Academic/Professional/Personal Focus
Areas of Expertise
Choral/orchestral conducting and literature, repertoire, rehearsal/program planning, score study. Works of JS Bach.
Contributions: (published works or studies, conference presentations)
Recordings: From East to West (Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, 2004); The Harmonies of Hoosier History (Indianapolis Arts Chorale, 1999); A Festival of Carols (Masterworks Chorale, 1996)
Publications: The Use of the Chorus as Provider of Time and Place Cues in Berlioz's "La damnation de Faust," (Choral Journal, 2003)
Presentations: Berlioz Over Two Centuries: Interpretations, Evaluations, Reconstructions (Indiana University, 2003)
Guest Conducting: Orquesta Juvenil de Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 2008); Washington Chorus (Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Strathmore Concert Hall, Bethesda, Maryland, 2007); New England Symphonic Ensemble and Festival Chorus (Carnegie Hall, 2002)
Butler Assignment (classes or work duties)
Conductor, Butler Chorale and Chamber Choir
Courses taught: Basic Conducting, Choral Conducting, Choral Literature, Putting Wings on Dreams--The First 100 Years of Powered Flight
Personal Hobbies
Aviataion, hiking, swimming, cycling, travel
Education/Experience
Education/Degrees
DM-Choral Conducting, Indiana University
MM-Choral Conducting, Indiana University
BA-Music, Wabash College
Professional Credentials
Artistic Director, Indianapolis Symphonic Choir
Guest Conductor, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (2008, 2010)
Association Memberships (professional/educational)
American Choral Directors Association
Chorus America
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Professional Experience
Earlham College, Indiana-Purdue University at Fort Wayne, Christian Theological Seminary