The REP Project

repertoire as representation

founded by Dr. Eric Schultz and his students at Coastal Carolina University
a collaborative project of the Music Department and the Edwards Center for Collaborative Research

“a mastermind” -Myrtle Beach Herald
“pathfinder” -Valerie Coleman

Ongoing Educational Project:

John Corigliano (Juilliard) and LGBTQIA+ History

Read more here and please attend the performance of John Corigliano’s Clarinet Concerto
with The Chelsea Symphony in New York City during NYC Pride month.

NEWS: Schultz nominated for
GRAMMY® Music Educator of the Year

Current Project:

Armando Bayolo (Illinois)

2025: Armando Bayolo

A man in a light blue shirt conducting a band class with four young musicians seated, holding musical instruments, and listening.
A large classroom filled with students seated and listening to a lecture, with a lecturer at a podium and a woman standing at the front.
A woman singing at a music stand in front of a grand piano, with a pianist playing on a black Steinway & Sons grand piano.
A small jazz ensemble performing on stage with five musicians and a conductor. The musicians are playing brass instruments, including trombones, and a piano is partially visible on the left.
A young woman holding a clarinet standing on a stage next to a man who is speaking, in front of a grand piano, likely during a music recital or lesson.
A man with gray hair, glasses, and wearing a black blazer playing a grand piano in a room with wooden flooring.
A small classical music ensemble performing on stage, including a violinist, a cellist, a clarinetist, and a pianist in the background.
A group of people sitting on a stage, holding musical instruments, being directed by two men standing in front of them, in a room with a white wall.
Two men shaking hands in a room, one is older with glasses and gray hair, wearing a light blue shirt. The other is younger, wearing a white shirt and beige pants, holding a pencil and a ruler.

Congratulations to Victor Sanchez, CCU Senior, for his work on this residency. He will be attending the University of Rhode Island for a Master of Music in Conducting with a Full Ride, Stipend, Fee Waiver, Health Insurance and Full Teaching Assistantship.

On Becoming Ungathered

The new clarinet concerto by Armando Bayolo

As a part of the residency, the project commissioned Bayolo’s clarinet concerto which will be premiered with several orchestras in the 2025-2026 season. Here is a preview.

2024: Amanda Harberg

Commissioned work:
Oh, Snap! for clarinet and piano

A man holding a clarinet and extending his hand towards a smiling woman in a black velvet blazer, in a music performance setting.
Musicians performing on stage includes a woman playing flute, a woman at piano, a woman adjusting sheet music, and a man playing clarinet. Audience seated in front.
Two men embrace each other on stage, one holding a clarinet, with a grand piano in the background.
Four women playing flutes on a stage, with a grand piano in the background and a woman sitting in a chair to the right, reading sheet music.
Event poster featuring a woman playing a piano, with text about Amanda Harberg's concert, date, time, location, and sponsors.
A young man playing the soprano saxophone with a woman playing the keyboard in the foreground. They are performing in a music room with a grand piano and music stand visible.
A man in a suit holding a clarinet, smiling with a woman playing the piano in the background. The scene is decorated with string lights and a large star-shaped ornament on the wall.
A woman with long curly hair, wearing a black dress with embroidered patterns on the sleeves, is smiling and waving, standing near a podium with a university seal. A man with glasses, wearing a light pink shirt, stands opposite her with his hands cla
Group of fifteen women standing side by side indoors, smiling for a photo with plain beige walls and a large window in the background.
Two musicians, a woman and a man, are on a stage, smiling and looking at each other. The woman stands near a black grand piano, and the man holds a clarinet. The background is a brick wall with an exit sign.

Congratulations to Hailey Cornell, CCU Senior, for their work on this residency. They are now at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for a Master of Music degree with a Full Ride, Stipend, Fee Waiver, Health Insurance and Full Teaching Assistantship.

