My Music Background
I received a bachelor's degree in Music Composition and in Violin Performance from Macalester College in 2000, and have spent my post-undergraduate years gaining further experience with performance and teaching on the violin, as well as continuing to compose and explore a variety of compositional techniques. In Minnesota, I was the concertmaster of the Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra - a community orchestra founded by and for GLBT individuals. This diverse group includes members from all paths. I also taught violin and viola at the Walker-West Music Academy, a school dedicated to educating minority and disadvantaged families in music.
In the composition realm, I was a member of the Composer's Syndicate, a group of composers, principally in Saint Paul, MN, who gathered together once every two weeks to listen to and discuss each other's current work until the dissolution of the group in late 2004. The group published a CD containing samples of member's works which is freely available online or which can be purchased for $10.00 from any member of the group. In 2001, the group gathered together to put together a concert of new music at the Saint Paul Landmark Center which was met with excellent approval.
While living in Rochester, my musical activities were less extensive. However, I continued to gig on occasion, acting as a substitute solo violinist for the Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, a non-profit professional theatre company. I've also been teaching, but you can read more about that on my teaching page!
In September of 2005, I moved to the famously musical city of Vienna, Austria. I don't yet have any teaching plans, but do already have one gig. And it's an ironic one, let me say that. I'll be playing for a production of "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" at the Ensemble Theater of Vienna. This is, of course, the same show I was playing in Rochester, NY.
