EDUCATION
Doctor of Musical Arts (Conducting). University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), Kansas City, MO.
Awarded: December 2005.
Master of Music (Conducting). Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX.
Awarded: May 2000.
Bachelor of Music Education (Certified: Secondary). Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Awarded: December 1997.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of South Alabama 2016-current
Assistant Professor
Associate Director of Bands/Associate Director of Athletic Bands
Responsibilities:
• Oversight and Co-Direction of a Division 1 NCAA athletic band program (marching & basketball pep bands)
• Conducting ensembles: Symphony Band and Wind Ensemble
• Classroom teaching: Elementary and Advanced Conducting, Brass Methods
University of Louisiana at Monroe 2007-2016
Associate Professor
Assistant Director of Bands/Director of Athletic Bands
Responsibilities:
• Oversight and Coordination of a Division 1 NCAA athletic band program (marching & basketball pep bands)
• Conducting ensembles: Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Opera, Musical Theatre
• Classroom teaching: Elementary and Advanced Conducting, Orchestration, Orchestral & Wind Literature, Chamber Music,
Marching Band Techniques, and Drill Design
• Committee Chair: Recruitment and Music Brochure Design
St. Louis Community College-Meramec 2006-2007
Director of Instrumental Studies
Responsibilities:
• Oversight and Coordination of the Instrumental Music program.
• Conducting ensembles: Symphonic Band
• Classroom teaching: Basic Music Theory and Music Appreciation
• Committee Chair: Recruitment
Benedictine College 2005-2006
Lecturer in Music
Responsibilities:
• Oversight and Coordination of Orchestral program.
• Music Director/Conductor of the Atchison Symphony Orchestra
University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music 2004-2006
Assistant Adjunct Professor
Wind Ensemble Conductor 2005-2006
Orchestra Conductor (Sabbatical replacement) 2004
Responsibilities:
• Conduct premiere ensemble and coordinate aspects of search committee
• Conducting ensembles: Wind Ensemble, Conservatory Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Opera, Musical
• Present pre-concert lectures
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Baldwin Pops
Conductor 2017-current
Strauss Theatre Center
Stage Director 2014-2015
Conductor 2012-2015
Monroe Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor 2010-current
Artistic Advisory Committee Chair 2009-current
Monroe Youth Symphony Orchestra
Music Director/Conductor 2007-2009
Fountain City Brass Band
Principal Conductor 2004-2007
St. Louis Brass Band
Conductor 2006-2007
newEar Contemporary Music Ensemble
Guest Conductor 2006
Kansas City Ballet
Assistant Conductor 2002-2006
Musica Nova, Contemporary Music Ensemble
Music Director/Conductor 2002-2006
Kansas City Puccini Festival
Assistant Conductor 2005
Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park
Conductor 2004, 2006
Kansas City Youth Wind Ensemble
Conductor 2000-2001
Greater Dallas Youth Symphony
Wind Ensemble Cover Conductor 1999-2000
RELATED PROFESSIONAL MUSIC EXPERIENCES
Spirit of Atlanta Drum & Bugle Corps 2015-2016
Brass Caption Head
Drum Corps International Adjudicator 2012-current
Central States Judges Association Adjudicator 2013-current
Glassmen Drum & Bugle Corps 2010-2012
Brass Caption Head
KEDM Public Radio 2009-2016
Classical Music Host
Boston Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps 2007-2010
Assistant Brass Caption Head
Lead Brass Technician
Capital Regiment Drum & Bugle Corps 2002-2006
Brass Technician
Pioneer Drum & Bugle Corps 1996-2001
Brass Arranger
Brass Caption Head
Assistant Program Coordinator
ADJUNCT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Clinician for district and region ensembles in LA, MS, TX, MO, AR, CA, OH, NY
Program Consultant (marching band)
· Etiwanda High School (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
· Seven Lakes High School (Katy, TX)
· Katy High School (Katy, TX)
· Ridge Point High School (Missouri City, TX)
Marjorie Stricklin Emerging Artist Competition - Coordinator
PUBLISHED WORKS
Holidays at ULM. (CD) Conductor, Producer. ULM Wind Ensemble, Concert Choir
