ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Doctor of Musical Arts (conducting)

University of Miami, Frost School of Music, FL

Degree Conferred: May 2019

Master of Arts in Music (conducting)                                        

San José State University, San José, CA

Degree Conferred: May 2010

Post Baccalaureate

Cal State University, Long Beach, CA

CLAD Certification

University of San Diego, CA

CLAD Certification

Bachelor of Music Education

University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Degree Conferred: May 2002

PROFESSIONAL CONDUCTING EXPERIENCE

Music Director/Principal Conductor

Golden Gate Park Band, San Francisco, CA, 2023 – present

  • Schedule, coordinate, and implement 24 concerts a year with the Golden Gate Park Band at the Spreckles “Temple of Music” in Golden Gate Park.
  • Coordinate and communicate with all cultural group representatives, small groups ensembles, or soloists in preparation for performances.
  • Program repertoire and conduct—at minimum—9 of the concerts each season.
  • Coordinate with the Associate Conductor and any guest conductors to cover all remaining concerts each season.
  • Attend board meetings and fundraising functions.
  • Attendance at municipal/philanthropic functions as needed to promote the aims of the organization.

Music Director/ Conductor

San Francisco Brass Band, San Francisco, CA, 2019 – present

  • Schedule, coordinate, and implement varied repertoire for the band to play at local community performances and at national and international competitions.
  • Plan and conduct rehearsals and performances.
  • Assist in promoting the band’s mission of advocating for under-represented composers and performers in the world of brass band ensembles.
  • Attend board meetings and fundraising functions.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Assistant Director of Bands/Director of Athletic Bands:

San José State University, CA, School of Music and Dance, 2018 – present

  • Director, teacher, administrator, conductor, coordinator of performances, arranger of music, and drill writer for the SJSU Spartan Marching Band and Basket Ball Pep Band.
  • Conductor and teacher of the SJSU Symphonic Band in coordination with Director of Bands, Dr. David Vickerman.
  • Supervisor of Teacher Candidates in the process of their student teaching.
  • Teaching other Music Education courses as needed (i.e. “Marching Band Techniques”).
  • Expanding and maintaining the prominence of this nationally recognized and highly visible university band program.
  • Coordinating with the staff and faculty of the SJSU School of Music and Dance on all matters concerning performances in concert or for recruitment.
  • Coordinating with the staff and faculty of the SJSU Athletics Department on all matters concerning performances at sporting events.
  • Establishing and maintaining relationships with public school band directors in the region in order to facilitate successful recruitment not only to the music program at SJSU, but the university as a whole.

Graduate Teaching Assistant:

University of Miami, Frost School of Music, FL, 2016 – present

  • Assist with all aspects of the University Bands
  • Conductor for the University Band
  • Associate Conductor for the Frost Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Winds
  • Teaching assistant for the “Frost Band of the Hour” Marching Band
    • Assist with rehearsals, performances, music and drill instruction
  • Organization and assistance with the Frost Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Winds, University Band, and “Frost Band of the Hour” for tours, performances, and bowl trips.

Adjunct Instructor:

San José State University, CA, School of Music and Dance, 2012

  • Taught a weekly graduate course on Secondary Music Education Methodology
  • Developed syllabus and curriculum clearly defining expected student learning outcomes
  • Successfully prepared graduate level students for jobs in the field of music education

Director of Bands:

Lincoln High School, an Academic, Visual, and Performing Arts School

San José Unified School District, CA, 2010 – 2016

  • Directed all aspects of the wind band program including:
    • 4 Concert Bands
    • 2 Jazz Bands
    • Mariachi
    • Marching Band
    • Orchestral Director for Musical Theater
  • Recruited for program over 6 years almost tripling the size of the program
  • Organized fundraising, travel, performance, and recording of all groups
  • Developed syllabi, curriculum, and taught an overloaded schedule of 6 classes a semester in addition to extracurricular groups.

