I'm a composer primarily working in acoustic chamber music as well as a classical saxophonist.
As a saxophonist, I seek to represent the saxophone as the incredibly expressive and versatile instrument that it is. In my choices in repertoire, I prefer to lean toward 20th and 21st century music, but I am familiar with the standard repertoire for the saxophone and I spent several years playing jazz in combos and big bands.
In my teaching, I first always focus on fundamentals and continually return to those even when working on more advanced musical topics.
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American Composers Forum
ASCAP
American Musicological Society
San Francisco State University: Master of Arts, Music Composition (2013). Studied composition with Richard Festinger and Benjamin Sabey.
San Francisco State University: Bachelor of Music, Composition (2011). Studied composition with Richard Festinger and Christopher Jones. Studied saxophone with Andrew Speight.