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Current positions
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The Catholic University of America: Professor of horn and Music Education, 2015 to present
Washington College (Chestertown, MD): Professor of horn, 2019 to present
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra: Principal horn, 1998
to present
Cathedral Choral Society Orchestra: 2013 to present
Capital Wind Symphony: Principal horn, 2013 to present
Virginia Grand Military Band: Princpal horn, 2012 to present
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Former position |
United States Navy Band (Washington,
DC): September, 1993 to December, 2013
-Principal horn and
French horn section leader: 2001 to 2011
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Orchestral experience
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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Substitute Assistant Principal horn, 2018 to present
Eclipse Chamber Orchestra: Substitute
Second horn, 1996 to present
National Symphony Orchestra: Substitute Second and
Third horn, Extra horn, 1995 to present
Falls Church Chamber Orchestra: President,
Personnel Manager and hornist, 1994 to 2004
Arlington Symphony Orchestra: Principal horn, 1994
to 2004
Austin Symphony Orchestra (Austin, TX): Fourth
horn, 1991 to 1993
Austin Lyric Opera (Austin, TX): Fourth horn, 1991
to 1993
Ballet Austin (Austin, TX): Third and Fourth horn,
1991 to 1993
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Audition experience
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Williamsburg Chamber Orchestra: Finalist/Principal horn, 2018
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Finalist/Second and Fourth horn, 2013
Los Angeles Philharmonic:
Semi-finalist/Assistant Principal horn, 2007
Richmond Symphony Orchestra: Runner-Up/Fourth horn
audition, 2000
Richmond Symphony Orchestra: Semi-finalist/Third
horn audition, 2000
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra:
Semi-finalist/Fourth horn audition, 1999
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra:
Finalist/Assistant Principal horn audition, 1998
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Chamber music
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United States Navy Band Horn Quartet:
1996 to 2001
United States Navy Woodwind Quintet
(“Windjammers”): 1994 to 2011
Coolspring Brass, 1995 to present
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Music festivals
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Aspen Music Festival: 1987 and 1988
Great Woods Music Festival: 1986
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Teaching experience
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Fairfax County Public Schools, Brass Coach and Instructor (Fairfax, VA): 2013 to present
Assistant Professor of Horn, George
Mason University (Fairfax, VA): 2004 to 2011
DC Youth Orchestra and DC Junior Orchestra, Brass Coach/Supervisor: 2011 to 2014
Private students in the Washington, DC, Boston, MA
and Austin, TX areas: 1993 to present
University of Texas at Austin (Music
Appreciation): 1991 to 1992
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Education
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The Catholic University of America:
Doctorate of Musical Arts, May 2015 (3.99 GPA)
- attended with full-tuition scholarship
University of Texas at Austin: Master of Music,
July 1993 (3.98 GPA)
- received Teaching
Assistantship and Academic Scholarship totaling
$3,500 per year
Boston University: B. Mus. Ed., and B.A. in
History, May 1990 (3.51 GPA)
- received
Performance Award of $2,500 per year for five
years
- graduated Cum
Laude in both degree programs
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Major french horn teachers
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Abel Pereira (National Symphony
Orchestra): 2015 to present
Denise Tryon (Philadelphia
Orchestra): 2013 to 2014
Laurel Ohlson (National Symphony
Orchestra): 2011 to 2013
Wayne Barrington (Chicago Symphony Orchestra):
1990 to 1993
Lynn Larson (Utah Symphony): 1988 to 1989
Jay Wadenpfuhl (Boston Symphony Orchestra): 1985
to 1988
Scott Fearing (National Symphony Orchestra): 1982
to 1985
Jeffrey Johnson (United States Marine Band): 1977
to 1982
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