Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION
Lincoln High School, Portland, OR, valedictorian 1963
Harvard College - B.A., music 1967, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa; National Merit Scholar
University of Washington, Seattle - composition (Bergsma, Suderberg, Verrall); percussion (Baunton);
     D.M.A., orchestral conducting 1976 (Krachmalnick, Chapple, Sokol); NDEA Title IV fellowship

Further Music Studies
Tanglewood (Berkshire Music Institute) - orchestral conducting (Bernstein, Ozawa, Schuller, Wyss) 1979
Seattle Opera - private study (Holt), opera conducting and coaching 1974-5
Blomstedt Institute - orchestral conducting master class 1973
Aspen School of Music - composition (Jones); percussion (Gaber)
     orchestral conducting (Blomstedt, Torkanowsky, Morel) 1972
Peabody Conservatory - graduate conducting (Leo Mueller) 1969-72
Private piano/theory and percussion studies 1956-62
     (Tholen, Oulbegian; Worth, Amato, Kreigal, Portland, Oregon)
Forty years’ experience as professional chorister, bass vocal soloist and madrigalist;
     twenty as solo timpanist and percussionist

COMPOSER
Works for orchestra, string orchestra, concert band, baroque orchestra
     choruses (mixed, men's, and women’s)
     string quartet, wind quintet and trio, brass quartet, percussion quartet, violin with timpani
     solo viola, cello, violin, flute, oboe, harp, timpani, voice, piano.
     Transcriptions for percussion.
Several professional commissions
Professional performances across the US (several conducted by composer), Europe, Russia
First Prize, Aspen composition contest 1972 (Allegro, pitched percussion). Finalist, Korg competition 1990
Works recorded on Albany, Naxos/Marco Polo labels (1996, 1997)

CONDUCTOR
GUEST CONDUCTOR with over 40 ensembles in the US (also Japan, Russia), continuing
Long Beach Symphony Orchestra - conductor, school/youth concerts 1988-90
CSUN (Northridge) Youth Orchestras - conductor/music director 1983-84
Los Angeles Doctors Symphony - conductor/music director 1982-86
Santa Monica Chamber Orchestra - founding conductor/music director 1981-90, artistic director to present
Portland Youth Philharmonic (OR) - resident guest conductor 1979, 1980, 1988
     assistant conductor 1979 Japan Tour, 1989 European Tour
Missoula Symphony Orchestra/Chorale (MT) - conductor/music director 1976-78
Montana Little Symphony, conductor 1977-78
Tacoma Opera/Highline Opera Workshop (WA) - staff conductor 1975-6
Bremerton Symphony (WA) - conductor/music director 1973-75
Prince George's County Choral Society (MD) - director 1971-2
Harvard Bach Society Orchestra - assistant conductor 1966-7
Tours in Japan (1979), Mainland China (1982), Eastern Europe (1989)
Commissioned and conducted premieres of several new works by other composers
Recordings for Naxos/Marco Polo in Russia (Moscow Symphony Orchestra 1997)
Listings in Who's Who in the West and Who's Who in Entertainment

SINGER
Lincoln High School Senior Choir, Portland, OR, George Bell 1959-60, '61-63
      tenor section and soloist, student conductor
Muenchner Motettenchor, Munich, Germany, Dr. Hans Schieri 1960-61
Harvard Memorial Church Choir and morning prayers/chamber choir, John Ferris 1964-67
     also oratorio soloist, rehearsal conductor, madrigalist
Singing Sergeants (USAF Band, DC) 1968-72, also soloist, arranger, guest conductor
Madrigalist and soloist with several Los Angeles a cappella groups, including
     Madrigalia, Cantori di Mezzogiorno, and Soffio di Viento 1981-90
Sha'arei Am High Holy Days choir, 1996-98 (also manager and resident composer)
Anglican Chorale 2003-, Torrance Civic Chorale 2004-
Extensive freelance work as bass section leader and soloist with various LA-area churches and synagogues
Solo vocal recitals in L.A., programs including his own compositions (2000-present)

EDUCATOR
Pacific Western University, L.A. - adjunct professor, humanities 1991-99
University of Montana (Missoula) - asst. professor, music 1976-78
Olympic College (Bremerton, WA) - instructor, orchestral music 1974-5
University of Washington (Seattle) - graduate assistant, conducting 1967-8, 1974-5
Private Studio, composition, conducting, Oxon Hill (MD) 1969-72; Santa Monica, 1980-4, 2004-
Charter member, Santa Monica/Malibu School District advisory committee for the arts 1997-present
For Long Beach Symphony and LBUSD: Created original script and music and led interactive educational gymnasium shows with narrator/singer; created hands-on classroom presentations with original script, docent-led (1990-91)
With Santa Monica Chamber Orchestra, created and led pioneering free interactive children's concert series for a decade that earned a mayoral commendation.
Board member, Concerts West chamber music series, Santa Monica 1998-2002

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