Guitar
BA, SUNY-Purchase. Performed at Tanglewood Festival and with the Metropolitan Opera Chamber Players, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and New York Philharmonic. Guest on WNYC Leonard Lopate Show. Featured on NPR’s All Things Considered, where excerpts of his composition were broadcast throughout the United States. His Djuna Barnes settings were orchestrated and performed by the Riverside Symphony in 2015. Founder of Cygnus Ensemble. SLC, 2017–
Undergraduate Courses 2024-2025
Music
Acoustic Beatles
Component—Fall
MUSC 5381
For singers and/or guitarists, this ensemble will take on any Beatles songs that work with acoustic guitar. Singers and guitarists at any level are welcome, as are singers who play some guitar and guitarists who sing.
Faculty
Folk Ensemble
Component—Spring
MUSC 5368
This ensemble will cover the US folk-rock music movement from Guthrie through the hippies, including union songs and protest songs. Singers and guitarists at any level are welcome, as are singers who play some guitar and guitarists who sing.
Faculty
Guitar Class
Component
MUSC 5375
This course is for beginning students in either acoustic or electric guitar.
Faculty
Previous Courses
Music
Acoustic Beatles
Component—Fall
For singers and/or guitarists, this ensemble will take on any Beatles songs that work with acoustic guitar. Singers and guitarists at any level are welcome, as are singers who play some guitar and guitarists who sing.
Faculty
Folk and Folk Rock
Component—Spring
This ensemble will cover the US folk-rock music movement from Guthrie through the hippies, including union songs and protest songs. Singers and guitarists at any level are welcome, as are singers who play some guitar and guitarists who sing.
Faculty
Guitar Class
Component
This course is for beginning students in either acoustic or electric guitar.
Faculty
Guitar Ensemble
Component
This class offers informal performance opportunities on a weekly basis as a way of exploring guitar solo, duo, and ensemble repertoire. The course will seek to improve sight-reading abilities and foster a thorough knowledge of the guitar literature.