In Medias Res

The purpose of this blog is to chronicle my experiences while studying in Canada. I am an American musician about to begin graduate study at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Over the next two years, I will be working towards a Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting.

A little background information:

I just graduated from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ. I earned a Bachelor of Music in Sacred Music, and had the opportunity to study with brilliant musicians, musicologists, conductors, voice pedagogues, hymnodists, and liturgists.

I had a lot of really awesome experiences at WCC. I performed at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, and Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center. I worked with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Staatskapelle Berlin, and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. I sang under the baton of Pierre Boulez, Kurt Mazur, Michael Tilson Thomas, Christoph Eschenbach, Mariss Jansons, Gilbert Kaplan, and Helmuth Rilling. As a member of the Westminster Concert Bell Choir, I toured most of the United States, appeared in a televised documentary, and can be heard on three CDs. I also had the opportunity to spend two weeks studying in Hong Kong with one of my favorite Westminster professors.

I spent this summer as the Head Counselor for WCC’s Middle and High School Summer Camps. I’ve been on the staff for four years, and even attended the camps for two summers. My experience as a camper convinced me that this was the right college for cultivating my musicianship and furthering my education. I feel so lucky to have gotten an opportunity to share Westminster with hundreds of young musicians.

While at Westminster, I worked at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, where over the course of four years I grew both as a musician and a person. As the Assistant Director of Music, I worked with the Handbell Choir, the Children’s Chorale, assisted with the Adult Choir, and interned with the Music Ministry Committee.

I’ll be updating regularly with photos, videos, and news of my exciting exploits in Canada.

Cheers!