EMPLOYMENT OBJECTIVE

To serve as a conductor of a major regional orchestra in a community that is supportive of the arts, while continuing to conduct internationally.

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

An earned doctorate in orchestral conducting from Michigan State University. Over twenty years of conducting experience at professional, university, and youth orchestra levels, with a proven record of audience development and artistic excellence.

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CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

• Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra (GA), Music Director, 2010-present

• Gwinnett Ballet Theatre (GA), Music Director, 2023-present

• International Conductors Workshop, Macon, GA, Co-Director, 2005-present

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PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS 

• Gainesville Symphony Orchestra (GA), Music Director

• North Georgia Symphony, Music Director

• Opera Company of Mid-Michigan, Music Director

• Gwinnett County Youth Symphony (GA), Music Director

• Georgia State University (Atlanta), Visiting Assistant Professor

• Grand Rapids Symphony (MI), Fellowship Conductor

• Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp (MI), Conducting Faculty

• Holland Area Youth Orchestra (MI), Interim Music Director

• Kokomo Symphony Orchestra (IN), Associate Conductor

• University of Evansville (IN), Visiting Instructor of Music

• Music Festival of Arkansas (Fayetteville), Assistant Conductor

• Southeastern Music Festival (GA), Assistant Conductor

• Konservatori Seni Halus, Penang, Malaysia Visiting Instructor of Music

 

 

GUEST CONDUCTING

Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Society (Russia), Kansas City Chamber Orchestra (MO), Orchestra da Camera del Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy), Macon Symphony Orchestra (GA), Alma Symphony (MI), Lake Charles Symphony (LA), Dearborn Symphony (MI), Southeastern Ohio Symphony Orchestra, Grande Ronde Symphony (OR), Penang State Orchestra (Malaysia), Wayne State University Orchestra (MI), Miami University Orchestra (OH), Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (IN), Muscatine Symphony Orchestra (IA), West Virginia State Philharmonic, Milikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra (IL), Georgia Philharmonic.

 

 

AWARDS

• 1st Prize, International Conductors Workshop, Macon, GA, 2004

• 1st Prize, Advanced Conducting Workshop, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2004

 

 

CONDUCTING TEACHERS

Leon Gregorian, Catherine Comet, Elizabeth Green, Adrian Gnam

 

 

REFERENCES

Available upon request.