Some Sample Works (MIDI files)

An Imaginary Nightmare
Digital Toccata
Distribution
Furious March
Gymnastics
Little Percussion
Sounds of the Beach
Synth vs. Synth
The Synth Mix Dance
War of the Martian Ghosts

EDUCATION

• D.M.A. In Piano Performance and Literature (University of Illinois at Urbana, 2002)

• M.M. in Piano Performance (University of Illinois at Urbana, 1998)

• B.M. in Piano Performance, cum laude (Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1994)

SAMPLE LIST OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Small lecture-recital at Commonwealth Community Church in Chicago (May 2003)

• Two full lecture-recitals at University of Illinois in Urbana (August/September 2002)

• Tutor in 100-level Musicianship//Theory for Willa Brown (1998, 2002) and Celestine Barbee (1996-1998)

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

• Assistant music director of Chicago s Roosevelt University Opera Theater (January-April 1993, January-April 1994)

DOCTORAL DISSERTATION

• "Performance Suggestions for Franz Liszt s Operatic Arrangements on Don Juan, La Sonnambula, Robert le Diable, and Norma."

SAMPLE LIST OF SPECIFIC PERFORMANCES OF ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS

• Piano recital including the original composition, "Little Hungarian Fantasy in A minor" at the Chicago Music Mart (September 2003)

• Improvisation on "Jesu, Joy of Man s Desiring" at the Commonwealth Community Church during a piano recital, Chicago, Illinois (May 2003)

• Performance art dance with the original composition "Digital Toccata", at the "Open Floor Talent Show" at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (April 2002)

• Solo flamenco dance performance to the original composition, "Ay, revengo a Marma" at the Taste of the Arts Festival at Krannert Center, Urbana, Illinois (October 2000)

• Solo experimental dance in a perfomance art show using an original composition, "Smooth Suspense" at the Armory Free Theater, Urbana, Illinois (March 1999)

• Recital of Original Piano Compositions, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (November 1996)

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Adobe Photoshop AppleWorks, ClarisWorks, Encore, Finale, Microsoft Word, Master Tracks Pro, PowerPoint

SPECIAL MUSICAL SKILLS

• Acquired perfect pitch

• Can compose original piano compositions representing various music periods

• Very good in sight reading

• Strong performance skills on both acoustic and electronic keyboards

AWARDS

• Honorary Certificate from Commonwealth Community Church (2003)

• Special Mention (Musicianship Award) from the IBLA Grand Prize in Sicily (2001)

• Honorable Mention from the French Piano Insitute (2000)

• Listed in Who s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities (1995)

• Franklin Honor Society (1994)

• Dean s List at Roosevelt University, Chicago (1990-91)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• College Music Society

• Center for Black Music Research, Colummbia College

• Phi Kappa Phi

• American Liszt Society

LANGUAGE COMPETENCIES

• French (intermediate)

• Italian (intermediate)

• German (beginning)

• Russian (beginning)

• Hungarian (beginning)

• Spanish (advanced)

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

• Dailly Illini (2/3/2002)

• Daily Illini (5/1/2000)

• Kappa Kronicle (January/February issue, 2000)

• Chicago Defender (4/1/1995) 

• Chicago Defender (5/18/1991)

• Roosevelt University Torch (4/29/1991)

• Chicago Defender (4/18/1991)

RADIO AND TELEVISION APPERANCES

• Guest appearance on "The Prairie Monk" (WEFT 90.1, Champaign-Urbana,Illinois, 9/22/2002), with host Dave Monk