Curriculum Vitae
Education
Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano 2009
Stony Brook University
Master of Music in Piano 2006
Stony Brook University
Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, Magna Cum Laude 2004
University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music
Employment
Choral Accompanist and Private Piano Teacher 2012 - present
Riverdale Country School, New York, NY
- Accompany five Middle and Upper School Choruses
- Direct sectional rehearsals
- Teach private piano lessons
- Rehearsal pianist for yearly Upper School Musical
- Faculty advisor for student activity groups
Choral Accompanist 2013 - 2014, 2015 - present
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
- Accompanied Chamber Choir
- Accompanied Women’s Chorus
Consultant 2016
The Leonard Bernstein Office, Inc., New York, NY
- Edited a new Piano/Vocal score of Bernstein’s ‘Chichester Psalms’
Adjunct Assistant Professor 2010 - 2012
City University of New York, Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York, NY
- Courses taught: Piano Class I
Basic Music I
Music I: Introduction to Music
Teacher and Pianist 2009 - 2012
Diller-Quaile School of Music, New York, NY
- Co-taught Great Composers class
- Accompanied Suzuki string classes
- Accompanied Dalcroze classes
Music Director 2008 - 2012
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Smithtown, NY
- Selected and performed liturgical music on organ and piano during services
- Directed, rehearsed, and accompanied choir in weekly rehearsals and performances
- Hired guest musicians for special services and events
- Directed bell choir while director was on leave
- Served as member of the Worship Committee
Graduate Assistant 2004 - 2009
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
- Taught piano lessons to graduate and undergraduate music majors
- Music-directed the Undergraduate Opera Workshop
- Accompanied the voice studio lessons
- Accompanied Stony Brook Chorale and Camerata Singers
- Student representative on the Graduate Studies Committee
Music Director 2008
Southampton United Methodist Church, Southampton, NY
- Selected and performed liturgical music on organ and piano during services
- Directed, rehearsed, and accompanied Choir in weekly rehearsals and performances
- Hired guest musicians for special services and events
- Planned music for the church’s 165th anniversary celebration
Instructor in Piano 2007 - 2008
Music Academy of Long Island, Commack, NY
- Taught private piano lessons
- Prepared students for bi-annual recitals
Librarian 2004 - 2007
Stony Brook University Music Library, Stony Brook, NY
- Researched relevant materials for students and professors
- Aided director in cataloguing new acquisitions
- Organized book, score, and audio collection
Piano Teacher 2003 - 2004
University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, OH
- Taught piano class to non-majors
- Taught private piano lessons
Organist 1999 - 2000
First English Lutheran Church, Marysville, OH
- Selected and performed liturgical music on organ and piano during services
- Accompanied chorus rehearsals and performances in collaboration with director
Performances
Solo and Collaborative Performances 2002 - present
- "Arnold Schoenberg's Erwartung: A Performance by Robin Rhode"
with the Wet Ink Ensemble, Times Square NYC - November 2015
- Michael Hersch’s “The Vanishing Pavilions”
The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD – September 2014
- Recital with Mezzo-soprano, Christine Free, works by Debussy, Mahler, and Berg
Rockaway Artists Alliance, Far Rockaway, NY – April 2014
- Le Petit Salon de Musique, recital with Christine Free, works by Weymouth and Ravel
Stony Brook, NY – September 2012
- Electronic Music Midwest, performing Dan Weymouth’s “Metronome Etudes”
University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO – October 2011
- Recital with Christine Free, works by Brahms, Berio, Schubert, and Strauss
Haus Wirz, Basel, Switzerland – July 2011
- Albany Symphony Orchestra, Premieres by Tsontakis and Bermel
EMPAC, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY – May 2011
- Columbia University Composers Concert
Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY – February 2011
- Recital with Violinist, Esther Noh, featuring works by Schaul, Lara, and Finnissy
