West Chester, PA

Hindemith: Mathis der Maler, San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt

My family, genealogy, and home brewing (beer).

John Swallow, John Marcellus, and Steve Norrell.

“Music is a team sport — listen to each other!”

I knew I loved music by middle school — band was always my favorite subject. I knew I wanted a life in music by high school, although I had no idea what that would mean or look like. I knew I wanted to be an orchestral player during my summer at Chautauqua playing in the student orchestra there.

Getting into the Tanglewood Summer Festival after Eastman. The level was tremendously high and the music making was inspirational. I even got to play under Leonard Bernstein once. I made contacts that allowed me to freelance in Boston during my master’s degree study, and really put my career on its way.

Bach, Schumann, and Mahler.

Playing and recording the Mahler cycle with MTT, playing Sibelius/Hindemith/Nielsen and recording Sibelius with Herbert Blomstedt, and recording the Keeping Score videos with MTT.

Gabe Cruz, Matt Allison, and Sam Elliot.

Trombonology

The Mahler Project, SFS Media
Sound the Bells!, Harmonia Mundi
A Brass & Organ Christmas, Gothic
Keeping Score, SFS Media