PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
Piece
Carmen
Beethoven’s 9th
Messa di Gloria
Beethoven’s Mass in C
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
La Traviata
St. John’s Passion Mozart Requiem
Bach B Minor Mass
Bach Magnificat
Die Zauberflöte
Die Zauberflöte
The Wound Dresser
Selected Arias
Mozart’s Requiem
Carmina Burana
Haydn’s Creation
Misa Criolla
Handel’s Messiah
O Holy Night
Handel’s Messiah
La Cenerentola
Le nozze di Figaro
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Pops Concert
Carmina Burana
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Mozart’s Requiem
Sing unto God
O Holy Night
Handel’s Messiah
Handel’s Messiah
La fille du régiment
Le Comte Ory
La belle Hélène
Amahl
Der Vampyr
Gianni Schicchi
La Cenerentola
Romeo et Juliette
Dead Man Walking
Candide
Candide
Pagliacci
L’elisir d’amore
L’elisir d’amore
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Organization
Atlanta Opera
KSU Symphony
Griffin Choral Arts
Johns Creek Symphony
Northwest Florida Symphony
Kalamazoo Symphony
Kansas City Baroque Consort. Cobb Symphony
New Trinity Baroque Orchestra
LaGrange Symphony
Atlanta Opera
Atlanta Ballet
Cobb Symphony
LaGrange Symphony
Oak Ridge Symphony
Cobb Symphony
Northwest Florida Symphony
Griffin Choral Society
Lake Charles Symphony
Johns Creek Symphony
Johns Creek Symphony
Atlanta Opera
Atlanta Opera
Newton Symphony
Southern Georgia Symphony
Knoxville Symphony
Opera Theatre of St. Louis
Georgia Tech
Georgia State Symphony
Georgia State Symphony
McDonough Symphony
Axtell Symphony
Tri-Cities Opera
Florida State Opera
Santa Fe Opera
Tallahassee Symphony
Florida State Opera
Ithaca Opera
Portland University
Cincinnati Opera
Cincinnati Opera
Dayton Opera
Dayton Opera
Dayton Opera
Tri-Cities Opera
Ithaca Opera
Tri-Cities Opera
Year
2012
2012
2012
2012
2011
2011
2011
2011
2010
2010
2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
2008
2008
2008
2008
2008
2007
2007
2007
2006
2006
2005
2005
2005
2005
2004
2004
2003
2003
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2001
2001
2000
Role
Remendado
Tenor Solo
Tenor Solo
Tenor Solo
Conte Almaviva
Gastone
Tenor Solo
Tenor Solo
Tenor Solo
Tenor Solo
Monostatos
Monostatos
Tenor Solo
Tenor Solo
Tenor Solo
Tenor Solo
Tenor Solo
Tenor Solo
Tenor Solo
Tenor Solo
Tenor Solo
Ramiro
Don Basilio/Curzio
Conte Almaviva
Tenor Solo
Tenor Solo
Conte Almaviva (cover)
Tenor Solo
Tenor Solo
Tenor Solo
Tenor Solo
Tenor Solo
Tonio
Le Comte
Ajax 1
King Kaspar
Aubry
Rinuccio
Ramiro
Benvolio
First Inmate
Grand Inquisitor & Lion
The Governor (cover)
Beppe
Nemorino
Nemorino
Conte Almaviva
EDUCATION
· Florida State University (FSU) -- Tallahassee, FL
Doctor of Music -- Vocal Performance (Opera Emphasis), 2005
· University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) --Cincinnati, OH
Master of Music -- Vocal Performance, 2001
· CCM -- Cincinnati, OH
Bachelor of Music -- Vocal Performance, 1999
SUMMER PROGRAMS AND FESTIVALS
Opera Theatre of St. Louis Gerdine Young Artist, 2006
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Singer, 2003
Dayton Opera Artist in Residence, 2002
Opera Theater of Lucca, Italy, 1999 and 2000
Grandin Festival of 20th century music, Cincinnati, 1999
AWARDS AND COMPETITIONS
Finalist in the NATSAA Competition, 2010
Second Place winner of the Opera Birmingham Voice Competition, 2008
Represented US in Seoul International Voice Competition, 2007
Third Place Winner of the Opera Birmingham Voice Competition, 2007
South-East Regional Finalist in Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, 2007
Charlotte District Winner in Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, 2007
NATS Young Leaders Award (2006)
Mid-South Regional Winner in Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, 2006
Nashville District Winner in Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, 2006
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Kennesaw State University— Kennesaw, GA
Associate Professor of Music
Voice Area Coordinator
August 2008 — Present
Georgia State University – Atlanta, GA
Assistant Professor of Music, Voice
August 2005 – 2008
University of Nebraska at Kearney – Kearney, NE
Assistant Professor of Music, Voice
August 2004 — May 2005
Florida State University — Tallahassee, FL
Graduate Assistant, Voice
September 2002 — May 2004
Cincinnati Musical Arts Center — Cincinnati, OH
Voice Instructor
March 2000 — January 2001
Intellectual Property and Publications
BioGraph Infinity Voice Suite: Laryngeal Training (November, 2012, http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/3/prweb9255234.htm)
“Teaching Lower Laryngeal Position with EMG Biofeedback” Journal of Singing (January/February, 2012)
Vocalization Training Method (September 15, 2011 as International Application No. PCT/US2011/051719)
Vocalization Training Method (September 21, 2010, U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 61/384,867)
“Would She Live,” Ensign Magazine, (August, 2010, p. 70) 0,7779,592-6-1-2010,00.html
The Role of Metastasio’s Libretti in the Eighteenth Century: Opera as Propaganda (VDM: 2009)
“Chiaroscuro and The Quest For Optimal Resonance,” Journal of Singing (September/October, 2009)
“How to Sing Coloratura,” Journal of Singing, (January/February, 2008)
“Correcting Problematic Vibratos: Using Sustained Dynamic Exercises to Discover and Foster Healthy Vibrato,” Journal of Singing, (May/June, 2008)