Resume

Education

Studies in Dalcroze Eurhythmics; Dalcroze Institute, The Juilliard School, 2003
D.M.A., Composition; Boston University, 1998
M.M. (Academic Honors), Composition; New England Conservatory, 1992
B.M. (Summa cum laude), Violin and Composition; Hartt School of Music, 1990
Certificate, Music Division; New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts, 1985

Employment

Professor of Ear-Training, Peabody Conservatory; 2003 - 2004
Chamber music coach, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 2001-2003
Instructor, chamber music, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2001-2002
Private teacher of composition, 2001- 2002
Teacher of music theory, composition, and violin, The Cambridge School, Weston, MA, 1999-2000
Violinist, 1990-2000, appearing with:
The Annapolis Chorale (Annapolis, MD)
The Lyra Chamber Ensemble (Washington, DC)
The Portland Symphony (Portland, ME)
The Nashua Symphony (Nashua, NH)
The Vermont Symphony (Burlington, VT)
The Boston Aria Guild (Boston, MA)
The Cape Cod Symphony (Yarmouth, MA)
The Syrinx String Trio (Boston, MA)
The New England Conservatory Yiddish Music Ensemble (Boston, MA)
The Balvyanos Ensemble (Boston, MA)
The Wallingford Symphony (Wallingford, CT)

Recordings

Fugue, "Jon Sigurdsson, Piano", Polarfonia
Snow-flakes, "Songs for All Seasons", Litchfield County Children's Choir
The Devil's Dermish, "Slide of Hand", Brian Diehl

Grants and Awards

The Longfellow Chorus Award of Distinction, 2007
Winner, Dalai Lama Composition Competition, 2007
Grant, Composer Assistance Program, American Music Center, 2006
Excellence in Composition Award, Brass Chamber Music Forum Composition Contest, 2004
Astral Career Grant, National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts, 2003
Grant, Community Partners Project, American Composers Forum, 2002
Travel grant, American Embassy in Norway, 2001
Recognition cum laude, The Third Diana Barnhart American Song Competition, 2000
Grant, Jory Copying Assistance Program, American Music Center, 1999, 2000
Grant, American Composers Forum, Boston Area Chapter, 1999
Astral Career Grant, National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts, 1998
Finalist, American Festival for the Arts, Houston, TX, 1997

Commissions

John Cain
The Harford Ballet
Howard Community College Cello Choir
Jon Sigurdsson
Del Mar Trio
Alamanda Women's Choir, Woodbury, CT
Sinfonia Calcania of Boston
The South Shore Conservatory, Duxbury, MA
The Litchfield County Children's Choir, Watertown, CT
Rivers Music School, Weston, MA
Margaret Cheng Tuttle/Georgia Gojmerac-Leiner, Rivers Music School
The Mostly Modern Duo
Brian Diehl, Principal Trombone, Florida West Coast Symphony
Rosanne Swire, New England Philharmonic
Tiffany Thompson, Rivers Music School

Publishers

Boosey & Hawkes
Dorn Publications
Earnestly Music (Frank E. Warren Music Service)
The FJH Music Co.
Go Fish Music
Hal Leonard
Micropress Spiral (U.K.)

Professional Organizations

American Composers Forum
American Society for Jewish Music
American Music Center
Broadcast Music, Inc.
International Trumpet Guild
International Who's Who in Music
Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society

Guest Lectures/Workshops

Guest Lecture, Department of English, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2005
Ear-training workshop, Frederick Children's Chorus, Frederick, MD, 2005
Lecture, NEW-CUE Writers' Conference and Workshop, Boothbay Harbor, ME, 2004
Guest Lecture, Tonlistarskoli Mosfellsbaejar, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2003
Guest Lecture, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX, 2002
Guest Lecture, Newton Free Library, Newton, MA, 1999
Guest Lecture, Wheelock College, Boston, MA, 1995, 1997
Guest Lecture, Buckingham, Browne, and Nichols School, Cambridge, MA, 1995
Guest Lecture, Interlochen National Music Camp, Interlochen, MI, 1989

Major Composition Performances

Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, Wales, UK, 2007
The Harford Ballet, Joppa, MD, 2006
Peabody Camerata, Griswold Hall, The Peabody Institute, 2005
Penn State Viola Ensemble, Esber Recital Hall, Penn State University, 2005
Ana Milosavljevic, recital, Carnegie Hall, 2005
Schoeneberger Kammerorchester, Rathaus Schoeneberg, Berlin, Germany, 2004
Gary Peterson with the Halsnoy Musikksommerskole Symfoniorkesteret, The Grieg Hall, Bergen, Norway, 2001
Newton Free Library, 2000
Sinfonia Calcania of Boston, 1999
Litchfield County Children's Choir, Watertown, CT, 1998
SAI Concert, Ward Hall, Catholic University, Washington, DC, 1998
First Birthday Benefit Celebration, Ellison Center for the Arts, Duxbury, MA, 1998
Mostly-Modern Music Fest, Holly Hall, Symphony Center, Sarasota, FL, 1998
Lecture/Demonstration, University of Nebraska, 1997
Public Works, Harvard University, 1996, 1997, 1999
Rivers Music School, Weston, MA, 1996-99
The Sage School, Foxboro, MA, 1996
Longy Chamber Orchestra, Cambridge, MA, 1996
Faculty recital of K. Amis, Empire Brass, Boston University, 1995
Harmony Ridge Brass Center, Poultney, VT, 1995
New World Symphony Musicians' Forum, Sarasota, FL, 1995
Recital of J. Redman, Queensland Symphony, Brisbane, Australia, 1996
The Music School, Providence, RI, 1995
Concerts in the Garden, Madison, WI, 1994
Tanglewood Empire Brass Seminar set work, 1993, 1994
MIT Premiere Orchestra, 1992, 1993
Mostly Modern Duo, East Coast Tour, 1991
Honors Brass Quintet recital, New England Conservatory, 1991
National Youth Orchestra of Canada, 1987
Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT, 1986