Graduate Teaching Assistant:

San José State University, CA, School of Music and Dance, 2009 – 2010

  • Conductor of the Symphonic Band
    • Organized curriculum
    • Chose repertoire
    • Scheduled and conducted performances
  • Taught undergraduate courses in Beginning and Advanced Conducting
    • Organized curriculum
    • Successfully prepared students for conducting large ensembles in educational and artistic settings

Director of Bands:            

Pioneer High School, Whittier Union High School District, CA, 2002 – 2008

  • Directed all aspects of the wind band program including:
    • 3 Concert Bands
    • 1 Jazz Band
    • Marching Band
    • Music History and Appreciation Courses
  • Recruited for program over 6 years almost tripling the size of the program
  • Organized fundraising, travel, performance, and recording of all groups
  • Developed syllabi, curriculum, and taught an overloaded schedule of 6 classes a semester in addition to extracurricular groups.

Conductor:

Intermediate Band and Advanced Orchestra

Arrowbear Music Camp, Arrowbear, CA, 2002 – present

  • Choose repertoire
  • Conduct literature to a group of participants each summer in a symposium/summer camp style setting

Instructional Aide:

La Serna High School, Whittier Union High School District, CA, 1999 – 2001

  • Assist with music, marching, and drill instruction of the marching band during summer rehearsals

Staff Arranger/Marching Instructor:

Centaurus High School, Boulder Valley School District, CO, 2001 – 2003

  • Assist with music, marching, and drill instruction of the marching band during rehearsals and performances

Private Lesson Instructor:

  • Tuba, Euphonium, and Trombone Students, 1999 – 2009

CREATIVE WORK

Music Direction, Marching Coordinator, and Composer – “Bones, Tones, & Phones” / “Soil Horizons”

  • https://youtu.be/oZyzbKI9XYg
  • https://www.futurefarmers.com/projects/sjsu
  • https://www.sjsu.edu/thompsongallery/on-view/archive/futurefarmers.php
  • A collaborative art project with San Francisco-based “Future Farmers,” the SJSU Art Department, Alena Sauzade of the Natalie and James Thompson Art Gallery, and the SJSU Spartan Marching Band performed live February 9, 2022.
  • Composed a new piece of music for the project using data points from the analysis of Corcoran clay from the San Joaquin Valley and JSC 1A-Lunar Soil Simulant (a volcanic ash whose chemical composition closely resembles lunar soil).
  • Coordinated the rehearsal and performance of that work while “prepping” the clay by marching on it before it was then used to create the next phase of the art installation.

Music Direction and Arranging – “Wall of Song Project: FEELING GOOD”

  • https://wallofsongproject.com
  • An ongoing collaborative art project,FEELING GOOD acknowledges, celebrates, and builds upon the deep legacy of athlete activism at SJSU.
  • The Wall of Song Project explores the ways in which art and collective singing rituals can, despite our social realities, embolden our voices to work towards a more inclusive community, particularly for Black and Indigenous women, girls, and non-binary athletes of color, who live at the intersection of racial injustice and gender inequity.

Conferences:

  • California All-State Music Educators Conference, Feb. 17, 2023 – Featured conductor, featured performing ensemble – San Francisco Brass Band.
  • California All-State Music Educators Conference, Feb. 21, 2020 – “Motivating the Masses: Understanding and Applying Different Motivation Theories in Rehearsal.”

Doctoral Essay:

  • Essay following the influential and important lineage of band directors on the faculty and other VIPs of the band program at the University of Miami, Frost School of Music.

Arranging and Editing:

  • Various marching band arrangements for universities and high schools:
    • Capriccio Italien – Tchaikovsky
    • 1812 Overture – Tchaikovsky
    • Auld Lang Syne – Traditional
  • Various film scores
  • Various popular songs
  • Used in field shows and as stands tunes
  • Arrangements currently being used at the University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Arrangements currently being played by the SJSU Marching Band
  • Editions of John Philip Sousa marches including accurate performance practices:
    • Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company (performed by the SJSU Symphonic Band)
    • March of the States: America First (performed by the Greater Miami Symphonic Band and the SJSU Symphonic Band)
    • Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
  • An arrangement of I Love You Truly by Carrie Jacobs-Bond with narration and multi-media presentation for a special concert in tribute to Baseball. Performed at San José State University with the Symphonic Band in 2010.

