Performing
| Fiddler on the Roof (Feb. 2010) | Russian | Gilbert & Sullivan Society of UBC |
| RENT (Aug. 2009) | Swing (Paul, Steve, Gordon) | Fighting Chance Productions |
| The Sorcerer (Jan. 2009) | Swabbie | Gilbert & Sullivan Society of UBC |
| The Mikado (Jan. 2008) | Businessman | Gilbert & Sullivan Society of UBC |
| That’s Another Story (Nov. 2007) | Amos | Gilbert & Sullivan Society of UBC |
| The Pirates of Penzance (Aug. 2007) | Samuel, Sergeant (u/s) | DragonDiva Operatic Theatre |
| Iolanthe (Feb. 2007) | Lord | Gilbert & Sullivan Society of UBC |
Directing
| [title of show] (Feb. 2011) | Music director, keyboard | Homeshark Theatre |
| The Wedding Singer (Apr-May 2010) | Assistant music director | Fighting Chance Productions |
| Aladdin (Nov. 2009) | Music director, keyboard | Fraser Valley G&S Society |
| A New Brain (Jun. 2009) | Associate music director | Pipedream Theatre Project |
| The Art of Finance (Apr. 2008) | Music director, keyboard | Commerce Community Program |
| YouLtd. (Apr. 2007) | Director | Commerce Community Program |
Training
| Voice (Aug. 2008 – present) | Spencer Welch |
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I’ve been taking Speech Level Singing lessons to study vocal techniques in pop and Broadway styles. |
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| Conducting (Sep. 2008 – Apr. 2009) | John van Deursen |
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I studied beat patterns, articulations, shading and dynamics. Conducted Beethoven, Mozart and Dvorak pieces for piano and small ensembles. |
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| Computer Music (Sep. 2007 – Apr. 2008) | Michael Bushnell, Dr. Keith Hamel |
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Using Logic and Audacity create electroacoustic music in the style of musique concrète. Also used Max/MSP to interface with the Nintendo Wii remote to generate chords based on a singer’s melody. |
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| Piano – ARCT (1992 – 2000) | Rebecca Kelly, David Vandereyk |
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I studied for eight years as a classical pianist, with repertoire including Bach, Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, Debussy and Prokofiev. Since receiving my ARCT diploma in 2000, I started playing piano for musical theatre, including works from Stephen Schwartz (Wicked), Marx & Lopez (Avenue Q), Andrew Lloyd Webber (The Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar), Rodgers & Hammerstein (The Sound of Music) and more. |
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Scoring
Using Sibelius and my keyboard, I’ve transcribed piano/vocal pieces by ear when I need a score for something that is not available.
| In These Skies (Richard Oberacker & Robert Taylor) | |
| You Should Be In That (Josh Salzman & Ryan Cunningham) |
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