CHAMBER MUSIC INITIATIVES
Quintet Athens
In 2023 I founded Quintet Athens, an Athens based wind quintet providing chamber music for private and public events, and served as Artistic Director and principal flutist. As part of the groups commitment to nurturing the cultural well-being of Athens we performs quarterly recitals that are free and open to the public including artistic partnerships with local organizations and other performance artists. Among the ensemble’s most notable projects is Symphonic Story Time: Stories by Classic City Kids which includes a short story writing competition for students ages K-5 in which the winners’ writings will be set to original music compositions in partnership with both the Athens-Clarke County Library and partnerships with four composers.
Athens Flute Choir
Hit The Pit
In 2010 I founded and directed Athens’ Georgia’s premier flute choir in. This 501(c)3 community organization is dedicated to the exploration and performance of the flute choir and flute ensemble repertoire and is committed to performing free concerts to enrich the community of Athens. The flute choir continues to operate today providing a creative outlet for flute enthusiasts in the greater Athens area.
During my tenure with Athens Creative Theatre I launched the Hit The Pit program which is a mentorship program for high achieving high school students and adult amateur musicians who have an interest in exploring Musical Theatre work as a musician. Participants were paired with professional players and participated in the pit orchestra experience for a live production. This provided a bridge from recreational playing to contracted gigs for a number of players as well as opened up the community theatre experience to local instrumentalists.
PIT ORCHESTRA
Pit orchestra playing is one of my biggest passions. I am an accomplished musician on both piano and woodwinds (flutes, clarinets, saxophones, and double reeds) having worked throughout the Southeastern United States on a broad range of productions. I have served as the resident musical director for Athens Creative Theatre from 2013-2024 and I routinely contract with Town and Gown Players, The University of Georgia Theatre Department, and Arts Oglethorpe as both a woodwind doubler and pianist.
ARRANGING & ORCHESTRATION
My arrangements and orchestration have been performed throughout the United States and Europe. I primarily publish works for wind quintet, and other chamber music ensembles with an interest in bringing more popular music and contemporary works into the chamber music space.