I find that conducting or coaching music ensembles has a lot in common with facilitation. Musicians with expertise in their own domains (such as oboe or violin) are trying to achieve something larger than themselves, and helping them do so is at the heart of my work as a conductor and coach.
Always attentive to interconnections, I hold the big picture in mind while attending to musical details and nuance. I specialize in working with ensembles of advanced amateurs, semi-professionals, and combinations of these, creating and holding spaces where we can explore and discover together.
Conducting & Coaching Experience
My experience spans orchestral, choral, and chamber works across a variety of styles and periods. I served as conductor with the Animas Music Festival in Durango (1997–2006) and coach regularly at Kammermusik Workshops in Santa Fe. I especially enjoy working with mixed chamber ensembles and small orchestras, bringing together musicians in collaborative exploration.
Current & Ongoing Engagements
- Conductor and Coach, Kammermusik Workshops, Santa Fe (2010-present)
International Experience
- Founding Conductor, Classical Music Festival Chamber Orchestra, Eisenstadt, Austria (2005-2006)
- Assistant Conductor, Classical Music Festival, Eisenstadt, Austria (2001-2006)
- Guest Conductor, Sinfonietta Hungarica, Budapest (March 2005)
Resident, Visiting, & Guest Positions
- Guest Conductor, Albuquerque Philharmonic Orchestra (2006-2009)
- Resident Conductor, New Mexico Tech Ensembles (1997-2009)
- Conductor, Animas Music Festival (1997-2007)
- Visiting Conductor, Claremont Concert Orchestra, California (January-May 2008)
- Guest Conductor, Fiori Musicali String Orchestra, Ventura, California (April 2005)
- Guest Conductor, Showcase Chamber Players and Choir (1999-2000)
Orchestra
- Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
- Barber: Adagio for Strings
- Bartók: Divertimento
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
- Brahms: Symphony No. 2
- Copland: Appalachian Spring (large orchestra version)
- Dvořák: Symphony No. 6
- Elgar: Enigma Variations
- Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
- Hanson: Serenade for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra
- Haydn: Symphony No. 99
- Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin, Piano, and Strings
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Chamber Ensembles
- Bernard: Divertissement, Op. 36
- Brahms: Horn Trio
- Diz: El Triunfo de la Muerte
- Dvořák: Serenade for Winds Op. 44
- Elgar: Serenade for Strings
- Enescu: Dixtuor, Op. 14
- Françaix: Neuf pièces caractéristiques
- Grieg: Holberg Suite
- Mozart: Divertimento K. 136
- Mozart: Ein Musikalischer Spaß (2 horns, violins, viola, bass)
- Mysliveček: Octets
- Ravel: Mother Goose Suite (personal arrangement for chamber orchestra)
- Schreck: Nonett, Op. 40
- Takemitsu: Toward the Sea II (alto flute, harp, strings)
Choral & Orchestral Works
- Bach: Magnificat
- Bach: Christmas Oratorio
- Handel: Messiah
- Haydn: Lord Nelson Mass
- Haydn: Die Schöpfung
- Menotti: The Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore
- Mozart: Coronation Mass
- Mozart: Great Mass in C minor
- Mozart: Masonic Cantatas K. 471 and K. 623
Stage & Specialty Works
- Gilbert & Sullivan: Pirates of Penzance
- Porter: Anything Goes
- Poulenc: Babar the Elephant
- Sondheim: Into the Woods
- Strauss Jr.: Die Fledermaus
- Stravinsky: L’Histoire du Soldat
- Walton: Façade
- Weill: Zaubernacht
Guest Conducting & Coaching
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