Education
North Carolina School of the Arts Winston-Salem, NC May 2005
Master of Music
Major: Opera Performance
Clayton College and State University Morrow, GA May 2003
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Music (Voice)
Minor: Theatre
Teaching Experience
A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute Winston-Salem, NC 2003-2005
Educational Outreach - General Music Education featuring Opera.
Private Voice Instructor Austell, GA 2002-2003
Taught voice lessons in conjunction with choir conducting.
Private Music Instructor Lawrenceville, GA 1997-2001
Taught voice lessons and piano lessons.
Dacula High School Dacula, GA 1997-2000
Guest Artist - Theatre
Taught Stage Combat, Acting and Stage Craft Classes
Directed "Once Upon a Mattress," "The Effect of Gamma Rays..." and "Rumors."
Scenic Design/Construction "Once Upon a Mattress," "The Effect of Gamma
Rays…" and "Rumors."
Georgia International Thespian Society Georgia State Conference 1998
Guest Artist
Taught Workshops on Stage Combat, Period Furniture Construction and
Theatrical Makeup.
Choral Conducting Experience
Mableton Christian Church Mableton, GA 2002-2003
Choir Conductor and Service Accompanist
Selected Choral Anthems, Hymns and Service Music.
Created Power Point presentations for services.
Hired and conducted expanded orchestrations for Christmas and Easter.
Kirk of the Corners, Christian Church Norcross, GA 2001-2003
(Currently known as Peachtree Corners Christian Church)
Choir Conductor
Selected Choral Anthems and Hymns for a liturgical service.
Hired and conducted expanded orchestrations for Christmas and Easter.
Professional Training
Teachers
Brad Howard, Glenn Siebert, Maya Hoover, Cheryl Boyd-Waddell
Coaches
Walter Huff, Angela Vanstory-Ward, William Fred Scott
Directors
Will Graham, Dejan Miladinovic, Ron Luchsinger, Philip DePoy, Michael Nutter.
Conductors
Louis Burkot, William Curry, James Allbritten, Wayne Wyman, Russell Young.
Master Classes/Workshops
Ruth Golden, Virginia Zeani, William McIver, William Stone, Richard Miller
Areas of Extended Research
"Neapolitan Art Songs: The art and artistry of Paolo Tosti and his
contemporaries"
"Political Turmoil and Personal Tragedy in the Early Operas of Giuseppe Verdi"
Authored performance editions of J.F. Peter's “Psalm of Joy” and “Die Hirten bei
der Krippe zu Bathlehem” by Agricola for the inaugural Magnolia Baroque
Festival in Winston-Salem, NC.
Curriculum Vitae