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Director of Music and Worship Arts
Jun, 2020 - PresentGaithersburg Presbyterian Church
During the pandemic lockdown, produce and provide music videos and virtual choir videos for worship using Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro. Play pipe organ and piano for services, and direct and coordinate the church's ten ensembles, including choirs, handbell choirs, and praise bands. Write and improvise original music and arrangements for use in worship. Teach and coach musicians of all ages and experience levels.
Chess Coach
Jan, 2022 - Mar, 2023Magnus Chess Academy
Coach chess in the Magnus Chess Academy after school program, covering everything from the absolute foundations of chess to more advanced tactics, strategies, endgames, and openings.
Teaching Artist
Aug, 2019 - Aug, 2021Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
Teach private piano and music composition lessons, culminating in recitals that featured diverse repertoire and original music by students.
Arts Adjunct Faculty
Aug, 2019 - Aug, 2021Holton-Arms School
Teach private piano lessons and general music lessons, with students performing in recitals. Collaborate with faculty and perform as a soloist for faculty recitals.
Co-Founder, Pianist, Organist, and Conductor
Jan, 2017 - Aug, 2019Balance Campaign New Music Ensemble
Co-found and perform with the new music ensemble Balance Campaign across the Baltimore and D.C. metropolitan area, with the group becoming Ensemble-in-Residence at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in its first season.
Minister of Music
Feb, 2016 - Aug, 2020St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Coordinate and develop St. John's music program, including an Adult choir, a Youth choir, and two Handbell choirs. Work closely with the pastor to plan worship seasons, select music, and set goals for the church. Lead worship from the piano and organ, as well as conduct the choirs, serve as cantor, and compose new music for use in the service.
Pianist and Music Theory Teacher
Jul, 2015 - Aug, 2020Bass Works at Peabody Conservatory
Accompanied students of all ages and ability levels in up to 6 recitals per week at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University. Taught upper level music theory classes focused on harmonic analysis and practical applications of theoretical concepts, as well as an elective class on Johann Sebastian Bach.
Assistant in Music Ministry
Oct, 2014 - Jan, 2016Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Play piano and organ for both traditional and contemporary services, accompany and sing in the choir, ring in and substitute conduct the two handbell choirs
Pianist, Organist, Composer, Educator
Jan, 2004 - PresentSelf
Perform as a concert pianist and collaborative artist across the United States in solo recitals, concerto appearances, and collaborative recitals, including recent performances with faculty members of the Peabody Institute, Oberlin Conservatory, US Air Force Band, and the National Symphony Orchestra. Lead a studio of private students in piano, composition, and improvisation to pursue individualized goals and projects, recitals, music degrees, National Piano Guild auditions, and participation in festivals. Teach private students in chess who have improved their rating significantly, and teach private ESOL/TEFL (English) lessons to students at all levels of language learning. - Original compositions have been performed in North America and Europe. - Record for independent film soundtracks - Develop holistic curricula covering technique, repertoire, theory, history, and other facets of musicianship.
Education
Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance
Aug, 2007 - May, 2010Stetson University
Master of Music in Piano Performance
Aug, 2010 - May, 2012George Mason University
Certifications
TEFL
Jan, 2012International TEFL Teacher Training
A 120 hour certification in teaching English as a foreign language.
Awards
Winner, Florida Young Artists Concerto Competition
May, 2004Florida Young Artists Orchestra
Winner, Concerto Competition
May, 2012George Mason University
Achievement Award
May, 2012George Mason University
Affiliations
Omicron Delta Kappa
Apr, 2010Omicron Delta Kappa was founded on Dec. 3, 1914 on the campus of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va. The Society was founded by a group of 15 students and faculty who believed that leadership at the collegiate level should be recognized and encouraged across all phases of campus life. This general principle—that scholarship alone couldn’t predict success, and that other intrinsic qualities had value too—became known as the OΔK Idea.
American Guild of Organists
Jul, 2015The mission of the American Guild of Organists is to enrich lives through organ and choral music. To achieve this we: 1. Encourage excellence in the performance of organ and choral music 2.Inspire, educate, and offer certification for organists and choral conductors 3. Provide networking, fellowship, and mutual support 4.Nurture future generations of organists 5. Promote the organ in its historic and evolving roles; and 6. Engage wider audiences with organ and choral music.
National Guild of Piano Teachers/American College of Musicians, The
Jul, 2015Our primary function is to establish definite goals and awards--in noncompetitive auditions--for students of all levels, from the earliest beginner to the gifted prodigy.
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