Abridged C.V.
Education
University of Maryland 2016–2019
Doctor of Musical Arts, Composition
Carnegie Mellon University 2010–2012
Master of Music, Composition
Westminster Choir College 2006–2010
Bachelor of Music, magna cum laude
Music Theory & Composition, Voice Concentration
Manhattan School of Music Precollege 2004–2006
Diploma, Piano Performance. Minors in Composition and Conducting
Teaching
Howard University 2022–present
Lecturer, Composition & Music Theory (FT)
MUSB-103 Orchestration, Fa’22, Fa’23
MUSB-043 Counterpoint, Sp’23, Sp24
MUSB-042 Advanced Harmony II, Fa’22–Sp’24
MUSB-022 Elementary Harmony II, Fa’23
MUSB-012 Advanced Ear Training and Sight Singing II, Fa’22–Sp’24
MUSB-011 Advanced Ear Training and SightSinging I, Sp’23, SP’24
MUSB-004 Elementary Ear Training and Sight Singing II, Fa’22
Catholic University of America 2023
Adjunct Lecturer, Composition & Music Theory
MUS 712 Advanced Analysis II (graduate), Sp’23
University of Maryland 2016–2019, 2023
Adjunct Lecturer, Music Theory
MUSC 460 Tonal Counterpoint (graduate/undergrad.), Sp’23
Instructor of Record, Teaching Assistant
Winner of the Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award, 2019
MUSC 151 Theory of Music II, Sp’19 (Instructor of Record)
MUSC 150 Theory of Music I, Fa’18 (Instructor of Record)
MUSC 140 Fundamentals of Music, Fa’16 (Instructor of Record)
MUSC 150, 151, 250, 251 Theory of Music I–IV, Fa’17–Sp’18 (Aural Skills Instructor/TA)
Shenandoah University 2019–2022
Teaching Fellow, Music Theory (FT)
MUTC 501 Form and Analysis (graduate), Su’22
MUTC 504 Graduate Theory Review: Chromatic Harmony (graduate), Sp’22
MUTC 503 Graduate Theory Review: Diatonic Harmony (graduate), Sp’22
MUTC 225 Listening Lab, Fa’20–Sp’22
MUTC 120 Thinking in Key II, Fa’20–Sp’22
MUTC 403 Analysis and Forms, F’a19, Sp’21
MUTC 409/509 18th Century Counterpoint (graduate/undergrad.), Sp’20
MUTC 102 Diatonic Harmony and Simple Forms, Fa’19–Sp’20
MUTC 101 Introduction to Music Theory, Fa’19–Sp’20
College of Southern Maryland 2018–2019
Adjunct Instructor, Music Theory
MUS 2021 Music Theory IV, Sp’19
MUS 2011 Music Theory III, Fa’18
MUS 1020 Music Appreciation, Fa’18
Carnegie Mellon University 2010–2012
Teaching Assistant
57–153 Harmony II, Sp’11, Sp’12
57–152 Harmony I, Fa’10, Fa’11
Carnegie Mellon School of Music Precollege 2011–2012
Substitute Teacher for Music Theory (Primary & Secondary)
Private Teaching Studio 2016–present
Invited Talks
“An Introduction to Western Tonal Structure for Choral Singers.”
Guest Speaker, Thomas Circle Singers. April 6, 2021.
“Incorporating Analysis in the k–12 Performance Lesson.”
Guest Speaker, Music Teachers Association of Charles County, MD. January 6, 2020.
“Founding and Leading a New Music Organization.”
Panelist, New Music DC. Georgetown University, September 15, 2018.
“Engraving Liturgical Music.”
Guest Lecturer, MUS 483 Composing for the Liturgy, Catholic University of America. April 21, 2017.
Publications
Psalm 27. New York, NY: Transcontinental Music Publications, 2012
Drawing Number One. Großrosseln, Germany: Musikverlag Hayo, 2010
Awards, Honors, and Grants
Corosynthesis Holiday Carol Competition Winner 2017
International Federation for Choral Music Composition Competition Honorable Mention 2011
Carnegie Mellon University Graduate Research Grant Grantee 2011
Westminster Choir College Commencement Anthem Composition Competition Winner 2010
Hoke Church Music Composition Award Winner 2009
Julianne Phillips Composition Award Winner 2007 & 2008
Chanticleer Student Composition Award Honorable Mention 2007
Larissa J. Blatterman Award Winner 2006
Conducting and Directing
StageFree Music, Washington, DC
Artistic Director and Co-Founder, 2016–present
A professional chamber music collective that promotes the work of performers and composers of the Washington, DC region. www.stagefree.org
TEMPO, College Park, MD
Artistic Director, 2018–2019
The University of Maryland’s graduate student New Music ensemble. The 2018–2019 season consisted of seven concerts and included twelve world-premieres, performances of music by several major international composers, a concert of music by UMD composers, and a portrait concert premiering two of Michael Poast’s Color Music pieces.
Ensemble Lorem Ipsum, Pittsburgh, PA
Director, 2012
An ensemble of graduate students from Carnegie Mellon University assembled for a performance of Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu nostri that took place at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Pittsburgh, PA, on April 22, 2012.
Significant Ensemble Membership
The Washington Chorus Professional Core 2015–present
Choir of St Paul’s K Street Section Leader and Soloist 2012–present
Thomas Circle Singers Section Leader and Soloist 2014–2022
The Shadyside Choir Section Leader and Soloist 2011–2012
The Pittsburgh Camerata Tenor 2010–2012
Mid-America Productions Professional Core 2006–2012
The Westminster Choir Tenor 2008–2010
Discography
Beethoven Symphony No. 9. National Symphony Orchestra, The Washington Chorus. Conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. National Symphony Orchestra, 2024.
Noël. Westminster Choir. Conducted by Joe Miller. Westminster Choir College, 2010.
Flower of Beauty. Westminster Choir. Conducted by Joe Miller. Westminster Choir College, 2009.
Affiliations
American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
American Composers Forum (ACF)
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)
The College Music Society (CMS)
The Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic (MTSMA)
The Society for Music Theory (SMT)
The Society of Pi Kappa Lambda