Biography

I have over fifteen years of experience on flute and near as many on piano playing for weddings, social events, and in concerts and musical productions. I have also done studio recording projects involving composition and improvisation, and can be heard on several albums. In addition to being classically trained, I play jazz, Celtic, and popular music, and improvise in a variety of styles. I currently perform on my three instruments in a variety of capacities, both as a soloist and as a chamber musician.  I play cello with the Boulder Symphony Orchestra and am performing flute in the 2012 Professional Flute Choir. I also play for weddings and events and personally coordinate solo and ensemble bookings. I am also affiliated with top booking agencies including the Knot, Wedding Channel, Gigmasters, Wedding Singers, and A Music Plus.

I am also a private flute instructor with extensive experience teaching  flute, piano and recorder lessons. I offer lessons to students of all ages and levels out of my home studio which is located in Westminster, Colorado. In addition to private teaching, I have taught keyboarding classes at Charlotte Jewish Day School, recorder classes for homeschoolers, and guided flute sectionals in Charlotte area schools. Until I moved to Colorado, I was the instructor of the USCHAP (Union Symphony Youth Chamber Players) advanced string ensemble, Vivace Strings. I am an active member of the National Flute Association, and the Colorado Flute Association.

I have a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where I graduated magna cum laude and earned my K-12 teaching license. There I studied under Mark Thomas, an international soloist and founder of the National Flute Association. I also studied flute under JoAnne Evans, Irene Maddox, Jennifer Dior, and Valerie Simosko. I studied piano pedagogy under Anna Brock. I studied cello under Christina Chin and Jennifer Humphreys, and am currently studying under Marcelo Sanches.