St. Peter’s Church, New York, NY – February 2011
- League of Composers/ISCM, Premiere of Trios by Mizelle and Armoza
Roulette, New York, NY – March 2010
- Solo Recital for the Huntington Summer Arts Festival, works by Rzewski, Eggert,
Huntington, NY – August 2009
- Masterclass and Concert featuring works by Christopher Bailey
Bates College, Lewiston, ME – January 2009
- Albany Symphony Orchestra, soloist in Morton Gould’s “Chorale and Fugue”
Palace Theater, Albany, NY – April 2008
- Solo Recitals at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
December 2008 - “Folklore” by Michael Finnissy
March 2008 – Works by Defotis, Berio, Liszt, Eckardt, and Beethoven
November 2007 – Works by Bates, Brahms, Foulds, Zorn, and Rolnick
March 2007 – Works by Couperin, Roussel, Ravel, and Dusapin
November 2006 – Works by Ives and Bailey
December 2005 – Works by Beethoven, Adès, Eggert, and Prokofiev
April 2005 – Works by Gao Ping and Debussy
- Solo Recital, Premiere of Christopher Bailey’s Piano Sonata
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA – October 2006
- “The Alice Project”, Recital of solo piano works commissioned from CCM composers
University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music – May 2004
- Solo Recitals at University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music
December 2003 – Works by Beethoven, Satie, Brahms, and Norgard
April 2003 – Works by Dutilleux, Rzewski, and Harvey
November 2002 – Works by Szymanowski and Beethoven
April 2002 – “The People United Will Never Be Defeated” by Frederic Rzewski
- Soloist for Edward Gregson’s Piano Concerto with the CCM Symphony Band
University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music – March 2002
Pianist with the Lost Dog New Music Ensemble 2012 - present
- Queens New Music Festival, John Luther Adams Portrait Concert
The Secret Theatre, Long Island City, NY – May 2015
- New York Premiere of Michael Hersch’s “The Vanishing Pavilions”
Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY – October 2014
Selected as a New York Times’ “Critics’ Pick”
- Preview concert of Michael Hersch’s “The Vanishing Pavilions”
Trinity Lutheran Church, Astoria, NY – October 2014
- Concert of Premieres and recent works by Mazzolli, Eckardt, Podgursky, and Galindo
Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY – February 2014
- Opera Works in Progress, Scenes from Mark Thome’s “She: An Opera of Adventure”
Symphony Space, New York, NY – June 2013
- Chamber Music of Maurice Ravel, including “Ondine” and Piano Trio in A minor
St. Joseph’s Church, Astoria, NY – May 2013
- Queens New Music Festival, featuring works by Philippe Bodin
The Secret Theatre, Long Island City, NY – May 2012
Pianist with Yarn/Wire, piano and percussion quartet 2008 - 2011
- Make Music New York Festival, L. Andriessen’s “Hoketus”
New York Stock Exchange, New York, NY – June 2011
- Performance of works by Bernstein, Cage, Pluta, and Mincek
Southampton Cultural Center, Southampton, NY – October 2010
- Masterclass and Performance of works by Pluta and Mincek
Purchase College, SUNY, Purchase, NY – October 2010
- “Tonebuilders” CD Release Event and Performance
AC Institute, New York, NY – October 2010
- Masterclass and Performance of works by Slayton, Ling, Bernstein, and Berio
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN – October 2010
- Masterclass and Performance of works by Mincek, DiPonio, Rzewski, and Berio
Goucher College, Baltimore, MD – September 2010
- Composing NYC 2, World premieres by Wubbels, Soper, Pluta, and Mincek
Roulette, New York, NY – June 2010
- Composing NYC 2, Preview concert and discussion panel
Troutman Hall, Ridgewood, NY – June 2010
- Residency at Columbia University, Columbia Composers Concert
Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY – April 2010
- Masterclass and Performance of works by Berio, DiPonio, Einbond, and Lin
Davidson College, Davidson, NC – March 2010
- Composing NYC 1, World premieres by Franzson, Armoza, DiPonio, and Einbond
North River Music, Greenwich Music House, New York, NY – February 2010
- Composing NYC 1, Preview concert and Discussion panel
Troutman Hall, Ridgewood, NY – February 2010
- “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell with Theatre of a Two-Headed Calf
