parties

■ Frequent performances around community at venues including the President’s Tailgate & Suite and distinguished alumni
award ceremonies; creating studio & live recordings of performances & original arrangements, with a music video release in
October 2015 and full-length album release in December 2017
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Penn State Concert Choir August 2014 – present
■ Served past year as Vice-President and Tour Manager – managing a top-tier choral ensemble in Penn State School of Music
with 40+ members, ensuring the section leaders are sufficiently performing their duties, organizing travel to conferences
(including 2015 ACDA-PA Conference) as well as international tour to Canada in March 2016

■ Several high-profile performances throughout the state and country, including with the Rolling Stones on their Zip Code tour
(May 2015); the 2015 President’s Concert in the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, PA; various university functions

Glee Club August 2013 – present

■ Served past year as Publicity Manager – responsibilities include social outreach and advertising of the Glee Club to create an
image of the organization and spread it as far and wide as possible

■ Various performances around campus including singing at tailgates (including being featured at the President’s Tailgate and
singing for the Irish American Football Association), performing for pep rallies and other Penn State events, the American
Choral Directors’ Association National Conference in Baltimore, and the Intercollegiate Men’s Choruses Conference at
Rutgers University

American Choral Directors’ Association, Student Chapter October 2015 – present

■ President of Penn State’s chapter (January 2017-present) – organizing workshops with faculty & relaying relevant & up-to-
date information to rest of chapter

South Halls Residence Association January 2014 – May 2014

■ Leadership position as historian/librarian of the South Halls Residence Association – documenting the work of the
organization for future reference

■ Maintaining office hours at Redifer Commons for care package pick up, toiletry sales, and answering any questions or
offering any help necessary

■ Reason for leaving organization: no longer living in South Halls

Schreyer Honors Orientation February 2014 – August 2014

■ SHO Time group mentor – leading a group of 5-7 incoming freshmen in an orientation weekend

■ Community Builder team: help with the production of a Lip Dub, scavenger hunt and final bow activities, welcoming families
and doing first night training

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

Bunton-Waller Merit Scholarship (Penn State University); Academic Excellence Scholarship (Schreyer Honors College)

REFERENCES
Craig Avedesian, owner, Saint’s Café; avoair@aol.com; (814)-280-1409

Derrick Beckner, supervisor, Music and Media Center; dgb100@psu.edu; (814)-464-1601

Amanda Maple, music librarian, Pattee & Paterno Library; alm8@psu.edu; (814)-863-1401

SKILLS
Fluent in English, French and Spanish • Musical Ability (vocal, piano, guitar, various instruments) • Proficient in Microsoft Suite:
Excel, Word, Powerpoint and Outlook, as well as iWork: Pages, Numbers and Keynote • Working knowledge of Adobe
Photoshop and Illustrator • Considerable experience with social media management • Comfortable with graphic design