RESUME

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

American University, Washington, DC [2003-Present]
Musician-In-Residence

• Instruct all jazz and classical saxophone students
• Coach all saxophone ensembles
• Student winners in University Concerto Competition, 2004, 2007
• Finalists in University Concerto Competition, 2003, 2007, 2008
• Saxophone quartet participation at International Saxophone Symposium, 2008, 2009, 2010

Director and Founder, American University Jazz Workshop [2006-Present]

• Created ensemble dedicated to teaching jazz arranging and improvisation
• Supervise student jazz arrangements
• Conduct ensemble and direct rehearsals
• Arrange two pieces for ensemble each semester
• Performances at Twins Jazz, HR-57, and The Atrium
• Coordinate guest performers and coachings

Host and Coordinator, American University Saxophone Symposium [2004]

• Oversaw all aspects of budget, publicity and venue coordination
• Organized John Sampen masterclass
• Organized and judged composition contest
• Featured lecturers and performers from across the United States
• Performed solo recital as feature performance

The Levine School of Music, Washington, DC [2003-Present]
Jazz Saxophone Instructor, Artist-In-Residence

• Instruct all jazz saxophone students
• Founding Member, Levine Jazz Quintet
• Faculty representative for Kaplan Foundation Jazz Program Grant
• Developed Jazz Saxophone Artist Diploma program in conjunction with Georgetown University
• Coach jazz student combos, with recent performance at The Kennedy Center

Co-Founder, Saxophone at Strathmore [2004-Present]

• Weeklong intensive summer camp
• Conduct large ensemble and coach advanced chamber groups
• Teach advanced jazz improvisation classes
• Arrange saxophone choir piece for final concert

The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL [1999-2002]
Saxophone Teaching Assistant

• Instructed undergraduate saxophone students and saxophone quartets

 

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

Selected Classical Performances

• Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne Australia 2011
• The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC 2011
• Issue Project Room, New York, NY 2011
• North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial National Conference, Athens, GA 2010
• The Lyceum, Alexandria, VA 2010
• Finalist, Haverhill International Soloist Competition, Haverhill, UK 2009
• Concerto Performance, Loudoun Symphony Orchestra, Loudoun, VA 2009
• Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 2009
• An Die Musik, Baltimore, MD 2009, 2010
• Concerto Performance, American University Symphony Orchestra, Washington, DC 2009
• Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 2009
• Mansion at Strathmore, Kensington, MD 2009
• International Saxophone Symposium, Fairfax, VA 2009
• The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC 2008
• The Stella Adler School, New York, NY 2005, 2008, 2009
• The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 2008
• MOSA Concert Series, New York, NY 2008
• THEARC, Washington, DC 2008
• American University, Washington, DC 2003, 2005, 2007
• Woodrow Wilson House, Washington, DC 2006
• University of California, Berkeley, CA 2006
• St. Peters Musical Arts Concert Series, Lancaster, PA 2005
• World Saxophone Congress XIII, Minneapolis, MN 2003
• Dame Myra Hess Concert Series, Chicago, IL 2001
• Carnegie Hall, New York, NY 1999
• Aaron Copland School of Music, New York, NY 1999

Selected Jazz Performances

• Twins Jazz, Washington, DC 2011
• An Die Musik, Baltimore, MD 2010
• Cornelia Street Café with David Amram, New York, NY 2009
• Blues Alley with Beat Kaestli, Washington, DC 2009
• The Harold Clurman Festival of the Arts with David Amram, New York, NY 2008
• Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Symphony with a Twist, Rockville, MD 2008
• Blues Alley with Sheila Jordan, Washington, DC 2008
• The Music Center at Strathmore, Bethesda, MD 2007, 2008, 2011
• Embassy of Switzerland with Beat Kaestli, Washington, DC 2008, 2009
• Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC 2007
• The University Club, Washington, DC 2007
• Blues Alley, Washington, DC 2006, 2007
• Cannonball Adderley Quintet Anniversary Concert, Washington, DC 2006
• The Atlas Performing Arts Center, Washington, DC 2006
• The Fifteenth Annual FMJS East Coast Jazz Festival, Rockville, MD 2006
• Jazz at Massey Hall Tribute Concert, Washington, DC 2005
• Embassy of France, Washington, DC 2005
• Presidential Inaugural Ball, Washington, DC 2005
• Middlebury College with John Signorelli Big Band, Middlebury, CT 2005

