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PERFORMANCE LOCATION DATE REPERTOIRE
Skylight Opera Season Preview Broadway Theater Center; Milwaukee, WI July 2008  
Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly Broward County Convention Center; Ft. Lauderdale, FL July 2008  
Kenosha Symphony Orchestra Reuther Auditorium; Kenosha, WI May 2008 de Falla, The Three-Cornered Hat, Suite no. 2 (piano & celesta)
Ginastera, Ollantay (piano)
Ravel, Bolero (celesta)
Festival City Symphony Pabst Theater; Milwaukee April 2008 Copland, El Salón México (piano)
Gould, Latin American Symphonette (piano)
Kenosha Symphony Orchestra Reuther Auditorium February 2008 Stravinsky, The Firebird Suite (1919)
Festival City Symphony Pabst Theater January 2008 Copland, Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo (piano & celesta)
Grofe, Grand Canyon Suite (piano & celesta)
Plymouth Chorale Plymouth United Church of Christ; Milwaukee April 2005 Choral works of Fauré, Rodgers/Hammerstein, & Gilbert/Sullivan
Music by the Lake Academy Recital Aurora University; Williams Bay, WI December 2004  
Soulstice, Ltd. Theatre Company Concert The Hide House, Milwaukee December 2004  
Haggerty Museum of Art Fall Gala Marquette University, Milwaukee September 2004  
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra League Gala Milwaukee Athletic Club September 2004  
Civic Music Association of Milwaukee Wisconsin Conservatory of Music February 2004  
Soulstice, Ltd. Theatre Company Concert The Hide House, Milwaukee December 2003  
Guest Artist Recital Adrian College (Michigan) January 2003 Works for flute & piano by Messiaen & Poulenc
Society of Composers, Inc. National Conference University of Michigan March 2000 Melinda Wagner, Wing and Prayer
National Opera Association Convention Cincinnati Conservatory of Music February 2000 Tom Benjamin, Fowl Trilogy
Solo Faculty Recital Bluffton College (Ohio) January 2000 works by Milhaud, Sibelius, Piirainen, & Schubert
Bach Festival Bluffton College April 1999  
Guest Artist Recital Syracuse University (New York) March 1999 Schubert, Die Winterreise
Faculty Artist Series Bowling Green State University January 1999  
Music at the Forefront Bowling Green State University November 1998 Jennifer Higdon, running the edgE
New Music and Art Festival Bowling Green State University October 1998 Anthony Davis, Wayang II
Guest Artist Recital Murray State University (Kentucky) March 1998  
Guest Artist Recital University of Toledo (Ohio) February 1998  
Guest Artist Recital University of Dayton (Ohio) February 1998  
Guest Artist Recital Western New England College (Massachusetts) September 1997  
Guest Artist Recital Goshen College (Indiana) May 1997  
New Music and Art Festival Bowling Green State University October 1996  
Graduate Degree Recital Bowling Green State University April 1996 Piano works by Scarlatti, Schoenberg, Beethoven, & Messiaen
Society of Composers, Inc. Regional Conference Wichita State University (Kansas) March 1996 Jennifer Blair Furr, Day Cycle
New Music and Art Festival Bowling Green State University October 1995  
Guest Artist Recital Northwestern University (Illinois) May 1995 Robert Below, Summer Music
Music Teachers National Convention Albuquerque Convention Center (New Mexico) March 1995 Jenece Gerber, Floating Down the River at Evening
Undergraduate Degree Recital Lawrence University (Appleton, Wisconsin) May 1994 Piano and harpsichord works by Bach, Crumb, & Beethoven
Lawrence Symphony Orchestra Lawrence University May 1994 Stravinsky, The Firebird Suite (1919)
Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra Appleton, Wisconsin February 1994 Vivaldi, Dixit Dominus (harpsichord)
Tâla Quartet recital Lawrence University May 1993 Messiaen, Quatour pour la fin du temps
Undergraduate Degree Recital Lawrence University April 1993 Piano works by Bach & Bartók

