A portfolio of artistic initiatives, signature projects, strategic partnerships, and community programs that have expanded the reach and relevance of orchestral music.
Panama City Symphony
Music Director & Conductor
A transformative era of artistic innovation and organizational growth
Signature Projects
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Created Renaissance to Rock ’n Roll, a distinctive cross-genre collaboration with local musicians.
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Conducted an immersive multimedia presentation of Holst’s The Planets featuring visualizations from NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio.
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Founded the Emerging Artists Competition, providing young musicians with a week-long residency, community engagement opportunities, and solo performances with the orchestra.
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Established Musically Up Close, an intimate chamber music series distinguished by artistic refinement and close collaboration with leading musicians.
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Introduced the orchestra’s first film-with-live-orchestra performance with Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush.
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Launched Bella Notte, a signature gala featuring internationally acclaimed guest artists.
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Served as visionary and creative architect for Nightmare by the Bay and the Pictures at an Exhibition Fine Arts Competition.
Signature Projects
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Created Renaissance to Rock ’n Roll, a distinctive cross-genre collaboration with local musicians.
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Conducted an immersive multimedia presentation of Holst’s The Planets featuring visualizations from NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio.
-
Founded the Emerging Artists Competition, providing young musicians with a week-long residency, community engagement opportunities, and solo performances with the orchestra.
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Established Musically Up Close, an intimate chamber music series distinguished by artistic refinement and close collaboration with leading musicians.
-
Introduced the orchestra’s first film-with-live-orchestra performance with Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush.
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Launched Bella Notte, a signature gala featuring internationally acclaimed guest artists.
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Served as visionary and creative architect for Nightmare by the Bay and the Pictures at an Exhibition Fine Arts Competition.
Community Engagement
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Founded Sing with the Symphony, Bay County’s first community chorus for adults and children.
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Created Make Music Magic and Discovering Music, educational programs serving students, families, and adult learners.
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Established Florida’s first comprehensive symphony education initiative, serving audiences from kindergarten through adulthood.
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Collaborated annually with the Panama City Ballet.
Community Engagement
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Founded Sing with the Symphony, Bay County’s first community chorus for adults and children.
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Created Make Music Magic and Discovering Music, educational programs serving students, families, and adult learners.
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Established Florida’s first comprehensive symphony education initiative, serving audiences from kindergarten through adulthood.
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Created a Guest Artist Outreach and Masterclass program connecting professional musicians with the community.
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Collaborated annually with the Panama City Ballet.
Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra
Artist in Residence
A dynamic partnership between professional artistry and higher education
Signature Projects
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Conducted The Great Russian Nutcracker with the Moscow Ballet and Sleeping Beauty with the Alabama Ballet
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Commissioned original choreography for an abridged ballet version of Romeo and Juliet
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Presented Beethoven Lives Upstairs with Classical Kids Live! for elementary audiences
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Collaborated with the School of Theater and Dance on The Phantom of the Opera and with the opera department on The Pirates of Penzance and The Medium
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Presented Charlie Chaplin's The Kid in a film-with-live-orchestra performance
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Collaborated with the choir department to present major choral-orchestral masterworks, including Mahler's Symphony No. 2 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9
Signature Projects
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Conducted The Great Russian Nutcracker with the Moscow Ballet and Sleeping Beauty with the Alabama Ballet
-
Commissioned original choreography for an abridged ballet version of Romeo and Juliet
-
Presented Beethoven Lives Upstairs with Classical Kids Live! for elementary audiences
-
Collaborated with the School of Theater and Dance on The Phantom of the Opera and with the opera department on The Pirates of Penzance and The Medium
-
Presented Charlie Chaplin's The Kid in a film-with-live-orchestra performance
-
Collaborated with the choir department to present major choral-orchestral masterworks, including Mahler's Symphony No. 2 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 9
Mesabi Symphony Orchestra
Artistic Director
Creative programming and meaningful community engagement
Notable Projects & Partnerships
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Collaborated with the Minnesota Astronomical Society on a presentation of Holst’s The Planets
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Partnered with Two Rivers Chorale and conducted Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem
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Launched the orchestra's first Pops Concert Series
Willmar Area Symphonic Orchestra
Music Director and Conductor
Cross-genre collaborations and sustained audience growth
Artistic Leadership
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Developed cross-genre collaborations featuring jazz, rock, and country artists
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Created a side-by-side performance project with musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra
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Oversaw annual Young Artists and Composers Competitions
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Established the orchestra's annual Nutcracker collaboration with local dance studios