CONDUCTING POSITIONS

Current

• Create comprehensive youth orchestra program to serve over 1000 students
• Conduct three ensembles for both the Community School and the Academy
• Coordinate recruiting throughout the entire Chicago North Shore
• Select and prepare music for rehearsals and concerts

• Cover selected concerts
• Conduct Christmas, Family Concerts, Lollipops Concerts
• Assist with musical preparation, as needed
• Lead educational outreach
• Take part in Board and Educational Meetings
• Present pre-concert lectures, as needed

• Prepare and conduct all rehearsals and concerts for the orchestras in the El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras
• Coordinate schedule with Executive Director
• Select and prepare music for rehearsals and concerts
• Coordinate budget with El Paso Symphony administration and board
• Participate in El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestra and El Paso Symphony board meetings

• Prepare and conduct all rehearsals and concerts
• Coordinate rehearsal and concert schedule with Executive Director
• Select and prepare music for rehearsals and concerts
• Plan special events such as Talent Show and outreach performances
• Participate in board meetings 2001-Present ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, International Conducting Workshop and Festival, various locations
• See under Administration

Past

• Prepare chorus for opera performances and orchestra concerts
• Cover-conduct opera performances
• Accompany on recitals with singers
• Assistant in scheduling for concerts
• Assist Music Director in all operation details
• Prepare orchestra parts
• Liaison with Virginia Symphony Orchestra in personnel matters

• Cover-conducted all rehearsals and performances
• Conducted occasional staging rehearsals
• Edited and ran supertitles during performances
• Accompanied cast members for occasional performances

• See under Teaching

• Cover-conducted for all rehearsals and concerts
• Attended and participated in repertoire meetings with board

• Conducted opera production – Magic Flute (German)
• Coached singers for the opera
• Prepared orchestra for guest conductors
• Participated in Music Director Search
• Coordinated schedule for orchestra
• Prepared music for rehearsals
• Assisted guest conductors
• Auditioned and graded all orchestra musicians

• Prepared singers for opera performances
• Selected repertoire and performed on recitals with singers
• Conducted performances of operas and musicals

• Conducted and prepared performances of “Tragedy of Carmen”
• Wrote English supertitles
• Auditioned and coached singers
• Oversaw Assistant Conductor and trained him for his performance
• Hired orchestra
• Prepared musical parts

• Cover-conducted two opera performances – Ariadne auf Naxos and Midsummernight’s Dream
• Coached singers
• Conducted some staging rehearsals

• Contracted orchestra
• Prepared all musical parts
• Worked within budget and schedule
• Arranged and flexibly rearranged parts during the recording sessions
• Coordinated schedule with artists managers and recording engineers
• Liaison between Lisa Loeb and other arrangers

• Prepared all singers for singing parts
• Played piano in rehearsals and performances
• Assisted composer and lyricists in rewriting songs

• Conducted all performances and rehearsals
• Auditioned, hired and prepared all singers and orchestra
• Coordinated with Producer and Director all scheduling
• Prepared all musical parts
• Selected repertoire
• Liaison with Lowell House and Harvard University administration
• Created marketing and publicity
• Designed and distributed posters

TEACHING

• Teach regular piano and music skills lessons to students aged 10-26
• Organize weekly and yearly schedule
• Create short- and long-term lesson goals
• Find performance opportunities for students
• Member of EPMTA, TMTA, and NMTA

• Teach all conducting participants and auditors in sextet and orchestra sessions
• Lead videotape learning sessions
• Present score study and analysis classes
• Offer individual technique and career advisement
• Write letters of recommendations for participants
• Review resumes and video materials of participants

• Cover-conducted all concerts and rehearsals
• Conducted on Family, Youth and Subscription concerts
• Attended and participated in Board meetings
• Participated and occasionally led in pre-concert lectures
• Participated in personnel auditions
• Led outreach for students aged 6-16
• Wrote materials for presentation to students
• Created orchestral arrangements for new chamber orchestra outreach
• Worked with all orchestra administration including marketing, development, personnel, and operations
• Traveled by car for all performances, rehearsals and outreach, from New York and Baltimore to the Philadelphia and South New Jersey area

