EDUCATION:

                                

Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)       Michigan State University, Michigan, USA

                                          Flute Performance

                                          Teaching Assistant for the Flute Studio

                                         

 

Masters of Music (MM)                 Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, England

                                          Flute Performance

 

                                                           

Bachelor of Music (BM)                Mannes College of Music, New York, USA.

                                          Flute Performance

 

 

MAJOR TEACHERS:       

 

Richard Sherman: Professor of Flute, Michigan State University

Peter Lloyd: Professor of Flute, Royal Northern College of Music and former Principal Flute, London Symphony Orchestra

Keith Underwood: Professor of Flute, Mannes College of Music

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland

Michigan State University (Teaching Assistant)

Lansing Community College

Walled City Music Festival, Derry, Northern Ireland

 

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CO-FOUNDER:

 Walled City Music Festival

 

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES (selected):   

Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, 2011

BBC Radio Broadcast, UK, 2011

RTE TV Broadcast, Performance for Queen Elizabeth II, 2011

Guest Artist Recital, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, Texas, 2011

Dudley Recital Hall, University of Houston, Texas, 2011

University of South Florida, Florida, 2011

Chamber Music Recital, Beijing University, China, 2010

Goethe Foundation, Seoul, Korea, 2010

National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland, 2010

Regional Culture Center, Letterkenny, Ireland, 2010

Walled City Music Festival, Derry, N. Ireland, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

University of Coleraine, N. Ireland, 2009

National University of Ireland, Ireland, 2008

Lansing Symphony Chamber Music Series, Michigan, 2007, 2008

Flint Institute of Music, Michigan, 2007

Recitals in Madrid, Spain, 2007

Recital/Chamber Music tour throughout England (Manchester, Peterborough, Cambrigdeshire, Staffordshire, Lake District), 2005-2006          `

 

ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE:

Wexford Opera Festival Orchestra, Wexford, Ireland

     Second flute and piccolo, 2010-2011.

National Symphony Orchestra, Dublin, Ireland

     Substitute flute 2009-2011.

Jackson Symphony Orchestra, Jackson, Michigan, USA.

     Substitute flute, 2007-2008.

Lansing Symphony Orchestra, Lansing, Michigan, USA.

     Substitute Second Flute, 2006-2008.