BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 1971
LIVES AND WORKS IN CINCINNATI, OHIO
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WORK EXPOSED IN MADRID ABIERTO: LANGUAGE
EDUCATION
2007
· Doctor of Musical Arts (composition), University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), Cincinnati, Ohio, 2010 (anticipated)
2005
· Master of Music (composition), Brooklyn College, Conservatory of Music, The City University of New York (CUNY), Brooklyn, New York
1996
· Bachelor of Music (performance), New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts
AWARDS/HONORS
2008-2007
· University Graduate Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)
2007-2006.
· ASCAPLUS Award
2005
· 5th “Pierre Schaeffer” International Competition of Electronic Music Composition, Accademia Musicale Pescarese, nomination
· 32nd International Competition of Electroacoustic Music and Sonic Art, International Institute of Electroacoustic Music of Bourges (IMEB), selection
2004-2003
· Musica Viva 2004, Miso Music Portugal, International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM), first prize
· The John Cage Award, Brooklyn College
1992-1996
· Scholarship, New England Conservatory of Music
TEACHING AND WORKSHOPS
2006
· Public School Teacher Certificate in Music (Permanent), New York, New York
2005-2006
· Pratt Institute, Guest Lecturer, Brooklyn, New York
2004
· Brooklyn Philharmonic Teaching Artist, Brooklyn, New York
2003-2004
· Brooklyn College, Teaching Assistant, Music Theory, Brooklyn, New York
2002-2006
· New York City Public Schools, Music Instructor, (CS 6, Bronx, 2001; PS 223
2004-2005
· Queens, 2001; PS 176, Brooklyn, 2002-2003; PS 163, Brooklyn, 2002-2006; PS/IS 308, Brooklyn, 2004; PS 222, Brooklyn
1999-2002
· Mercy College (Bronx House Campus), Guitar Instructor (private), Bronx, New York
· Bronx House Music School, Guitar Instructor (private), 60 students, Bronx, New York
1997-1998
· Hawaii Yamaha Music School Incorporated, Music Center of Hawaii, Guitar Instructor (private), 40 students, Honolulu, Hawaii
1996-1997
· Gordon Keller Music, Vienna, Virginia; Music Outlet, Manassas, Virginia, Guitar Instructor (private), 45 students
· New England Conservatory of Music, Teaching Assistant, Aural Training, Boston, Massachusetts
RESIDENCIES
2007
· Prairie Center of the Arts, Peoria, Illinois
· Montana Artists Refuge, Basin, Montana
· Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Nebraska City, Nebraska
COMPOSITIONS
2007
· Hexagonal (Facets 1-6), composition for compact disc
2005
· By Rote, multimedia composition for electric guitar, electric bass, percussion, electroacoustic soundscape and planetarium
2004
· Color of a Doubt: an urban fable, film soundtrack
· Angel of Death, film soundtrack
· Consume, multimedia composition for compact disc and video (large screen projection)
2003
· Language, multimedia composition for voice, compact disc and video (large screen projection)
2002
· Fragment, composition for 60 guitars and 6 multicolored balloons
2001
· The Chosen Letters #5, #12, #12, #9, #19, composition for guitar
· The Chosen Letters #19, #25, #2, #9, #12, composition for guitar
· Women Who Eat Meat, film soundtrack
2000
· Paola, composition for electric guitar, electric bass, percussion, organ and string quartet
1998
· H1, composition for piano
1997
· The Chosen Letters #5, #20, #8, #1, #14, composition for piano
· Trialogue, composition for treble clef instrument, bass clef instrument and percussion
1996
· Descend, composition for guitar
· Walk, multimedia composition for electric guitar, electric bass, percussion, voice, audio tape, performance art and video (large screen projection)
1995
· To Sleep, composition for audio tape
· ://selfportrait – a show for Bethlehem – a show for Peace, SoundLAB, Performance Intermedia Festival, OFFicyna Art Space, Szczecin, Poland
· DEGEM WebRadio @ ZKM, German Association for Electroacoustic Music (DEGEM) and the Center for Art and Media (ZKM), Karlsruhe, Germany
· art@radio, WMBC, Baltimore, Maryland
2004
· Musica Viva, Miso Music Portugal, International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM), Lisbon, Portugal
· International Electro-Acoustic Festival at Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York
· Continental, New York, USA
· Lot 61, New York, USA
· ABC No Rio, New York, USA
· Living Room, New York, USA
· Two Boots Pioneer Theatre, New York, USA
· CBGB’s Gallery, New York, USA
· Glenn Branca: Symphony #13 "Hallucination City" (world premiere), World Trade Center Plaza, New York, USA
· CMJ Music Festival, New York, USA
· Knitting Factory, New York, USA
· Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn, New York, USA
· Collective Unconscious, New York, New York, USA
· Anna Bannana’s, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
· Art of the States, WGBH, Public Radio International, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
· Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
· Jordan Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
· Berklee Performance Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
· Millard Auditorium, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
· Reston Festival, Reston,Virginia
DISCOGRAPHY
2007
· Electronic Music Vol. III, Musica Viva Competition Prize Winners 2004-2005-2006, Miso Records
2004
· BC Sound Serum, Brooklyn College Center for Computer Music (BCCCM)
PRIMARY MENTORS
· Mara Helmuth, Amnon Wolman, Paul Bley, Ran Blake, Hankus Netsky, Joseph Maneri, Scott Sandvik, Masashi Harada, Jackie McLean, Randy Johnston, Michael Fath, Bill Biesecke
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