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Professional Experience


Oratorio/Symphony
Bach -   St. John Passion, Canterbury Choral Society (NYC)
Bach – St. Matthew Passion, Canterbury Choral Society (NYC)
Bach - Weihnachts-Oratorium, Virginia Symphony
Beethoven – Symphony #9, Nashville Symphony
Brahms – Requiem, Waterbury Sinfonia
Duruflé – Requiem, Rutgers University Orchestra
Fauré – Requiem, New York Choral Society
Gounod - Messe solennelle de Ste. Cecile, Chorus of Westerly (RI)
Handel - Dixit Dominus and Coronation Anthems, Chorus of Westerly (RI)
Handel – Messiah, Alabama, Buffalo, Charleston and Virginia Symphonies
Handel – Samson, Canterbury Choral Society (NYC)
Handel – Saul, Canterbury Choral Society (NYC)
Haydn – Creation, Berkshire Choral Institute
Haydn – Paukenmesse, New York Choral Society, New Haven Chorale
Haydn - Stabat Mater, Sacred Music in A Sacred Space (NYC)
Mahler – Symphony #8, Canterbury Choral Society (Carnegie Hall, NYC)
Mendelssohn – Elijah, New Jersey Choral Society, Asheville Choral Society
Mendelssohn – Ch’io t’abbandono (World Premiere), Amor Artis (NYC)
Mozart - Coronation Mass, Westchester Choral Society
Mozart - Grand Mass in c minor, National Philharmonic
Mozart - Requiem, Lancaster Symphony
Mozart – Regina Coeli, New Haven Chorale
Orff – Carmina Burana, American Ballet Theatre (Metropolitan Opera House, NYC), Asheville Choral Society, Charlotte, Greenville, Jacksonville, Springfield and Virginia Symphonies
Rose – Paths of Peace (World Premiere), Nashville Symphony        

Stanford – Stabat Mater, Chorus of Westerly (RI)

Vaughan Williams – Hodie, Canterbury Choral Society (NYC) 

Opera/Role
Aida, Amonasro
Albert Herring, Vicar Gedge
Un ballo in maschera, Renato
La boheme, Marcello
Carmen, Escamillo
Cosi fan tutte, Guglielmo
The Crucible, John Proctor
Don Carlo, Rodrigo
Falstaff, Falstaff
La forza del destino, Don Carlo
The Insect Comedy (World Premiere), Ottakar/Mr. Beetle
Jakob Lenz (New York Premiere), Jakob Lenz
Lucia di Lammermoor, Enrico
Madama Butterfly, Sharpless
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Bottom
Le nozze di Figaro, Almaviva
La Traviata, Dr. Grenville
Il Trovatore, Count di Luna 

Concert/Musical Theater

Viva Verdi – All Verdi Concert, South Bend (IN) Symphony
Broadway Classics – The Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lincoln (NE) Symphony
An Evening of Lerner & Loewe, Delaware Symphony Orchestra
Happy Birthday Hart & Hammerstein, Delaware Symphony Orchestra
An Evening of Musical Theater, Monterey (CA) Symphony

H.M.S. Pinafore, Texas Opera Theater, National Tour


Other Roles in Repetoire or in Preparation


Opera

Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Bartolo

La Cenerentola, Don Magnifico

L'Elisir d'Amore, Dulcamara

Pikovaya Dama, Yeletsky            


Symphonic/Oratorio

Bach - Mass in B minor

Beethoven - Missa Solemnis

Berlioz - Les nuits d'ete

Bloch - Sacred Service

Britten - War Requiem

Dvorak - Requiem

Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius
Vaughan Williams – Sea Symphony
Walton - Belshazzar's Feast 


Awards & Education

Finalist - New York Oratorio Society Solo Vocal Competition
Performance Certificate - American Opera Center

MMus., BMus. - The Juilliard School
Diploma, National Merit Scholar - Choate Rosemary Hall