Music

Performance, arranging, and long-term musical work.

Music has shaped my sense of discipline, interpretation, timing, and ensemble trust for most of my life. It belongs on this site as evidence of long-term practice: listening closely, rehearsing with other people, and building enough control that expression can survive pressure.

Ensembles

2021 - Present First Chair Cello, Fullerton College Strings Ensemble
2023 - Present Grace Ministries International Combined Orchestras, invited guest
2017 - 2024 Orange County Cello Choir
2014 - 2020 Southern California Youth Philharmonic, Camerata Ensemble and Philharmonic Ensemble

Performance History

2014 - 2020 Salmon Recital Hall, Chapman University
2016 and 2019 Walt Disney Concert Hall
2017 Richard Nixon Presidential Library
2017 - 2024 Fullerton Arboretum
2018 and 2019 Carnegie Hall
2021 - Present Fullerton College Theatre
Additional performance contexts Segerstrom Center for the Arts and other community ensemble venues

Awards and Recognition

2018 First Place, Instrumental Music, California Job's Daughters
2019 First Place, Instrumental Music, California Job's Daughters
2020 Virtual Talent Show recognition, Orange Grove Masonic Lodge
2021 Third Place, Winner's Circle, California Job's Daughters
2021 First Place, Advanced Instrumental Music, Job's Daughters International
2022 First Place, Instrumental Music, California Job's Daughters

Arranging and Score Work

I have also done arranging, composition, and score-based work, including music for interactive projects and ensemble-specific arrangements.

Composition

Cybersecurity Educational Game score work

Arrangements

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony for three-part cello choir
Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata for three-part cello choir
Bach Gigue with Planxty John O'Connor medley for four-part cello choir
Ode to Joy with Simple Gifts medley for three-part cello choir
A Christmas Festival for five-part strings ensemble
“We’re All Made of Stars” for two-part community women’s choir