2023: Valerie Coleman

Two women are sitting on a stage, facing each other, engaged in conversation. One woman is wearing glasses and a black dress with jewelry, while the other woman has long black hair and is wearing a black dress with feather details on the top.

Congratulations to Diamond Gaston, CCU Senior, for her work on this residency. She is now at Winthrop University for a Master of Teaching in Music degree with a Full Ride.

A poster looking at the NY Philharmonic season based on research by Iván Enrique Rodríguez in April 2021.
Man in a black suit and tie, smiling while holding a clarinet, against a dark background.

How it Started

The front page of the Myrtle Beach Herald newspaper dated May 19, 2023. It features a photo of Eric Schultz, a Coastal Carolina University professor, playing the clarinet at the Market Common, and the headline 'HE'S A MASTERMIND'.
Prayer, Amanda Harberg performed by Diamond Gaston

Prayer, Amanda Harberg performed by Diamond Gaston

Student Newspaper Front Page

Student Newspaper Front Page

Coleman, Ballroom Celebration

Coleman, Ballroom Celebration

Coleman Library on Local TV

Coleman Library on Local TV

Flute Center of New York Visit

Flute Center of New York Visit

Interviews and Outreach

Interviews and Outreach

Langston Hughes Rehearsal

Langston Hughes Rehearsal

Coleman Library Acquisition

Coleman Library Acquisition

Panel Discussion, Repertoire as Representation

Panel Discussion, Repertoire as Representation

  • Read about the Valerie Coleman Music Library

    “The library acquisition is a tangible outcome of a conversation that began in 2020, when Schultz and his students started thinking about the limitations of traditional musical repertoire – namely, the fact that most music students never learn or perform music by women, people of color, or living composers.”

    Read more

  • Read about the Edwards Center at CCU

    “It’s strange when reality takes us by surprise. Yet when Hailey Cornell, junior music major, recently performed “Sonata, Mvt. I” by Amanda Harberg, it was the first time in her 10-year musical career that she played a piece written by a woman.”

    Read more
A magazine spread featuring a music article titled "Breaking the Canon." The left page shows a young woman with curly hair, dressed in a white top and checkered pants, sitting outside on steps playing the flute. The right page includes photos of two
Man playing a clarinet in an outdoor setting, framed by greenery and trees, with a building in the background.
A man in a suit playing the clarinet outdoors in an archway surrounded by greenery, with a house and trees in the background.

Are you interested in joining the [Represent]atoire Project?

Reach out to us for a shout-out here.

We are not limiting the people/organizations that can be involved. This could be a clarinet studio, a music department, an orchestra, or a theater program. Or anything, really.

You can find your own composers, or use the same composers as us. As time goes on, the hope is that we will all be able to share our projects, ideas, and resources with each other.

2022: Amanda Harberg (Virtual)

Our student fellows in the Edwards Center for Inclusive Excellence at Coastal Carolina University gave a powerful presentation and truly beautiful tribute to composer Amanda Harberg. This event was the birth of The [Represent]atoire Project.

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and @representatoire

to stay up to date

Stream POLYGLOT the album - now available!

Featuring new music dedicated to Schultz.

Iván Enrique Rodríguez
Johanny Navarro
Chia-Yu Hsu
Gabriel Bouche Caro

And the beloved Clarinet Trio by Johannes Brahms.

“a keen sense of lyricism” -I Care If You Listen

“Schultz plays with emotion, panache, and enviable technique”
-The Clarinet

A newspaper article titled 'News in Brief' by Kelsie Crouch, reporting that CCU owns the largest Valerie Coleman collection, as of January 28, 2022, and mentioning the inspiration behind the purchase, derived from conversations with three musicians a
A newspaper article titled "Amanda Harberg kickstarts plan for musical recital representation on campus." Includes a black-and-white photo of four women and three men standing on a stage, with one woman holding a microphone and the others smiling.
A newspaper article about a concert featuring women composers, scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Edwards Recital Hall, with $10 admission and discounts available. The article discusses the performers and the event's significance.