Music Director, Peabody Opera Program

B.M., Western Michigan University; M.M., Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Professional experience: Lyric Opera of Chicago, Western Opera Theatre, Pittsburgh Opera Center, New York Chamber Ensemble, Washington Opera, Baltimore Opera, Utah Festival Opera, and Wolf Trap Opera. Former academic positions: University of Connecticut, Storrs; Hochschule Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria. Guest residencies:  Auburn University, Birmingham Southern College, Ohio University, The College of New Jersey, SUNY Fredonia, Marywood College, Western Michigan University. Panelist: National Conference on Piano Pedagogy, National Opera Association (on singer training). Conductor: Die Weisse Rose (Zimmerman), Mahagonny Songspiel, Three Penny Opera, The Reunion; Werther and L'Italiana in Algieri, Turn of the Screw, Amahl and The Night Visitors (Opera Vivente), Turn of the Screw (Peabody Opera Theatre).  World Premieres: Clara (Robert Convery; University of Maryland, College Park) The Alien Corn (Thomas Benjamin; Peabody Opera Theatre), The Yellow Wallpaper.  Engaged on short notice to conduct the sitzproben for Lorin Maazel's Turn of the Screw production; ass't conductor, Rape of Lucretia, Chateauville Chamber Opera Project (Maazel) Coach, Compania Lirica Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica, 2006; Staff, Fairbanks (Alaska) Summer Arts Festival, '06-'08, Conductor, Arundel Vocal Arts Society (AVAS). Honors:  2004 Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award.

Upcoming:  vocal coach/conductor, Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, Conductor, Orpheus in the Underworld, Albert Herring (Opera Vivente), Le Tragedie de Carmen (American Opera Theatre).