CONDUCTOR
Orchestral
Music Director/Conductor
- International Zelt Musik Festival Orchestra, Freiburg, Germany (1988 - 1996)
- Hudson Chamber Symphony, Hoboken, New Jersey (1982 - 1993)
- Manhattan New Music Project, New York, NY (1989 - 1990)
- Shore Festival of Classics, Ocean Grove, NJ (1990)
Guest Conductor
- National Philharmonic, Bethesda, MD (2008)
- SOMA Orchestra (2004, 2005)
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, France (1996)
- Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra, Germany and Hungary (1995, 1996, 2004, 2007)
- Cumberland Valley Chamber Players (1993, 1995)
- Annapolis Symphony Orchestra (1991)
- Jungen Virtuosen Leningrad, Germany (1990)
- Savannah Symphony Orchestra (1989)
- Chamber Symphony of Princeton (1987, 1988)
Opera/Music/Theater/Dance
Music Director/Conductor
- National Philharmonic & Chorus - Porgy & Bess (2008)
- Arts Center at Watchung Hills - Pippin (2007)
- Golden Fleece Ltd./Composers Chamber Theatre (1994 - 2000) World premiere productions of new American one-act operas
- Honest Brook Music Festival - Floating (2000)
- Denison University Theatre - City of Angels (1997)
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Porgy and Bess (1996)
- Petöfi Theatre Veszprem (Hungary) - West Side Story (1996)
- Denison University Theatre - Assassins (1996)
- New Jersey Ballet - The Nutcracker (1991 - 1996)
- HCO Opera/Manticore Theatre - Candide (1990)
- HCO Opera - Rigoletto (1988)
- Denison University Theatre - Candide (1983)
Choral
Music Director
- Oratorio Society of New Jersey (2000-2004)
- Morris Choral Society (2000-2002)
Founder/Director
- Hudson Chamber Symphony Chorus (1983 - 1993)
Guest Conductor
- Veszprem Brusznayi Festival Chorus (Hungary) (2004)
- JazzChor Freiburg (Germany) (1996)
- Hollybush Festival Chorus (1988)
- Pro Arte Chorale (1987)
Awards
- Society of Baden-Wurttemburg (Germany) Cultural Prize (1989)
- Leopold Stokowski Competition for American Conductors (1987)
- NJ State Council on the Arts Distinguished Artistic Award (1986, 1987, 1988)
TEACHER/LECTURER
- Jersey City State College (1994 - 1996) Adjunct Faculty, Dept. of Music, Dance & Theater
- The Dieckow School of Music (1994 - 1996) Private instruction in Piano and Voice
- Hudson County, NJ Educational Children's Concerts (1983 - 1993) Created and directed in-school programs that served over 35,000 inner city public school students
- Stevens Institute of Technology (1987, 1988) Taught continuing education courses in music
- New York University School of Continuing Education (1982 - 1984) Guest lecturer for music courses
COMPOSER
Published composer of concert works, music for theater, dance & film
- Publishers: Berben Edizioni Musicali, Peer Music, American Composers Editions
- Commissions: Opera at Florham, Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Indiana University Dance Theatre, Shirley Broughton Dance Company, Gragurn Productions, DBR Films, Denison University, Learning Corp. of America
- Affiliations: American Composers Alliance, Broadcast Music Inc.
CONDUCTING MASTER CLASSES
- Participant in invitation only week-long NY Philharmonic Advanced Conducting workshop with Erich Leinsdorf "The Composer's Advocate II"
- Participant in ASOL Conducting Workshops with Pierre Boulez, Otto Werner Mueller, Gustav Meier and Edo De Wart, among others.
EDUCATION
- Post graduate study in Conducting (1983 - 1987) Maestro Vladimir Kin, New York, NY
- Master of Music in Composition (December, 1980) With High Distinction Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
- Bachelor of Music in Composition (May, 1979) With High Distinction Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
