About Me
I am a professional opera singer (bass), published author, and voice teacher with a background in the music business. In addition to my artistic work telling stories through music and media, my work centers around examining what “classical” singers of the future will need to know and do in order to be successful.
About My Work
My educational work and research are centered around three themes:
Equipping singers to thrive in an unknown and unknowable future landscape;
Training artists to develop technical proficiency and authentic artistic voice in equal measure; and
Helping educational and performing institutions to meet the evolving needs of their students.
Curriculum Vitae
The following is a summary of my activities, accomplishments, and qualifications.
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education
2022 — D.M.A., Voice Performance (ABD June 2021) — University of Wisconsin-Madison
Minor: Arts Entrepreneurship
2019 — M.M., Voice Performance — Florida State University
2014 — B.M., Music Business/Management — Berklee College of Music
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professional experience
2022-pres — Assistant Professor of Voice, SUNY Fredonia
2021-2022 — Visiting Assistant Professor of Voice, SUNY Fredonia
2019 — Voice Faculty, Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
2019 — Voice Faculty, University of Wisconsin-Madison Community Music School
2016-2017 — Voice Faculty, Leon High School (Tallahassee, FL)
2014-2016 — Graduate Assistant-Musical Theatre (sole instructor), Florida State University
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publications & conference activity
2020 — Building a Career in Opera from School to Stage: Operapreneurship, sole-authored book, Routledge (New York, NY)
2020 — “The Next Five Years: Strategic Career Planning for Aspiring Opera Singers,” seminar, National Opera Association Southeast Regional Conference (Columbus, GA)
2020 — “Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Career Paths and Professional Documents for Voice Students,” moderated panel (w/Peggy Kriha Dye, Dr. Lisa Sylvester, Dr. Justin John Moniz), National Opera Association National Conference (Cleveland, OH)
2019 — “Singers, Inc.: Practical Entrepreneurship as a Core Competency for Voice Students in the 21st Century,” poster, National Opera Association National Conference (Salt Lake City, UT)
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performance highlights
2020
Don Alfonso — Così fan tutte — University of Wisconsin-Madison
2019
Bottom — A Midsummer Night’s Dream — University of Wisconsin-Madison
Fafner/Hunding/Hagen — Der Ring an einem Abend — Pacific Northwest Opera
Il Re — Aïda — Opera Idaho
2018
Bass Soloist — Verdi Requiem — Metropolitan Chorale (MA)
Colline — La bohème — Pacific Northwest Opera
Orbazzano — Tancredi rifatto — Teatro Nuovo
Basilio — Il barbiere di Siviglia — Summer Garden Opera (VA)
2017
Bass Soloist — Songs of Love and War (Monteverdi) — Portland Opera
Raimondo (cover) — Lucia di Lammermoor — Santa Fe Opera
Sarastro — Die Zauberflöte — Opera in the Heights
2016
Diener #4/Haushofmeister (cover) — Capriccio — Santa Fe Opera
Billy Jackrabbit — La fanciulla del West — Santa Fe Opera
Capulet (cover) — Roméo et Juliette — Santa Fe Opera
Seneca — L’incoronazione di Poppea — Florida State University
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teaching & research areas
Teaching Areas
Applied Voice - Musical Theatre; Classical; Jazz; CCM/Pop
Arts Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship for Performing Artists/Singers
Song Literature - Multi-Genre; Traditional Western Song
Diction for Singers - German/French/Italian/English; Multi-Genre Comparative Dictions
Vocal Pedagogy - Introduction/Undergraduate
Research Areas
Curricular design and professional development for performing artists
Arts Entrepreneurship
Inter- and trans-disciplinary approaches to the song recital form
06
student success
Sean Watkinson — A Beautiful Noise (Broadway), Hadestown (National Tour), Signature Theatre (Washington, DC), Wagon Wheel Theatre
Justin DeParis — Aladdin (Broadway), Paper Mill Playhouse, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Maine State Music Festival
Trevor Michael Schmidt — Beetlejuice (National Tour); A Chorus Line (U.S. National and first Chinese Tour); Musical Theatre Wichita
Tyler Pirrung — The Cher Show (National Tour); Bigfork Summer Playhouse, Wagon Wheel Theatre, Arizona Broadway Theatre
Britton Hollingsworth — Musical Theatre Wichita, Wagon Wheel Theatre, Peach State Summer Theatre
Michael R. Bradley — Wagon Wheel Theatre, Peach State Summer Theatre, GLOW Lyric Theatre
Collin Phillips — Disney Cruise Lines, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Wagon Wheel Theatre
Ian David Bossung — GLOW Lyric Theatre, Santa Cruz Shakespeare
Emmeline Swink — Palace Playhouse (ID), Idaho State University
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additional preparation
2021 — Graduate Certificate, Entrepreneurship — University of Wisconsin-Madison
2017, 2016 — Apprentice Singer — Santa Fe Opera
2014 — Festival Artist — Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre
2012 — Apprentice Artist — Sarasota Opera
2012 — Studio Artist — Opera New Jersey
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non-educational work
2022 — Coordinator, Lehrer Vocal Institute @ Music Academy of the West
2021 — Company Manager, Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre
2019 — Associate Director-Young & Lifelong Singer Programs, Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
2010-2018 — Alumni Admissions Ambassador, Berklee College of Music
2001-2005 — National Recruitment & Auditions Manager, Hyannis Sound