GUEST & FEATURED ARTIST CONDUCTING

  • San Jose Wind Symphony: Featured conductor – October 9, 2022
  • Golden Gate Park Band, San Francisco, CA: Featured conductor – July 31, 2022
  • Golden Gate Park Band, San Francisco, CA: Featured conductor – July 17, 2022
  • San Jose State University, Wind Ensemble – College Band Directors National Association, Western/Northwestern Regional Conference: Guest conductor – March 18, 2022
  • Summer in the City Music Camp, San Jose State University: Featured conductor – June 19, 2020* (cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic)
  • Salinas High School District Honor Band: Featured conductor – Feb. 29, 2020
  • San Jose State University, Wind Ensemble – California All-State Music Educators Conference: Guest conductor – Feb. 22, 2020
  • Cory Band, Bradford-upon-Avon, UK, Wiltshire Music Centre: Guest conductor – Feb. 16, 2020
  • San Jose State University, Honors Wind Ensemble: Featured conductor – Sept. 22, 2019
  • Summer in the City Music Camp, San Jose State University: Featured conductor – June 29, 2019
  • San Jose State University, Wind Ensemble – California Music Educators Association, State Band and Orchestra Festival, Rohnert Park, CA: Guest conductor – April 11, 2019
  • San Jose State University, Wind Ensemble – San Joaquin Valley Band Invitational, Clovis North Educational Center: Guest conductor – April 12, 2019
  • California Music Educators Association Central Coast Section: Featured conductor – Feb. 2, 2019
  • San Jose State University, Honors Wind Ensemble: Guest conductor – Sept. 23, 2018
  • Greater Miami Symphonic Band: Featured & Guest Conductor – Various concerts 2016 – 2018
  • San Jose Wind Symphony: Featured Conductor – July 4, 2017

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

  • San Francisco Brass Band, Conductor: 2019-present
  • Tournament of Roses, Band Director Band: Tuba, 2021-22
  • San José State University, Spartan Marching Band & Pep Band: Director, 2018–present
  • San José State University, Symphonic Band: Director, 2018–present
  • University of Miami, Frost Wind Ensemble: Teaching Asst./Assoc. Conductor, 2016–2018
  • University of Miami, Frost Symphonic Band: Teaching Asst./Assoc. Conductor, 2016–2018
  • San José Wind Symphony, Community Band: Euphonium, 2010, 2015–2016
  • San José State University, Wind Ensemble: Principal Euphonium, 2008–2010
  • University of Colorado, Wind Symphony: Principal Euphonium, 1999–2000
  • University of Colorado, Symphonic Band: Principal Euphonium, 1998–99, 2000–01
  • University of Colorado, Marching Band: Drum Major, 1999–2002
  • University of Colorado, Marching Band: Baritone Horn, 1998–99
  • Cal State University Los Angeles, Wind Ensemble: Principal Euphonium, 1998, 2002–06
  • C.S.B.O.A. California All-Southern Honor Band: Euphonium, 1998
  • B.D.A. California All-State Honor Bands: Principal Euphonium, 1997–98
  • Cal State University Los Angeles, Symphonic Band: Principal Euphonium, 1996–97
  • Whittier College Wind Ensemble: Principal Euphonium, 1995–96