Ontological-Hysteric Theatre, New York, NY January - Feburary 2010
- Preview of “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell with Theatre of a Two-Headed Calf
Prelude Fest ’09, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY – October 2009
- The Piano: Inside and Out, works by Crumb and Steen-Andersen - October 2009
- U.S. Premieres from Abroad, works by Gervasoni, Haas, and Steen-Andersen
Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY – September 2009
- Masterclass and Performance of “Sviete Tihi” by Stefano Gervasoni
Queens College, Flushing, NY – September 2009
- April in Santa Cruz, Performance of works by Berio, Lim, Carson, and Gervasoni
University of California, Santa Cruz, CA – April 2009
- Performance of works by Lang, Perich, and Finnissy
Southampton Cultural Center, Southampton, NY – April 2009
- Performance of works by Ben Leeds Carson
Columbia University, New York, NY – March 2009
- Duos from the Edge, Performance of works by Bithell and Poppe
Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY – November 2008
Tanglewood Center Music Festival, Fellow in Instrumental Piano 2007 - 2008
- Performances for Elliott Carter’s 100th Birthday Celebration
Soloist in “Concerto for Orchestra”, under the direction of Oliver Knussen
Solo performance of “Intermittences” for solo piano
- Accompanied Opera Scenes, directed by Douglas Fitch
- Premiered Mason Bates’ “White Lies for Lomax” for solo piano
- Rehearsal pianist for William Bolcom’s “Whitman Tryptich”,
conducted by James Levine
Recordings
* Chamber Music of Philippe Bodin, with the Lost Dog New Music Ensemble 2015
- to be the premiere release on Astoria Records by the Astoria Music Society
* Albany Symphony Orchestra and David Krakauer, George Tsontakis’ “Anasa” 2015
- in post-production for release by Naxos Records
Albany Symphony Orchestra, John Corigliano’s “Vocalise” 2013
- released by Naxos Records
Classical Piano Album - recording and arranging 2012
- The Buzz Music Library, online music licensing service
Stony Brook Soundings, vol. 1, Ilari Kaila’s “Kellojen Kumarrus” for piano quintet 2010
- with the Escher String Quartet, released by Bridge Records
Tonebuilders, works commissioned through the Composing NYC series 2010
- with Yarn/Wire, released by Carrier Records
Albany Symphony Orchestra, Morton Gould’s “Choral and Fugue” for two pianos 2008
- with Blair MacMillen, released by Albany Records
Christopher Bailey’s Piano Sonata 2007
- premiere recording, released on EMC Records
Lectures
* On Contemporary Piano Music and Techniques 2015
- Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Michael Finnissy’s “Folklore” for solo piano 2009
- Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
The Piano: Inside and Out, with Yarn/Wire 2009
- East Islip Public Library, East Islip, NY
Syntax in Luciano Berio’s “Sonata per pianoforte” 2008
- Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Critical Reception of Stravinsky’s “Sonata” and “Serenade en la” 2008
- Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Awards
Ackerman Prize for excellence in graduate studies in music 2009
Teresa Sterne Career Grant 2008
Thomas Jefferson Award for music citizenship at Stony Brook University 2008
Full tuition scholarship and graduate assistantship 2006
- Stony Brook University Doctor of Musical Arts Program
Full tuition scholarship and graduate assistantship 2004
- Stony Brook University Master of Music Program
First Place in Rildia Bee O’Bryan/Cliburn Piano Competition 2003
Clarence Reeves Scholarship 2002
Cincinnatus Century Scholarship 2000
Current Memberships
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)
The College Music Society
National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA)
Teachers
Principal Teachers
Gilbert Kalish 2004 - present
Elisabeth Pridonoff 2000 - 2004
Christopher Durrenberger 1999 - 2000
Cameron Bennett 1998 - 1999
Deborah Lew Harder 1994 - 1998
Masterclasses
Garrick Ohlsson - Solo Piano 2008
Ursula Oppens - Solo Piano/Contemporary Music 2004, 2007 - 2008
Claude Frank - Solo Piano 2008
James Levine - Vocal Accompaniment 2007 - 2008
Phyllis Curtin - Vocal Accompaniment 2007 - 2008
Emanuel Ax - Solo Piano 2007
Frederic Rzewski - Solo Piano/Improvisation 2005
Alan Bern - Improvisation 2004
Victor Rosenbaum - Solo Piano 2001
