Education
D.M.A Choral Conducting 2010-Present
University of Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of Music
M.M. Choral Conducting 2008-2010
California State University, Long Beach
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
B.M. Vocal Performance 2002-2006
California State University, Long Beach
Graduated Cum Laude
B.M. Music Education
California State University, Long Beach
Concentration in Choral Conducting & Voice
Graduated Cum Laude
15 years of private piano study 1989- 2004
Leonid Levitsky, piano professor
6 years of private voice study
Audrey Walstrom, vocal professor 2010-present
Elisabeth Pehlivanian, vocal professor 2004-2010
Marvellee Cariaga, vocal professor 2002-2004
Dr. Alina Artemova, vocal professor 2000-2002
Career History & Accomplishments
Conductor, UC Men's Chorus, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati,
09/2010-Present
Duties include:
* Organizing annual national tours, festivals, quarterly concerts, budget planning, weekly board meetings.
* Planning individual Men's Chorus performances as well as combined concerts with other CCM organizations
Conductor, Men's Chorus, Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, Cal State University, Long Beach
08/2008-05/2010
Duties include:
* Selection of repertoire for performances, vocal coaching, rehearsing and conducting the choir weekly.
* Two performances per semester
Graduate Assistant in Choral Conducting, Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, Cal State Univesity, Long Beach
08/2008-05/2010
Duties include:
* Assistant to the director of choral, vocal, and opera studies.
* Assistant conductor of the Chamber Choir.
* Conducting choir rehearsals in the absence of the director, preparing programs for concerts, working with the Student Chapter of ACDA to organize festivals including the CSULB High School Invitational and the PSICA Festivals.
Assistant Conductor, Camerata Singers of Long Beach
09/2007-06/2010
Duties include:
• Rehearsing and conducting works as assigned by director, as well as taking over while the director is on sabbatical.
• Singing weekly with the Camerata Singers.
• Preparing the program and program notes for performances
Choral Director, Westminster Chorale of Westminster, CA
06/2007-06/2008
Duties include:
• Selection of repertoire for performances, vocal coaching, rehearsing, and conducting the Chorale on a weekly basis.
• Preparing for two large performances per season, as well as several smaller concerts
Elementary School Music Instructor, Centralia School District
02/2005-06/2008
Duties include:
• Teaching choral and general music to 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students at Los Coyotes, Centralia, Dysinger, Raymond Temple, G.B. Miller, Buena Terra, and San Marino Elementary Schools.
• Working with the Superintendent, teachers, and staff in organizing a final combined performance at Knott's Berry Farm's Charles Schulz Theater. Each concert consists of 3 schools with 600 students each. See 2008 Concert Clip
• Hiring musicians for performances and organizing/leading rehearsals and recording sessions.
Soprano Section Leader/Assistant Conductor/ Assistant Accompanist, Cal State University, Long Beach
2003-2006
• Conducted the University Choir on tour in Italy and Austria in June 2004, and in Hungary in 2006
• Lead sectionals and rehearsals with the University and Chamber Choirs. Works included Carmina Burana, Mozart's Mass in C, Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, Borodin's Polovetsian Dances, and many smaller works.
• Assistant accompanist for the University Choir
Private Piano/Voice Teacher
1996-Present
• Taught private piano lessons for 10 years, voice lessons for 3 years.
• Students learn a variety of repertoire, music theory, and participate in studio and MTAC recitals.
Accompanist, Fountain Valley High School
09/2005-06/2006
• Duties include accompanying five choirs, ranging in levels from beginning to advanced, at four concerts throughout the year in addition to festivals, competitions, and tours.
• Performed with the Concert Choir on tour in San Francisco in April 2006
Russian Diction Coach, Cal State University, Long Beach
2005-2006
• Coached the University, Chamber, and 49er Choirs on Borodin's Polovetsian Dances and Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture for performances with the Long Beach Symphony and Pasadena Pops.
• Coached individual students on Russian repertoire
Accompanist/Vocal Coach, Golden West College
2002-2005
• Accompanied beginning and intermediate voice classes
• Rehearsed weekly with students on an individual basis.
Camp Counselor/Section Leader, Arrowbear Music Camp Choral Session
07/2004-5-6
• Assistant Conductor, choir accompanist, soprano section leader, and camp counselor for students ages 13-19
Church Music
Director of Music/Organist, St. Mary's By The Sea Catholic Church
06/2006-05/2010
• Duties include hiring musicians, weekly music liturgy planning, supervising musicians, playing organ at weekly masses and other special masses, and cantoring.
Pianist/Organist, St. Joseph's Catholic Church
10/2005-07/2010
• Duties include accompanying and rehearsing with the English and Spanish choirs on a weekly basis.
• Pianist and organist for English, Spanish and Holy Day masses, weddings, funerals, and memorial masses.
Pianist/Organist, St. Polycarp Catholic Church
2003-2005
• Accompanied Sunday morning services
• Played piano/organ for weddings, funerals, memorial services, and other extra masses
Cantor/Pianist/Organist, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
2002-2005
• Duties included: Cantor, Accompanist for Adult and Children's Choirs
• Played piano/organ for weddings, funerals, memorial services, and other extra masses
Awards
- Student Service Award for the CSULB Music Department from the College of the Arts
- Outstanding Choral Studies student of the year (2004-2005)
- Outstanding Choral Studies student of the year (2005-2006)
- CSULB President's Honor List (Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Spring 2006)
- Bob Cole Scholar Scholarship (2008-2010)
- Outstanding Leadership in the Academic Community Award (2010)
- Outstanding Conducting student of year (2009)
Other Accomplishments
- Soprano Soloist with the Long Beach Symphony and CSULB University Choir in Spring 2005 for A. Borodin's Polovetsian Dances. (Read 49er review)
- Studied Choral Conducting privately with Valentina Arkadyevna Bogdunovskaya, professor of Choral Conducting at the famous Gnesin's State Music College in Moscow, Russia.
- Selected participant in a Conducting Masterclass with Dr. Marguerite Brooks from Yale University.
- Invited participant in a Choral Conducting Masterclass with Dale Warland at USC.
- Selected participant in a Choral Conducting Masterclass with Dr. Charlene Archibeque at Southwestern ACDA 2010.
- Maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.79 at CSULB during undergraduate studies.
- Pianist, singer, conductor for special events
- Conductor of World Premier Commission by Ola Gjeilo (2011)
Languages
Russian Language
• First language. Fluent.
French Language Studies, Alliance Francaise
09/2006-12/2006
Lived in Paris, France and studied French for three months at the Ecole Internationale de Langue & de Civilisation Francaises in addition to three years of previous study at Fountain Valley High School.
Memberships & Affiliations
• Member, American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
• Member, Chorus America
• Pi Kappa Lambda
References
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