Degrees
B.A. in Music(Violin Performance)
SUNY Stony Brook University, Honors College
Summa Cum Laude(GPA 3.99)
M.M. candidate (SUNY Stony Brook)
Awarded Staller Scholarship : full tuition
T.A. to Prof. Sheila Silver
currently on leave of absence
Training
Classical
(Curtis Institute of Music)
Professor of Violin and Chamber Music, Stony Brook University
years studied under: 2007-2011
Phil Setzer (Julliard School)
Professor of Violin and Chamber Music, Stony Brook University
Founding member of the Emerson String Quartet
years studied under: 2006-2011
Phillippe Graffin
Artist in Residence, Stony Brook University
years studied under: 2007-2009
Jazz Improvisation
Ray Anderson
Director of Jazz Studies, SUNY Stony Brook
years studied: 2007-2011
Baroque Studies
Arthur Haas
Professor of Harpsichord, Early Music Performance and Continuo at SUNY Stonybrook
active member of Baroque Ensemble/Orchestra (2010-2011)
Performance Resume (Nashville)
Upcoming
Trace Adkins:
The Christmas Show Tour
(Nov/Dec 2013)
CMA Awards 2013
(Bridgestone Arena)
CMA Country Christmas 2013
(Bridgestone Arena)
Past
Martina McBride
Joy of Christmas Tour
(Nov/Dec 2012)
first violin/string quartet leader
Rod Stewart
Heart and Soul Tour
Bridgestone Arena (July, 2012) section string player
Eric Church
CMT Awards (Dec 2012)
”Homeboy” performance.
CMA Awards
Bridgestone Arena
(Nov 2012, 2011)
house band
Recording Studio
CMA Awards Pre-Record(Nashville, Oct 2011,2013)
Broadway Cast of Jersey Boys Christmas Album
Broadway’s Carols for a Cure 2010: Volume 12 (with Jersey Boys Cast – July 2010)
Live Performance
Barber Violin Concerto, First Mvmt
Bach EM Prelude
Sam Palladio (Artist/band)
Grand Ole Opry (various 2012-2013)
solo violinist
CMA Country Christmas
(Dec 2012, 2011)
house band
Awards and Distinctions
Scholarship Awards
2010 Recipient of ‘Staller’ Scholarship, providing full tuition towards my MM degree
2008 Recipient of the ‘Arthur S. Lambert’ Prize (SBU Music Dept.) – awarded to a student who demonstrates an academic focus on music.
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra+National Orchestral Institute and Festival Orchestra*+
Stony Brook Graduate Baroque Ensemble and Orchestra*+
Stony Brook University Orchestra*+
New Paltz Youth Symphony Orchestra
Barnard-Columbia Orchestra^
New York All State Orchestra
Baroque Ensemble groups SUNY Stony Brook (2010, 2011)
Chamber groups coached by the Emerson Quartet
SUNY Stony Brook (2008-2011)
Stony Brook University Orchestra*+
New Paltz Youth Symphony Orchestra
Barnard-Columbia Orchestra^
Nexus Chamber Orchestra
section player
KEY
+ served as principal of section for at least one concert/performance
* served as concertmaster for at least one concert/performance
^ professional substitute
Second Prize winner in Stony Brook Undergraduate Concerto Competition 2009
Recipient of Bright Lights Scholarship from SBU Music Department- Awarded to students talented in performance for four years.