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Wow!! Ten years. I guess time flies when your having fun. Well what can I say...I HAVE BEEN WICKED BUSY. I spend most of my time in Houston, but travel a lot to the east coast for work and concerts. Below is an old bio, if interested. I am always interested in hearing what everyone has been up to, so give me a ring on the telli.
I have appeared as a soloist and recitalist in numerous cities throughout the United States, including Dallas, Houston, Tulsa, Little Rock, and New York City, also outside the country in Korea, Japan, Romania, Austria and Italy.
Most recently as a conductor I won 3rd prize and orchestra's choice award at an international conducting competition in Portland
I am currently principal guest conductor for Houston Symphonic Band, which he has conducted on tour as well as appeared as soloist with numberous times. I was a finalist in Assistant conductor positions for Arkansas Symphony and is currently a finalist for the educational conducting positions of New Jersey Symphony orchestra and assistant conductor of Jacksonville Symphony orchestra. He has conducted the Yucatan Symphony, Romania Radio Symphony orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, Colorado State University Orchestra, Arkansas symphony, Rose City Chamber Orchestra, and studios orchestras in the L.A. area. His conducting teachers and mentors include Brett Mitchell and Rebecca Miller of the Houston Symphony, Christopher Zimmerman, David Hoose, Arkady Fomin Dr. Richard Fiese and Robert McElory. He has also participated in conducting master classes with Wes Kinney, David Hoose, Christopher Zimmerman, and Dr. Robert Linder.
His Currently projects for this season include performing and recording the Brahms violin sonata cycle in a single recital with pianist John Henderickson, and forming a new chamber music group called, Houstonian's New Music Ensemble, where the first performance will include the unbridged production of Stravinsky's L'histoire du Soldat, and new compostition by Yale grad student and friend Jordan Kuspa.
Oh yeah and I teach in Houston and teach at the prep division at The Julliard school.
