Education
MASTER OF MUSIC
Choral Conducting
University of Arizona | Tucson, Arizona
Anticipated May 2025
BACHELOR OF MUSIC | Magna Cum Laude
Performance, Concentration in Sacred Music Vocal/Choral
East Carolina University | Greenville, North Carolina
May 6, 2022
AWARDS, HONORS, & RECOGNITION
• The Society of Pi Kappa Lambda | Inducted May 5, 2022
• Chancellor’s List | Fall 2021, Spring 2022
• Dean’s List | Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021
ENSEMBLES
• ECU Chamber Singers | Fall 2019, Spring 2020
• ECU Opera Theatre | Fall 2009, Spring 2020
• Collegiate Choir | Fall 2019
• ECU Chorale | Fall 2009
• St. Cecilia Singers | Fall 2009
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
• American Choral Directors Association
• National Association of Teachers of Singing
ASSOCIATE IN FINE ARTS
Music
Lenoir Community College | Kinston, North Carolina
July 28, 2020
MASTER OF MUSIC, Choral Conducting | The University of Arizona
BACHELOR OF MUSIC | Magna Cum Laude
Concentration in Sacred Music Vocal/Choral | East Carolina University
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Master of Music
Choral Conducting
(Expected May 2025)
Bachelor of Music
magna cum laude
Sacred Music
Associate in Fine Arts
Music
Training
FORMAL TRAINING
VOCAL STUDIES
Prof. John Kramar, East Carolina University | Voice
Dr. Daniel Shirley, East Carolina University | Diction & Opera
Prof. Eric Stellrecht, East Carolina University | Coaching
Dr. Jami Rhodes, East Carolina University | Pedagogy
CONDUCTING
Dr. James Franklin, East Carolina University | Choral
Prof. Carolyn Crossland, Lenoir Community College | General
KEYBOARD STUDIES
Prof. Kwan Yi, East Carolina University | Piano
Prof. Carolyn Crossland, Lenoir Community College | Piano & Organ
Mrs. Carolyn Horton, Private Instructor | Piano
MUSICOLOGICAL STUDIES
Prof. Andrew Scanlon, East Carolina University | Sacred Music Studies
Dr. Mark Richardson, East Carolina University | Music Theory
Dr. Travis Alford, East Carolina University | Music Theory
Dr. Mark Taggart, East Carolina University | Music Theory & Composition
Dr. Mario Rey, East Carolina University | Ethnomusicology
Dr. Kevin Moll, East Carolina University | History & Literature
Dr. Jocelyn Nelson, East Carolina University | History & Literature
MASTER CLASSES & EXTRACURRICULAR STUDIES
FIRST NIGHTS – HANDEL’S MESSIAH AND BAROQUE ORATORIO
Thomas Forrest Kelly, Ph.D.
Harvard University (HarvardX)
Course Completed June 12, 2020 | CERTIFICATE
FESTIVALS & CONFERENCES
2020 CHORAL INSTITUTE AT OXFORD
Virtually hosted by the University of Oxford and Westminster Choir College
July 28-30, 2020
LIFT EVERY VOICE – ACDA SOUTHERN REGION CONFERENCE
American Choral Directors Association | Mobile, AL
March 11-14, 2020
2020 FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC
Washington National Cathedral | Washington, DC
February 14-16, 2020
Employment Experience
Director of Music Ministries | January 2023 – Present
Interim Traditional Music Leader | September 2022 – January 2023
Alternative Worship Music Leader | August 2022 – January 2023
IMMANUEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Tucson, Arizona
Director of Music Ministries | November 2020 – August 2022
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
Music Director | March 2019 – April 2021
SPILMAN MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH
Kinston, North Carolina
Piano Bar Entertainer | July 2016 – November 2018
CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE
Miami, Florida
Music Director | October 2015 – February 2017
EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
Salinas, California
Music Director | January 2014 – March 2015
WESTMINSTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Kinston, North Carolina
Choirmaster | May 2012 – January 2014
CAMP GROUND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Organist | February 2012 – October 2013
TEMPLE B’NAI SHOLEM
New Bern, North Carolina
Music Director | April 2008 – May 2012
SHARON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Kinston, North Carolina
Performance Experience
Chorister | SYMPHONY NO. 2 IN C MINOR (Mahler)
Tucson Symphony Orchestra
Tucson, Arizona
2023
Chorister | POULENC AND JAZZ!
