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Shaker Speaks: Shaker Travels the World
Featuring Theresa J. May, SHHS Class of 2002
Thursday, October 17, 2024, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
A Celebration of International Travel for Shaker Students
Theresa May, SHHS Class of 2002
Our Shaker friends and community are invited to our upcoming Shaker Speaks: Shaker Travels the World on Thursday, October 17, 2024, 7:00 – 8:30 pm at the home of a Shaker residence.
Featuring alumna Theresa May, trumpet player and educator, as well as a panel of Shaker’s international travelers: trip advisor, Shaker parent, and student.
The event is $50 per person and is hosted at the home of a gracious Shaker resident. Only a limited amount of tickets will be sold. Tickets must be purchased in advance.
- This event will benefit the International Travel Assistance Fund for Shaker Heights School students traveling in 2024-2025.
- Theresa May, SHHS Class of 2002, shares her Shaker story as she takes us on travels near and far through unique music for trumpets and electronics.
- A panel of Shaker students, teachers, and parents reflect on the educational impact of visiting other countries and cultures.
- Attendees enjoy an evening of culture, cocktails, and crudités with an international flair.
Shaker Speaks is the Shaker Schools Foundation’s speaker series featuring cocktails and conversations with Shaker alumni in local Shaker homes. Address and directions for host’s home provided upon receipt of registration.
In 2001, I had the great opportunity to travel to Paris, France with the SHHS marching band. This trip ignited my passion for travel and revealed how music can transport me to new places!
Theresa J. May, (she/her), is a native of Shaker Heights, Ohio. She holds a Master of Music from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Dayton. Theresa is an adjunct faculty at Cuyahoga Community College, teaching Applied Trumpet and World Music.
Theresa enjoys community engagement and advocates for racial and gender equality in the music world. She is co-founder of the Chromatic Brass Collective, and is a member of the International Society for Black Musicians (ISBM), an organization dedicated to the advocacy of Black musicians and their work in the scholarship of music. Theresa is a recipient of Karamu House’s “Room in the House” fellowship award which helped her produce and self-release her first album “Renewed” under the moniker, Di·zy·got·ic Energy.
As an active performer and educator, Theresa maintains several private studios in and around Cleveland, Ohio and performs regularly with the international touring band Mourning [A] BLKstar. Theresa has performed in the Colour of Music Festival, was a guest solo artist at the International Women’s Brass Conference, and has also been featured in the International Trumpet Guild Journal. Additionally, Theresa toured nationally with the Broadway Sinfonietta performing the film score for “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” (2023).