Recordings

• Still Life, Albany Records 2011
• Crosscurrents, Albany Records 2007
• Take Note, Levine Jazz Quintet 2007
• The American Muse: A Century of American Music for Saxophone Quartet, The New Hudson Saxophone Quartet, Eclectra Records 2001
• Leo Kraft: Chamber Works, Albany Records 2001
• America’s Millenium Tribute to Adolphe Sax, Volume V, Arizona University Recordings, 2001 (First Round Grammy-Nomination)

Guest Performances and Lectures

• Guest Artist Australia Clarinet and Saxophone Festival, Melbourne Australia 2011
• Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, MD 2011
• University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 2010
• William Patterson University, Wayne, NJ 2010
• Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 2009
• Copland School of Music, New York, NY 2009
• Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 2009, 2011
• David Oppenheim Artist-In-Residence, New York, NY 2008
• Improvisation Masterclass, Mannes College of Music, The New School, New York, NY 2008
• Conservatory of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 2008
• Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 2008
• Practicing Jazz,International Saxophone Symposium, Fairfax, VA 2008
• Sigurd Rascher Centennial Celebration, State University of New York, Fredonia, NY 2007
• The Empyrean Ensemble, University of California, Davis, CA 2006
• The Kennedy Center, Washington, DC 2006
• Appreciating John Coltrane,The University Club, Washington, DC 2006
• Composer’s Colloquium, University of California, Berkeley, CA 2006
• William Valente Memorial Masterclass, Davis, CA 2006
• Composer’s Forum, Bowling Green University, Bowling Green, OH 2006
• Florida State University Contemporary Music Festival, Tallahassee, FL 2000
• Parnassus Contemporary Ensemble, New York, NY 1999

Selected New Works and Commissions

• Bending the Arc, Judah Adashi, 2011
• in every way I remember you, Stephen Antosca, 2011
• tight-rope dancing clowns, Ying-Chen Kao, 2011
• Plunge for Harp and Saxophone, Stephen Gorbos, 2010
• Trois Etudes for Flute and Saxophone, Nathan Lincoln-DeCusatis, 2010
• Empty Every Night, David Smooke 2009
• Crudely Spun Tales, Armando Bayolo 2009
• The Golden Prophecy, Andrew Simpson 2009
• Reisenschritte for Alto Saxophone and Piano, Andrian Pertout 2009
• Solitude for Alto Saxophone Solo, Noam Sivan 2009
• Air for Soprano Saxophone and Piano, Aaron Jay Kernis (ed. Noah Getz) 2008
• Small Hole at the Top of the Sky, David Schober (ed. Noah Getz) 2008
• Song 72, Fernando Benadon, 2007
• Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra, Lewis Spratlan, 2006
• Hidden Charges, Premiere, Fernando Benadon, 2006
• Partita for Soprano Saxophone, Ronald Roseman (Ed. Noah Getz), 1999

Articles and Publications

• Stratosphere: Altissimo Etudes for Saxophone, Advance Music, 2011
• Finale from Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, The New World for Saxophone Choir, Roncorp Publications, 2009
• How to Practice Jazz, The Instrumentalist, May 2009
• History of Henry Brant’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, The Saxophone Symposium, Fall 2009
• Jazz Tune Study Guide, 2009
• All In: A Comprehensive Practice Method for Jazz Saxophonists, 2008
• The Artist Diploma in Jazz Saxophone-A Levine School of Music and Georgetown University Joint Program, 2006
• Featured Reviews: Winners of American University's Saxophone Symposium Composition Contest, The Saxophone Aspect, 2005
• Brian Minor: American Saxophonist, 1938-1981, The Saxophone Aspect, 2004
• Americana in Henry Brant's Concerto for Alto Saxophone, The Saxophone Aspect, 2004
• Henry Brant's Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra: History, Analysis and Performance Practice, Treatise, 2002
• An Interview with Jim Noyes, The Saxophone Journal, 1999
• Karg-Elert’s Twenty-five Caprices for Solo Saxophone:  A Study Guide, The Saxophone Symposium, Volume 23, 1998

Grants and Awards

• Encore Grant, American Composer’s Forum, Minneapolis, MN 2011
• Finalist, Haverhill International Soloist Competition, Haverhill UK 2009
• First-Round Selection, Concert Artists Guild International Competition, New York, NY 2008
• DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Small Project Grant 2006, 2008, 2010
• Levine School of Music Research Grant 2006, 2007
• First-Round Nomination, Grammy Award 2002
• Grand Prize Winner, National Alliance for Excellence, New York, NY 1999
• Grand Prize, Harrisburg Soloist Competition, Harrisburg, PA 1996

 

EDUCATION

The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
D.M., Saxophone Performance, 2002

The Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
M.M., Saxophone Performance, 1999

Oberlin Conservatory, Oberlin, OH
B.M., Saxophone Performance, 1997
Minor, Music Education

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