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'''Kim Walker''' is a [[bassoon]]ist of [[Scotland|Scottish]]/[[USA|American]] origins, who studied with [[Roger Birnstingl]] at the [[Geneva Conservatory]]. Following a career performing internationally, she became involved in education. After 10 years at [[Indiana University]], Walker became Dean of Music at [[Sydney Conservatorium of Music]] in 2004.<ref>[http://www.usyd.edu.au/news/84.html?newsstoryid=293 "New Dean at Sydney Conservatorium of Music"] retrieved 10.9.07</ref> |
'''Kim Walker''' is a [[bassoon]]ist of [[Scotland|Scottish]]/[[USA|American]] origins, who studied with [[Roger Birnstingl]] at the [[Geneva Conservatory]]. Following a career performing internationally, she became involved in education. After 10 years at [[Indiana University]], Walker became Dean of Music at [[Sydney Conservatorium of Music]] in 2004.<ref>[http://www.usyd.edu.au/news/84.html?newsstoryid=293 "New Dean at Sydney Conservatorium of Music"] retrieved 10.9.07</ref> |
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Professor Walker's career as a bassoonist is well documented with a catalogue of over 23 solo recordings available.<ref>[http://wwwusyd.edu.au/research/opportunities/supervisors/632] retrieved 9.5.09</ref> She continues to perform especially in Asia.<ref>[http://www.usyd.edu.au/news/84.html?newsstoryid=2450] retrieved 9.5.2009</ref> |
Professor Walker's career as a bassoonist is well documented with a catalogue of over 23 solo recordings available.<ref>[http://wwwusyd.edu.au/research/opportunities/supervisors/632] retrieved 9.5.09</ref> She continues to perform especially in Asia.<ref>[http://www.usyd.edu.au/news/84.html?newsstoryid=2450] retrieved 9.5.2009</ref> |
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== Controversy == |
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In 2007 Kim Walker was accused of plagiarism and investigated by the university, after a talk and lectures she gave were found to contain whole paragraphs that were identical to those of a talk given by a former colleague<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/mediator-aims-to-restore-harmony-at-troubled-conservatorium/2009/01/27/1232818435451.html]</ref>. The allegations were investigated by [[Sydney University]] and subsequently dropped. In late 2009 she was accused of having misrepresented her qualifications when the University handbook stated that she had a degree from the Curtis Institute of Philadelphia which was untrue. These allegations were also dropped and the University could find no evidence that the misrepresentation was deliberate on Kim Walker's part <ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/national/dean-of-the-con-cleared-of-deception-20091218-l5pg.html]</ref>. |
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Revision as of 04:55, 12 July 2010
Kim Walker is a bassoonist of Scottish/American origins, who studied with Roger Birnstingl at the Geneva Conservatory. Following a career performing internationally, she became involved in education. After 10 years at Indiana University, Walker became Dean of Music at Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2004.[1] Professor Walker's career as a bassoonist is well documented with a catalogue of over 23 solo recordings available.[2] She continues to perform especially in Asia.[3]