POSITIONS HELD
2006- Artistic Director, The Alpha Omega Ensemble (New York, NY)
2005- Associate Conductor, New York City Opera (New York, NY)
2005- Resident Conductor, Ash Lawn Opera Festival (Charlottesville, VA)
2005- Resident Conductor, American Lyric Theater (New York, NY)
2004 Assistant Conductor, Glimmerglass Opera (Cooperstown, NY)
1998-2000 Music Director, Ephrata Playhouse in the Park (Ephrata, PA)
1996-1998 Music Director, Ephrata Youth Symphony Orchestra (Ephrata, PA)
OTHER PROFESSIONAL/GUEST ENGAGEMENTS
2008 Guest Conductor, Little Women (International Vocal Arts Institute - Tel Aviv, Israel)
2008 Assistant Conductor, Giulio Cesare and Chorus Master, La Boheme (Florida Grand Opera - Miami, FL)
2007 Guest Conductor, Lawrence Symphony Orchestra (Appleton, WI)
2007 Interim Opera Director, Lawrence University (Appleton, WI)
2007 Guest Conductor, Music St. Croix (Stillwater, MN)
2007 American Opera Projects - Conductor, "Darkling" at Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany
2007 American Opera Projects - Conductor, "Darkling" in Gniezno, Poland
2007 New York City Opera VOX Showcase - Conductor, "Darkling" (New York, NY)
2007 Florida Grand Opera - Assistant Conductor to Richard Bonygne for La Sonnambula
2006 American Opera Projects - Conductor, "Darkling" (world premiere)
2006 Play Group Theater - Conductor
2004-2005 Florida Grand Opera - Young Artist Coach/Accompanist
2002-2003 Glimmerglass Opera - Young American Artist Coach/Accompanist
2002-2004 Emmanuel Music - Pianist, weekly Bach cantata series
2003 Pro Musica Tours - Music Director/Pianist for La Voix humaine
2000 Opera Festival of New Jersey - Pianist
1998 Lancaster Opera Company - Pianist
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2007 Lawrence University Visiting Lecturer in Music (upcoming)
2007 German Language seminar at Bjorklunden (Wisconsin), German Diction
2007 Classical Singer National Voice Competition - guest teaching artist
2005 Florida Grand Opera In-School-Opera Outreach Program
2003-2004 New England Conservator y School of Continuing Education
2002-2004 Opera-to-Go Educational Outreach Program
2000-2002 Ithaca College Teachers Internship Program
1998-2000 Studies for B.M. Music Education at Ithaca College
1996-1998 Ephrata Youth Symphony Co-founder and Conductor
ongoing Private Studio solo piano and vocal coaching
SOLO RECITALS
2004 Williams Hall Boston, Massachusetts
2002 Corning Community College Corning, New York
2000-2002 Ithaca College Ithaca, New York
2002 East Stroudsburg University Stroudsberg, Pennsylvania
1998 Pennsylvania Academy of Music Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1998 First Presbyterian Church Woodstown, New Jersey
1997 Dupont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware
COLLABORATIVE RECITALS (see also news and upcoming events on homepage)
2006 Valerie Nicolosi, mezzo-soprano - St. Victor's Church (Los Angeles, CA)
2006 Corey Bix, tenor - First United Methodist Church (Clarinda, IA)
2006 Glimmerglass Opera Spring Tour - throughout the Northeast
2005- Ash Lawn Opera Apprentice Recitals - First Presbyterian Church (Charlottesville, VA)
2002-2004 Glimmerglass Opera Young Artist Recitals - Various Locations (Cooperstown, NY)
2004 Jordan Hall Centennial Celebration Series - Jordan Hall (Boston, MA)
2002 Kerrin Dunbar, soprano - Emory and Henry University (Bristol, TN)
