Complete Curriculum Vitae available upon request.
TEACHING
Associate Professor of Music, Hillsdale College :: 2016-present
Courses in theory, musicianship, and composition
Advanced studies in contemporary music
Individual lessons in composition and harpsichord
Assistant and Associate Professor of Music, Arkansas State University :: 2013-2016
Seminars and private lessons in composition
Director, Arkansas State University Contemporary Music Ensemble
Courses and private readings in theory and aural skills, counterpoint, analysis, and orchestration
Private harpsichord lessons and chamber music coaching
Visiting Assistant Professor of Composition, Oberlin Conservatory of Music :: 2011-2013
Private lessons in composition
Topical courses in composition, repertoire and analysis, instrumentation and orchestration, and performer collaboration
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Music (Composition) :: 2012
University of California at San Diego
Primary teacher and dissertation chair – Rand Steiger
Additional teachers – Charles Curtis, Takae Ohnishi, Miller Puckette, Roger Reynolds, Katharina Rosenberger, Jane Stevens
Areas of research – Philosophy and practice of notation, unconventional expressive potentialities of musical material and structure (embodied perception, memory, and specialized instrumental techniques), historical keyboard repertoire (instruments, performance practice, and reception)
Master of Arts in Music (Composition) :: 2008
University of California at San Diego
Primary teacher – Rand Steiger
Additional teachers – Charles Curtis, Lei Liang, Philippe Manoury, Miller Puckette, Harvey Sollberger, Chinary Ung
Bachelor of Music in Composition :: 2006
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Primary teacher – Lewis Nielson
Additional teachers – David Boe, Randolph Coleman, Arnie Cox, Richard Hoffmann, Peter Takács
Advanced Certificate, with Distinction, in Piano Performance :: 2000
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, United Kingdom
AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, FESTIVALS, RESIDENCIES, AND GRANTS
2015
Nominee :: Julius F. Ježek Prize in Composition
Honorable Mention :: OSSIA International Composition Competition
Finalist :: ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards
Composer in Residence :: Mid-Missouri Composers Symposium
Presenter and performer:: NUNC! 2 New Music Festival and Conference
2014
Winner :: Earplay Donald Aird Composers Competition
Second Prize :: Robert Avalon International Competition for Composers, Emerging Artist Division
Finalist :: Mivos/Kanter String Quartet Composition Prize
Finalist :: RED NOTE New Music Festival Composition Competition
2013
Guest Faculty and Composer-in-Residence :: Winter Creative Music Residency Program :: The Banff Centre, Canada
2011
Finalist :: ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards
2010
Finalist :: ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards
Recipient :: Meet the Composer MetLife Creative Connections Grant
2009
Honorable Mention :: OSSIA International Composition Competition
2006-2011
Graduate Teaching Fellow :: University of California at San Diego
2006
Winner :: BMI Young Composer Award
Winner :: Oberlin Conservatory of Music Walter E. Aschaffenburg Prize for Outstanding Musical Composition