Curriculum Vitae
Areas of Specialization
Early keyboards (fortepiano, harpsichord, clavichord), baroque and Classical performance practice, improvised continuo accompaniment, improvisation, composition, harmony and counterpoint, temperaments. Piano teaching, accompanying.
Current Work
| Organist, Director of Music |
| First Church Natick, Natick, MA |
| Director, Piano Teacher |
| Porter Square Piano Studio, Cambridge, MA |
Professional Accompanying Experience
| 2005-2006 | Piano Accompanying Graduate Assistantship |
| SUNY Fredonia | |
| 2008-2010 | Freelance accompanist |
| SUNY Fredonia |
Principal Teachers
| Fortepiano | Geoffrey Govier |
| Harpsichord | Robert Woolley |
| Piano | Sean Duggan, Phyllis East |
| Composition | Donald Bohlen |
Education
| 2012 | Master of Performance in Historical Performance |
| Principal Studies: Fortepiano, Harpsichord | |
| Royal College of Music, London, England | |
| 2009 | Master of Music in Piano Performance |
| Fredonia State College, Fredonia, NY, USA | |
| 2009 | Master of Music in Composition/Theory |
| Fredonia State College, Fredonia, NY, USA | |
| 2005 | Bachelor of Music in Composition |
| Fredonia State College, Fredonia, NY, USA |
Awards
| 2012 | Amadeus Fortepiano Prize |
| 2004, 2005 | Victoria Bohlen Memorial Composition Award |
| 2005 | Fredonia State University Service Award |
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