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Education
| Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition The Shepherd School of Music, Rice University Houston, TX |
2009 – Present |
| Masters of Music in Composition University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV |
2008 |
| Bachelors of Music in Composition cum laude The Setnor School of Music, Syracuse University Syracuse, NY |
2003 |
Teaching Experiences
| Rice University | |
| MUSI 317 – Music Theory for Non-Majors MUSI 307 – Music Composition for Non-Majors Fall |
2010/2011 2011 |
| UNLV | MUS 602 – Graduate Ear Training Review Fall MUS 304E – Advanced Musicianship Spring MUS 113 – Fundamentals of Music Composition Spring MUS 131 – Intro to Music Literature Fall MUS 113 – Fundamentals of Music Composition Fall MUS 121 – Music Appreciation Spring MUS 103E – Remedial Theory Fall MUS 103F – Remedial Ear Training Fall |
2008 2008 2008 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 |
Teachers – Composition
| Arthur Gottschalk – Professor of Comp/Theory Shepherd School of Music, Rice University |
Current |
| Kurt Stallmann – Associate Professor of Comp/Theory Shepherd School of Music, Rice University |
Spring – 2010 Fall – 2010 |
| Shih-Hui Chen – Associate Professor of Comp/Theory Shepherd School of Music, Rice University |
Fall – 2009 |
| Yi Chen – Distinguished Professor in Composition Conservatory of Music and Dance, UMKC |
Spring – 2009 |
| James Mobberley – Curators’ Professor in Composition Conservatory of Music and Dance, UMKC |
Spring – 2009 |
| Virko Baley – Distinguished Professor in Composition University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
2006 – 2008 |
| Jorge Grossmann – Assistant Professor in Comp/Theory University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
2006 – 2008 |
| Nicolas Scherzinger – Assistant Professor in Composition Setnor School of Music, Syracuse University |
1999 – 2003 |
| Daniel Godfrey – Professor in Composition/Theory Setnor School of Music, Syracuse University |
1999 – 2003 |
Teachers – Conducting
| Taras Krysa – Assistant Professor, Director or Orchestras University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
2007 – 2009 |
| Takayoshi "Tad" Suzuki – Instructor of Conducting, Director of Tad Wind Symphony – Tokyo, Japan University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
2006 |
| David Weiller – Assistant Professor, Director Choral Studies – University of Nevada, Las Vegas | 2006 – 2007 |
Performances
| New Mexico Fragments – Susanne Mentzer, Brian Connelley | |
| Rice University – Houston, TX | Sept. 2010 |
| Santa Fe, NM | Sept. 2010 |
| …a little Yazz flute Mary Fukushima – Cortona, Italy Rice University – Houston, TX – Aaron Perdue |
June 2010 Feb. 2011 |
| E-F in A! – Sophia Tegart, Michael Kirkendoll - Cortona, Italy Rice University |
June 2010
Feb. 2011 |
| Three Spanish Dances – Rice University – Houston, TX | Mar. 2009, Feb. 2011 |
| Morceau de Deuce – Natalie Parker, Dawson White, Eryn Bauer Rice University – Houston, TX |
Feb. 2011 |
| To a Soldier – Rice University Performers; Chelsea Morris – Soprano Rice University – Houston, TX |
Mar. 2011, Feb. 2011 |
| Leave the light on – UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance, Dance and Music Student – ArtSounds Performance – Kansas City, MO |
April 2009 |
| Suite for the Elements – NEXTET New Music Ensemble, UNLV – Las Vegas, NV | Nov. 2008 |
| “Fire” – NEXTET New Music Ensemble, UNLV – Las Vegas, NV | Feb. 2008 |
