News!

Updates may have been infrequent since commencement, but there are big things on the horizon, including a move to Music City, USA (Nashville, that is). But first things first:

I am a semi-finalist for the American Prize in Choral Conducting in the Collegiate division! Click on this paragraph to see the announcement.

This is exciting for several reasons. There are only two students in the semifinals of the collegiate division (it is for conductors of collegiate choirs, not college student conductors), and I am the only masters student in here. The rest are actual established faculty at their schools. Even cooler is the fact that my colleague Brandon Elliott is there in the Community division with his group, Choral Arts Initiative. A 100% showing for CCM's MM class! There's also a DMA wind conducting student nominated in his area - go Bearcats!

Personal Website

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Self-marketing achievement unlocked.

Critical Acclaim

For CCM's El Niño:

from The Cincinnati Enquirer

from ConcertoNet

So, in conclusion, two performances, one convention, one broken riser, three seating charts, 20 almglocken, one ice storm, eight cancelled rehearsals due to snow, and a disappointing set of synthesized sounds later, my producer duties at CCM have finished!

(this was my view for the concert)

Pirates of Penzance

CCM Chamber Singers with guest soloists.

Today's rehearsals

Left to right: conducting, producing, choirmastering. For I am the slave of duty.

Happy Valentine's Day

Gilbert and Sullivan kills trees

Too many words.