Education | Professional Experience | Performance Experience
Band and Ensemble Conducting Experience | Research and Presentations
Clinician and Adjudication Experience | Guest Artist Affiliations
Computers and Technology in Education Experience
EDUCATION
Doctor of Musical Arts, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2000.
Master of Music, Webster University at Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, 1991.
Bachelor of Arts, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, 1989.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, assistant professor, 2006 – Present.
Primary Responsibilities: Artist/Teacher of Trumpet; Jazz Ensemble; Head of Brass Area; Brass Methods; Chamber Music Ensembles.
Other Responsibilities: Graduate Faculty; Scholarship Committee; Faculty Brass Quintet; Brass Studio Class; Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra.
West Virginia State University, Charleston, West Virginia, assistant professor, 2001 – 2006.
Primary Responsibilities: Applied Trumpet; Applied Horn; Brass Methods; Jazz Ensemble; Music Technology; American Music.
Other Responsibilities: Orchestration and Arranging; Origins of Man; Faculty Senate; Music Scholarship Committee; Capital City Brass Quintet; Charleston Stage Company; Mountain State Brass Band.
Livingstone College and Theological Seminary, Salisbury, North Carolina, assistant professor, 2001.
Primary Responsibilities: Applied Trumpet; Brass Methods; Music Technology, Conducting Methods.
Other Responsibilities: Music Literature; Development of Music Technology/MIDI Lab; Jazz Ensemble.
State University of New York at Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, New York, assistant professor, 1998 – 2000.
Primary Responsibilities: Applied Trumpet; Jazz Ensemble; Brass Ensemble; Jazz History.
Other Responsibilities: Music Theory; Music Composition; Musical Director of University Theater; Principal Trumpeter of Adirondack Brass Quintet.
University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, North Carolina, adjunct professor, 1996 – 1998.
Primary Responsibilities: Applied Brass; Brass Methods; Form and Analysis; Music Counterpoint; Jazz Pedagogy.
Other Responsibilities: Assistant Director of Wind Ensemble.
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
Recent Solo Recitals:
March 6, 2005 (St. Andrew Lenten Recital Series, St. Albans, West Virginia)
October 13, 2004 (Kanawha Forum Recital Series, Charleston, West Virginia)
April 24, 2003 (Kanawha Forum Recital Series, Charleston, West Virginia)
March 6, 2002 (Kanawha Forum Recital Series, Charleston, West Virginia)
February 26, 2002 (St. Andrew Lenten Recital Series, St. Albans, West Virginia)
Other Recent Solo Performances:
International Music Camp Faculty Recital (Shakhov: Scherzo), July 19, 2007
University of North Dakota Band (Simeone: Trumpet in the Night, and Goedicke: Concert Etude, Op. 69), April 30, 2007
University of North Dakota Jazz Ensemble (Ellington: Concerto for Cootie), November 13, 2006
North Dakota University Systems Arts and Humanities Summit (Neruda: Concerto), October 27, 2006
University of North Dakota Music Department Showcase (Shakhov: Scherzo), September 14, 2006
Charleston (WV) Neophonic Orchestra (Ellington: Concerto for Cootie), April 29, 2004
West Virginia Museum in the Community “Pipesounds” (Purcell: Sonata), December 21, 2003
West Virginia Symphony Chamber Players (Bach: Magnificat), December 23, 2002
West Virginia Premier Performance (Ewazen: To Cast a Shadow Again), June 12, 2002
West Virginia State University Jazz Ensemble (Nestico: Nicole), April 18, 2002
Charleston (WV) Neophonic Orchestra (Simeone: Trumpet in the Night), February 21, 2002
Orchestras and Chamber Ensembles:
Orchestras: Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra, Charleston Neophonic Orchestra, Charleston Light Opera Guild, Plattsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Winston-Salem Symphony Orchestra, Greensboro Philharmonia, Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, Saint Louis Philharmonic, Saint Louis Metropolitan Orchestra, North Carolina Symphony, Asheville Symphony Orchestra.
Chamber Ensembles: UND Faculty Brass Quintet, Mountain State Brass Band, Capital City Brass Quintet, Adirondack Brass Quintet, Twentieth Century Players, Imperial Brass Quintet, Smoky Mountain British Brass Band.
Band and Ensemble Conducting Experience
2007, Crimson Creek (ND) Players, Musical Director
2006, University of North Dakota Jazz Ensemble, Conductor
2006, University of North Dakota Trumpet Ensemble, Conductor
2004, West Virginia All-State Jazz Ensemble, Conductor
2004, Children’s Theater of Charleston, Musical Director
2003, Charleston Stage Company, Musical Director
2002 – 2006, Mountain State Brass Band, Musical Director
2001 – 2006, West Virginia State University Jazz Ensemble, Conductor
RESEARCH AND PRESENTATIONS
“Excellence in Applied Music Instruction: Successful Studio Applications.” West Virginia State University Faculty Lecture Series, March 12, 2005.
“The Music of Bela Bartok: The ‘Asheville Concerto.’” West Virginia State University Faculty Lecture Series, September 19, 2002.
“Music Technology: Practical Applications for the Modern Musician.” West Virginia State University Faculty Lecture Series, March 7, 2002.
“MIDI Applications and the Digital Audio Workstation.” Livingstone College and Theological Seminary, April 6, 2001.
“Francois Georges Auguste Dauverne’s (1800-1874) Theme Varie No. 6 pour Trompette Chromatique: A Performance Edition.” DMA dissertation, 2000.
“The Final Invasion: A Documentary on the Battle of Plattsburgh.” Original compositions and performances. January 1, 2000.
“Francois Georges Auguste Dauverne’s (1800-1874) Theme Varie No. 6 pour Trompette Chromatique: A Performance Edition.” State University of New York at Plattsburgh Lecture Recital, April 7, 2000.
CLINICIAN AND ADJUDICATION EXPERIENCE
2007, Minnesota Western District Honor Band Clinician/Director
2007, North Dakota Solo and Ensemble Music Adjudicator
2007, North Dakota Region 3 Music Festival Adjudicator
2003, West Virginia Jazz Ensemble Festival Clinician/ Director
2001 – 2002, West Virginia Solo and Ensemble Festival Adjudicator
1996, North Carolina Solo and Ensemble Competition Adjudicator
1996, North Carolina All District Band Competition Adjudicator
GUEST ARTIST AFFILIATIONS
Secured appearances and collaborated with the following artists:
- Jim Manley (jazz trumpet recording artist), West Virginia State University
- Robin Kessinger (national flat-picking guitar champion), West Virginia State University
- Robert Schaffer (international bluegrass recording artist), West Virginia State University
- Bob Thompson (jazz pianist/PBS’s Mountain Stage), West Virginia State University
- Canadian Brass (world-renown brass ensemble), State University of New York at Plattsburgh
- Bobby Shew (international jazz trumpet artist/Grammy award winner), State University of New York at Plattsburgh
- Harmonic Brass (brass ensemble/ Munich, Germany), State University of New York at Plattsburgh
- Phil Driscoll (contemporary Christian trumpet artist), Music Academy of North Carolina
COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
Experience with the integration of computers and technology in music education:
- Music Accompanying (Smart Music, Band in a Box)
- Music Notation (Finale)
- Music Recording, Editing, and Sequencing (Logic Audio, Cool Edit Pro, Kurzweil)
- MIDI Applications (various devices)
- Web Page Development (Front Page, Dreamweaver)
- Presentation and Lecture Applications (Power Point)
- Electronic Searches (including the internet)