• Quatre petites prières de Saint-François d’Assise (Poulenc)
• Quatre Motets Pour un Temps de Pénitence (Poulenc)
• Sept chansons (Poulenc)
• Figure Humaine (Poulenc)
• Other works by Poulenc, Spencer, Tiguls, Wolf, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Debussy, Averitt, and Powell
The Helios Ensemble
Tucson, Arizona
2015
Chorister | SYMPHONY NO. 9 IN D MINOR, OP. 125 (Beethoven)
Tucson Symphony Orchestra
Tucson, Arizona
2023
Chorister | ¡CELEBRACIÓN LATINA! ¡FELIZ NAVIDAD!
Tucson Symphony Orchestra
Tucson, Arizona
2022
Chorister | MESSIAH, HWV 56 (Handel)
Tucson Symphony Orchestra
Tucson, Arizona
2022
Chorister | EIN DEUTSCHES REQUIEM, OP. 45 (Brahms)
The Helios Ensemble
Tucson, Arizona
2022
El Gallo | THE FANTASTICKS
East Carolina University Opera Theatre
Greenville, North Carolina
2020
Lead Vocals, Keys | THE BRITISH INVADERS
The British Invaders
Raleigh, North Carolina
2018-2020
Piano Man | 88 KEYS
Carnival Cruise Line
Miami, Floria
2017 (M/S Miracle) and 2018 (M/S Pride)
Chorister | 2015 CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL
• Mass No. 14 in B-flat, Hob.XXII:14 (Haydn)
• Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (Mozart)
Carmel Bach Festival
Carmel, California
2015
Music Director, Keys | RING OF FIRE
Thalian Association
Wilmington, North Carolina
2015
Simon Zealotes, Guitars, Technical Director | JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Kinston Community Council for the Arts
Kinston, North Carolina
2011
Chorister | MESSIAH, HWV 56 (Handel)
Lenoir Community College Music
Kinston, North Carolina
2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005
Assistant Director | THE CONSUL
East Carolina University Opera Theatre
Greenville, North Carolina
2009
Professor Plum | CLUE: THE MUSICAL
Kinston Community Council for the Arts
Kinston, North Carolina
2009
Director | DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL ON STAGE
Lenoir Community College Playmakers Theatre
Kinston, North Carolina
2008
Keys, Guitars | TEXAS MUSICAL DRAMA
Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation
Canyon, Texas
2008
Bob Cratchit, Music Director | EBENEZER: A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Lenoir Community College Playmakers Theatre
Kinston, North Carolina
2007
Music Director | OLIVER!
Lenoir Community College Playmakers Theatre
Kinston, North Carolina
2007
Chorus, Guitars | TEXAS MUSICAL DRAMA
Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation
Canyon, Texas
2007
Music Director, Keys | NUNSENSE
Lenoir Community College
Kinston, North Carolina
2005
Music Director, Keys | ANNIE
Lenoir Community College
Kinston, North Carolina
2005
FESTIVAL AND CONCERT SERIES APPEARANCES
PolloPalooza | Pollocksville, North Carolina
Sundays in the Park | Greenville, North Carolina
Pickle Festival | Mount Olive, North Carolina
Awards & Recognition
Top Performer | 2018
CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE
Miami, Florida
Playmaker of the Year | 2008
LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE PLAYMAKERS THEATRE
Kinston, North Carolina
Eagle Scout | 2005
THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, TROOP 585
Kinston, North Carolina
Academic & Professional Organizations
THE SOCIETY OF PI KAPPA LAMBDA
Beta Zeta Chapter, East Carolina University
Member since 2022
AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS
East Carolina Chapter
Communications Director since 2020
Member since 2018
AMERICAN CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
Member since 2009
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF SINGING
Member since 2020
THE FELLOWSHIP OF UNITED METHODISTS IN MUSIC AND WORSHIP ARTS
Member since 2009
CHURCH MUSIC ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (MUSICA SACRA)
Member since 2022
ROYAL SCHOOL OF CHURCH MUSIC (AMERICA)
Member since 2020
THE HYMN SOCIETY IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
Member since 2020