In August 2025, I will begin an organ masters at CCM with Dr. Michael Unger, inspired also by choral conducting activities. This degree was long in deciphering and I anticipate it to be the final of four degrees. This will likely also be accompanied by AGO certification. “Reach for the stars”, they said. Let’s reach for the reeds!

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. Briefly in 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.