M.M., Classical Double Bass Performance and Pedagogy, The Peabody Conservatory at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
B.A., Classical Double Bass Performance, Instrumental Education, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Courses
Applied Double Bass
Honors
Quarter-Finalist with Trio Jinx (2018), Fischoff Chamber Music Competition
Finalist with Trio Jinx (2018), Chesapeake International Chamber Music Competition
Finalist (2017), Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Assistant Principal Bass Audition
Alternate Presenter (2016), International Society of Bassists Convention
Winner (2016), Young Artists Development Series Competition at Peabody
Recent Performances
Freelance Orchestral Double Bassist for the National Philharmonic, Annapolis Symphony, Maryland Symphony, York Symphony, Apollo Chamber Orchestra, Washington Chamber Orchestra (2010 - present)
Solo and Cross-Genre Freelance Double Bassist and Collaborator with Grammy Winning Cellist, Zuill Bailty; Great Noise Ensemble, the DC based contemporary classical ensemble; Baltimore Boom Bap Society, the improvisatory hip-hop collective; Classical Revolution, bringing classical music to non-traditional spaces, the Hungry Monks Swing Band from Charleston, SC; Singer/Songwriters, Lauren Ruth Ward, Marcus Akins, Carolina Akins; Beatboxer Shodekeh Talifero; Now Hear This, Peabody's contemporary classical ensemble; jazz combos; solo settings; and more (2010 - present)