Resume
TEACHING EXPERIENCE -
Private Cello Studio (Current)
Located in Orange County NY and the New York Metropolitan Area - Since 1980. Previous students have later studied at The Juilliard School Prep, Manhattan School of Music Prep, Curtis and Eastman School of Music, Yale & Oberlin Conservatory.
SUNY Dutchess (Current)
Cello Faculty for both Credit and Non-Credit Students.
New York University, School of Continuing Studies (2006-2009)
Instructor of Music Supervision – Department of Digital Arts & Film
- Designed a new course for the department which covers the use of music in film, and the related creative and business issues.
Third Street Music School Settlement, NYC (1987-1996)
Cello Department Faculty - Suzuki & Traditional Studio and Group Teaching
Chamber Music Faculty - Coach Ensembles with strings, piano, winds
Orchestra Sectional Coach - Lower Strings
- Develop Curriculum for Department
- Organize student concerts & master classes
- Departmental activities-auditions, recruitment, faculty development
UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, NYC (1985-1987)
Cello Faculty - After school string program
EDUCATION
New York University, NYC - Non-Profit Arts Administration
Certificate in Arts Administration
- Courses include Fundraising, Marketing, Business Management
School for Strings, NYC - Suzuki Certificate
- Principal Teachers - Louise Behrend, Nellis Delay
The Juilliard School, NYC - Master of Music
- Principal Cello Teacher - Ardyth Alton
- Chamber Music - The Juilliard String Quartet
Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College (CUNY) - Graduate Work
- Principal Cello Teacher - Martha Williams
Manhattan School of Music, NYC - Bachelor of Music
- Principal Cello Teacher - Ardyth Alton
- Chamber Music - Arianna Bronne, Raphael Bronstein, Lillian Fuchs, Artur Balsam
PERFORMING EXPERIENCE
Chamber Music
Hudson Valley String Quartet - Founding Member
The Juilliard String Quartet Seminar - Chamber Music Seminar
The Waterloo Festival - Chamber Music Seminar - Coach: André Emelianoff
Alfred University Chamber Music Institute
Coach: Joseph Fuchs, Professor of Violin, The Juilliard School
Solo Recitals - in New York City
Third Street Music School Settlement
Christ and St. Stephens Church;
Donnell Library
Paul Hall, The Juilliard School
Queens College
Solo Concertos - performed with Orchestra
Haydn D Major Concerto - Aaron Copland Chamber Players
Elgar Cello Concerto - Queens College Symphony
Boccherini Cello Concerto, Bb - Cleveland Hts High School Orchestra
Orchestra Performance
Northern Dutchess Symphony, Conductor Kathleen Beckmann
The Hudson Opera Theater, Conductor Ron DeFesi
The Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Conductor Imre Pallo
Waterloo Festival Orchestra, Conductor Gerard Schwartz
The Juilliard Symphony, Conductor Paul Zukofsky
Aaron Copland School Orchestra, Conductor Maurice Peress
National Orchestra of New York, Conductor Alvaro Cassuto
Manhattan School Symphony
Conductors: Bruce Ferden, George Manahan, David Gilbert
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Waterloo Music Festival - Full Scholarship based on Performance
- Alfred University Chamber Music Festival - Full Scholarship
- National Endowment for the Arts Grant for study at Queens College
- Finalist Manhattanville Annual Concerto Competition
- Finalist Aaron Copland School Annual Concerto Competition
- Manhattan School of Music - Full 4 year Tuition Scholarship for study
based on academic achievements
- Winner Cleveland Heights High School annual Concerto Competition
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Orange County Music Educators Association
- Suzuki Association of the Americas
- Chamber Music America
- Women in Film & Television
- Independent Feature Project
- American Federation of Musicians (Local 802)