musical theatre and opera productions
PRODUCTION GROUP DATE
Seussical Shorewood High School (Shorewood, WI) October 2007
If They Could See Me Now Waukesha Civic Theatre (Waukesha, WI) January 2007
Lost In Boston Waukesha Civic Theatre October 2006
Rent Shorewood High School May 2006
A Chorus Line Shorewood High School May 2006
Naked Boys Singing! Uncommon Theatre (Milwaukee, WI) August 2005
Così fan tutte Music by the Lake, Aurora University (Williams Bay, WI) July 2005
Once On This Island Soulstice, Ltd. (St. Francis, WI) July 2005
Hello, Dolly! Shorewood High School May 2005
Gay Broadway Uncommon Theatre March 2005
Sweethearts: Romantic Music of Victor Herbert Sunset Playhouse (Elm Grove, WI) February 2005
Red Hot and Cole Waukesha Civic Theatre November 2004
Pirates of Penzance Music by the Lake, Aurora University July 2004
Sweet Charity Brookfield Players (Brookfield, WI) July 2004
Grease Shorewood Intermediate School June 2004
Into The Woods Shorewood High School May 2004
Little Shop Of Horrors Greenfield High School (Greenfield, WI) March 2004
Working Shorewood High School February 2004
Bat Boy: The Musical Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Edinburgh, Scotland) August 2003
Tosca Toledo Opera 1999-2000 season
Les Contes d'Hoffman Toledo Opera 1999-2000 season
The Magic Flute Toledo Opera 1999-2000 season
Carmen Toledo Opera 1998-1999 season
Le nozze di Figaro Toledo Opera 1998-1999 season
The Fantasticks Toledo Repertoire Theatre October 1998
Jesus Christ Superstar Toledo Repertoire Theatre Summer 1998
Have A Nice Day Toledo Repertoire Theatre Summer 1998
Silly Stories Jewish Community Center of Toledo August 1998
Forever Plaid Oregon Community Theatre (Oregon, OH) May 1998
The Role Model Jewish Community Center of Toledo December 1997
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris Toledo Repertoire Theatre September 1997
Grandma's House Jewish Community Center of Toledo March 1997
La traviata Bowling Green State University Opera Theatre (Bowling Green, Ohio) March 1996
Trial by Jury BGSU Opera Theatre January 1996
A Little Night Music BGSU Opera Theatre November 1995
Così fan tutte BGSU Opera Theatre March 1995
Albert Herring BGSU Opera Theatre November 1994
The Faery Queene Lawrence University (Appleton, Wisconsin) April 1993
The Old Maid and The Thief Lawrence University April 1992
Bastien und Bastienne Lawrence University April 1991
Fiddler on the Roof Peninsula Arts Appreciation Council (Negaunee, MI) June 1990
Kiss Me, Kate Peninsula Arts Appreciation Council June 1989

education
SCHOOL DEGREE GPA
Lawrence University Conservatory of Music
(Appleton, Wisconsin)
Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance 3.6, cum laude
Bowling Green State University
(Bowling Green, Ohio)
Master of Music in Piano Performance,
Graduate Assistantship in Opera Coaching
3.96, magna cum laude

professional organizations
Unitarian Universalist Musicians Network
American Guild of Organists

employers
EMPLOYER LOCATION DATES

Unitarian Universalist Church West
- Director of Music
- Pianist
- Choir Director

Brookfield, Wisconsin since August 2003
Bowling Green State University College of Musical Arts
- Department of Music Composition & History
- Department of Music Theorry
- Creative Arts Program
Bowling Green, Ohio 1994-2000
Bluffton College
- Department of Music
- Staff Accompanist
Bluffton, Ohio 1998-2000
Trinity United Methodist Church
- Pianist
Bowling Green, Ohio 1996-1999

recordings, awards, and other creative achievements
AWARD / ACHIEVEMENT DATE
Recording for Hal Leonard Corp: 275 songs from Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology 2005-2008
Publication of poem "Instructions for Living" in two anthologies of modern poetry 2000
"Favorite Professor Award," Bowling Green State University Women's Basketball Team 1999
Publication of article in national opera journal 1995
The Marjory Irvin Prize for excellence in piano performance 1994
The Margaret Gary Daniels Award for keyboard performance 1993
The Paul C Hollinger Award in Music History 1993
Over one hundred recital and concert performances 1990-present
Four compact disc recordings (CRI, Neuma, Disc Makers labels)
[ Please see the Recordings page for a complete discography ]
Performances of original compositions for voice(s) and piano
[ Please see the Composer page for a list of compositions and performances ]