| “Fire” – GAMMA UT Festival – Austin, TX | Mar. 2009 |
| “Water & Earth” – Rice University Performers – Houston, TX | April 2010 |
| Red Stilettos – Megan Lanz | |
| Las Vegas, NV | May 2009 |
| Heather Zinninger – Houston, TX | Mar. 2010 |
| Ashley Bingaman – Pavia, Italy | July 2010 |
| Voghera, Italy | July 2010 |
| Winchester, VA | Nov. 2010 |
| Deep Blue Something or Other – LA-TEX electronic music festival | |
| College Station, TX | Oct. 2009 |
| REM-LABS concert – Houston, TX | Nov. 2009 |
| LA-TEX electronic music festival – New Orleans, LA | Oct. 2010 |
| Rice University – Houston, TX | Feb. 2011 |
| Ozymandias – UNLV Chamber Chorale – Las Vegas, NV | Nov. 2008 |
| Seduccíon de la Danza – soundSCAPE New Music Festival – Pavia, Italy | July 2008 |
| Avila Duet & percussionists – Las Vegas, NV | Nov. 2008 |
| Jesus Jesus rest your head – St. Hubert’s Catholic Church Choir – Chanhassen, MN | Dec. 2008 |
| Lullaby – Rik Noyce, Gina Bombola – Las Vegas, NV | Jan. 2008 |
| Sorrows End – UNLV Symphonic Winds – Las Vegas, NV | Nov. 2007 |
| Three Emily Dickinson Poems – UNLV Chamber Chorale – Las Vegas, NV | April 2007 |
| Eden Prairie High Concert Choir – Eden Prairie, MN | May 2007 |
| Psalm 61: 1-5 Prayer for protection – Syracuse University – Syracuse, NY | Oct. 2005 |
| Missa Pro Pectus Pecatoris Décor – Jaimie Ratcliff, Gregory Wood – Syracuse, NY | April 2005 |
| Juliana Sabol, Gregory Wood – Syracuse, NY | Nov. 2005 |
| They needn’t now cry – Syracuse University – Syracuse, NY | April 2003 |
| Snowdrifts – Cassatt and Degas String Quartet – Syracuse, NY | Jan. 2003 |
| Syracuse University Performers – Syracuse, NY | April 2003 |
| Song Cycle no.1 – Garrett Heater & Jelena Simonovic – Syracuse, NY | Mar. 2002 |
| Jennifer Meza, & Leigh Goborgge – Syracuse, NY | April 2003 |
| Libera me Domine – Syracuse University Men’s Choir – Syracuse, NY | Mar. 2002 |
| Trombone Quintet – “Jam” – Syracuse University Trombone Quintet – Syracuse, NY |
Nov. 2002 |
| Nocturne in f-minor – Marina Jeraci – Syracuse, NY | Nov. 2002 |
| Marina Jeraci – Syracuse, NY | April 2003 |
| The Dance – Marina Jeraci – Syracuse, NY | Mar. 2002 |
| Marina Jeraci – Syracuse, NY | April 2003 |
| Miracle Prayer – Syracuse University Performers – Syracuse, NY | Dec. 2001 |
Conducting Experience
| Recoil – for mixed sextet – McClure World Premier – Houston, TX |
Nov. 2009 |
| Seduccion de la Danza – for Flute, Guitar & 2 percussion – Bachicha. World Premier – Pavia, Italy | July 2008 |
| Three Emily Dickinson Songs – SATB a cappella choir– Bachicha. World Premier – Las Vegas, NV | April 2008 |
| Seduccion de la Danza – for Flute, Guitar & 2 percussion – Bachicha. World Premier – Pavia, Italy | July 2008 |
| UNLV Summer Community Wind Band Las Vegas, NV |
Summer 2008 Summer 2007 |
| Syracuse University Men’s Choir Syracuse, NY |
2000 – 2001 |
Festival Attendance
| highSCORE – Pavia, Italy studied with: Paul Moravec, Christopher Theofanidis performed: Red Stilettos |
2010 |
| Cortona Sessions for New Music – Cortona, Italy studied with: Gabriella Frank, Forest Pierce performed: E-F in A! and … a little Yazz flute |
2010 |
| GammaUT – Austin, TX performed: “Fire” from Suite for the Elements |
2009 |
| soundSCAPE – Pavia, Italy studied with: Brian Hulse, Giovanni Albini, Karl Korte performed: Seduccion de la Danza |
2008 |
| NEON (Nevada Encounters On New Music) studied with: Chen Yi, Bruce Broughton, Dmitri Tymozcko, Bernard Rands performed: “Fire” from Suite for the Elements |
2007 |