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I am the founder and executive director of the newly-formed Scottsdale Symphonic Orchestra, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that provides highly skilled musicians the opportunity to perform high caliber live concert events that uplift, inspire, and culturally enrich its members and the community.Â
I am a freelance musician on the Oboe and English Horn, available for orchestra and chamber music performance engagements on the West Coast.
Concert season 2023-2024 is underway!
2023-2024 Season
Orchestral Experience
Scottsdale Symphonic Orchestra (Principal Oboe)
Beethoven Symphony #6
Brahms Symphony #2
Tchaikovsky The Sleeping Beauty Suite Op. 66a (English horn)
Dvorak Symphony #9 (English horn)
Price Dances in the Canebrakes
Copland Quiet City (English horn)
Respighi Pines of Rome (English horn)
Chandler SymphonyÂ
 Tchaikovsky Nutcracker (English horn)
Chandler Symphony
May 5, 2024
Tchaikovsky Symphony #5
Copland El Salon Mexico
Marquez Danzon #2
Chamber Music
Zephyr Woodwind Quintet (Oboe)
Klughardt Quintet
West Coast premiere of Althea Talbot-Howard’s On Walmer Beach for English horn and Bassoon
Mozart Serenade K.388
2022-2023 Season
Orchestral Experience
Scottsdale Philharmonic (Principal Oboe)
Beethoven 9th Symphony, Grieg Piano Concerto, Mendelssohn Symphony #4 (“Italian”)
Chandler Symphony (Oboe, English Horn)
Beach Gaelic Symphony, Tchaikovsky Nutcracker
Tempe Symphony (Guest Principal Oboe)
Copland Symphony #3
MusicaNova Orchestra (Oboe)
Nielsen Symphony #4
Chamber Music
Gilbert Symphony (Oboe)Â
Dvorak Wind Serenade
Woodwind Quintet (Oboe)
Klughardt Quintet
Arnold Three Shanties
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2021-2022 Season
Orchestral Experience
Scottsdale Philharmonic (Oboe)
Brahms 2nd Symphony, Borodin 2nd Symphony, Beethoven 3rd Symphony (“Eroica”) and 4th Symphony
Chandler Symphony (Oboe, English Horn)
Khachaturian Masquerade Suite, Enescu Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Beethoven Overture to Coriolan
Millennial Orchestra (Principal Oboe)
Music by various composers ranging from Sibelius to John Williams
West Valley Symphony (English Horn)Â
Rossini William Tell Overture, Bizet Carmen Suite, various operatic works by Offenbach, Mascagni, Ponchielli, Verdi, Puccini, and Leoncavallo
Chamber Music
MusicaNova Orchestra (Oboe)Â
Raff Sinfonietta, Poulenc Suite Francaise
Woodwind Quintet (Oboe)
Various Repertoire
Music Education
University of Southern California (USC) School of Music (Oboe Performance Major)
Studied with David Weiss (high school), Joel Timm (college) and Martin Schuring (present)
Recipient of Four Year Music Merit Scholarship at USC School of Music
Performed the West Coast premiere of Samuel Barber’s Canzonetta for Oboe and Strings
Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts Chamber Music and Orchestral Programs – summers in high school and college
Hidden Valley English Horn Seminar with Robert Walters
I help people realize their dreams – whether it’s consulting on an aviation-related project or helping entrepreneurs achieve their goals by connecting my story to their needs. Ultimately, I am fulfilling my own dreams by helping others.
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