In August 2025, I will begin a masters degree at CCM with Dr. Michael Unger. This degree was long in deciphering, spanning twenty years and several attempts. I anticipate it to be the final of four degrees, including the D.M.A. This will likely also be accompanied by AGO certification. “Reach for the stars”, they said. Let’s reach for the reeds!

In 2024 and 2025, I have supported Miss Shannon’s Music Studio in Batesville, IN through studio teaching and classroom instruction. I look forward to seeing what is next for this local cultural hub.

As of December 2023, I call both Cleveland and Harrison home as I assume the appointment of Director of Music, Choirmaster, and Organist at St. John the Baptist Church in the Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati. At this expansive facility completed in 2019, I cultivate ensembles and present repertoire on a Schantz originally located at University of Cincinnati’s Probasco Auditorium.

I have had the privilege of participating in uncompromising repertoire activities of The Cleveland Orchestra and participated in their 2023-24 season both at Blossom Music Center and at Severance Hall. The season included Nobuo Uematsu’s Final Fantasy, Milos Forman’s Amadeus, Eric Whitacre’s moving The Sacred Veil, and William Walton’s stirring Belshazzar’s Feast. The season concluded with a Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival performance of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte in May 2024.

CFSO Artistic Director Steve Eva and I have enjoyed producing various performances including musicals for five years. From September to December 2023, I was the orchestra’s Executive Director. In addition to performing with the group, I cultivated audiences and coordinated events throughout the region. I enjoyed contributing to the success of this ‘gigging’ ensemble.