Choral Conductor & Director of Music
Conducting
More than a decade on the podium — from intimate church choirs to a 200-voice festival chorus — across sacred, classical, jazz, and contemporary repertoire.
01 — Most recent
Rose City Park Presbyterian Church
Director of Music · Northeast Portland, Oregon
Two hours of rehearsal a week, then new music in front of the congregation each Sunday — a schedule that puts a real premium on planning and pace. To carry the choir between services, I built and ran an online portal with per-part practice tracks, Zoom-accessible rehearsals, and shared materials.
What I admire most is how the singers used it. Adults with full work weeks, kids juggling school, retired professionals — everyone arrived ready, week after week, no matter how the rest of their days had gone.
02 — 2011–2012
Loyola Academy
All-Male A Cappella Ensemble · Wilmette, Illinois
In 2011 I revitalized and rebranded the all-male a cappella ensemble at Loyola Academy, building a program that ranged from classical and jazz to modern contemporary. At the Illinois Music Education Association Solo & Ensemble Contest, the group earned a Division I ranking — the highest awarded.
In 2012 I had the privilege of leading a 200-voice mixed choir in Peter C. Lutkin’s benediction, The Lord Bless You and Keep You — a setting whose final, fading sevenfold “Amen” is among the most demanding tests of choral blend and control.
03 — 2012–2014
University of California, Irvine
Choral Program · with Prof. Emeritus Joseph Huszti
Across two years with UC Irvine’s Choral Program I directed a mixed chamber ensemble, a 100-voice beginners’ mixed choir, and a beginners’ men’s ensemble. In the men’s group, many singers spoke English as a second language — which turned the work of setting and shaping text into an exceptional shared learning experience.
04 — Studio & ongoing
Studio Choral Production
Arranging · Recording · Engineering
My ongoing work aims at choral recordings of the studio caliber of ensembles like Chanticleer and The King’s Singers — capturing the authenticity of a live performance, and the subtler elements of overtone and dynamic, inside an intimate recording session.