Education

1989 Bachelor of Music, Berklee College
Major: Jazz Composition and Arranging
Summa cum laude

1992 Master's level traditional composition studies completed privately with Harold Shapero, Brandeis University

Awards

1996 Festival Award: Stuttgart International Animation Film Festival. Original string quartet soundtrack for the animated film Lost Momentum.

1991 Emmy Award, for Best Nationally-Broadcast Television News Program. Theme music for The Monitor Channel's Monitor News.

Major Festival Appearances

Cape Cod Festival of Mandolins
Joe Val Bluegrass Festival
European World of Bluegrass
Country Palba (Czech Republic)
National Thumbpicking Festival
J.D. Crowe Bluegrass Festival

Teaching Camps

American Mandolin and Guitar Summer School (2006)
Cape Cod Mandolin Camp (September 2005, 2006)
Steve Kaufman Acoustic Kamp (Flatpicking Week 1, 2005)
Fiddleheads Camp (2003)
Banjo Camp North (2003)

Major Boston-Area Venue Appearances

Copley Plaza Hotel
John F. Kennedy Library
Faneuil Hall
Somerville Theater
Hasty Pudding Theater
Coolidge Corner Theater
Berklee Performance Center
Boston Ballet
Harvard Club
St. Paul's Cathedral
Arlington Street Church
John Hancock Tower
Johnny D's
Cantab Lounge
Skybar

Composition for Ensembles

Lionel Hampton Orchestra
Boston Jazz Orchestra
Boston Secession
Berklee String Orchestra
New England Mandolin Ensemble

Composition for Major Media Outlets

PBS
Christian Science Publishing Society
Monitor Channel
MCA Records
Science Fiction Channel
New England Sports Channel