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| Doctor of Music – Clarinet Performance
Florida State University (FSU) – Tallahassee, FL |
2012 – 2015 |
| Artist Diploma – Clarinet Performance
Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) – Cleveland, OH |
2010 – 2013 |
| Master of Music – Clarinet Performance
Master of Music – Wind Conducting Baylor University (BU) – Waco, TX |
2006 – 2010 |
| Bachelor of Music – Clarinet Performance
Central Washington University (CWU) – Ellensburg, WA |
2001 – 2006 |
Private Instructor
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2006 – present |
Adjunct Professor of Clarinet – Troy University
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August 2013 – December 2013 |
Conducting Graduate Assistant – Baylor University
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August 2009 – May 2010 |
Baylor Summer Band/Orchestra Camp (Jr and Sr High School) Instructor
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2008 – 2012 |
Clarinet Graduate Assistant – Baylor University
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2006 – 2010 |
| Dr. Jonathan Holden | Florida State University – clarinet | 2013 – 2015 |
| Dr. Frank Kowalsky | Florida State University – clarinet | 2012 – 2013 |
| Mr. Franklin Cohen | Cleveland Institute of Music – clarinet | 2010 – 2012 |
| Dr. J. Eric Wilson | Baylor University – conducting | 2008 – 2010 |
| Dr. Michael Jacobson | Baylor University – saxophone | 2009 – 2010 |
| Dr. Richard Shanley | Baylor University – clarinet | 2006 – 2010 |
| Mr. Alan Olson | Baylor University – clarinet | 2006 – 2010 |
| Mr. Joseph Brooks | Central Washington University – clarinet | 2001 – 2006 |
Clarinet Master Classes
Wayne Bennett, Larry Combs, Russ Dagon, Oskar Espina Ruiz, Fischer Duo, Dan Gilbert, Michael Lowenstern, Victoria Luperi, Fred Ormand, Greg Raden, Ed Riley, Jun Qian
Clarinet Recitals
Solo Recital, Central Washington University, Recital Hall, April 2018
Solo Recital, Westminster Oaks, Maguire Center, January 2018
Solo Recital, Spring Harbor Retirement Community, Columbus, GA, November 2017
Solo Recital, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn, AL, November 2017
Solo Recital, Troy University, Long Hall Choir Room, November 2017
Lecture Recital, Florida State University, Lindsay Recital Hall, April 2015
Solo Recital, Florida State University, Dohnányi Recital Hall, November 2014
Solo Recital, Florida State University, Dohnányi Recital Hall, November 2013
Solo Recital, Florida State University, Longmire Recital Hall, November 2012
Solo Recital, Private Home, Cleveland, OH, May 2013
Solo Recital, Cleveland Institute of Music, Mixon Hall, November 2011
Solo Recital, Cleveland Institute of Music, Mixon Hall, April 2011
Solo Recital, Baylor University, Roxy Grove Hall, March 2010
Solo Recital, Baylor University, Roxy Grove Hall, April 2008
Solo Recital, Baylor University, Meadows Recital Hall, March 2007
Solo Recital, Central Washington University, Recital Hall, May 2006
Solo Recital, Central Washington University, Recital Hall, January 2006
Solo Recital, Central Washington University, Hertz Hall, February 2005
Solo Recital, Central Washington University, Hertz Hall, November 2002
Chamber Recitals
Chamber Music Recital, Troy University, Hawkins-Adams-Long Hall of Honor, November 2013
Chamber Music Recital, Florida State University, Longmire Recital Hall, November 2013
Chamber Music Recital, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, Tallahassee, FL, October 2013
Chamber Music Recital, Florida State University, Dohnányi Recital Hall, April 2013
Chamber Music Recital, Judson Manor, Cleveland, OH, September 2011
Chamber Music Recital, Temple-Tifereth, Cleveland, OH, July 2011
