Piano with Nicholas S.

I am a professional musician and professor of music at Thiel College in Greenville, PA. I hold a Bachelor of Music (education) degree and a Master of Music (performance) degree from Youngstown State University. I have performed with numerous ensembles including the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra, the Warren Philharmonic Orchestra, the Butler Symphony Orchestra, the Greenville Symphony Orchestra, the Ashtabula Symphony Orchestra, and the Panyard Steel Orchestra. As a trumpet soloist, I have been a semi-finalist in solo competitions on the national level including the National Trumpet Competition. Additionally, I have performed as a featured soloist with the Greenville Symphony Orchestra and the Mercer County (Pennsylvania) Community Band. As a commercial musician, I have performed with entertainers including Yo-Yo Ma, The O’Jays, The Tokens, Peter Tork of The Monkees, Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, Martha Reeves of Martha and the Vandellas, Sam Moore of Sam & Dave, and Jay Harmon of Sly & the Family Stone. As a member of the Youngstown Saxon Band, I performed while on a tour of Europe, which included concerts in Vienna and Salzburg, Austria, as well as Munich, Nurnberg, Heidelberg, and Stuttgart, Germany. I have provided musical direction for and conducted numerous musical theater productions, having held the position of Resident Music Director of the Youngstown Playhouse in Youngstown, Ohio and the James E. Winner Jr. Arts and Culture Center in Sharon, Pennsylvania.