Education |
2008 |
| Master of Music Composition, Western Michigan University | 2004 |
Bachelor of Music (Magna Cum Laude), Western Michigan University |
2002 |
| Professional Teaching Experience: Instructor, Music Theory: Western Michigan University (Basic Music II; Basic Music III; Basic Music IV; Aural Comprehension IV; Composition I; Fundamentals of Music for Dance; Music Style and Form for Dance) |
2009 - present |
| Instructor: WMU Summer Music Seminar (Musicianship IV: Composition) | 2009 & 2010 |
| UI Teaching Assistant (Theory and Aural Skills) | 2005-2008 |
| Instructor: Iowa All State Music Camp (Theory II; Forms and Ideas) | 2006 & 2008 |
| WMU Teaching Assistant (Composition and Theory) | 2003-2004 |
Composition Instructors: |
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| Piano Instructor: Lori Sims, WMU |
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| Master Class Instructors: Samuel Adler, Eastman School of Music (Emeritus) |
2008 |
| Jeremy Dale Roberts, Royal College of Music, London (Retired) | 2006 |
| Adam Greene, University of Minnesota | 2006 |
| Stephen Dembski, University of Wisconsin - Madison | 2006 |
| Paul Siskind, State University of New York - Potsdam | 2006 |
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Honors, Awards, and Professional Affiliations: |
2010 |
Shards performed at CMS Great Lakes Regional Conference: Muncie, Indiana |
2010 |
Shards performed at SCI Region V Conference: Dubuque, Iowa |
2009 |
| Counterrevolution performed at College Music Society International Conference: Zagreb, Croatia | 2009 |
Member of College Music Society |
2007-present |
Member of Iowa Composers Forum |
2007-present |
| Sold American! performed
at Electoacoustic Juke Joint: Cleveland, Mississippi |
2007 |
| Ozymandias performed
at Midwest Composers Symposium: Bloomington, Indiana |
2007 |
| Man and Machine performed
at Imagine II Electroacoustic Music Festival: Memphis, Tennessee |
2006 |
| Suite
for Solo Saxophone performed
at Midwest Composers Symposium: Champagne-Urbana, Illinois |
2006 |
| Recipient of WMU Graduate College Fellowship | 2002-2003 |
| Winner, First Annual Graduate Winds Composition Competition | 2003 |
| Runner-up, WMUK Fanfare competition | 1999 |
| Recipient of WMU Medallion Scholarship | 1997-2002 |
| Elected to Membership
in Phi Kappa Phi (National Academic Honor Society) |
2002 |
| Elected to Membership
in Pi Kappa Lambda (National Music Honor Society) |
2001 |
| Member of Society of Composers, Inc. | 2002-present |
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Commissions and Additional Creative
Work: |
2010 |
Get Whitey arrangement commissioned and premiered by Opus 21 Ensemble |
2009 |
Bone and Stone commissioned and premiered by Opus 21 Ensemble |
2009 |
Incidental
music for Farmers Alley Theatre production of Marvin's Room |
2009 |
Underscore for All Ears Theatre radio dramas The Black Cat and Hellfire |
2009 |
Music supervisor and composer for premiere
production |
2008 |
Incidental music
for the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre production |
2005 |
| Musical advisor for Kalamazoo College production of Hair | 2004 |
| Transcription of
spirituals for Kalamazoo Civic Theatre production of A Woman Called Truth |
2002 |
| Arrangement of traditional
hymns for Kalamazoo Civic Theatre Production
of Dark of the Moon |
1999 |
| Other Ensemble Experience: Pianist, Kalamazoo Singers |
2010-present |
| Pianist, Birds on a Wire New Music Ensemble | 2010 |
| Pianist, Opus 21 New Music Ensemble | 2008-2009 |
| Pianist, Contemporary Music Ensembles, St. Catherine of Siena, Portage, MI | 2008-present |
| Assistant keyboardist, St. John Bosco Church, Mattawan, MI | 2003-present |
| Percussionist and pianist, WMU Concert Band | 2000-2001 |
| Harpsichordist and percussionist, WMU Collegium Musicum | 1998 |
| Special areas and skills: Active vocal and instrumental accompanist |
2003-present |
| Wide-ranging interest
in many musical genres, including: classical, jazz, rock, folk, country, and film music. |
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