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Grand Champion, National Association of Brass Band Conductors International Conducting Competition: 2019
  • Academic Excellence, Leadership, & Service Award, Graduate Student Association, University of Miami: 2016–2017
  • Tuition Waiver & Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Miami: 2016–present
  • Teacher of the Year, Lincoln High School: 2013
  • Outstanding Teaching Award, Lincoln High School Foundation: 2012
  • Outstanding Graduate Student, San José State University School of Music: 2010
  • Tuition Waiver & Graduate Teaching Assistant, San José State University: 2008–2010
  • Tuition Waiver, University of Colorado: 1998–2002
  • & A. Henry Music Education Scholarship, University of Colorado: 2000
  • Fiske Performance Competition Scholarship, University of Colorado: 1998, 1999
  • Kappa Kappa Psi, Music Service Fraternity: 1999–present

WORKS CONDUCTED (minimal selection to show range of programming)

  • …and the universe exploded – Olivia Kieffer
    • Salinas UHSD, Honor Band
  • An American Elegy – Frank Ticheli
    • Lincoln High School AVPA, Wind Ensemble
  • An Outdoor Overture – Aaron Copland
    • San José State University, Wind Ensemble
  • Aurora Awakes – John Mackey
    • University of Miami, Frost Wind Ensemble
  • Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    • Arrowbear Music Camp, Advanced Orchestra
  • Chester – William Schuman
    • San José State University, Symphonic Band
  • Divertimento for Band, Op. 42 – Vincent Persichetti
    • CMEA Central Coast Section High School Honor Band
  • English Folk Song Suite – Ralph Vaughan Williams
    • University of Miami, Frost Symphonic Winds
  • Evil Genius Takes a Day Off – World Premiere – Amanda Mikaelsson
    • San José State University, Symphonic Band
  • First Suite in Eb – Gustav Holst
    • San José State University, Symphonic Band
  • Foundry – John Mackey
    • Lincoln High School AVPA, Wind Ensemble
  • George Washington Bridge – William Schuman
    • San José State University, Wind Ensemble
  • Hammersmith – Gustav Holst
    • University of Miami, Frost Wind Ensemble
  • Hold This Boy and Listen – Carter Pann
    • Lincoln High School AVPA, Wind Ensemble
  • Hurry – Kevin Day
    • San José State University, Symphonic Band
  • Little Threepenny Music – Kurt Weill
    • San José State University, Chamber Winds
  • Marche – Germaine Tailleferre
    • San José State University, Wind Ensemble
  • New Wade ‘n Water – Adolphus Hailstork
    • San José State University, Symphonic Band
  • Ondine’s Epilogue – Andy Akiho
    • University of Miami, Frost Wind Ensemble
  • Petite Symphonie – Charles Gounod
    • University of Miami, Chamber Winds
  • Ronald Searle Suite – Lyn Murray
    • San José State University, Chamber Winds
  • Serenade in Eb, K.375 – Wolfgang A. Mozart
    • University of Miami, Chamber Winds
  • Serenade in d minor, Op. 44 – Antonin Dvorak
    • University of Miami, Chamber Winds
  • Symphonie de chambre, No. 5 – Darius Milhaud
    • University of Miami, Chamber Winds
  • Shenandoah – Omar Thomas
    • Salinas UHSD, Honor Band
  • Smetana Fanfare – Karel Husa
    • University of Miami, Frost Wind Ensemble
  • Spring Festival – Chen Yi
    • San José State University, Symphonic Band
  • Suite Dreams – Steven Bryant
    • San José State University, Symphonic Band
  • Suite No. 1, L’Arlésienne – Georges Bizet
    • Arrowbear Music Camp, Advanced Orchestra
  • Symphonies of Wind Instruments – Igor Stravinsky
    • University of Miami, Frost Wind Ensemble
  • Symphony on Themes by John Philip Sousa – Ira Hearshen
    • San Jose Wind Symphony

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • National Education Association: 2002–present
  • National Association for Music Education (formerly the Collegiate Music Educators National Conference): 1998–present
  • College Music Society: 2017–present
  • California Band Directors Association: 2002–2016, 2019—present
  • Southern California School Band & Orchestra Association: 2002–2008

REFERENCES

Available upon request