Conducting

August 2008-Present: Graduate Assistant / Assistant Conductor, Ball State Symphony Orchestra, Muncie, IN.

2008: Director of Choral Activities, Alexis I. duPont High School, Greenville, DE.

2006-07: Conductor / Teacher, John Dickinson High School Instrumental Music Department, Wilmington, DE.  Various teaching and musical responsibilities.

2006: Student Conductor, Lebanon Valley College Symphony Orchestra. European tour to Austria and Czech Republic. Greg Strohman: The Inevitable Journey. World Premiere May 24, 2006.

2006: Guest Conductor, Lebanon Valley College Middle School Band Festival. Bruce Pearson: Renaissance Festival and Dance.

2005: International Conducting Workshop and Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria. Beethoven: Egmont Overture; Smetana: The Moldau.  New Symphony Orchestra. Concerts 24 & 25 June.

2005: Student Conductor,  Lebanon Valley College Symphony Orchestra. Mussorgsky / Ravel: Night on Bald Mountain.

2005: Guest Conductor, Lebanon Valley College Middle School Band Festival. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition.

2005: Assistant Music Director, Wig and Buckle Society, Lebanon Valley College. The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Responsible for musical rehearsals & vocal coaching.

2004: International Conducting Workshop and Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria. Carl St. Clair, lead instructor.

Conducting studies with: Bohuslav Rattay, Rossen Milanov, Carl St. Clair, Benjamin Loeb, Mark Mecham, Johannes Dietrich

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