Faculty and Staff Directory
Education Information
Bachelor of Music (1979), Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University
Master of Music (1980), The University of Texas at Austin
Doctor of Musical Arts (1989), The University of Texas at Austin
Additional graduate study at the College-Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati and Idaho State University; graduate cognate in Music Theory completed
Background/Personal Information
Teaching Experience:
Peabody Institute (Baltimore, MD) Preparatory Department, 1977-1979
Cincinnati (OH) College-Conservatory of Music Preparatory Department, 1980-December 1981
Musical Arts Centre (Cincinnati, OH), 1980-December 1981
Teaching Assistant, The University of Texas at Austin, January 1982-1983
West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)(FT), 1983-4
West Virginia University Preparatory Department, 1983-4
Essex Community College (Baltimore, MD), 1985-90
Towson University Preparatory Department (Towson, MD), 1985-90
Frederick (MD) Community College, 1985-90
Peabody Institute Preparatory Department, 1985-90
Adams State College (Alamosa, CO)(FT), 1990-91
University of Southern Colorado (Pueblo), January 1992-1994
Pikes Peak Community College (Colorado Springs), January 1992-1994
College of Southern Idaho (Twin Falls)(FT), 1994-2021, (PT) 2022-present
Other Information:
Chair, CSI Advising Committee, Fall 2002-Spring 2018
Founder and former co-advisor, CSI Collegiate Chapter of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
President, Magic Valley Arts Council, Fall 2005-April 2011
President, Magic Valley Symphony, Summer 1999-Summer 2009; Vice-President 2021-present
Member, Danny Marona Performing Arts Scholarship Fund Board, Fall 2006-2016
Marine Corps Ambassador, June 2013
Awards:
CSI Distinguished Professor, Spring 2009 and Spring 2015 (2 awards)
Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts 2010
Composition Commission, Idaho Music Teachers Association 2019
Composition Honorable Mention, Music Teachers National Association Competition, 2019
Professor Emeritus 2021
Selected Compositions:
Waltz Fantastic (2017) for symphony orchestra
Eagle Celebration Overture (2016) for symphony orchestra
Fanfare for an Uncommon Land (2011) for symphony orchestra
A Stygian Adventure (2011) for symphony orchestra
Symphony in Five Episodes (2009) for symphony orchestra
A Voice in the Desert (2009) for choir and piano
Fanfare for the Magic Valley (2008) for symphony orchestra
I See Your Face (2008) for choir and piano
March: A Century of Music (2005) for concert band
March Triumphant (2004) for concert band
March: Grand Spectacle (2002) for concert band
March: The Hadley March (2014) for concert band
Intergalactic Adventure (2019) for symphony orchestra
Three Movements for Horn Quartet (2019) (IMTA commission, MTNA honorable mention)