2002 Amanda Capone, soprano - East Stroudsburg University – Stroudsburg, PA
2003 Caroline Worra, soprano - Kendall Hall (Dartmouth, NH)
2003 La Boheme, Act III - Studio 54 (Manhattan, NY_
CONCERTO PERFORMANCES
2000 & 2002 Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra
1997 Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
BROADCASTS AND RECORDINGS
2007 The Rosary In Song - recorded at Juilliard School of Music
2007 WINA Charlottesville, Virginia
2006 WINA Charlottesville, Virginia
2001 Colorado Public Radio
2000 Vermont Public Radio
EDUCATION
2004 M. M. Piano Performance New England Conservatory
2002 B. M. Piano Performance Ithaca College
CONDUCTING TEACHERS
David Jackson
John Greer
Patrick Hansen
Grant Cooper
PIANO TEACHERS
Veronica Jochum
John Moriarty
John Greer
Read Gainsford
Xun Pan
INSTRUMENTAL STUDIES
Violin – Advanced Study – 13 years
Percussion – Advanced Study – 6 years
Voice – Intermediate Study – 4 years
French Horn – Intermediate Study – 2 years
Orchestration – Advanced Study – 2 years
LANGUAGE STUDIES
German – Fluent – 6 years
Italian – Advanced – 4 years
French – Intermediate – 2 years
SPECIAL SKILLS
Composer/Song-writer – Musicals, Pop and Cabaret Songs, Artsongs, Choral
Arranger – Concert and Marching Bands, Choirs, Intermediate Strings
Music Engraver – Finale, Sibelius, Cakewalk
Music Librarian – Ash Lawn Opera, Ithaca College
AWARDS and HONORS
Anna Sosenko Career Grant
Pensylvania Senate Citizenship Award
Phi Kappa Lambda, Honors Music Fraternity
Phi Kappa Phi, Academic Honors Society
Bell Atlantic Meritorious Leadership Award
Shirley Hockett President’s Award, Phi Kappa Phi
Winner, Ithaca College Concerto Competition
Pennsylvania Governors School for the Arts
2006- Artistic Director, The Alpha Omega Ensemble (New York, NY)
2005- Associate Conductor, New York City Opera (New York, NY)
2005- Resident Conductor, Ash Lawn Opera Festival (Charlottesville, VA)
2005- Resident Conductor, American Lyric Theater (New York, NY)
2004 Assistant Conductor, Glimmerglass Opera (Cooperstown, NY)
1998-2000 Music Director, Ephrata Playhouse in the Park (Ephrata, PA)
1996-1998 Music Director, Ephrata Youth Symphony Orchestra (Ephrata, PA)
OTHER PROFESSIONAL/GUEST ENGAGEMENTS
2008 Guest Conductor, Little Women (International Vocal Arts Institute - Tel Aviv, Israel)
2008 Assistant Conductor, Giulio Cesare and Chorus Master, La Boheme (Florida Grand Opera - Miami, FL)
2007 Guest Conductor, Lawrence Symphony Orchestra (Appleton, WI)
2007 Interim Opera Director, Lawrence University (Appleton, WI)
2007 Guest Conductor, Music St. Croix (Stillwater, MN)
2007 American Opera Projects - Conductor, "Darkling" at Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany
2007 American Opera Projects - Conductor, "Darkling" in Gniezno, Poland
2007 New York City Opera VOX Showcase - Conductor, "Darkling" (New York, NY)
2007 Florida Grand Opera - Assistant Conductor to Richard Bonygne for La Sonnambula
2006 American Opera Projects - Conductor, "Darkling" (world premiere)
2006 Play Group Theater - Conductor
2004-2005 Florida Grand Opera - Young Artist Coach/Accompanist
2002-2003 Glimmerglass Opera - Young American Artist Coach/Accompanist
2002-2004 Emmanuel Music - Pianist, weekly Bach cantata series
2003 Pro Musica Tours - Music Director/Pianist for La Voix humaine
2000 Opera Festival of New Jersey - Pianist
1998 Lancaster Opera Company - Pianist
