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Current Academic Appointments
The Juilliard School, Evening Division
New York, NY
Vocal Repertoire Class/Pianist
Columbia University – Faculty New York, NY
Asst. Professor -Theory, Musicianship, Ear Training
The American Musical and Dramatic Academy – Piano Faculty New York, NY Musical Theater Department Coach / Pianist / Scene Study
Past Academic Appointments
The Boston Conservatory – Faculty
Boston, MA Musical Theater Department
Vocal Coach, Scene Study Graduate Student Thesis Advisor
Graduate Music Theory Instructor
The Nightingale-Bamford School –Faculty
New York, NY
Music Director for Theatrical Productions Music Appreciation
Substitute Teacher Assistant Director for Choral Program
The University of Texas at Austin – Faculty
Austin, TX
Instructor, Piano Adult Continuing Education
Cantate - Faculty
Busseto, Italy
Coached and accompanied vocal students in preparation for concerts
Performed Solo and Collaborative Concerts with other Cantate faculty
Graduate Teaching Assistant, The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Instructed applied and group piano for music and non-music majors.
Curriculum Development.
Conducted weekly master classes for applied piano students of all teaching assistants.
Graduate Teaching Assistant Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
Instructed applied and group piano for music and non-music majors.
Education
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Doctor of Musical Arts, Piano Performance
Performances included: Solo Recitals, Lecture Recital, and Concerto Performance with Orchestra.
Dissertation:
Maurice Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit: Comparisons Among the Autograph Housed at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin and the Alfred Schirmer, Peters, Durand, and Dover Editions
Major Professors: Lita Guerra, Dr. Amanda Vick Lethco, and Dr. Rebecca Baltzer
Vocal Coaching and Accompanying: David Garvey, Gerard Souzay, and Fiora Contino
Public Master Classes: Isaac Stern and Martin Katz
The Juilliard School, New York
Orchestral conducting
Major professor: Vincent La Salva
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Master of Music, Piano Performance
Major Professors: Dr. Jack Guerry, Michael Gurt, and Dr. Herndon Spillman (Organ).
Vocal Coaching and Accompanying: Martina Arroyo and Robert Grayson
Public Master Classes: Martin Canin, Panaysis Lyras, and Jose Feghali
Loyola University, New Orleans, LA
Bachelor of Music, Piano Performance
Major Professor: Dr. Janet Swanzy
Public Master Classes: Phillipe Entremont and John Perry
Business Experience
Academic Designer, McGraw-Hill Education Music Division
Designed and transferred music courses onto digital platform
Professional photographer for program
Composer and arranger for teaching materials
Development Director, The Paper Bag Players
Solely responsible for all fund raising activities for the company- maintained corporate, government, foundation, and individual contributions through grant proposals and personal relationships
Maintained the budget, extensive research regarding future contributors
Copy edited, designed flyers, provided input into the artistic decisions of the company Casting consultant
The Princeton Review, Assistant Editor/Researcher
Assisted in the production of several guide-books, editing, proof-reading, research
Supervised associate editors
Consulted with authors on design and layout of several publications
Diversity Services, Inc., Temporary Services
Assistant to the president
Data entry, telecommunications, word processing
Payroll division
Staffing
Noted Performances
International Cabaret Festival, Provincetown, Massachusetts
Solo Performance at Merkin Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, New York
Collaborative Concert Appearance at David Geffen Hall, New York, New
York Collaborative Concert Appearances in Rome, Fidenza, Milan and Busseto, Italy
Numerous Cabaret shows including Feinstein’s 54 Below in NY with well-known performers in the industry
The Jazz Bistro, Toronto, Canada
Solo Performance aboard the Sea Cloud sailing along the Adriatic Sea
Solo Performance aboard the Caronia sailing from England to Africa
Solo Concert at The Roosevelt House, New York
Solo Benefit Concert in New Orleans Nunemaker Concert Hall
Solo and Collaborative Concert Appearance in Brescia and Busseto, Italy
Performed concerts and conducted master classes in Central America upon invitation of The Centro Cultural Costarricense-Norteamericano (selected by Piano Faculty at the University of Texas)
Guest Soloist with the Kansas City Philharmonic
Solo and Collaborative Concert Appearance in Langhirano and Busseto, Italy
Related Performance Activities
Director/ The Grace Notes of Greenwich A cappella women’s chorus
Pianist/ Etcetera Etcetera, West 44th Street, New York
Organist/ Fordham United Methodist Church
Music Director / Composer / The Paper Bag Players - New York’s premiere children’s theater
Pianist/Coach, New York, NY.
Pianist for singers from City Opera and Metropolitan Opera.
Pianist for Broadway singers Musical Director for several productions in New York including New Musicals presented by BMI
Composers Musical Director, pianist, Omni Austin Hotel, Austin, TX
Five performances weekly as soloist and collaborative artist
Awards
Winner Student Concerto Competition, University of Texas Orchestra
Scholarship Dalies Franz Endowed Scholarship, University of Texas
Scholarship The American Conservatory at Fontainbleau Scholarship
Louisiana Music Teachers Association State Rally Piano Competition
1st Place Tourge Deboise International Piano Competition
Honorable Mention Nena Plant Wideman International Piano Competition
Winner Student Concerto Competition, Louisiana State University
Regional, 3rd Place National Music Teachers Association Piano Competition
1st Place Louisiana Music Teachers Association State Rally Piano Competition
References available on request.