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| Rice University- Shepherd School of Music |
MM Viola Performance |
| Eastman School of Music | BM Viola Performance |
| Studied with Atar Arad and the Cleveland Quartet |
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1991-Present |
Violist/ Recording musician: classical, pop, country, contemporary Christian recordings, tv shows, videos and concerts |
1992-Present |
Nashville Chamber Orchestra, Assistant Principal Viola |
1992-1999 |
Belmont Camerata (chamber music ensemble) |
1992-1999 |
Belmont University Adjunct Faculty |
1992-1995 |
Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Principal Viola |
1991-1992 |
Nashville Symphony Orchestra, section viola |
1991/ 1994 |
Sewanee Summer Music Festival, guest artist |
Prior to 1991 |
St. Louis Symphony temporary contract 1989-90; extra with Houston Symphony, Columbus Symphony; Aspen Music Festival 1985/1986 (full scholarship) |
| Developed, Produced, Secured Sponsorships for, Directed and Performed In the following chamber music events: |
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Historic Franklin Chamber Music Festival (partnered with Downtown Franklin Association, Historic Presbyterian Church, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, First United Methodist Church and the Nashville Chamber Orchestra) 2003 and 2004 |
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St. Vianney Chamber Music Series (partnered with Catholic Parish in Gallatin, TN) |
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Rippavilla Grand Salon Concert (partnered with Maury County Tourism and Rippa Villa Mansion) 1995 |
| - | Westminster Presbyterian Church, orchestra contractor for special services and concerts |
| - | St. George Episcopal orchestra contractor, Brahms Requiem( 2003) and Faure Requiem (2004) |
| - | Copland Appalachian Spring, Three Latin American Sketches, Concerto for Clarinet and Quiet City Paul Gambill/ Nashville Chamber Orchestra (Naxos) |
| - | Conversations in Silence Paul Gambill/ Nashville Chamber Orchestra (Warner Bros.) |
| - | Beethoven Symphony #7 Kenneth Schermerhorn/ Nashville Symphony Orchestra (Magnatone) |
| - | Copland Symphony #3 Leonard Slatkin/ St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (RCA) |
| - | Enrique Granados 11 Songs for viola and piano (ViolaSound) |

| 1984-1987 | Cleveland Quartet Chamber Music Seminar |
| 1985/ 1986 | Full Scholarship Aspen Summer Music Festival |
| 1988 | Full Fellowship Chautauqua Summer Music Festival |
| 1989-1991 | Full Scholarship/ Stipend Rice University |
| 1990 | Winner Concerto Competition Rice University |
| AFM # 257 (American Federation of Musicians) | |
| ASTA (American String Teachers Association) | |
| RMA (Recording Musicians Association) | |
| Chamber Music America | |
| AFFT (Association for the future of Film and Television) www.affttennessee.org | |
| American Viola Society - http://www.americanviolasociety.org/ | |