Saxophone Recitals
Solo Recital, Baylor University, Roxy Grove Hall, March 2010
Concerto Performances
Carl Nielsen Clarinet Concerto – November 2010
Baylor Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Heyde, conductor
Ralph Herman Clarinet on the Town – November 2004
CWU Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Larry Gookin, conductor
Recordings
Crites, Margaret “Lectio Divina.” Master’s thesis, Baylor University, 2010
Film
Ware, Courtney. Blue Disquietude. Short Film. Directed by Courtney Ware. Dallas: Aware Films, 2015
Conference/Artist Series Performances
Troy University Clarinet Day, Guest Artist, Troy, AL – March 2014
Cleveland Composers Guild – December 2010
Piano Quartet – Monica Houghton – Here on Earth
Waco Symphony Sunday Sounds Series – April 2010, March 2008
Baylor University Clarinet Choir – conductor
Woodwind Quintet
Ensemble Positions
Tallahassee Winds – Tallahassee, FL – 2016 – present
FSU School of Theatre – Tallahassee, FL
Frank Loesser – Guys and Dolls – 2017
Menken/Ashman/Rice – Beauty and the Beast – 2017
Theatre Tallahassee – Tallahassee, FL
Whitty/Marx/Lopez – Avenue Q – 2016
FSU Wind Orchestra, Orchestra, Chamber Winds, Opera – 2012 – 2014
Solon Center of the Arts Opera – Solon, OH
Giacomo Puccini – Madame Butterfly – 2011 – 2012 Season
Solon Philharmonic – Solon, OH – 2010 – 2011 Season
Cleveland Institute of Music Symphony Orchestra – 2010 – 2012
The CIM Orchestra Asheville, NC Tour – Principal March 2012
University Circle Wind Ensemble – Cleveland, OH – 2010 – 2012
Waco Symphony Orchestra – Waco, TX – 2008 – 2010
First Baptist Church Waco – Waco, TX (televised weekly) – 2007 – 2010
5th Street Jazz Band Leader (saxophone)
Orchestra Member (clarinet)
Austin Chamber Players Extra Player – 2006 – 2007 Season
BU Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, and Opera Orchestra – 2006 – 2010
Baylor University Musical Theatre
Lampert/Morrison – Drowsy Chaperone – 2010
Irving Berlin – Annie Get Your Gun – 2007
Conductor
Tallahassee Breezes Clarinet Choir, Mulligan Retirement Community – December 2017
Tallahassee Breezes Clarinet Choir, Westminster Oaks, Maguire Center – August 2017
Chamber Music Concert, Baylor University, Jones Concert Hall – April 2010
Guest Conductor
University Circle Wind Ensemble, Gary Ciepluch, conductor
Nathanael Moffat – “Clear Shining” – November 2011
Baylor University Wind Ensemble, J. Eric Wilson, conductor
Vincent Persichetti – Psalm for Band – May 2010
Gaetano Donizetti – Sinfonia for Winds – March 2010
Baylor University Symphonic Band, Isaiah Odajima, conductor
Edvard Grieg – Funeral March for Rikard Nordraak – February 2010
Baylor University Symphonic Band, Colin McKenzie, conductor
Charles Gounod – Petite Symphony – March 2009
Howard Hanson – Chorale and Alleluia – May 2009
Baylor University Concert Band, Colin McKenzie and Rick Espinosa, conductors
Claudio Graffula – Freischütz Quickstep – May 2010
Steven Rousse – Swing Low, Sweet Chariot – May 2009
Frank Ticheli – Cajun Folk Songs – March 2009
Conducting Symposiums
University of Central Missouri – February 2011
Richard Clary and Scott Lubaroff, clinicians
Baylor University – April 2010
Allan McMurray, clinician
Florida MTNA Competition – Chamber Music String Category – Alternates – November 2013
Larry Vanlandingham Outstanding Graduate Instrumentalist Award (BU) – 2010
Concerto Competition: Winner – Carl Nielsen Clarinet Concerto (BU) – 2010
Concerto Competition: 3rd place – Scott McAllister Black Dog (BU) – 2008
Pi Kappa Lambda – Phi Chapter – 2015 – present
The College Music Society – 2012 – present
College Band Directors National Association – 2009 – 2015
International Clarinet Association – 2002 – present