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ORCHESTRA
American Symphony Orchestra+
Stamford Symphony Orchestra+
New World Symphony+
Santo Domingo Music Festival*
Beethoven for the Indus Valley Orchestra
Nice Festival Academy Orchestra*
National Repertory Orchestra*
AIMS Festival Orchestra in Graz*
One World Symphony+
Texas Music Festival*
Las Vegas Music Festival*
* indicates Principal +indicates substitute
TEACHERS
Clarinet: Mark Nuccio, J. Lawrie Bloom
Eb Clarinet: Mark Nuccio, Steve Cohen, John Bruce Yeh
Bass Clarinet: J. Lawrie Bloom
Saxophone: Mark Colby, Lori Klatt
Chamber Coaches: Alan Kay, Frank Morelli, Steve Taylor, Robert Langevin, Susan Palma-Nidel, Leslie Grimm
CONDUCTORS
Kurt Masur, Michael Tilson Thomas, Philippe Entremont, Edoardo Müller, David Robertson, George Mathew, Stefan Sanderling, Gerard Schwarz, Yoav Talmi
EDUCATION
Manhattan School of Music: Master of Music in Orchestral Clarinet Performance, 2010
Northwestern University: Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance, magna cum laude, 2008
COMPETITIONS
-Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition Semi-Finalist: 2010
-Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music Competition (four-time winner): 2008-2009
-Northwestern University Chamber Music Competition Winner: 2007
-Northern Illinois University Clarinet Quartet Competition Winner: 2007
CHAMBER MUSIC
Sirocco Woodwind Quartet, Shikkoku Clarinet Quartet, The Condensations Woodwind Quintet, Various Mixed Wind Trios, Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
MASTERCLASSES
Paquito D’Rivera, Walter Auer, Matthias Müller, Anthony McGill, Eli Eban, Richard Hawkins, Jonathan Gunn
PIT ORCHESTRA
Beautiful Girls, Asphalt Beach (Cast Recording with Andrew Lippa, American Music Theatre Project), The Boys are Coming Home (Cast Recording, AMTP), Dangerous Beauty (AMTP), On the Town, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Urinetown, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Cabaret, The Sound of Music, The Boys from Syracuse
OUTREACH and TEACHING
-The Calhoun School , New York City: Clarinet and Saxophone Instructor
-National Music Conservatory, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Clarinet Masterclass Instructor
-In The Pocket NYC, New York City: Private Lesson Teacher
-Mott Hall II and PS 36, New York City: Teaching Artist, “Moods in Music”
-Ascension School, New York City: Teaching Artist, “Introduction to the Woodwind Family”
-PS 290, Manhattan New School, New York City: Group Clarinet Instruction
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