Objectives

As a Musician:  I aim to compose, perform, and direct excellent music.  It  is  my  view  that  both  serious  and common  music  forms  have  value  in  their  appropriate  places.  While art music can contribute towards a remarkably practical end, practical music can also be done artfully.

As an Educator:  I aim to bring students into lively interaction with those primary sources that define their fields of study. Students also require fundamental skills in order to perceive and communicate with intelligence. These aims are in harmony with the idea of classical education.

Personal

My favorite pastimes include reading, fishing, kayaking, jogging, and conversation over coffee. I enjoy participating in diverse musical contexts including free improvisation, sacred music, accompanying, piano recitals, conducting, and concert attendance. Our family also frequents local parks for weekend recreation.

Education

December  2003 – July 2008                      Ithaca College                                    Ithaca, NY

Master of Music – Composition

§ Winner of  Wind Ensemble Composition Competition (2004)

§ Thesis Title: Brahmaputra Bhatiali: A Composition for Chamber Orchestra

August 1996 – May 2000                                Cedarville University                                 Cedarville, OH

Bachelor of Music – Music Theory and Composition

§ Music Scholarships (1997, 1998)

§ ietveld Fine Arts Award (2000)

Experience

June 2001 – Present                                        Baptist Bible College                         Clarks Summit, PA

Full-time Faculty Member – Assistant Professor

§ Musicianship I–IV (Music Theory 101, 102, 201, 202)              

§ Counterpoint (300 course level)                                                 

§ Orchestration (400 course level)                                                

§ Introduction to Fine Arts (200 course level)                              

§ Historic Apologetics (400 course level)                                     

§ Worship Leading (300 Course level)                                          

§ Instructor of Private Piano (all levels)                                         

§ Instructor of Private Composition (all levels)

§ Composer in Residence, works performed abroad

§ Music Coach for summer traveling team

§ MIDI Equipment oversight for Music Department

§ Recital Accompanist

§ Sacred Music Program Coordinator

§ Music Performance Seminar Coordinator

§ Guest Conference Music Director, Baptist Bible College

§ Honors Program guest faculty instructor (2004)              

June 2000 – May 2001                                Kincaid’s Music Store                              Springfield, OH

Studio Piano Teacher

§ Taught private piano (ca. 40 – 50 students per week)—all levels

August 1999 – 2000                                          Cedarville University                                Cedarville, OH

Aural Skills Tutor / MIDI Lab Coordinator

§ Paid by Music Department for tutoring first-year music majors in aural skills

§  Weekly hours of oversight for student use of the MIDI Lab

Other

§ Church Music Director at Berean Baptist Fellowship (FA 2002 – Present)

§ Guest Choral Conductor at Teen Leadership Conference Summer Camp (2002)

§ Guest Artist at Gutenberg College Summer Institute (2006)

References

§ Rev. Joseph Schloegel, Phone: 570.587.5905, Address: 209 Sally Drive, Clarks Summit, PA 18411                             

§ Dr. David Harris, Phone: 570.575.7176, Address: 645 White Birch Road, Clarks Summit, PA 18411

§ Dr. Larry Kauffman, Phone: 570.604.2204, Address: 205 Bissell Street, Clarks Summit, PA 18411