• Created rehearsal and coaching schedule for over 30 students
• Accompanied over 20 master classes and performances with students
• Performed on faculty chamber music concerts
• Coached student chamber groups in variety of repertoire

• Performed on over 10 recitals in 6 weeks at one of the premier chamber music programs in the country
• Accompanied for master classes and coachings
• Prepared over 30 pieces on short notice

• Coached four chamber groups for performance
• Performed on faculty and student recitals
• Conducted two pieces on orchestra concerts

• Assisted Jonathan Feldman in Non-Sonata Collaborative Literature
• Taught class in Feldman’s absence
• Advised and assigned grades

• Taught piano and general music to students aged 8-25
• Prepared musicians for college and graduate school auditions
• Prepared musicians for national and international competitions
• Prepared soloists for performances with major orchestras
• Prepared singers for opera roles

• Created new mentor program that connected Curtis students with public school string musicians
• Conducted string orchestra made up of public school string musicians
• Taught general musicianship to orchestra players
• Coordinated and arranged schedule for rehearsals and lessons

• Led sections for three semesters with over 140 students total as an undergraduate -- only undergraduate Teaching Fellow
• Created lesson plans for sections
• Read and graded all papers and projects including mixed media
• Assigned final grades
• Assisted Professor leading the class

• Advised all House members in musical matters – academic and non-academic
• Prepared and coordinated musical events with student residents
• Advised House Master in committee on discipline matters
• Consulted with House Master in determining Achievement Awards

• Prepared over 300 students for standardized tests using the Princeton Review method
• Trained by PR founder, Jonathan Katzman

GUEST CONDUCTING

• 2006 GREATER BRIDGEPORT (CT) SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (CONDUCTOR AND SOLOIST)
• 2006 SOUTH CHINA UNIVERISTY OF TECHNOLOGY, GUANGZHOU, CHINA
• 2006, 2007 ORQUESTRA FILARMONICA DE ESTADO CHIHUAHUA (MEXICO)
• 2006 PUEBLO SYMPHONY (CO) (Conductor and Soloist)
• 2004 LAS COLINAS/ARLINGTON/GARLAND (TX) SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS (Pops)
• 2003-05 NEW SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, So?a, Bulgaria
• 2002 CZECH PHILHARMONIC CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, Prague, Czech Republic

CONDUCTING WORKSHOPS AND MASTER CLASSES

• 2003, 2001 AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE WORKSHOPS in Chicago, IL and Seattle, WA
• 2002 NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY CONDUCTORS AND COMPOSERS SEMINAR, Newark, NJ
• 2002 CONCORDIA ORCHESTRA CONDUCTING WORKSHOP, New York, NY
• 2002 CABRILLO FESTIVAL CONDUCTING WORKSHOP, Santa Cruz, CA
• 2001 Mt. Vitosha Conducting Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
• 1991 TANGLEWOOD MUSIC CENTER, Conducting Seminar, Lenox, MA

ADMINISTRATION

• Created vision of structure and mission of the orchestra system
• Formed EPSYOs Board in conjunction with El Paso Symphony Association Board
• Designed short and long-range calendar
• Designed publicity material
• Wrote press releases
• Canvassed and addressed all high school and middles school music program in 60 miles radius of El Paso
• Auditioned over 350 young musicians
• Created and implemented short and long range budget of over $120,000
• Hired additional staff including Managing Director and staff conductors
• Trained administrative assistants
• Appeared on TV and radio and gave extensive newspaper interviews to publicize the orchestras
• Oversaw the design and maintenance of the website
• Led regular staff and Board meetings

• Created vision of the Festival and founded program
• Created budget – began at $35,000 and now at $155,000
• Created all programming including repertoire and soloists
• Created and maintained a minute-by-minute, multi-level schedule
• Coordinate marketing, publicity, and promotion strategy with hosting organization
• Oversaw design and maintenance of website
• Hired faculty, soloists, assistants and negotiated all fees
• Negotiated fees with hosting organization including those relating to orchestra personnel, recording fees and rights, hotel, transportation, publications and salaries, duties
• Trained administrative assistants
• Led regular production and staff meetings
• Screened and reviewed all applicants
• Determined financial aid awards through application review (valued at $35,000 last year)
• Conducted orchestra concerts
• Soloed with orchestra and played piano in chamber concerts
• Coordinated travel for faculty, soloists and assistants
• Ran all individual workshop sessions including maintaining orchestra discipline
• Made publicity appearances on TV and radio and gave newspaper interviews
• Maintained the highest international level of performance and education
• Developed special scholarships for Bulgarian and other in-need musicians (Syria and Costa Rica, i.e.)
• Developed contacts with high level government agencies (i.e., US Embassy, British and Dutch Consulates)
• Ran a complete financial audit every year
• Plan and execute fundraisers
• Taught conducting classes
• Provides final ability assessment at the end of the workshop
• Addressed workshop participants and performance audiences
• Prepared press releases for local and international newspapers

