Degrees
THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL
Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition
INDIANA UNIVERSITY JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Master of Music in Composition
INDIANA UNIVERSITY JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Bachelor of Music in Composition
Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance
HONORS & DEGREES
Publications
G. Schirmer, Inc.
Sonata for violin and orchestra
(arr. of John Corigliano’s Sonata for violin and piano)
Theodore Presser Co.
A Pantry Ballet in Four Acts for flute choir
All Hands on Dec for ten pianos
Desplazamiento for piccolo and piano
Flute Concerto
Four Songs for flute and piano
My Beloved is Mine for soprano and guitar
Piano Concerto
Piano Sonata
Souvenir for flute and piano
Souvenir for flute, string orchestra, and harp
Suite for string quartet
Theme and Variations for trombone and piano
The Touch of Dreams for tenor, clarinet, and piano
Three Pieces for Orchestra
Trivial Pursuits for violin and piano
Trivial Pursuits for violin and orchestra
Trio for flute, violoncello, and piano
Woodwindiana
Six Miniatures for bass clarinet and piano
Awards
C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellow – The Juilliard School, 2002-2005
Yaddo Residency, 2014
MacDowell Fellow – Concordia Foundation Fellowship, 2012
Aaron Copland Award, 2011
First Prize, ‘2 Agosto’ International Composing Competition (Trivial Pursuits), 2012
ASCAP Foundation Rudolf Nissim Prize (Trivial Pursuits), 2010
BMI Student Composer Award (Piano Sonata), 2004
ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award (All Hands on Dec), 2008
ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award (A Pantry Ballet in Four Acts), 2003
ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award (Three Pieces for Orchestra), 2000
ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award (These Parting Gifts), 1998
ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award, Honorable Mention (Suite), 2007
ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award, Honorable Mention (Oranges: 4 Pastorals), 2005
ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award, Honorable Mention (Four Welsh Forms), 2001
Suzanne and Lee Ettleson Award, First Prize, 2013
ASCAP Raymond Hubbell Award, 1999
Symphony in C Composer’s Competition (Oranges: 4 Pastorals), First Prize 2005
Association for the Promotion of New Music (APNM) Competition,
Winner 2013
Missouri Music Teachers Association Composition Commission, 2011
Indiana University Dean’s Prize in Composition (Juvenilia), 2002
Indiana University Dean’s Prize in Composition (These Parting Gifts), 1998