EDUCATION:
University of Miami Frost School of Music: D.M.A. Collaborative Arts 2010
University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music: M.M. piano performance 2001
Kansas State University: B.A. piano performance, composition 1999
Universidad de Granada, Spain: summer 1999
TEACHING/ACCOMPANYING:
2010- Adjunct Professor of Piano: Barry University (Miami, FL)
2010 , Oct.: Lincoln Center/Metropolitan Opera Commissions Program : pianist/coach for Senna workshop (to be premiered 2012, London)
2007-2010 University of Miami TA: Frost Opera Theatre
2007-current Group Piano Instructor: Animato Summer Festival, Florida International University
2007-current Staff Accompanist: NFAA (National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts)
2005-2007 Staff Accompanist: Florida International University
2005 Summer Season: AIMS-GRAZ Festival Staff Pianist (Graz, Austria)
2003-04 Season Florida Grand Opera-Young Artist Pianist
2003 Spring Concert Tour pianist- Glimmerglass Opera (Cooperstown, NY)
2001-02 Education/Outreach Tour Pianist-Cincinnati Opera
2001 Intern Pianist-Cincinnati Opera
2000 Season Opera Theatre of Lucca, Italy (rehearsal pianist, performances, harpsichordist)
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
2006 Performer for lectures on Wittgenstein’s unpublished manuscripts (Shanghai, China)
2006 Arts and Humanities Conference (Honolulu, HI)
PRODUCTIONS:
2007-2010: University of Miami (opera productions, scenes, and faculty premieres)
2005-2007 Florida International University (all opera productions and scenes)
2005, 2007: Robert Drasnin Project: Live performances of sequel to 1959 album Voodoo
2004 Museum of Contemporary Art of Miami. Pianist: Pablo Cano Project
1995-1999 Kansas State University Co-Accompanist/Asst. Musical Director
CONCERT SERIES SOLO ENGAGEMENTS:
Upcoming: 2011 lecture/recital tour : Leo Ornstein works
2007, 2008, 2010 Tempietto Series (Teatro di Marcello: Rome, Italy)
2010 Festival Miami – University of Miami faculty premiere
2010 Lincoln Theatre (Miami Beach, FL)
2010 Steinway Piano Gallery (Coral Gables, FL)
2009 Lincoln Theatre (Miami Beach, FL)
2009 Poon Hill Recital Series (Palo Alto, CA)
2008 Casina delle Civette: Rome, Italy
2006-current The Internationals Series (West Palm Beach, FL)
Platinum Piano Concert Series (Miami, FL)
Piano Lovers’ Series (Boca Raton, FL)
Steinway BMI Concert Series (Miami, FL and Dallas, TX)
Kansas State University Hale Library Concert Series (Manhattan, KS)
Bass Museum of Art Summer Concert Series (Miami, FL) 2005-current
ORCHESTRAL ENGAGEMENTS:
Upcoming: 2011 Alhambra Orchestra
Upcoming: 2011 Kansas State University Guest Artist: Concerto Soloist
2008 Boca Symphonia Orchestral Pianist/Keyboardist
2002 Kansas State University Guest Artist: Concerto Soloist
2002-03 Season New World Symphony Orchestra: (Piano/Celeste/Electric Organ)
1996 Kansas State University: Winner Concerto Competition
CHAMBER:
2000 Grandin Chamber Music Festival (Cincinnati, OH)
2008-current Orpheus Duo: (piano/cello performances throughout Mexico, Germany, and the US)
AWARDS:
University of Miami Frost School of Music Teaching Assistant: 2007-2010
University of Cincinnati-CCM University Graduate Scholarship recipient: 1999-2001
Winner - Melba C. Budge Fellowship: 1995-1999
Winner- Outstanding Performer Award (KSU) 1999
Winner- Presser Scholar Award: 1998-1999
Winner- KSU Concerto Competition: 1998
OTHER:
Founder and Director: Miami Piano Circle (www.miamipianocircle.com), a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing quality classical programming to all audiences. |