Earl Wild - Solo Piano 1998
Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano 2009
Stony Brook University
Master of Music in Piano 2006
Stony Brook University
Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, Magna Cum Laude 2004
University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music
Employment
Choral Accompanist and Private Piano Teacher 2012 - present
Riverdale Country School, New York, NY
- Accompany five Middle and Upper School Choruses
- Direct sectional rehearsals
- Teach private piano lessons
- Rehearsal pianist for yearly Upper School Musical
- Faculty advisor for student activity groups
Choral Accompanist 2013 - 2014, 2015 - present
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
- Accompanied Chamber Choir
- Accompanied Women’s Chorus
Consultant 2016
The Leonard Bernstein Office, Inc., New York, NY
- Edited a new Piano/Vocal score of Bernstein’s ‘Chichester Psalms’
Adjunct Assistant Professor 2010 - 2012
City University of New York, Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York, NY
- Courses taught: Piano Class I
Basic Music I
Music I: Introduction to Music
Teacher and Pianist 2009 - 2012
Diller-Quaile School of Music, New York, NY
- Co-taught Great Composers class
- Accompanied Suzuki string classes
- Accompanied Dalcroze classes
Music Director 2008 - 2012
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Smithtown, NY
- Selected and performed liturgical music on organ and piano during services
- Directed, rehearsed, and accompanied choir in weekly rehearsals and performances
- Hired guest musicians for special services and events
- Directed bell choir while director was on leave
- Served as member of the Worship Committee
Graduate Assistant 2004 - 2009
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
- Taught piano lessons to graduate and undergraduate music majors
- Music-directed the Undergraduate Opera Workshop
- Accompanied the voice studio lessons
- Accompanied Stony Brook Chorale and Camerata Singers
- Student representative on the Graduate Studies Committee
Music Director 2008
Southampton United Methodist Church, Southampton, NY
- Selected and performed liturgical music on organ and piano during services
- Directed, rehearsed, and accompanied Choir in weekly rehearsals and performances
- Hired guest musicians for special services and events
- Planned music for the church’s 165th anniversary celebration
Instructor in Piano 2007 - 2008
Music Academy of Long Island, Commack, NY
- Taught private piano lessons
- Prepared students for bi-annual recitals
Librarian 2004 - 2007
Stony Brook University Music Library, Stony Brook, NY
- Researched relevant materials for students and professors
- Aided director in cataloguing new acquisitions
- Organized book, score, and audio collection
Piano Teacher 2003 - 2004
University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, OH
- Taught piano class to non-majors
- Taught private piano lessons
Organist 1999 - 2000
First English Lutheran Church, Marysville, OH
- Selected and performed liturgical music on organ and piano during services
- Accompanied chorus rehearsals and performances in collaboration with director
Performances
Solo and Collaborative Performances 2002 - present
- "Arnold Schoenberg's Erwartung: A Performance by Robin Rhode"
with the Wet Ink Ensemble, Times Square NYC - November 2015
- Michael Hersch’s “The Vanishing Pavilions”
The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD – September 2014
- Recital with Mezzo-soprano, Christine Free, works by Debussy, Mahler, and Berg
Rockaway Artists Alliance, Far Rockaway, NY – April 2014
- Le Petit Salon de Musique, recital with Christine Free, works by Weymouth and Ravel
Stony Brook, NY – September 2012
- Electronic Music Midwest, performing Dan Weymouth’s “Metronome Etudes”
University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO – October 2011
- Recital with Christine Free, works by Brahms, Berio, Schubert, and Strauss
Haus Wirz, Basel, Switzerland – July 2011
- Albany Symphony Orchestra, Premieres by Tsontakis and Bermel
EMPAC, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY – May 2011
- Columbia University Composers Concert
Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY – February 2011
- Recital with Violinist, Esther Noh, featuring works by Schaul, Lara, and Finnissy
