Education
- Peninsula Community College, AA degree 2001
- Western Washington University, B. Mus in piano performance 2006
- University of Washington, M. Mus in piano performance 2009
Work Experience
- Portland Community College staff accompanist 2002-03
- Karios Milwaukie United Church of Christ 2003
- Western Washington University theater department Summerstock accompanist (rehearsals and performances) 2004
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 2005-07
- Northlake Unitarian Church 2008
- 4/4 School of Music 2008-2010
- North Creek Presbyterian Church 2009-2010
- Northwest Piano Academy 2010-present
- St. Pauls United Church of Christ 2010-present
Awards
- Chosen to represent his local chapter in the Washington State Music Teachers Association (WSMTA) annual conference
- First prize in piano in Oregon’s Mu Phi Epsilon scholarship competition
- Grand prize in composition at PCC Art Beat Week student composition competition
Primary Teachers
- Western Washington University-Milica Jelaca-Jovanovic (2004-06)
- University of Washington-Patricia Michaelian (2007-09)
Master Classes
- Stephen Drury (Haydn: Sonata in C Major-Movt. I)
- Igor Kipnis (Bach: Partita #3-Movt. I)
- Sonoko Kambara (Bach: Prelude and Fugue in F# minor WTC Bk. I)
- Yong Hi Moon (Liszt: Mephisto Waltz)
- Jane Coop (Beethoven: Sonata in Eb Major op. 81a-Movt. I)
- Logan Skelton (Chopin: Sonata #2-Movt. I)
- Alexander Ardakov (Schumann: 3 movements from Carnaval)
- Xak Bjerken (Liszt: Legend #1)
- Frederic Chiu (Prokoffiev: Tocatta)
Festivals
- Pacific Lutheran University-Piano Performance Institute
- Portland International Piano Festival
- Icicle Creek Piano Festival
Repertoire List
Bach
Concerto #1 in D minor
Prelude and Fugue in F# minor and A major from WTC Bk. 1
Partita #3 in A minor
Ich ruf zu dir (transcibed by Busoni)
Beethoven
Concerto #1 in C Major
Sonata #1 in F minor op. 2/1
Sonata #22 in F major op. 54
Sonata #26 in Eb major op. 81a
Chopin
Etudes op. 10 (#1, 3, 4, 8, 12)
Mazurka in F# minor (op. 6/1)
Mazurka in G# minor (op. 33/1)
Nocturne in Db major (op. 27/2)
Nocturne in C# minor (op. posth)
Waltz in C# minor (op 64/2)
Scherzo #1 in B minor
Sonata #2 in Bb minor
Ballade #1 in G minor
Cage
In A Landscape
Debussy
Pour le Piano Suite
Ginastera
Sonata #1
Grieg
Concerto in A minor
Gottschalk
Souvnirs d’Andalousie
Haydn
Sonata in C Major Hob 50
Lecuona
Andalucia Suite
Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsodies (#2, 6, 12)
Legend #1 st. Francis of Assisi Sermon to the Birds
Legend #2 St. Francis of Paul Walking on the Water
Mephisto Waltz
La Campanella
Un Sospiro
Venezia e Napoli
Mendelssohn
Andante and Rondo Capriciosso op. 14
Mozart
Sonata in Bb Major K. 333
Sonata in D Major K. 576
Prokoffiev
Concerto #3 in C Major
Tocatta op. 11
Rachmaninoff
Prelude in Bb Major and D major
Etudes op. 39 (#5 and 6)
Sonata #2 in Bb minor (revised version) op. 36
Ravel
Jeux D’eau
Scriabin
Etude in C# minor (op. 2/1)
Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker Suite
