Biography
EDUCATION
D.M.A. in Viola Performance, Cognate in Arts Administration, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2010
M.M. in Viola Performance, Cognate in Violin Pedagogy, Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, Ind., 2006
B.M. in Viola Performance, Summa cum laude, Vanderbilt University, Blair School of Music, Nashville, Tenn., 2003
PEDAGOGICAL EDUCATION
- Violin Pedagogy Courses (one year sequence), University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, Fall 2007-Spring 2008
- Cognate in Violin Pedagogy, Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music, Fall 2005-Spring 2006
- Suzuki Teacher Training, Violin Books 1-4, Vanderbilt University, Blair School of Music, Fall 2002-Spring 2003
ORCHESTRAL DIRECTION EDUCATION
- Orchestral Rehearsal Techniques Workshop, Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music, June 2013
CHAMBER MUSIC AND ORCHESTRAL POSITIONS
- Mid-Texas Symphony Chamber Players, Violist, Tye Preston Library- Canyon Lake, Texas, October 2013
- Mid-Texas Symphony, Assistant Principal Viola, Seguin and New Braunfels, Texas, August 2010-present
- San Antonio Symphony, Substitute Viola, San Antonio, November 2011-present
- Corpus Christi Symphony, Substitute Viola, Corpus Christi, Texas, November 2010 to present.
- Victoria Symphony, Substitute Viola, Victoria, Texas, March 2001-present
INVITED JUDGE, PANELIST, GUEST SPEAKER
- Guest Speaker, University of Colorado- Physics of Sound Class, Boulder, Colo., July 2013
- Judge, International Schools Association of the Southwest, Austin, April 2013
- Judge, Schmidbauer International Competition, Stephen F. Austin University, January 2013
- Judge, Youth Orchestras of San Antonio Concerto Competition, San Antonio, November 2012
- Guest Speaker, University of Colorado- Physics of Sound Class, Boulder, Colo.,July 2012
- Panelist, Future Texas Music Educators Chapter Meeting, Round Rock, Texas, November 2011
MASTERCLASSES AND CLINICS
- Texas High School Orchestra and Sectional Clinician. Brandeis, Churchill, Clark, Health Careers, Holmes, John Jay Johnson, Judson, Lake Travis, MacArthur, Marshall, Stevens, Taft, September 2010 to present
- Viola Master Class, Stephen F. Austin University, January 2012
- Chamber Music Master Class, The Center for the Arts, Wyoming, Ohio, June 2012
- Viola Clinician, Boulder Suzuki Strings Spring Workshop, Boulder, Colo., April 2010
- Viola Master Class, Ohio State University, March 2010
RESEARCH
& RECOGNITIONS
Anita Windecker Endowed Chair
PUBLICATIONS
& PRESENTATIONS
“So You Want to be a Music Major.” American String Teacher’s Association National Conference, March 2014
“Intonation Boot Camp.” Texas Music Educator’s Association State Conference, February 2014
Guest Speaker, University of Colorado- Physics of Sound Class, Boulder, Colo., July 2013
PERFORMANCES:
DISCOGRAPHY
Bassoon and Friends: Winning Works of the 2010 Bassoon Chamber Music Composition Competition.MSR Classics.April 2011.MS 1367.
RADIO BROADCASTS
“Classical Spotlight”- Texas Public Radio. Interview and Performance. Wild Purple for Solo Viola- Joan Tower, November 2012
“Performance Today”- National Public Radio. The Classical Music Station of New York City. Aspen Concert Orchestra, Principal Viola with Orchestral Solos. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis- Ralph Vaughan Williams, August 2010
SOLO PERFORMANCES
Texas Lutheran University Choir Tour- Violin Soloist. Richland Hills, Clifton, Georgetown, and Seguin, Texas, March 2013
Mid-Texas Symphony- Soloist. Sinfonia Concertante- W.A. Mozart, February 2013
Texas Lutheran University- Solo Recital. Collaborative pianist, Eric Daub, November 2012
Oklahoma State University- Solo Recital. Collaborative pianist, Eric Daub, October 2012
Texas Lutheran University Choir Tour- Violin and Viola Soloist. Round Top, Fredericksburg, Wimberley, and Seguin, Texas, March 2012
Zion Lutheran Church- Solo Recital. Fredericksburg, Texas- Collaborative pianist, Eric Daub, April 2011
Texas Lutheran University- Solo Recital. Collaborative pianist, Eric Daub, April 2011
Music Live Series- Solo performance. Collaborative pianist, Richard Van Dyke, April 2010
Aspen Music Festival- Spotlight Recital, Solo performance. Collaborative pianist, Charles Tauber, August 2009
OTHER INVITED PERFORMANCES
Texas Lutheran University Chamber Orchestra, Director, First Friday Concert Series at St. John’s Lutheran Church, San Antonio, April 2014
CHAMBER MUSIC
Mid-Texas Symphony Chamber Players, Violist
- Tye Preston Library- Canyon Lake, Texas, October 2013
- Steele High School- Cibolo, Texas, May 2013
- Texas Lutheran University- Seguin, Texas, April 2013
- Tye Preston Library- Canyon Lake, Texas, April 2013
- Wimberley Play House- Wimberley, Texas, July 2012
- Price Center- San Marcos, Texas, July 2012
- Tye Preston Library- Canyon Lake, Texas, May 2012
- Steele High School- Cibolo, Texas, May 2012
- Tye Preston Library- Canyon Lake, Texas, October 2011
BCMCC Chamber Players (Bassoon Chamber Music Composition Competition)
- Houston, Texas, January 2012
- Stephen F. Austin University, January 2012
- Texas Lutheran University, January 2012
- University of Texas at Austin, January 2012
- International Double Reed Society Convention- Phoenix, Arizona, May 2011
Soundspace, a mobile Chamber Music performance. Blanton Museum of Art- Austin, Texas, February 2011
