Education
Ithaca College School of Music, Ithaca, NY
Bachelors of Music in Music Education
Graduation in May 2008
GPA 3.6/4.0 (Cum Laude)
Certification
New Jersey Standard State Teaching Certificate
Skills
Primary Instrument - Saxophone, highly proficient on clarinet and flute, proficient on all other band instruments and piano
Computer Skills -- Office: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Email
Computer Skills -- Music: Sibelius, Finale, Logic, Garage Band, Smart Music
Teaching Experience
Emerson Public Schools, Emerson NJ, September 2010 - present
Selected Performances (Saxophone/Woodwinds)
Andre Baruch Group, Ridgewood Guild Performances, Ridgewood NJ, July 2013
Hi-Res Quartet, Freemason Dinner, Trenton NJ, May 4, 2013
Hi-Res Quartet, Freemason Dinner, Bordentown NJ, October 2012
Andrew Digrius Quintet, Recital, Montclair State University, Montclair NJ, November 2011
Cruise Ship Show Band, Royal Caribbean International, Miami, FL, August 2008 – May 2010
Musicals
Reed I in "West Side Story," Immaculate Conception High School, Lodi, NJ, April 2013
Reed I in “A Year with Frog and Toad,” Hackensack Cultural Arts Center, Hackensack NJ, November 2012
Reed I in “Suessical the Musical,” Immaculate Conception High School, Lodi NJ, April 2011
Reed I in “No, No, Nanette,” Emerson Jr./Sr. High School, Emerson NJ, February 2011 – March 2011
Community Bands
Saxophonist, Ridgewood Concert Band, January 2012 – present
Alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bass clarinetist, Raritan Valley Symphonic Band, March 2009 – May 2012
Academic Performance Experience
Saxophonist, Matt Podd Jazz Orchestra, Spring 2008
Tenor Saxophonist, soloist, and flute and clarinet doubler, IC Jazz Lab Fall 2004 – Spring 2008
Saxophonist, IC Concert and Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and Orchestra, Fall 2004 – Spring 2008Saxophonist, The In ‘N Out Burger Jazz Quintet, Fall 2005 – Spring 2007
Tenor Saxophonist, New Horizons Saxophone Quartet (NHSQ), Fall 2005 – Spring 2007
Recitals
Senior Elective Jazz saxophone recital, February 2008
NHSQ recital, May 2007
Junior Elective Classical saxophone recital, February 2007
Performance Groups Outside of Ithaca College
Saxophonist, Josh Oxford’s The OXtet, Fall 2007 – Summer 2008 – CD recording independently released in 2009
Baritone Saxophonist, Millionaires of Love Reggae Band, Summer 2007 – Spring 2008
Conferences and Tours
Performances at the La Croix Valmer Music Festival with the Pascack Hills High School Band; La Croix Valmer, France; June 2012
Performances on the IC Wind Ensemble Ireland Tour with the IC Wind Ensemble and NHSQ; the University of Limerick, the University of Cork, Clonmel town hall, and Dublin; March 2007
Performances at the 2007 Regional NASA Conference with NHSQ and the IC Saxophone Studio Ensemble, Penn State University, January 2007
Performance at the International Navy Saxophone Symposium with NHSQ, George Mason University, Jan. 2007
Ithaca College School of Music, Ithaca, NY
Bachelors of Music in Music Education
Graduation in May 2008
GPA 3.6/4.0 (Cum Laude)
Certification
New Jersey Standard State Teaching Certificate
Skills
Primary Instrument - Saxophone, highly proficient on clarinet and flute, proficient on all other band instruments and piano
Computer Skills -- Office: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Email
Computer Skills -- Music: Sibelius, Finale, Logic, Garage Band, Smart Music
Teaching Experience
Emerson Public Schools, Emerson NJ, September 2010 - present
- Grade 4-6 Lessons, Band, Jazz Band, Chamber Groups, and Pre-K Special Education General Music, Patrick M. Villano Elementary School
- Pit Orchestra Director for the Musical, Emerson Jr./Sr. High School
- Marching Band Assistant Director and Co-Writer for Drill, Emerson Jr./Sr. High School
- Summer Music Program Director
Selected Performances (Saxophone/Woodwinds)
Andre Baruch Group, Ridgewood Guild Performances, Ridgewood NJ, July 2013
Hi-Res Quartet, Freemason Dinner, Trenton NJ, May 4, 2013
Hi-Res Quartet, Freemason Dinner, Bordentown NJ, October 2012
Andrew Digrius Quintet, Recital, Montclair State University, Montclair NJ, November 2011
Cruise Ship Show Band, Royal Caribbean International, Miami, FL, August 2008 – May 2010
Musicals
Reed I in "West Side Story," Immaculate Conception High School, Lodi, NJ, April 2013
Reed I in “A Year with Frog and Toad,” Hackensack Cultural Arts Center, Hackensack NJ, November 2012
Reed I in “Suessical the Musical,” Immaculate Conception High School, Lodi NJ, April 2011
Reed I in “No, No, Nanette,” Emerson Jr./Sr. High School, Emerson NJ, February 2011 – March 2011
Community Bands
Saxophonist, Ridgewood Concert Band, January 2012 – present
Alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bass clarinetist, Raritan Valley Symphonic Band, March 2009 – May 2012
Academic Performance Experience
Saxophonist, Matt Podd Jazz Orchestra, Spring 2008
Tenor Saxophonist, soloist, and flute and clarinet doubler, IC Jazz Lab Fall 2004 – Spring 2008
Saxophonist, IC Concert and Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and Orchestra, Fall 2004 – Spring 2008Saxophonist, The In ‘N Out Burger Jazz Quintet, Fall 2005 – Spring 2007
Tenor Saxophonist, New Horizons Saxophone Quartet (NHSQ), Fall 2005 – Spring 2007
Recitals
Senior Elective Jazz saxophone recital, February 2008
NHSQ recital, May 2007
Junior Elective Classical saxophone recital, February 2007
Performance Groups Outside of Ithaca College
Saxophonist, Josh Oxford’s The OXtet, Fall 2007 – Summer 2008 – CD recording independently released in 2009
Baritone Saxophonist, Millionaires of Love Reggae Band, Summer 2007 – Spring 2008
Conferences and Tours
Performances at the La Croix Valmer Music Festival with the Pascack Hills High School Band; La Croix Valmer, France; June 2012
Performances on the IC Wind Ensemble Ireland Tour with the IC Wind Ensemble and NHSQ; the University of Limerick, the University of Cork, Clonmel town hall, and Dublin; March 2007
Performances at the 2007 Regional NASA Conference with NHSQ and the IC Saxophone Studio Ensemble, Penn State University, January 2007
Performance at the International Navy Saxophone Symposium with NHSQ, George Mason University, Jan. 2007