Education
| Pennsylvania State University, Master of Music Performance |
2007-2010 |
| Conservatoire National de Région de Strasbourg, Perfection Cycle |
2006-2007 |
| Syracuse University, Bachelor of Music Performance |
2002-2006 |
Teaching Experience
| Juniata College - Adjunct Percussion Instructor |
2010-present |
| State College Concert Percussion Academy - Instructor |
2008-2011 |
| Tyrone Area High School - Pit Instructor / Music Arranger |
2009 |
| Penn State Summer Music Camp - Percussion and Theory Instructor |
2009 |
| Penn State Percussion Ensemble II - Conductor |
2007-2010 |
| Penn State Percussion Techniques Course - Instructor |
2007-2010 |
| Penn State Applied Percussion Lessons - Instructor |
2007-2010 |
| Wyoming Area Secondary Center - Drumline and Pit Instructor / Music Arranger |
2003 |
Performance Experience
Orchestral
| Penn's Woods Music Festival Orchestra |
2009-present |
| Altoona Symphony Orchestra |
2007-present |
| Nittany Valley Symphony |
2007-present |
| Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra |
2007-present |
| Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra |
2007-2010 |
| Syracuse University Symphony Orchestra |
2002-2006 |
| Young People’s Philharmonic of the Lehigh Valley |
2001-2002 |
Band
| Penn State Symphonic Wind Ensemble |
2007-2009 |
| Strasbourg Conservatory L’Orchestre d’Harmonie |
2006-2007 |
| Syracuse University Marching Band |
2003 |
| Syracuse University Wind Ensemble |
2002-2006 |
Chamber Music
| Penn State Percussion Ensemble |
2007-2010 |
| Penn State Mallet Ensemble |
2007-2010 |
| Syracuse University Ancient Fife & Drum Corps |
2005-2006 |
| Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Strasbourg, Brazilian Ensemble |
2004 |
| Syracuse University Contemporary Ensemble |
2002-2006 |
| Syracuse University Percussion Ensemble |
2002-2006 |
Musicals
| The Jerry Herman Songbook, Summerstage New York Inc. |
2006 |
| West Side Story, Skaneateles High School |
2006 |
| Follies, First Year Players |
2005 |
| Smokey Joe's Café, Up and Running Productions |
2003 |
| Damn Yankees, First Year Players |
2003 |
Solo Recital
| Penn State Master’s Recital |
2009 |
| Syracuse University Senior Recital |
2006 |
| Syracuse University Junior Recital |
2005 |
| Syracuse University Joint Sophomore Recital |
2003 |
Featured Solo Performances
Steve Reich, Nagoya Marimbas
- performed with Joseph Nola at the Penn's Woods Music Festival |
2009 |
David Gillingham, Concertino for 4 Percussionists & Wind Ensemble
- performed with the Penn State Symphonic Wind Ensemble |
2009 |
Steve Reich, Nagoya Marimbas
- performed with Jacob Gall at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts |
2008 |
Ney Rosauro, Concerto No. 1 for Marimba
- performed with the Pocono Youth Orchestra |
2002 |
Full Repertoire List
Principal Teachers
| Brian Fronzaglia, Assistant Professor of Percussion, Missouri Southern State University |
2009-2010 |
| Gifford Howarth, Assistant Professor of Music, Bloomsburg University |
2007-2010 |
| Dan C. Armstrong, Director of Percussion Studies, Penn State University |
2007-2009 |
| Stephan Fougeroux, Section Percussionist, Strasbourg Philharmonic |
2006-2007 |
| Emmanuel Séjourné, Director of Percussion Studies, Strasbourg Conservatory |
2006-2007 |
| Denis Riedinger, Principal Timpanist, Strasbourg Philharmonic |
2006-2007 |
| Latif Chaarani, World Percussion Specialist, Strasbourg Conservatory |
2006-2007 |
| Ernest Musquiz, Section Percussionist, Syracuse Symphony |
2004 |
| Michael W. Bull, Director of Percussion Studies, Syracuse University |
2002-2006 |
| Steve Mathiesen, Director of Percussion Studies, Moravian College |
1999-2002 |
Conductors
| Luis Biava, Jerry Bidlack, Teresa Cheung, Joseph Downing, Gerardo Edelstein, Michel Etchegoncelay, Dennis Glocke, Michael Jinbo, John Laverty, Stuart Malina, Douglas Meyer, Russ Schelley, Nick Scherzinger, James Tapia |
Festivals / Conferences
| PASIC 2009 |
2009 |
| PASIC 2007 |
2007 |
| Alan Abel Orchestral Percussion Seminar |
2006 |
Honors & Awards
| Penn State Graduate Percussion Teaching Assistantship |
2007-2010 |
| Syracuse University Denis Gilbert Percussion Award |
2005 |
| Syracuse University Special VPA Music Scholarship |
2002-2006 |
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