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About

Consummate cellist and experienced educator with a passion for creating nurturing, inclusive, and collaborative studio environments where students of all levels thrive and achieve musical self-actualization. Strong believer in developing fundamental technical skills as a vehicle for thoughtful musical and individual expression. Dedicated advocate for diverse programming with a special focus on contemporary music. Enthusiastic teacher of cello, chamber music, music theory, and keyboard skills.

Experience

Associate Principal Cello, Jacksonville Symphony - September, 2022 - Present

• Assist in cello section leadership in 80 concerts per season
• Step in as Principal as needed, including on short notice
• Extensive work with Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra as sectional coach and string rehearsal conductor

Director, Cello Choir, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts - September, 2024 - Present

• Coach ensemble rehearsals for 16 intermediate and advanced high school students
• Select level-appropriate repertoire to give all students an equally fulfilling experience
• Lead dynamic technique classes to improve foundations of cello playing, based upon individual students' needs
• Assist students with audition preparation, in addition to cello ensemble music instruction

Instructor, Communities in Schools - October, 2023 - Present

• Teach weekly group lessons to Jacksonville public school students in classes of up to 10 people
• Assist with procurement of instruments
• Coordinate with Project Managers to ensure smooth student experiences
• Prepare students to join other young musicians onstage for yearly "Festival of Strings"

New Fromm Players Fellow, Tanglewood Music Center - Summer, 2022 & Summer, 2023

• Perform contemporary chamber music in close collaboration with composition Fellows and visiting composers, including in large-scale projects for the annual Festival of Contemporary Music
• Work extensively with George Lewis, Reena Esmail, Nico Muhly, Joan Tower, and Carlos Simon
• Play in conducting classes with Stefan Asbury and Andris Nelsons
• Read chamber music by Boston University Tanglewood Institute composition students and provide insightful suggestions for idiomatic writing

Creator, Cello For Adult Beginners (Udemy Course) - June, 2020 - Present

• Write, film, and produce bilingual series of lectures to allow adult students to begin to learn cello and musical fundamentals while quarantined due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Provide personalized feedback to students based upon video submissions
• Compose new method book and create extensive library of recordings to serve as a companion to video lectures
• Conduct a series of online masterclasses with cellists from around the world of all levels to go along with the release of the course
• Over 4,000 students enrolled

Fellow, New World Symphony - September, 2019 - June, 2022

• Perform as Principal Cello with conductors such as Michael Tilson Thomas, HK Gruber, Juanjo Mena, and Miguel Harth-Bedoya
• Work on Fellow-led initiatives, including presenting a chamber music lecture recital exploring folk traditions and explaining complex topics such as modality to the audience in a digestible way
• Teach virtual lessons to advanced students throughout South America in English and Spanish through NWS’ partnership with Medellín, Colombia’s Iberacademy
• Winner of 2020 concerto competition, resulting in a performance of Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s Canto di Speranza under the baton of Matthias Pintscher
• Work closely on music by HK Gruber and John Adams with their composers
• Write a new orchestration of Camille Saint-Saëns’ first Cello Concerto for chamber orchestra and conduct from the cello
• Help plan side-by-side concerts with local high school students by adjudicating auditions and providing thoughtful commentary to all applicants as a member of the Community Engagement Committee
• Teach sectionals to cello students in local school orchestras

Teaching Artist, Virtual Inclusion Academy - Summer, 2020

• Plan inaugural season with fellow Teaching Artists and administrative team to prepare for a smooth student experience
• Teach highly advanced students in a fully-online, tuition-free setting with an academy-wide mission of inclusivity and supportive instruction
• Lead studio class for multiple string instruments and foster respectful student-to-student feedback
• Work with students on college audition preparation

Keyboard Harmony TA, New England Conservatory of Music - January, 2018 - May, 2019

• Collaboratively plan curriculum with department Chair and fellow Teaching Assistants
• Teach up to 6 weekly lab classes, covering all levels of common practice tonal harmony
• Meet with students outside of class for private tutoring when requested
• Assist faculty with class instruction and homework grading

Music Theory TA & Tutor, The Juilliard School - September, 2016 - May, 2017

• Assist with instruction during classes
• Proctor examinations when needed
• Give guest lectures during professor absences on theoretical underpinnings of music of Johannes Brahms and Elliott Carter
• Hold weekly review sessions for interested students to bolster their knowledge
• Tutor students privately and in groups on topics from tonal fundamentals to advanced chromatic and post-tonal analysis

Private Studio Teacher - January, 2013 - Present

• Conduct lessons to students of all ages and levels in both English and Spanish
• Emphasize the importance of learning the historical and theoretical underpinnings of music to better inform performance
• Tailor lesson plans to individual student goals

Education

Master of Music with Honors, Cello Performance, New England Conservatory of Music - September, 2017 - May, 2019

• Private study with Yeesun Kim
• Chamber music with members of the Borromeo String Quartet and Brooklyn Rider
• Advanced conducting studies with Charles Peltz
• Additional coursework in composition and German
• Perform extracurricular modern music concerts at the Conservatory, working with composers such as John Harbison and Kaija Saariaho

Bachelor of Music with Honors, Cello Performance, The Juilliard School - September, 2013 - May, 2017

• Private study with Natasha Brofsky
• Chamber music with Earl Carlyss, Jerome Lowenthal, and Carol Wincenc
• Music theory pedagogy studies with Steven Laitz

Skills

• Spanish (full professional fluency)
• German (working knowledge)
• Advanced piano
• Music theory pedagogy
• Orchestral conducting
• Chamber music coaching
• Composition, transcription, and arranging
• Sibelius
• MuseScore

References gladly provided upon request.