Curriculum Vitae
Education
Western Washington University (2008-2010): M.M. in Composition
University of Minnesota Duluth (2001-2007): B.M. in Theory/Composition
Minor in History
University of Minnesota Duluth (2001-2007): B.M. in Theory/Composition
Minor in History
Performance Experience
Worship Music Experience:
Wells United Methodist Church (2010-2012): Sounds of Praise bell choir; adult vocal choir (bass); praise band (guitar)
Garden Street UMC (Bellingham, WA) (2008-2010): Chancel choir (bass); College praise band (accordion, guitar)
Hope UMC (Duluth, MN) (2003-2008): Adult vocal choir (bass); "4th Sunday" praise band (bass guitar, guitar)
Pit Orchestra Experience:
Duluth Playhouse: Bass guitar, 2005-2008
Little Shop of Horrors
Oliver
Peter Pan
Once Upon A Mattress
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Rock Band Experience:
Bass Guitarist, pace-T (2001-2004)
Wells United Methodist Church (2010-2012): Sounds of Praise bell choir; adult vocal choir (bass); praise band (guitar)
Garden Street UMC (Bellingham, WA) (2008-2010): Chancel choir (bass); College praise band (accordion, guitar)
Hope UMC (Duluth, MN) (2003-2008): Adult vocal choir (bass); "4th Sunday" praise band (bass guitar, guitar)
Pit Orchestra Experience:
Duluth Playhouse: Bass guitar, 2005-2008
Little Shop of Horrors
Oliver
Peter Pan
Once Upon A Mattress
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Rock Band Experience:
Bass Guitarist, pace-T (2001-2004)
Compositional Experience
Master's Thesis:
Castle Symphony for symphony orchestra (2010)
Premieres:
Cantata on the Passion According to St. Mark (2012) (SATB, text from Mark, chap. 13-15): Apr. 1, 2012, at Wells UMC (Wells, MN)
Cast All Your Anxiety On Him (2010) (SATB, text from I Peter, 5:7): Oct. 23, 2011, at Wells UMC (Wells, MN)
Transfiguration (2011) (3 octave bell choir): March 6, 2011, at Wells UMC (Wells, MN)
Selections from "Pocket Mass" (2009) (SATB; text from Latin Mass): March 14, 2010, and May 2, 2010,
at Garden Street UMC (Bellingham, WA)
From The Attic Window I Behold the Gibbous Moon (2010) (Str. quartet): March, 2010; "Composers of Western"
Concert, PAC Concert Hall (Bellingham, WA)
"Wind Quintet" (2009) (fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn): Nov. 2009
"Brass Quintet," 1st mvt. (2009) (2 tpts, hn, tbn, tba): May, 2009
Five Dialogues (2005) (2 pianos): Feb. 2006; UMD New Music Festival, performance by Duo Gestazi-Bezerra
Nighthawks (2004) (vln, cl, pno): Apr. 2004; UMD New Music Festival, performance by Verdehr Trio
Commercial Releases:
Making Things Up (2011)
Orchestration Experience:
Tower: A Rapunzel Musical (2006-2012), Book & songs by Alicia Renee Storkamp
Castle Symphony for symphony orchestra (2010)
Premieres:
Cantata on the Passion According to St. Mark (2012) (SATB, text from Mark, chap. 13-15): Apr. 1, 2012, at Wells UMC (Wells, MN)
Cast All Your Anxiety On Him (2010) (SATB, text from I Peter, 5:7): Oct. 23, 2011, at Wells UMC (Wells, MN)
Transfiguration (2011) (3 octave bell choir): March 6, 2011, at Wells UMC (Wells, MN)
Selections from "Pocket Mass" (2009) (SATB; text from Latin Mass): March 14, 2010, and May 2, 2010,
at Garden Street UMC (Bellingham, WA)
From The Attic Window I Behold the Gibbous Moon (2010) (Str. quartet): March, 2010; "Composers of Western"
Concert, PAC Concert Hall (Bellingham, WA)
"Wind Quintet" (2009) (fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn): Nov. 2009
"Brass Quintet," 1st mvt. (2009) (2 tpts, hn, tbn, tba): May, 2009
Five Dialogues (2005) (2 pianos): Feb. 2006; UMD New Music Festival, performance by Duo Gestazi-Bezerra
Nighthawks (2004) (vln, cl, pno): Apr. 2004; UMD New Music Festival, performance by Verdehr Trio
Commercial Releases:
Making Things Up (2011)
Orchestration Experience:
Tower: A Rapunzel Musical (2006-2012), Book & songs by Alicia Renee Storkamp