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