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2007 Lawrence University Visiting Lecturer in Music (upcoming)
2007 German Language seminar at Bjorklunden (Wisconsin), German Diction
2007 Classical Singer National Voice Competition - guest teaching artist
2005 Florida Grand Opera In-School-Opera Outreach Program
2003-2004 New England Conservator y School of Continuing Education
2002-2004 Opera-to-Go Educational Outreach Program
2000-2002 Ithaca College Teachers Internship Program
1998-2000 Studies for B.M. Music Education at Ithaca College
1996-1998 Ephrata Youth Symphony Co-founder and Conductor
ongoing Private Studio solo piano and vocal coaching
SOLO RECITALS
2004 Williams Hall Boston, Massachusetts
2002 Corning Community College Corning, New York
2000-2002 Ithaca College Ithaca, New York
2002 East Stroudsburg University Stroudsberg, Pennsylvania
1998 Pennsylvania Academy of Music Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1998 First Presbyterian Church Woodstown, New Jersey
1997 Dupont Country Club Wilmington, Delaware
COLLABORATIVE RECITALS (see also news and upcoming events on homepage)
2006 Valerie Nicolosi, mezzo-soprano - St. Victor's Church (Los Angeles, CA)
2006 Corey Bix, tenor - First United Methodist Church (Clarinda, IA)
2006 Glimmerglass Opera Spring Tour - throughout the Northeast
2005- Ash Lawn Opera Apprentice Recitals - First Presbyterian Church (Charlottesville, VA)
2002-2004 Glimmerglass Opera Young Artist Recitals - Various Locations (Cooperstown, NY)
2004 Jordan Hall Centennial Celebration Series - Jordan Hall (Boston, MA)
2002 Kerrin Dunbar, soprano - Emory and Henry University (Bristol, TN)
2002 Amanda Capone, soprano - East Stroudsburg University – Stroudsburg, PA
2003 Caroline Worra, soprano - Kendall Hall (Dartmouth, NH)
2003 La Boheme, Act III - Studio 54 (Manhattan, NY_
CONCERTO PERFORMANCES
2000 & 2002 Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra
1997 Lancaster Symphony Orchestra
BROADCASTS AND RECORDINGS
2007 The Rosary In Song - recorded at Juilliard School of Music
2007 WINA Charlottesville, Virginia
2006 WINA Charlottesville, Virginia
2001 Colorado Public Radio
2000 Vermont Public Radio
EDUCATION
2004 M. M. Piano Performance New England Conservatory
2002 B. M. Piano Performance Ithaca College
CONDUCTING TEACHERS
David Jackson
John Greer
Patrick Hansen
Grant Cooper
PIANO TEACHERS
Veronica Jochum
John Moriarty
John Greer
Read Gainsford
Xun Pan
INSTRUMENTAL STUDIES
Violin – Advanced Study – 13 years
Percussion – Advanced Study – 6 years
Voice – Intermediate Study – 4 years
French Horn – Intermediate Study – 2 years
Orchestration – Advanced Study – 2 years
LANGUAGE STUDIES
German – Fluent – 6 years
Italian – Advanced – 4 years
French – Intermediate – 2 years
SPECIAL SKILLS
Composer/Song-writer – Musicals, Pop and Cabaret Songs, Artsongs, Choral
Arranger – Concert and Marching Bands, Choirs, Intermediate Strings
Music Engraver – Finale, Sibelius, Cakewalk
Music Librarian – Ash Lawn Opera, Ithaca College
AWARDS and HONORS
Anna Sosenko Career Grant
Pensylvania Senate Citizenship Award
Phi Kappa Lambda, Honors Music Fraternity
Phi Kappa Phi, Academic Honors Society
Bell Atlantic Meritorious Leadership Award
Shirley Hockett President’s Award, Phi Kappa Phi
Winner, Ithaca College Concerto Competition
Pennsylvania Governors School for the Arts
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