
Composer/Arranger
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Composer/Arranger
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Twenty-five years experience as a classically-trained composer, arranger, and musician. Have worked with the Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington, Afghan pop music legend Ehsan Aman, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stamford Young Artists Philharmonic, Bulgarian Esperanto Choir, Master Singers of Virginia, Peabody Wind Ensemble, and the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra.
Music for concert band, wind ensemble, and symphony orchestra; chamber music for low brass instruments & unusual instrumental combinations; electronic music.
(Self-Employed; Music industry)
1983 — Present (25 years)
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
2004 — 2006 (2 years)
Taught traditional, in-person introductory classes in ehtnomusicology and the history of jazz. Assisted in the development of a non-traditional, online, distance education course based on the history of jazz class.
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
1994 — 1996 (2 years)
Developed, maintained, and taught an online, distance education course in the history of electronic music technology (the first of its kind - this was prior to the invention of the Worldwide Web).
DMA, Music (composition), 1992 — 1998
Was also Assistant Director of Public Information at Peabody from 1995 to 1996
MA, Music (composition), 1985 — 1987
BMus, BA, Theory & Composition / Philosophy, 1979 — 1984
Music,Classical music,Contemporary classical music,Progressive rock music,Film scoring,Podcasting,Teaching,Music journalism,Blogging
American Music Center, ASCAP, Muzika Esperanto-Ligo, World Esperanto Association, Esperanto-USA
Pi Kappa Lambda, Peabody Conservatory of Music/Johns Hopkins University
ASCAPlus Awards annually since 2000
First Prize, song division, 1995 World Esperanto Association Fine Arts Competition
Honorary Member, "Society and Esperanto" Foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria
Honorary President, Muzika Esperanto-Ligo, Victoria, Australia