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Garland, TX, US

Garland, TX

Primary responsibilities include leading weekly rehearsals and services with the adult choir, attending weekly planning meetings with the pastor, organizing the library of music, supervising instrumentalists, A/V technicians, and other musical groups and ensembles.

Composer of concert music, choral music, movie scores, theater music, and electroacoustic music. Recent work includes local theater partnerships and locally shot and produced films.Winner of "Best Score" at the 37th Annual Boston Science-Fiction Film Festival for my work on the movie "Zero One".

Dallas, TX

Taught privately: composition, piano, guitar, and music theory.

Orchestra director in the Richardson Independent School District. Responsibilities include daily teaching and rehearsing, lesson planning, scheduling private lesson instructors, coordinating with rental instrument vendors, and communicating with parents.Has served on several district committees and initiatives including curriculum, assessment, and pandemic.

Plano, Texas, United States

Composer, music director, and music supervisor for Plano based non-profit theater company "Theater Britain". Composed dozens of songs and instrumental interludes/background each year for the theater company's Pantomimes as well as incidental music for their other stage plays. Worked closely with the producer and director to ensure music fit the overall.

Orchestra director in the Dallas Independent School District. Responsibilities include daily teaching and rehearsing, lesson planning, coordination and management of off-campus activities and contests, and tutoring.

Composed overture and other incidental music for use in Theatre Britain's production of Out of Order. Also worked with director to select music tracks to be played before and after the show.

Primary responsibilities include leading weekly rehearsals and services with the adult choir, attending weekly planning meetings with the pastor, organizing the library of music, supervising instrumentalists, A/V technicians, and other musical groups and ensembles.

Rehearsed with vocalists, accompanied rehearsals, and directed pit orchestra for world premiere of Broken: The Musical. Show ran for two weeks with 6 shows per week. Pit orchestra included strings, winds, and rhythm section.

Garland, TX

Collaborated with author/producer Monica Martino on an original musical. Work spans multiple styles including broadway, rock, folk, and tango.

Composed original score for short horror film "For Rent". Score incorporates strings and percussion. Main theme created through collaboration with additional composer.

*Winner of "Best Score" at the 37th Annual Boston Science Fiction Film FestivalComposed original score for feature-length independent film. The score features a heavy guitar-driven rock influence along with shades of other styles and instrumentations.

Led weekly contemporary worship service, directed youth choir rehearsal each week, planned weekly praise music, scheduled and directed youth choir performances on a monthly basis.

Contracted for multiple concerts during the 2006-2007 season.

Led music in weekly traditional and blended services, led weekly rehearsal for volunteer ensembles, met with pastor weekly to choose music, seasonally assembled full choir and bell choir and directed rehearsals for both, often required to perform hymn arrangements for offertory, for special occasions arranged music for ensembles,occasionally booked guest.

Masters, Music, Composition

Bachelors, Music, Composition

Activities and Societies: Project21 member, viola in symphony orchestra, piano accompanist, attended two-week tour of China with orchestra