About Me: I am a graduate (masters) student at Michigan State University. I love teaching as well as performing and am eager to do both.

Check out the rest of my page to learn more about me as a clarinetist!

Also, be aware that I have posted a file of my 1-page Resume, my entire Repertoire List, and recordings I have made of orchestral excerpts and solos further down the page.

Favorite composers: Vivaldi, Stravinsky, Mussorgsky, Holst, Mozart, Weber, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Elgar, Verdi, Rachmaninoff, Whiteacre, Puccini, Milhaud, Sibelius, Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Palestrina, Victoria, Nielsen, Bartok, Barber, Ravel, Rimsky-Koraskov, Tchaikovsky, Bruch, Debussy, Dvorak

Favorite piece of music: Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, Petrouchka, Firebird Suite, The Soldier's Tale; Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, 5, 6, 7; Sibelius's Symphony No. 1; Barber's Adagio for Strings; Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2; Mozart's Operas; Puccini's Operas; Mozart's Kegelstatt Trio; Brahms's Clarinet Quintet and Trio; Uhl's Kleines Konzert; Mozart's Clarinet Quintet; Strauss's Wind Serenade; Bruch's Eight Pieces

Favorite artist: Berlin Philharmonic, Sabine Meyer, Londin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Larry Combs, Claudio Abbado, Herbert Von Karajan, Bernstein, all-star clarinet players, conductors, and orchestras...

Favorite recording: Von Karajan and Berlin Philharmonic: Brahms Complete Symphonies

I regularly attend (ex: New York Phil.): Well, I just moved to East Lansing, MI to begin my master's degree. I don't attend anything regularly for the time being. Hopefully, it will be MSU ensembles, Detroit Symphony, Lansing Symphony, and the occasional Chicago Symphony

Favorite pre/post concert hangout:
If a musician, what is your instrument: Clarinet, Soprano Clarinets: A, B-flat, and E-Flat

Instrument maker or brand: Selmer Signature A and B-flat Clarinets

Personal Website:
Favorite Websites:
Anything else about your classical music interests: I am working to become an applied clarinet professor. I still have a lot of education to go, though. I am extremely interested in finding ways to improve the reading skills of dyslexic students and brainstorming different forms of creative practice.
Professional affiliations (ex: ASTA, MENC): Sigma Alpha Iota, International Clarinet Association

Concerto No. 1 0   Ratings Rating Log in to rate
	1: Concerto No. 1
	2: Mozart, Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A
	3: Stravinsky, Three Pieces: II
	4: Stravinsky, Three Pieces: III
	5: Beethoven, Symphony No. 8: Minuet (Trio solo)
	6: Brahms, Trio for Clarinet Cello and Piano: I
	7: Rimsky-Korsakov, Sheherezade: III (clarinet solo)
	8: Rimsky-Korsakov, Sheherezade: III (clarinet solo)
	9: Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique: V (e-flat clarinet solo)
	10: Shostakovich, Symphony No. 9: II (clarinet solo)
	11: Shostakovich, Symphony No. 9: III (clarinet solo)
	12: Kodaly, Dances of Galanta
	13: Beethoven, Symphony No. 6: I (clarinet solo)
	14: Beethoven, Symphony No. 6: II (clarinet solo)
	15: Beethoven, Symphony No. 6: III (clarinet solo)
	16: Mendelssoh, A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo (clarinet solo)

Sunday Date:Jun 29, 2009
Today, I gave the performance of a life time. As you may or may not know, I have--more