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Biography

Double reeds are my specialty. I play both oboe AND bassoon at a high level.

Very interested in touring opportunities.

 

Most recently

Tina Broadway Tour (Reed 2) – Tenor sax and bari sax. Dallas Local. MD: Anne Shuttlesworth

MJ Broadway Tour (Reed 2) – Clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor sax and bari sax. Dallas Local. MD: Victor Simonson.

Gentleman’s Guide (Reed) – Oboe, clarinet, English horn, bassoon. The Flea Theatre. MD: Matt Everingham.

Great Gatsby (Reed 1) – Piccolo, flute, alto flute, English horn, alto sax, tenor sax. Paper Mill Sub

Great Gatsby (Reed 2) – Clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor sax, bari sax. Paper Mill Sub

Some Like it Hot Broadway (Reed 2) – Flute, oboe, clarinet, tenor sax. Broadway Sub. MD: Darryl Archibald.

Some Like it Hot Broadway (Reed 3) – Flute, clarinet, tenor sax. Broadway Sub. MD: Darryl Archibald.

Aladdin Broadway tour (Reed) – Piccolo, flute, clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax. 22-23 season. MD: James Dodgson. Contractor. Howard Joines.

The Prom Broadway tour (Reed 1) – Piccolo, flute, alto flute, oboe, alto sax, tenor sax. 21-22 season. MD: Chris Gurr. Contractor. Howard Joines.

I received my Bachelor of Music Education in Instrumental Music with an emphasis in Oboe Performance from Baylor University in 2018. During my time at Baylor, I studied oboe with Dr. Doris Deloach and bassoon with Dr. Ann Shoemaker. I also studied flute and clarinet with the graduate teaching assistants and jazz improvisation with Professor Alex Parker. In 2017, I was selected as one of the five saxophonists to perform in the Disney All-American College Band and in 2018, I was selected to be a Wayne Fisher Jazz Scholar at Baylor University.

Following my undergraduate graduation, I enrolled in the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati to pursue a Master of Music in Jazz Studies. During my time at CCM, I studied oboe with Dr. Mark Ostoich, bassoon with Dr. William Winstead and saxophone with Professor Craig Bailey. I also studied flute and clarinet with the graduate teaching assistants.

Throughout my studies, I’ve always kept a studio of private lesson students! I’ve taught students on flute, clarinet, oboe, saxophone and bassoon from ages ten to forty-three and I truly love teaching.

Outside of music, I love making videos and my YouTube channel just recently passed nine hundred subscribers. I’ve earned black belts in two separate martial arts and I taught extreme martial arts (weapons and acrobatics) for many years. I’ve also won multiple mechanical engineering contest in the automobile category for my classic automobile restorations. I specialize in American automobiles from the late 80s – early 00s.

Thank you for reading my biography. I hope we can meet someday!