Curriculum Vitae

ACADEMIC HISTORY

  • Peabody Institute
    of the Johns Hopkins University
    Baltimore, MD 1996-2001
    DMA in Piano Performance with Ann Schein, 2001
    MM in Piano Performance with Ann Schein, 1997
  • Harvard University
    Cambridge, MA 1992-96
    AB in Computer Science, cum laude
  • The Hill School
    Pottstown, PA 1987-92
    Graduated cum laude

FORMAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

  • Curtis Institute of Music
    Philadelphia, PA 2002-
    Staff pianist. Accompanying students in lessons and recitals.
  • University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, PA 2003-
    College House Music Professional Associate. Studio piano teaching, chamber music coaching and performing.
  • Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges
    Ardmore, PA 2003-
    Piano instructor in the undergraduate Private Study program.
  • Settlement Music School
    Philadelphia, PA 2002-2005
    Studio piano faculty.
    Music theory faculty.
  • Peabody Institute
    of the Johns Hopkins University
    Baltimore, MD
    • Teaching Associate, Music Theory Department, 2000-2002. Taught in one graduate class in analysis of twentieth century piano literature, and several sections of undergraduate form/analysis, and twentieth century theory.
    • Teaching Assistant, Music Theory Department. 1997-99
      Assistant for undergraduate form/analysis, undergraduate twentieth century theory, graduate review and both graduate and undergraduate Baroque Counterpoint.
  • Cornell University, Department of Music
    Ithaca, NY 1999-2000
    Adjunct piano instructor.
  • The Memorial Church, Harvard University
    Cambridge, MA 1994-95
    Member of Harvard University Choir and Morning Choir.

SOLO RECORDINGS

  • “Six Sonatas by Alexander Scriabin” 2004
    Compact disc recording for the Roméo Records label, distributed internationally by Qualiton Imports.
  • “B! Music of Bach, Bartok and Brahms” 2004
  • “Matthew Monticchio: Sonata One for Piano” 2004;
  • “Karol Szymanowski –The Complete Mazurkas” 2002
  • “David Bennett Thomas: Chamber Works” 2005
    Pianist for Piano Sonata no. 2, of which I am the dedicatee. CD distributed by Capstone Records.
  • “Da Camera – Chamber Music of Karen Amanda Allen” 1998
    Represented as pianist in this compact disc recording.

ARTICLES

  • “‘The Szymanowski Clash’: Harmonic Conflict and Ambiguity in the Szymanowski Mazurkas” 2005
    Article due for publication in the Polish Music Journal.
  • “Interpretive Questions in the Diabelli Variations” 2005
    Article published in the New Beethoven Forum 12, Spring 2005.
  • “A Pilgrimage for Scriabin” 2004
    Article published in the 2004 Journal of the Scriabin Society of America, vol. 9 no. 1, Winter 2004-05.

WORKSHOPS

  • Contemporary Piano Workshop Harvard University 2005
    Presentation for the composers from the Harvard Group for New Music, discussing a variety of playing techniques and notational concerns in some recent piano music of Boulez, Berio, Ligeti and others.
  • Contemporary Piano Workshop University of the Arts 2005
    Demonstration and discussion of a variety of techniques used in recent piano compositions by Berio, Ligeti, Berkowitz and others.
  • Sight-reading Workshop University of the Arts 2004
    Seminar for piano majors at the university.

MUSICAL AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Stefan and Wanda Wilk Prize for Research in Polish Music
    University of Southern California, 2003
    Prize awarded for my paper “The Szymanowski Clash”: Methods of Harmonic Analysis in the Szymanowski Mazurkas.
  • La Gesse Foundation Fellowship
    Washington, DC 1999-2002
    Performances in summer festivals in Toulouse, France and Verona, Italy.
    Performances at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, NY.
    Performances at the French Embassy in Washington, DC.
    A performance at Monticello, in Charlottesville, VA.
  • Écoles d’Art Americaines
    Fontainebleau, France 2002
    Awarded the “Prix de la Ville de Fontainebleau” by Philippe Entremont for excellence in piano performance at the Festival.
  • American Musicological Society
    Capital Chapter 2001
    Presented “The Mazurkas of Karol Szymanowski” as a Lowens Award finalist.
  • Cornell University
    Department of Music Ithaca, NY 2000
    Otto R. Stahl Memorial Prize recipient.
  • Adams House, Harvard University
    Cambridge, MA
    Timothy Faron Award recipient. 1996
    Braverman Grant recipient. 1994
  • Reading Symphony Orchestra
    Reading, PA 1992
    Winner, Concerto competition.
  • Pottstown Symphony Orchestra
    Pottstown, PA 1992
    Winner, Kathryn E. MacPhail Concerto competition.

ADDITIONAL MUSICAL TRAINING

  • Centre Acanthes
    Villeneuve-lez-Avignon, France 2003
    Studied and performed contemporary piano music under Claude Helffer, and contemporary chamber music with Mario Caroli and Walter Grimmer.
  • Écoles d’Art Americaines
    Fontainebleau, France 2002
    Studied solo and chamber music with Philippe Entremont, Philippe Bianconi, Frédéric Aguessy and Jay Gottlieb.
  • Oberlin Conservatory
    Oberlin, OH 1998, 2001
    Classical workshop. Performances and masterclasses of solo music, Lieder and string chamber music with David Breitman, Sanford Sylvan, Kenneth Slowik and Marilyn MacDonald, on period instruments.
  • Baroque Performance Institute (BPI)
    solo and continuo performances and masterclasses on the harpsichord with various BPI faculty.
  • Cornell University, Department of Music
    Ithaca, NY 1999-2000
    Studied historical performance practice on a year-long fellowship with Malcolm Bilson and performed on period instruments.
  • Sommerakademie 'Mozarteum'
    Salzburg, Austria 1998.
    Studied contemporary and French piano music with Claude Helffer.
  • New England Conservatory
    Boston, MA 1992-98
    Studied piano performance intensively with Patricia Zander, 1992-96.
  • Summer Institute for Contemporary Piano Performance (SICPP)Masterclasses and performances, 1996, 1998 and 2003.
    Program directed by Stephen Drury.
  • Piano Pedagogy Intensive Workshop, June 2003. Seminars in piano teaching directed by Marilyn Roth and Angel Ramon Rivera.
  • Aspen Music Festival
    Aspen, CO 1993, 1997
    Studied piano performance with Herbert Stessin and Ann Schein.

SERVICE

  • La Gesse Foundation, 2003-
    Board of Trustees.
  • Tri-County Concerts Association, 2006-
    Board of Trustees.
  • Penn Go Society, 2004-
    Co-president.

VARIOUS

  • Freelance piano instructor and performer.
  • Member of Pi Kappa Lambda.
  • Fortepiano technician and tuner for Baltimore Opera productions.
  • Chess FIDE Master (FM), teacher, and award-winning writer.
  • Winner of various Reading, Pennsylvania golf tournaments.

MUSICAL PERFORMANCES

A select list of musical performances is available here.

REFERENCES

A list of references is available upon request.

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