EDUCATION
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) studies in Percussion Performance and Instrumental Conducting
University of Oregon; ABD (1990-1995)
Master of Music in Percussion Performance (1990)
The Juilliard School, New York, NY
- primary studies with Elden “Buster” Bailey and Roland Kohloff of the New York Philharmonic (full scholarship)
- additional studies with Christopher Lamb, Saul Goodman, Ian Finkel, and Jonathan Haas
Cloyd Duff Timpani Seminar and Masterclass (1990)
Waterloo Music Festival, Princeton University (1989)
- primary studies with Roland Kohloff and Mike Crusoe
Aspen Music Festival (1985, 1986)
- primary studies with Cloyd Duff, Doug Howard, Jonathan Haas and Ben Herman
Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance (1984)
George Fox University
- primary studies with Niel DePonte
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Conductor, Metropolitan Youth Symphony Concert Orchestra
Conductor, Portland State University Concert Band
Acting Director of Orchestral Studies, Portland State University
Acting Director of Bands, Portland State University
Acting Professor of Music, Director of Bands and Percussion Studies, Lewis and Clark College
Acting Professor of Music, Director of Percussion Studies, Portland State University
Adjunct Music Faculty, Director of Percussion Studies, Pacific University
Adjunct Music Faculty, Director of Percussion Studies, George Fox University
Acting Professor of Music, Director of Percussion Studies, University of Oregon School of Music
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Oregon Ballet Theatre Orchestra, Portland, OR; principal timpanist
Oregon Symphony Orchestra, Portland, OR; extra percussionist and timpanist
Portland Opera Orchestra, Portland, OR; principal timpanist; section percussionist
Oregon Bach Festival, Eugene, OR; principal timpanist, principal percussionist
92nd Street Y Chamber Orchestra, New York, NY; section percussionist
Eugene Symphony Orchestra, Eugene, OR; principal percussionist, assistant timpanist
American Symphony Orchestra, New York, NY; section percussionist
New York Chamber Symphony, New York, NY; section percussionist
Concordia Chamber Orchestra, New York, NY; percussionist and timpanist
The Juilliard Orchestra, New York, NY; principal timpanist
Cascade Festival Orchestra,Bend, OR; principal timpanist\
West Coast Chamber Orchestra, Portland, OR; principal timpanist
Peter Britt Festival Orchestra, Jacksonville, OR; principal percussionist, principal timpanist
Oregon Mozart Players, Eugene, OR; principal timpanist, section percussionist
Oregon Festival of American Music, Eugene, OR; section percussionist
Eugene Opera Orchestra, Eugene, OR; principal timpanist
Oregon Coast Music Festival, Coos Bay, OR: principal timpanist
Additional performances with the Honolulu Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Manhattan Philharmonic, American Ballet Theatre (New York), and Queens Symphony.
Chamber music (selective)
The Third Angle New Music Ensemble, Portland, OR; artistic director, conductor and percussionist
Chamber Music Northwest, Portland, OR; percussionist
Honors
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, The Juilliard School
Recipient, Saul Goodman Scholarship, The Juilliard School
Recipient, Morris Goldenberg Scholarship, The Juilliard School
Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of Oregon
Recipient, Ruth Close Scholarship, University of Oregon
Recipient (1992), University Club of Portland Graduate Fellowship Award
Award winner, Percussion Arts Society Composition Contest
Winner, concerto competition, Portland Youth Philharmonic
Winner, concerto competition, Oregon Wind Ensemble
Timpani Soloist, Oregon Symphonic Band