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Horn Fellow
Aug, 2023 - PresentNew World Symphony
2023-2024 Season: Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 6, Richard Strauss's An Alpine Symphony, Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring
2023 Fellow
Jun, 2023 - PresentNational Repertory Orchestra
Notable repertoire this season: Antonin Dvorak's Symphony No. 7, Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5, Richard Strauss's Ein Heldenleben.
2022 Fellow
May, 2022 - Aug, 2022Tanglewood Music Center
Notable repertoire performed: Richard Strauss's Death and Transfiguration, Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5, Sergei Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2.
2021 Fellow
Jun, 2021 - Aug, 2021Tanglewood Music Center
I was selected to come back for a second year at the Tanglewood Music Center, during which I was Principal horn for pieces such as Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 and Ligeti's Violin Concerto. I also participated in chamber works such as Mihauld's La cheminée du roi René Woodwind Quintet and Lindberg's Ottoni for Brass Ensemble. This is a full-tuition program sponsored by generous donors.
2020 Fellow
Dec, 2020 - Dec, 2020New York String Orchestra Seminar
I was a fellow who participated in the (unfortunately first-ever) online NYSOS seminar! Despite the limitations of Zoom, we had an intensive week of music-making during which I learned about chamber repertoire I've never played and certain orchestral repertoire as well.
Substitute Teaching Artist
Sep, 2020 - PresentBaltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids
I am a substitute teaching artist for the BSO's OrchKids program, an El Sistema-based program in Baltimore City providing free music education.
2020 Fellow
Jun, 2020 - Aug, 2020Tanglewood Music Center
I was selected to be a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Festival for summer 2020. The in-person requirement of this festival needed to be postponed, so I will be attending this festival online! I'm re-invited back for next year, so if you happen to visit the Berkshires in Massachusetts, see you there!
2019 Fellow
Jun, 2019 - Jun, 2019Sarasota Music Festival
I attended the Sarasota Music Festival, a chamber music-focused music festival during the summer of 2019. I had an absolutely amazing time going out of my comfort-zone experiencing all there is to offer in the world of chamber music!
Substitute Horn
Oct, 2018 - Nov, 2019Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Notable Repertoire: Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and The Firebird, Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra, and Rachmaninoff's The Isle of the Dead.
2018 Fellow
May, 2018 - Jul, 2018National Orchestral Institute + Festival
I was a fellow with the National Orchestra Institute + Festival at the University of Maryland, College Park. I performed in various community outreach during my time here and gained valuable orchestral playing experience and connections.
Brass Intern
Jun, 2014 - Jul, 2016Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids Summer Program
I supported group Brass class for the upper and lower levels and gave individual lessons for those who wanted them every week. I mostly taught horn players but I also taught trumpet players.
Education
Horn
Aug, 2014 - Jun, 2016Peabody Preparatory
Master of Music (Horn)
Aug, 2021 - May, 2023Yale School of Music
Bachelor of Music, Applied Music (Horn)
Aug, 2016 - May, 2020Eastman School of Music
Awards
Finalist
Mar, 2022Yale School of Music
Affiliations
International Horn Society
Aug, 2016Since 1970, The International Horn Society (IHS) has been an organization of people from around the world drawn together with a mutual interest in the horn. We are dedicated to the performance, teaching, composition, research, preservation, and promotion of the horn as a musical instrument.
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