Resume

 

CONDUCTOR:

 

  1. Commonwealth Lyric Theater, 2014

  2. Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, 2013

  3. Bard Music Festival, 2013

  4. Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa, Mexico, 2013                                                                                                          

• Manhattan School of Music, 2012

• Maryland Opera Studio, UM School of Music, 2011

• Glimmerglass Opera, 2011

• Massapequa Philharmonic, 2008 - present

• Riverside Orchestra, 2005 - present

• The Blue Hill Troupe, Music Director, 2004 - present

• New York City Opera, VOX series, 2008, 2009

• Opera in the Heights, (Houston, Texas), 2001, 2002

• University of Houston, Moores Opera Center, 2000-2002

• Youkali Ensemble, 2007, 2008

• Sarajevo Philharmonic, 2005

• Oakland Youth Orchestra, 2005

• Commonwealth Opera Orchestra, 2004

• Trinity Chamber Orchestra, 2003

• University of Houston, Moores School of Music Orchestras, 2000-2002

• Houston Civic Orchestra, 2001

• Houston Youth Symphony, 2001

  1. Amherst College Orchestra, 2001

  2. Orchestra of U Mass Amherst, 2006, 2011

• Oberlin Conservatory Chamber Orchestra, 1999


ASSISTANT/COVER CONDUCTOR:


• American Symphony Orchestra, 2012 - present

• Bard Summerscape Festival, 2012 - present

• Bard Music Festival, 2012 - present

• Glimmerglass Opera, 2003-2011

• Manhattan School of Music, 2009- 2011

• L'Opéra Français de New York, 2003, 2008

• Deutsche Oper Berlin, 2007

• Gotham Chamber Opera, 2007

• Opera Omaha, 2006

• New York City Opera, 2004, 2005

• Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, 2005

• Oakland East Bay Symphony, 2005

• Opéra Atelier, Toronto, 2004

• Connecticut Grand Opera, 2003

• Franciscan Chamber Orchestra, 2003

• Berkshire Opera, 2002

• University of Houston, Moores School of Music Orchestras, 2000-2002



        RECORDINGS AND RADIO BROADCASTS


• Albany Records - Summer and Smoke (Hoiby), Manhattan School of Music, Assistant Conductor, 2010

• Naxos Records - The Greater Good (Hartke), Glimmerglass Opera, Assistant Conductor, 2006

• Chandos Records - The Mines of Sulphur (Bennett), Glimmerglass Opera, Assistant Conductor, 2004

• Albany Records - Mystic Flame, oratorio (Horvit), Assistant Conductor, 2001

• NPR’s "Performance Today" (National broadcast) - A Celebration (Nelson), premiere, Conductor, 2001

• NPR station KUHF - L’Horloge des Fleurs (Françaix), Conductor, 2000



        AWARDS, FESTIVALS, RELATED EXPERIENCE


• International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival, Buxton, UK Conductor, 2005

• Bruno Walter Memorial Foundation Career Development Grant, 2004

• ASOL Donald Thulean Conducting Workshop, Active Participant, 2004

• University of Houston, Moores School of Music, Schissler Conducting Fellow, 2002

• Eleazar de Carvalho Festival (Fortaleza, Brazil)  Guest Conductor, 2001

• Shostakovich Festival 2000 (Houston, Texas  Assistant Conductor, 2000



        EDUCATION


• University of Houston, Moores School of Music M.M., Orchestral Conducting, 2002

• Oberlin Conservatory                                                B.M., Piano Performance, 1999

• Oberlin College                    B.A., East Asian Studies, 1994



        TEACHING EXPERIENCE


• Montclair State University                                               Opera Department, 2012 - present 

• University of Maryland     Opera Studio, 2011

• Manhattan School of Music    Opera Department, 2009-2012

• University of Massachusetts,  Amherst     Substitute Conductor, 2006, 2011

• University of Houston, Moores School of Music     Teaching Assistant, 2000-2002

• Oberlin Conservatory, OH              Music Theory Keyboard Assistant, 1999-2000

• Amherst College, MA     Substitute Conductor, 2001

• Glimmerglass Opera, Young American Artist Program    Pianist coach, accompanist, 2003-2011

• Glimmerglass Opera    Performance Preview Lecturer, 2003-2011

• The American School in Switzerland, Lugano    Teacher of Math and History, 1995-1996

• Private studio    Piano Teacher, 2005-2009

• The Stanwich School, CT    Piano Teacher, 2006-2007