Born in New York and raised in Florida, I received my Doctorate of Musical Arts (2019) and Master of Music Performance (2016) degrees in clarinet performance at Arizona State University, where I worked closely with Dr. Robert Spring and Dr. Joshua Gardner for four years. In addition, I have a Bachelor of Music (2014) in clarinet performance from Florida State University where I studied with Dr. Frank Kowalsky and Dr. Deborah Bish.

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During my time at Arizona State University, I retained one of two coveted clarinet studio teaching assistant positions, where I taught in a variety of capacities, including but not limited to undergraduate clarinet lessons, secondary clarinet lessons, music education courses, and a technique class of my own creation. My doctoral project, "A Program of Study for 21st Century Clarinet Techniques Featuring Five New Compositions for Unaccompanied Clarinet", is focused on pedagogy and the creation of teaching repertoire for some contemporary techniques. 

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I currently reside in Maryland, where I am an active teacher and performer in the area. I've been honored to perform with ensembles including the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Hawaiian Band, and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. I've held master classes with the Phoenix Youth Symphony and at the University of Central Arkansas, and performed lecture recitals at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Sacramento State University, San Jose State University, the University of Hawaii, Towson University, and more. In 2018, I won 2nd prize at the Arizona chapter of the National Society for Arts and Letters Woodwind Competition, and I have performed at International ClarinetFests since 2016, many of which were world premieres of works I commissioned. From 2018-2020 I taught as Co-Curricular Faculty (Clarinet) at Punahou School (HI) in addition to playing regularly with the Royal Hawaiian Band. I currently serve on faculty at the Community College of Baltimore County and the Peabody Preparatory.

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My full CV may be found here.