Three Russian Miniatures for Horn and Piano, Ledyard, CT: Cimarron Music Press
Metamorphosen: Music for Brass Trio. Producer. Chamber Arts Brass
NCAA Football ’10: EA Sports. ULM Pregame Drill
Sound of Today (compact disc) 2009. Director and Producer
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
Northeast Louisiana Arts Council – 2013-2014
Edmund Williamson Artist of the Year, nominee
American Prize in Conducting
Orchestral Conducting Finalist, 2013
University of Louisiana at Monroe Student Government Association
Faculty Advisor of the Y ear, 2012-2013 (Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia)
College Orchestra Directors Association
2013 International Composition Contest Adjudicator
CONDUCTING TEACHERS
Robert Olson – UMKC, Longmont (CO) Symphony, former KC Ballet, MahlerFEST
Sarah McKoin – formerly of UMKC, now Texas Tech University – Director of Bands
Paul Phillips – Southern Methodist University – Director of Orchestras
Jack Delaney – Southern Methodist University – Director of Bands
David Effron – Brevard Music Center
Gunther Schuller – Brevard Music Center
James Sudduth – Texas Tech University – Director of Bands
ORCHESTRAL PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Monroe Symphony Orchestra – Third Horn
Northland (Kansas City) Symphony – Second Horn
Kansas City Civic Orchestra – Second /Utility Horn
Atchison (KS) Symphony – Third Horn
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra – Third Horn
Roswell (NM) Symphony Orchestra – Assistant Principal Horn
Carlsbad (NM) Philharmonic – Principal Horn
Plainview (TX) Symphony Orchestra – Second Horn
GRANTS
University of Louisiana at Monroe – Dean’s Research Funds
Grant Awarded: $1,400 – “Band education and research in Japan”
University of Louisiana at Monroe – Student Referendum Funds
Grant Awarded: $74,000 – “New Sound of Today uniforms”
University of Louisiana at Monroe – Student Technology Access Plan
Grant Awarded: $16,000 – “A/V Equipment for Band Building”
Northeast Louisiana Arts Council
Grant Awarded: $4,200 – “Composer in Residence 2011, Chen Yi”
Monroe/West Monroe Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
Grant Awarded: $5,160 – “DCI – Battle on the Bayou, 2009”
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
College Band Directors National Association
Louisiana Music Educators Association
Conductor’s Guild
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Kappa Kappa Psi (Honorary)
Tau Beta Sigma (Honorary)
Pi Kappa Lambda
COMPOSER COLLABORATIONS
Doctor of Musical Arts (Conducting). University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), Kansas City, MO.
Awarded: December 2005.
Master of Music (Conducting). Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX.
Awarded: May 2000.
Bachelor of Music Education (Certified: Secondary). Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Awarded: December 1997.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of South Alabama 2016-current
Assistant Professor
Associate Director of Bands/Associate Director of Athletic Bands
Responsibilities:
• Oversight and Co-Direction of a Division 1 NCAA athletic band program (marching & basketball pep bands)
• Conducting ensembles: Symphony Band and Wind Ensemble
• Classroom teaching: Elementary and Advanced Conducting, Brass Methods
University of Louisiana at Monroe 2007-2016
Associate Professor
Assistant Director of Bands/Director of Athletic Bands
Responsibilities:
• Oversight and Coordination of a Division 1 NCAA athletic band program (marching & basketball pep bands)
• Conducting ensembles: Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Opera, Musical Theatre
• Classroom teaching: Elementary and Advanced Conducting, Orchestration, Orchestral & Wind Literature, Chamber Music,
Marching Band Techniques, and Drill Design
• Committee Chair: Recruitment and Music Brochure Design
St. Louis Community College-Meramec 2006-2007
Director of Instrumental Studies
Responsibilities:
• Oversight and Coordination of the Instrumental Music program.
• Conducting ensembles: Symphonic Band
• Classroom teaching: Basic Music Theory and Music Appreciation
• Committee Chair: Recruitment
Benedictine College 2005-2006
Lecturer in Music
Responsibilities:
• Oversight and Coordination of Orchestral program.
