EDUCATION and RESIDENCIES:
EDUCATION :
Post-Graduate Studies in Opera: New England/Boston Conservatory (Scholarship granted)
Doctoral work in Composition: Boston University (Fellow in Ear Training and Keyboard Harmony)
Master of Arts in Voice: Trenton State Teacher’s College (Teaching Assistant in Ear Training)
Bachelor of Music in Composition: Julliard (Honorary Scholarship: Sophomore year)
TEACHERS:
Composition: Calvin Hampton; Juilliard: David Diamond, Otto Leuning, and Vincent Persichetti;
Boston University: Joyce Mekeel, John Thow, and David Del Tredici;
Rutgers University: Contemporary Counterpoint: Robert Moevs;
Juilliard Prep (age 17): Robert Huffstader and Lawrence Widdoes;
University of Vermont Summer Session for High School Students (age 16): Mel Solomon;
Private Harmony, Counterpoint and Composition (age 13-16): Marilyn Keiser.
Voice: Juilliard: Oren Brown; Metropolitan Opera: Jeffrey Gall, Jerome Hines, and Valery Ryvkin (coach); New England Conservatory: Michael Strauss (coach); Rutgers: John Powel.
Piano: Kiriena Zilotti, Thomas Richner, James Scott, and Phyllis Lehrer (collaborative piano).
Guitar (age 10-12): Martha Blackman.
COMPOSER RESIDENCIES
Music Director: Prime Time for Kids at Massasoit College, Brockton, MA
Composer and Singer: Putnam Court Musicians, Marblehead, MA
Music Director: Music Now and Now Dance, Boston, MA
Music Director: Acting Singers Project, Boston, MA
Post-Graduate Studies in Opera: New England/Boston Conservatory (Scholarship granted)
Doctoral work in Composition: Boston University (Fellow in Ear Training and Keyboard Harmony)
Master of Arts in Voice: Trenton State Teacher’s College (Teaching Assistant in Ear Training)
Bachelor of Music in Composition: Julliard (Honorary Scholarship: Sophomore year)
TEACHERS:
Composition: Calvin Hampton; Juilliard: David Diamond, Otto Leuning, and Vincent Persichetti;
Boston University: Joyce Mekeel, John Thow, and David Del Tredici;
Rutgers University: Contemporary Counterpoint: Robert Moevs;
Juilliard Prep (age 17): Robert Huffstader and Lawrence Widdoes;
University of Vermont Summer Session for High School Students (age 16): Mel Solomon;
Private Harmony, Counterpoint and Composition (age 13-16): Marilyn Keiser.
Voice: Juilliard: Oren Brown; Metropolitan Opera: Jeffrey Gall, Jerome Hines, and Valery Ryvkin (coach); New England Conservatory: Michael Strauss (coach); Rutgers: John Powel.
Piano: Kiriena Zilotti, Thomas Richner, James Scott, and Phyllis Lehrer (collaborative piano).
Guitar (age 10-12): Martha Blackman.
COMPOSER RESIDENCIES
Music Director: Prime Time for Kids at Massasoit College, Brockton, MA
Composer and Singer: Putnam Court Musicians, Marblehead, MA
Music Director: Music Now and Now Dance, Boston, MA
Music Director: Acting Singers Project, Boston, MA
