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Education

2008 - Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting, University of Miami: (to be conferred May, 2008), major in Choral Conducting, cognate in Music Education.

Thesis Title: Ernst Pepping’s Missa Dona Nobis Pacem; A Conductor’s Analysis for Performance.

Dissertation Committee: Dr. Jo-Michael Scheibe, chair; Dr. Donald Oglesby; Dr. Esther-Jane Hardenbergh, Professor Frank Cooper

2005 - Master of Music in Choral Conducting, University of Miami: Academic Award of Merit, inducted into Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honors fraternity.

Recital Paper Title: Psalms: An Analysis and Performance of Selected Choral Works from Four Style Periods

1997 - Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance, Northern Arizona University:

Recipient, opera scholarship.

Additional Studies

Chorus America A Cappella Conducting Workshop, conducting fellow, Anton Armstrong, Sigrid Johnson, Phillip Brunelle instructors, fall 2007

Vocal Pedagogy Workshop, Richard Miller instructor, summer 1994, 1998

Master class,Phillip Brunelle, spring 1995

Professional Experience

University Teaching Experience

Senior Teaching Assistant, 2006 - 2008 University of Miami, from 2003-present.

• Assistant to Program Director
• Assistant conductor, Frost Chorale
• Duties included scheduling, community relations, organization of tours, coordinator of new student auditions and ensemble placement
• Taught undergraduate conducting at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels

Associate Conductor University of Miami Women’s Chamber Ensemble, 2003-2007

Secondary Teaching Experience

Teacher, Choral Music: Highland High School, 1995-2003

• Director of four choirs.
• Accompanist for two choirs.
• Duties included recruitment, creating tests and assessment tools, committee work, creating grading policy and yearly calendar.
• Individual voice instruction: prepared 75 students for yearly solo audition at regional and all-state levels of competition. This included repertoire selection as well as language and musical preparation
• Conducted the Advanced Women’s Ensemble at Arizona Music Educator’s Association (the state Music Educator’s National Conference) convention, the Concert Choir performed at the 1998 MENC National Conference and state conferences for the American Choral Director’s Association.
• Conducted all seven ensembles during sabbatical of colleague 1998-1999.

Allied Experience

Director of Choirs: Coral Gables Congregational Church, 2005-present

• Director of the Chancel Choir and Vocal Ensemble

Duties included regular staff and planning meetings, repertoire selection, hymn selection, recruitment and public outreach, and coordination of four music staff members.

Teaching Interests

Graduate Courses Taught: Choral Ensembles

Undergraduate Courses Taught or Assisted:

• Basic Conducting
• Basic Conducting for Music Education Majors
• Applied Conducting
• Choral Ensembles

Additional Teaching Interests:

Voice

Musicology

Historically Informed Performance Practice

Honors/Recognition

Service and Academic

• 2005 : Pi Kappa Lambda music honors fraternity.
• 2005 : Academic Award of Merit, University of Miami.
• 2002-2004 : Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers

Conducting

• 2007 : Selected as Conducting Fellow, Chorus America a Capella Conducting Workshop
• 2007 : Conducted Santa Fe Desert Chorale in concert performances at Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis, Santa Fe, NM.
• 2006 : Guest conductor, Santa Fe Desert Chorale. Selected repertoire, prepared and conducted six performances
• 2005 : Conducted Santa Fe Desert Chorale in concert performance of Bernstein Gala at Lensic Theatre, Santa Fe, NM.
• 2003 : Conducted Highland High School Advanced Women’s Choir in performance at Arizona Music Educator’s Association annual convention

Scholarships

• 2005-present : Full tuition scholarship and assistantship, University of Miami
• 2003-2005 : Full tuition scholarship and assistantship, University of Miami
• 1990-1995 Opera scholarship, Northern Arizona University

Performance

• 2007 : Soloist, Victoria Bach Festival, Victoria, TX
• 2007 : Soloist and Member, Carnegie Hall Workshop Chorus
• 2005 - 2006 : Tenor Soloist, Master Chorale of South Florida, Miami, FL
• 2004 : Soloist, Victoria Bach Festival, Victoria, TX
• 2003 - present : Soloist and Tenor, Seraphic Fire, Miami, FL
• 2003 - present : Soloist and Tenor, Conspirare, Austin, TX
• 2003-2005 : Soloist and Tenor, Canticum Novum, Coral Gables, FL
• 2004 : Soloist, Victoria Bach Festival, Victoria, TX
• 1999 - present : Soloist and Tenor, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Santa Fe, NM
• Duties include tenor section leader and assistant conductor.
• 2001-2003 : Member Carnegie Hall Workshop Chorus
• 2002 : Soloist, American Bach Series, Phoenix, AZ
• 1995-2003 : Soloist and Tenor, Phoenix Bach Choir, Phoenix, AZ
• Duties included tenor section leader and writing program notes.
• 1996-2003 Tenor Soloist, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Phoenix, AZ
• Duties included sectional rehearsals and group vocal technique.
• Tenor Soloist, Master Chorale of South Florida, Miami, FL
• 1995-1996 MemberArizona Opera Chorus, Phoenix/Tucson/Flagstaff, AZ

Membership in Professional and Learned Societies

American Choral Directors Association

• Served as Arizona State Repertoire and Standards Chair for Ethnics and Multicultural Issues 2001-2003.
• Duties included liaising with state conductors as a resource for repertoire and creating a repertoire listing for the Arizona Choral Director’s Association website.

Chorus America

National Collegiate Choral Organization – Charter member

International Federation for Choral Music

Music Educator’s National Conference

• Duties included organizing the Arizona All-State Choir, including administration of the auditions and the festival, coordination with clinicians and judges, tabulation of scores, creating a schedule for the 800 students auditioning, and creating and managing the sight-singing and musicianship audition materials.
• Organized the State Large Group Festival and Men’s and Women’s Honor Choirs.

College Music Society