• Music Director/Conductor of the Atchison Symphony Orchestra
University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music 2004-2006
Assistant Adjunct Professor
Wind Ensemble Conductor 2005-2006
Orchestra Conductor (Sabbatical replacement) 2004
Responsibilities:
• Conduct premiere ensemble and coordinate aspects of search committee
• Conducting ensembles: Wind Ensemble, Conservatory Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Opera, Musical
• Present pre-concert lectures
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Baldwin Pops
Conductor 2017-current
Strauss Theatre Center
Stage Director 2014-2015
Conductor 2012-2015
Monroe Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Conductor 2010-current
Artistic Advisory Committee Chair 2009-current
Monroe Youth Symphony Orchestra
Music Director/Conductor 2007-2009
Fountain City Brass Band
Principal Conductor 2004-2007
St. Louis Brass Band
Conductor 2006-2007
newEar Contemporary Music Ensemble
Guest Conductor 2006
Kansas City Ballet
Assistant Conductor 2002-2006
Musica Nova, Contemporary Music Ensemble
Music Director/Conductor 2002-2006
Kansas City Puccini Festival
Assistant Conductor 2005
Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park
Conductor 2004, 2006
Kansas City Youth Wind Ensemble
Conductor 2000-2001
Greater Dallas Youth Symphony
Wind Ensemble Cover Conductor 1999-2000
RELATED PROFESSIONAL MUSIC EXPERIENCES
Spirit of Atlanta Drum & Bugle Corps 2015-2016
Brass Caption Head
Drum Corps International Adjudicator 2012-current
Central States Judges Association Adjudicator 2013-current
Glassmen Drum & Bugle Corps 2010-2012
Brass Caption Head
KEDM Public Radio 2009-2016
Classical Music Host
Boston Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps 2007-2010
Assistant Brass Caption Head
Lead Brass Technician
Capital Regiment Drum & Bugle Corps 2002-2006
Brass Technician
Pioneer Drum & Bugle Corps 1996-2001
Brass Arranger
Brass Caption Head
Assistant Program Coordinator
ADJUNCT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Clinician for district and region ensembles in LA, MS, TX, MO, AR, CA, OH, NY
Program Consultant (marching band)
· Etiwanda High School (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
· Seven Lakes High School (Katy, TX)
· Katy High School (Katy, TX)
· Ridge Point High School (Missouri City, TX)
Marjorie Stricklin Emerging Artist Competition - Coordinator
PUBLISHED WORKS
Holidays at ULM. (CD) Conductor, Producer. ULM Wind Ensemble, Concert Choir
Three Russian Miniatures for Horn and Piano, Ledyard, CT: Cimarron Music Press
Metamorphosen: Music for Brass Trio. Producer. Chamber Arts Brass
NCAA Football ’10: EA Sports. ULM Pregame Drill
Sound of Today (compact disc) 2009. Director and Producer
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
Northeast Louisiana Arts Council – 2013-2014
Edmund Williamson Artist of the Year, nominee
American Prize in Conducting
Orchestral Conducting Finalist, 2013
University of Louisiana at Monroe Student Government Association
Faculty Advisor of the Y ear, 2012-2013 (Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia)
College Orchestra Directors Association
2013 International Composition Contest Adjudicator
CONDUCTING TEACHERS
Robert Olson – UMKC, Longmont (CO) Symphony, former KC Ballet, MahlerFEST
Sarah McKoin – formerly of UMKC, now Texas Tech University – Director of Bands
Paul Phillips – Southern Methodist University – Director of Orchestras
Jack Delaney – Southern Methodist University – Director of Bands
David Effron – Brevard Music Center
Gunther Schuller – Brevard Music Center
James Sudduth – Texas Tech University – Director of Bands
ORCHESTRAL PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Monroe Symphony Orchestra – Third Horn
Northland (Kansas City) Symphony – Second Horn
Kansas City Civic Orchestra – Second /Utility Horn
Atchison (KS) Symphony – Third Horn
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra – Third Horn
Roswell (NM) Symphony Orchestra – Assistant Principal Horn
Carlsbad (NM) Philharmonic – Principal Horn
Plainview (TX) Symphony Orchestra – Second Horn
GRANTS
University of Louisiana at Monroe – Dean’s Research Funds
Grant Awarded: $1,400 – “Band education and research in Japan”
University of Louisiana at Monroe – Student Referendum Funds
Grant Awarded: $74,000 – “New Sound of Today uniforms”
University of Louisiana at Monroe – Student Technology Access Plan
Grant Awarded: $16,000 – “A/V Equipment for Band Building”
Northeast Louisiana Arts Council
Grant Awarded: $4,200 – “Composer in Residence 2011, Chen Yi”
Monroe/West Monroe Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
Grant Awarded: $5,160 – “DCI – Battle on the Bayou, 2009”
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
College Band Directors National Association
Louisiana Music Educators Association
Conductor’s Guild
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Kappa Kappa Psi (Honorary)
Tau Beta Sigma (Honorary)
Pi Kappa Lambda
COMPOSER COLLABORATIONS
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Jay Bocook 2015
Zack Browning 2013 Frank Ticheli 2012 Greg Bartholomew 2011 William Bolcom 2010 Libby Larsen 2009 Stephen Paulus 2008 Robert Sheldon 2006 Kent Olofsson 2006 Xu Changjun 2006 Stephen Montague 2005 Yehudi Wyner 2005 |
Chen Yi 2004, 2011
Chester Biscardi 2004 Paul Rudy 2004, 2006 James Mobberley 2004 Mario Davidovsky 2004 Jennifer Margaret Barker 2004 Joao Oliviera 2004 Tania Leon 2003 Elliot Schwartz 2003 Zhou Long 2003 Simon Sargon 2000 |
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