Education
University of Illinois 2015 Urbana-Champaign, IL
Doctorate of Musical Arts, Conducting
Minors in Musicology and Orchestral Conducting
University of Oregon 2009 Eugene, OR
Masters of Music, Choral Conducting
Minor in Orchestral Conducting
University of Edinburgh 2005 Edinburgh, Scotland,
Masters in Musicology
Williams College 2004 Williamstown, MA
Bachelor of Arts, 2004, Cum Laude
Artistic Director Experience
Classical Uprising 2020-Present Maine Founder & Artistic Director
Provide artistic vision and leadership for ensembles and education programs that serve over 70 professional musicians, 100 community singers, 70 students, and 6,000 music lovers through 50 performances and events annually
Increased government, institutional, and individual giving by 416% over the last six years
Manage one-person staff, six part-time consultants, and thirty volunteers
Portland Bach Experience 2018-Present Portland, ME
Founder, Artistic Director, and Conductor
Conduct professional orchestra and chamber choir
Develop and market all aspects of over thirty-six concerts and events
Forge external partnerships with other civic and arts organizations
Oratorio Chorale 2013-Present Brunswick, ME
Artistic Director and Conductor
Conduct auditioned symphonic chorus and professional orchestra
Plan musical season, coordinate venues, hire professional soloists and instrumentalists
Work with Board of Directors, coordinate and implement development plan
The Portland Bach Festival 2015-2017 Portland, ME
Associate Artistic Director
Conducted professional orchestra and chamber choir
Conducted and managed all aspects of a 10-day professional music festival
Managed four-person staff and thirty volunteers
Artistic Consulting Experience
Juventas New Music Ensemble 2013-2014 Boston, MA
Assistant Music Director
Organized bi-annual call-for-scores; chaired panel of judges
Coached chamber ensemble
Roomful of Teeth 2008 Williamstown, MA
Consultant to Brad Wells, Founder and Conductor
Advised in creation of 501(c)3 musical ensemble which went on to win 2013 GRAMMY award for best Chamber Ensemble and the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in Music for Partita for 8 Voices by Caroline Shaw
Snow Pond Center for the Arts 2014 Sidney, Maine
Consultant
Developed programming and curricula for community music school; hired staff
Researched and conducted interviews at comparable programs in the Northeast
Consulted on development of marketing materials and website
Teaching Experience
Clark University 2014-2017 Worcester, MA
Director of Choral Activities, Professor of Practice in Music
Taught Intro to Music Theory, Musicianship, Voice and Diction
Conducted 50-person auditioned concert choir
Conducted 20-person auditioned chamber choir
Conducted professional and student orchestras
Bowdoin College 2014-2015, 2020-2023 Brunswick, ME
Visiting Faculty in Music
Conducted 60-person auditioned chorus
Conducted professional and student orchestras
Taught Honors Project in Conducting, Independent Study in Composition
VSA Massachusetts 2009-2011 Boston, MA
Professional Development Lecturer
Trained teachers on how to implement music integration to support Common Core standards
Developed workshop and coach teachers
Artist-in-Residence
The Memoir Project: Created student composition project at various Boston public schools
University of Illinois 2009-2011 Urbana-Champaign, IL
Undergraduate Conducting Lecturer
Taught Elements of Conducting to undergraduate music majors
Developed syllabus focusing on gesture, score analysis and rehearsal technique
Cesar Chavez Public Charter School 2005 – 2007 Washington, DC
Music Department Head, Music Teacher
Taught music appreciation class: Developed objective-based curriculum for music appreciation based on Massachusetts standards
Started music department at a charter school for public policy serving low-income, at-risk middle and high school students
The Memoir Project: Created student composition project, featured on national public radio
Guest Conducting Experience
Back Bay Chorale 2023 Boston, MA
Conduct Back Bay Chorale and professional orchestra
Handel and Haydn Society Community Youth Collaboration 2019 Boston, MA
Conduct H+H orchestra and soloists and over 300 high school singers
New Hampshire All-State Treble Chorus 2018 Concord, NH
Conducted auditioned choir of the best treble singers in New Hampshire
Portland Symphony Orchestra Chorus Master 2017 Portland, ME
Mozart Mentor 2014 Brunswick, ME
Conducted 40-person orchestra consisting of Maine’s music educators and their top string students playing side-by-side with professional instrumentalists
Additional Experience
University of Southern, Maine, Concerto Competition 2020 Gorham, ME Adjudicator for competition of college and masters level musicians
American Choral Directors, Eastern Division, Conference 2016 Boston, MA
Presenter: Expanding Your Reach: Artistic and Community Collaborations
Providence College Invitational Choral Festival 2018 Providence, RI Clinician for invitational choral festival
American Choral Directors, Massachusetts Division, Conference 2015 Hampshire, MA
Presenter: Expanding Your Reach: Artistic and Community Collaborations
Awards
American Prize, American Music 2022
Won first place for national award in the performing arts
Artist of the Year, Maine Arts Commission 2018
Awarded by the state-funded agency that supervises all the arts agencies in the state of Maine
50 Mainers Shaping the State, Maine Magazine 2018
Won third place for national award in the performing arts
American Prize, Conducting 2018
Won third place for national award in the performing arts
American Prize Conducting 2015
Won third place for national award in the performing arts
LEEP Davis Foundation Grant 2015
Grant to develop a new First Year Intensive course for the music department
Kate Neal Kinley Fellowship 2011
Finalist for national fellowship for post-doctoral research in the arts
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign University Fellowship 2009
University Fellowship for exceptional doctoral students
St. Andrews Society Scholar 2004
One of two U.S. citizens selected for full graduate scholarship for study in Scotland
Kleinhandler Prize for Excellence in Music, Williams College 2004
Wilmer Fellowship, Williams College 2003
Travel research grant to Sweden to study choral tradition
Conducted interviews with Eric Ericson and Gary Jacobson