• Hired soloists and orchestra musicians and negotiated fees
• Planned all touring
• Coordinated travel
• Coordinated marketing with presenters
• Created rehearsal long- and short-term schedule
• Promoted and organized recording sessions
• Conducted all concerts
• Wrote and sent out press releases
• Marketed and distributed recordings
• Maintained music library
• Booked concerts and tours

• Managed 95-person orchestra
• Organized and managed $60,000 budget
• Organized and oversaw all international and national tour issues including travel, housing, visa, personnel, marketing, publicity and promotion, repertoire, library, funding, and operations
• Created and coordinated fundraisers
• Created and oversaw marketing and publicity
• Reported regularly to board of trustees
• Addressed orchestra regularly at bi-weekly rehearsals
• Maintained music library
• Created and coordinated short- and long-term financial and artistic planning
• Oversaw and managed all administrative subcommittees
• Negotiated with school and department administration all schedule and funding issues
• Wrote program notes
• Oversaw all auditions and audition planning
• Developed short- and long-term marketing strategy
• Maintained clear and balanced financial books
• Assessed artistic level of individuals and orchestra in conjunction with Music Director
• Concurrently maintained a full academic schedule (with B+ GPA) and a full piano performance schedule

EDUCATION

• 2002 PEABODY CONSERVATORY, G.P.D in Conducting, Baltimore, MD
• 1998 THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL, D.M.A. in Accompanying, New York, NY
• 1992 CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC, M.M. in Accompanying, Philadelphia, PA
• 1989 HARVARD UNIVERSITY, B.A. in Music, Cambridge, MA

RECORDINGS

• w/Livia Sohn, violin Opera Transcriptions (Naxos, to be released 2008) Benjamin Loeb, piano Joplin (Naxos)
• w/Judy Kang, violin Strauss, Schubert, Ravel (CBC)
• w/Joseph Lin, violin Korngold (Naxos)
• w/Joseph Lin, violin Busoni (Naxos)
• w/Takako Nishizaki, violin Mozart (Naxos)
• w/Ann Fontanella, violin Schubert (MusicBaby)
• w/Allison Charney, soprano American songs (DSC)

MISCELLANEOUS

• Arranged four pieces from original notation for eclectic group of international musicians and instruments (Western and non-Western)
• Supervised rehearsal and recording sessions

• Directed original play in off-off-Broadway theater
• Designed sets and lights

• Produced album
• Oversaw editing and mastering
• Oversaw CD booklet production and design
• Stayed within $12,000 budget
• Rented piano and recording space and negotiated all associated fees
• Hired recording engineers
• Performed piano on album
• Prepared singer for recording session

• Accompany over 60 string players each year for the Marlboro auditions
• Prepare over 50 complete works for violin, viola, and cello and piano

• Series have included complete Violin Sonatas by Beethoven and complete Duo Sonatas by Brahms
• Extensive 20th and 21st century repertoire
• Knowledge of hundreds of larger chamber music pieces for piano
• Complete knowledge of standard concerti for every instrument
• Repititur repertoire includes over 40 operas and 400 songs

INSTRUCTORS INCLUDE

• Extensive concerts worldwide as piano soloist and accompanist at major venues in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Buenos Aires, Tokyo, Seoul, Toronto, Berlin among others
• Coachable languages include English, German, Italian, French, Korean (diction), and Hebrew (diction)
• Past member of the Frick Museum, MOMA, Dallas Museum of Fine Art
• Board member of Musicians for Harmony, Inc. (NY)
• Member El Paso Rotary Club
• Member Paso Del Norte Group