St. Peter’s Church, New York, NY – February 2011
- League of Composers/ISCM, Premiere of Trios by Mizelle and Armoza
Roulette, New York, NY – March 2010
- Solo Recital for the Huntington Summer Arts Festival, works by Rzewski, Eggert,
Huntington, NY – August 2009
- Masterclass and Concert featuring works by Christopher Bailey
Bates College, Lewiston, ME – January 2009
- Albany Symphony Orchestra, soloist in Morton Gould’s “Chorale and Fugue”
Palace Theater, Albany, NY – April 2008
- Solo Recitals at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
December 2008 - “Folklore” by Michael Finnissy
March 2008 – Works by Defotis, Berio, Liszt, Eckardt, and Beethoven
November 2007 – Works by Bates, Brahms, Foulds, Zorn, and Rolnick
March 2007 – Works by Couperin, Roussel, Ravel, and Dusapin
November 2006 – Works by Ives and Bailey
December 2005 – Works by Beethoven, Adès, Eggert, and Prokofiev
April 2005 – Works by Gao Ping and Debussy
- Solo Recital, Premiere of Christopher Bailey’s Piano Sonata
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA – October 2006
- “The Alice Project”, Recital of solo piano works commissioned from CCM composers
University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music – May 2004
- Solo Recitals at University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music
December 2003 – Works by Beethoven, Satie, Brahms, and Norgard
April 2003 – Works by Dutilleux, Rzewski, and Harvey
November 2002 – Works by Szymanowski and Beethoven
April 2002 – “The People United Will Never Be Defeated” by Frederic Rzewski
- Soloist for Edward Gregson’s Piano Concerto with the CCM Symphony Band
University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music – March 2002
Pianist with the Lost Dog New Music Ensemble 2012 - present
- Queens New Music Festival, John Luther Adams Portrait Concert
The Secret Theatre, Long Island City, NY – May 2015
- New York Premiere of Michael Hersch’s “The Vanishing Pavilions”
Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY – October 2014
Selected as a New York Times’ “Critics’ Pick”
- Preview concert of Michael Hersch’s “The Vanishing Pavilions”
Trinity Lutheran Church, Astoria, NY – October 2014
- Concert of Premieres and recent works by Mazzolli, Eckardt, Podgursky, and Galindo
Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY – February 2014
- Opera Works in Progress, Scenes from Mark Thome’s “She: An Opera of Adventure”
Symphony Space, New York, NY – June 2013
- Chamber Music of Maurice Ravel, including “Ondine” and Piano Trio in A minor
St. Joseph’s Church, Astoria, NY – May 2013
- Queens New Music Festival, featuring works by Philippe Bodin
The Secret Theatre, Long Island City, NY – May 2012
Pianist with Yarn/Wire, piano and percussion quartet 2008 - 2011
- Make Music New York Festival, L. Andriessen’s “Hoketus”
New York Stock Exchange, New York, NY – June 2011
- Performance of works by Bernstein, Cage, Pluta, and Mincek
Southampton Cultural Center, Southampton, NY – October 2010
- Masterclass and Performance of works by Pluta and Mincek
Purchase College, SUNY, Purchase, NY – October 2010
- “Tonebuilders” CD Release Event and Performance
AC Institute, New York, NY – October 2010
- Masterclass and Performance of works by Slayton, Ling, Bernstein, and Berio
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN – October 2010
- Masterclass and Performance of works by Mincek, DiPonio, Rzewski, and Berio
Goucher College, Baltimore, MD – September 2010
- Composing NYC 2, World premieres by Wubbels, Soper, Pluta, and Mincek
Roulette, New York, NY – June 2010
- Composing NYC 2, Preview concert and discussion panel
Troutman Hall, Ridgewood, NY – June 2010
- Residency at Columbia University, Columbia Composers Concert
Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY – April 2010
- Masterclass and Performance of works by Berio, DiPonio, Einbond, and Lin
Davidson College, Davidson, NC – March 2010
- Composing NYC 1, World premieres by Franzson, Armoza, DiPonio, and Einbond
North River Music, Greenwich Music House, New York, NY – February 2010
- Composing NYC 1, Preview concert and Discussion panel
Troutman Hall, Ridgewood, NY – February 2010
- “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell with Theatre of a Two-Headed Calf
