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Teaching Experience
Teaching Studio, Ann Arbor, MI and New York, NY
2011 – Present
Fort Lee School of Music, Fort Lee, NJ
Violin Faculty, 2014 – Present
Long Island City Academy of Music, Long Island City, NY
Violin Faculty, 2014 – Present
Oz's Music, Ann Arbor, MI
Violin Faculty, 2011 – 2013
Vermont Music and Arts Center, Lyndonville, VT
Chamber Music Faculty, Summer 2015
Dali Quartet Chamber Music Camp, Doylestown, PA
Teaching Assistant, Summers 2007 and 2009
Elm City ChamberFest, New Haven, CT
Teaching Assistant, Summer 2007
Education
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
Master of Music, 2015
Violin Performance
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Bachelor of Music with Highest Honors, 2011
Violin Performance
Pedagogy Training
Teaching the Violin and Viola: Creating a Healthy Foundation, 2015 – Present
Northwestern University via Coursera.org, New York, NY
Advanced Teaching Techniques, 2013 and 2015
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
Theory Pedagogy, 2015
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
Every Child Can, 2013
Suzuki Association, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
Additional Training
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Colorado Springs, CO
Fellowship student, Summers 2011 and 2014
National Repertory Orchestra, Breckenridge, CO
Fellowship student, Summer 2010
Major Teachers
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Violin
Aaron Berofsky
Andrew Jennings
Laurie Smukler
Chamber Music
Laurie Carney
Christopher Harding
Edward Parmentier
Pedagogy
Dr. Carol Ann Aicher
Dr. Peter Andreachhi
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Masterclasses
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David Geber
Koichiro Harada
KazuhideIsomura
Jon Nakamatsu
Joel Smirnoff
Mark Steinberg
Paul Watkins
David Ying
Phillip Ying
Mimi Zweig
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Employment
Orchestral Violinist
Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Toledo, OH
Substitute Violin, 2013
Lansing Symphony Orchestra, East Lansing, MI
Member, 2011–2013
Midland Symphony Orchestra, Midland, MI
Member, 2010–2013
Arbor Opera Theatre, Ann Arbor, MI
Principal Second Violin, Summers 2012 and 2013
Administrative Assistant to Nicholas Mann, Chair of Strings Department, 2014 – 2015
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
Composition Assistant to Michael Daugherty, Summers 2012 and 2013
Assisted composition of Fallingwater, a concerto commissioned by Nadja Salerno Sonnenberg
Ann Arbor, MI
Archive Intern, 2011 – 2012
University Musical Society, Ann Arbor, MI
Community Assistant, 2008 – 2009
University of Michigan “Vera Baits” Residence Hall, Ann Arbor, MI
Administrative Intern, Summer 2008
Portner and Hetke Architects, Emmaus, PA
Leadership
Concertmaster – Senior Opera Theatre, 2014
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
Principal Second Violin – Symphony Orchestra, 2014
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
Assistant Concertmaster – Opera Orchestra, 2013
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
Principal Second Violin – University Philharmonia Orchestra, 2010 – 2011
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Performance
Luminaria Quartet: Recital of Mendelssohn and Prokofiev string quartets, 2015
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
Luminaria Quartet: Live-streamed Masterclass with Paul Watkins, 2015
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New York, NY
Recital of Bach, Messiaen, Kreisler, and Brahms, 2015
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
Kirkland Village, Bethlehem, PA
Recital of Bach, Beethoven, and Ravel sonatas, 2011
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Recital of Beethoven, Brahms, and Shostakovich piano trios, 2011
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Performance of Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, 2007
Young People’s Philharmonic, Lehigh Valley, PA
Recognition
Kraeuter Musical Foundation Award, Commencement 2015
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
Ruth Widder String Quartet Competition Winner with Luminaria Quartet, April 2015
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music Competition Winner, March 2014 / Nov. 2014 / April 2015
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
Hans & Klara Bauer Scholarship, 2014 – 2015
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
Dean's List, 2013 – 2015
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
James B. Angell Scholar, 2007 – 2009
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Concerto Competition Winner, 2007
Young People's Philharmonic, Lehigh Valley, PA