Education
- Boston University
- 2007-Present
- Currently pursuing Doctorate of Music in piano performance
- Eastman School of Music
- 2005-2007
- Received Master’s of Music in piano performance
- Eastman School of Music
- 2001-2005
- Received Bachelor’s of Music in piano performance with Distinction
- Georgia State University
- 1999-2001
- Completed one and a half years of my Bachelor’s of Music degree
Principal Teachers
- Anthony di Bonaventura
- 2007-Present
- Professor of Piano, Boston University
- Rebecca Penneys
- 2001-2007
- Professor of Piano, Eastman School of Music
- Cary Lewis
- 1999-2001
- Professor of Piano, Georgia State University
Recent Masterclasses
- Menahem Presller
- Anton Kuerti
Anne Koscielny
Jonathan Bass
- Hamish Milne
Jerome Rose
Blanca Uribe
Earl Wild
Summer Studies
- Banff Piano Master Classes
- 2008
- Brandywine Piano Institute
- 2007
- Chautauqua Institution
- 2000-2003 & 2006
- International Keyboard Institute at Mannes
- 2004
- Brevard Music Camp
- 1994-1995
Employment: Piano Teaching
- Class Piano Instructor
- 2007-Present
- Boston University, Boston, MA
Teach private and group piano lessons to non-piano majors
- Class Piano Instructor
- 2005-2007
- Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
Taught private and group piano lessons to non-piano majors
- Private Lessons
- 2002-2003 & 2006
- Chautauqua Institution School of Performing Arts, Chautauqua, New York
Taught private piano lessons to the public during the summers
- Georgia State University
- 1999-2001
- Completed one and a half years of my Bachelor’s of Music degree
Employment: Choral and instrumental accompanist positions
- Accompanist
- 2007-Present
- Boston Ballet School and Company, Boston, MA
Pianist for dance classes
- Accompanist
- 2007-Present
- Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre, Cambridge, MA
Pianist for dance classes
- Accompanist
- 2001-2005
- Hochstein School of Music and Dance, Rochester, NY
Accompanied dance classes during the school year
- Accompanist
- 2004-2005
- First Presbyterian Church, Williamson, NY
Pianist for the weekly church service. Accompanied choir and worked with choir director
- Accompanist
- 2001-2003
- Chautauqua School of Dance, Chautauqua, NY
Accompanied dance classes during the summers
- Accompanist
- 2000-2001
- Atlanta School of Ballet, Atlanta, GA
Accompanied dance classes during the school year
- Recording Studio Musician
- 2000-2001
- Atlanta, Georgia
Recorded for the recording department at Georgia State University
Employment: Other
- Amy Blum Publicity, Communications Internship for Eastman
- 2004-2005
- Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York
Internship through the Arts Leadership Program at Eastman. Included writing press releases, local and national coverage of Eastman related events, and other public relations tasks
- Department of Communication
- 2004-2005
- Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York
Served as an intern in the communications department. Jobs included writing press releases, editing release, posting releases on the ESM website, other secretarial jobs
- Special Collection Librarian
- 2003-2004
- Sibley Music Library, Rochester, New York
Catalogued numerous rare and out-of-print manuscripts. Served under the direction of David Peter Coppen
Recent and Upcoming Performances
- Ahavath Achim Synagogue, Atlanta, GA
- 2009
- Boston University, Boston, MA, DMA Degree Recital
- 2008
- Ahavath Achim Synagogue, Atlanta, GA
- 2008
- Chautauqua Festival Orchestra, Chautauqua, NY
- 2007
- Victor Borge Hall, New York, NY
- 2007
- West Chester University, West Chester, PA
- 2007
- Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, MM Degree Recital
- 2007
- Benefit Concert for NY Sinfonietta, New York, NY
- 2006
- Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, Degree Chamber Recital
- 2006
- Christ Church, Rochester, NY, Degree Chamber Recital
- 2006
- Guest Artist Recitals, Decatur, GA
- 2001-2007
- Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, Various Chamber Recitals
- 2002-2007
- First Baptist Church, Newport News, VA
- 2005
- Steinway Gallery, Atlanta, GA
- 2001-2005
- Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, BM Degree Recital
- 2005
- Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
- 2002-2004
- Hochstein School of Music, Rochester, NY
- 2004
- First Presbyterian Church, Williamson, NY
- 2004
- Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY
- 2000-2006
Prizes and Awards
- Finalist, Boston University Concerto Competition, Boston, MA
- 2009
- First Prize, Boston University Honors Competition, Boston, MA
- 2007
- Second Prize, International Chautauqua Piano Competition, Chautauqua, NY
- 2006
- Semi-finalist, Sixth Annual Dorothy MacKenzie Competition, New York, NY
- 2004
- Finalist, International Chautauqua Piano Competition, Chautauqua, NY
- 2000 & 2002
- First Prize Georgia State University Honors Competition, Atlanta, GA
- 2001
- Winner, Atlanta Music Club Competition, College Division, Atlanta, GA
- 2001
- First Prize, Atlanta Music Teachers Association Competition, Atlanta, GA
- 1995
- Second Prize, Georgia Music Teachers Association Competition, Atlanta, GA
- 1995
- Finalist, Georgia Young Musician Competition, Atlanta, GA
- 1995
Scholarships and Grants
- Boston University General Scholarship
- 2007-Present
- Howard Hanson Scholarship
- 2002-2007
- George Eastman Grant
- 2001-2007
- Esther Bleich Scholarship
- 2001-2007
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