Ontological-Hysteric Theatre, New York, NY January - Feburary 2010
- Preview of “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell with Theatre of a Two-Headed Calf
Prelude Fest ’09, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY – October 2009
- The Piano: Inside and Out, works by Crumb and Steen-Andersen - October 2009
- U.S. Premieres from Abroad, works by Gervasoni, Haas, and Steen-Andersen
Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY – September 2009
- Masterclass and Performance of “Sviete Tihi” by Stefano Gervasoni
Queens College, Flushing, NY – September 2009
- April in Santa Cruz, Performance of works by Berio, Lim, Carson, and Gervasoni
University of California, Santa Cruz, CA – April 2009
- Performance of works by Lang, Perich, and Finnissy
Southampton Cultural Center, Southampton, NY – April 2009
- Performance of works by Ben Leeds Carson
Columbia University, New York, NY – March 2009
- Duos from the Edge, Performance of works by Bithell and Poppe
Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY – November 2008
Tanglewood Center Music Festival, Fellow in Instrumental Piano 2007 - 2008
- Performances for Elliott Carter’s 100th Birthday Celebration
Soloist in “Concerto for Orchestra”, under the direction of Oliver Knussen
Solo performance of “Intermittences” for solo piano
- Accompanied Opera Scenes, directed by Douglas Fitch
- Premiered Mason Bates’ “White Lies for Lomax” for solo piano
- Rehearsal pianist for William Bolcom’s “Whitman Tryptich”,
conducted by James Levine
Recordings
* Chamber Music of Philippe Bodin, with the Lost Dog New Music Ensemble 2015
- to be the premiere release on Astoria Records by the Astoria Music Society
* Albany Symphony Orchestra and David Krakauer, George Tsontakis’ “Anasa” 2015
- in post-production for release by Naxos Records
Albany Symphony Orchestra, John Corigliano’s “Vocalise” 2013
- released by Naxos Records
Classical Piano Album - recording and arranging 2012
- The Buzz Music Library, online music licensing service
Stony Brook Soundings, vol. 1, Ilari Kaila’s “Kellojen Kumarrus” for piano quintet 2010
- with the Escher String Quartet, released by Bridge Records
Tonebuilders, works commissioned through the Composing NYC series 2010
- with Yarn/Wire, released by Carrier Records
Albany Symphony Orchestra, Morton Gould’s “Choral and Fugue” for two pianos 2008
- with Blair MacMillen, released by Albany Records
Christopher Bailey’s Piano Sonata 2007
- premiere recording, released on EMC Records
Lectures
* On Contemporary Piano Music and Techniques 2015
- Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Michael Finnissy’s “Folklore” for solo piano 2009
- Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
The Piano: Inside and Out, with Yarn/Wire 2009
- East Islip Public Library, East Islip, NY
Syntax in Luciano Berio’s “Sonata per pianoforte” 2008
- Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Critical Reception of Stravinsky’s “Sonata” and “Serenade en la” 2008
- Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Awards
Ackerman Prize for excellence in graduate studies in music 2009
Teresa Sterne Career Grant 2008
Thomas Jefferson Award for music citizenship at Stony Brook University 2008
Full tuition scholarship and graduate assistantship 2006
- Stony Brook University Doctor of Musical Arts Program
Full tuition scholarship and graduate assistantship 2004
- Stony Brook University Master of Music Program
First Place in Rildia Bee O’Bryan/Cliburn Piano Competition 2003
Clarence Reeves Scholarship 2002
Cincinnatus Century Scholarship 2000
Current Memberships
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)
The College Music Society
National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA)
Teachers
Principal Teachers
Gilbert Kalish 2004 - present
Elisabeth Pridonoff 2000 - 2004
Christopher Durrenberger 1999 - 2000
Cameron Bennett 1998 - 1999
Deborah Lew Harder 1994 - 1998
Masterclasses
Garrick Ohlsson - Solo Piano 2008
Ursula Oppens - Solo Piano/Contemporary Music 2004, 2007 - 2008
Claude Frank - Solo Piano 2008
James Levine - Vocal Accompaniment 2007 - 2008
Phyllis Curtin - Vocal Accompaniment 2007 - 2008
Emanuel Ax - Solo Piano 2007
Frederic Rzewski - Solo Piano/Improvisation 2005
Alan Bern - Improvisation 2004
Victor Rosenbaum - Solo Piano 2001
Earl Wild - Solo Piano 1998