EDUCATION
2007 Guest scholar at the Cama Oriental Institute, Bombay, INDIA
1997-98 Guest scholar at the Royal Conservatory of Music,
and Guest researcher at Swedish Radio, Stockholm, SWEDEN
1990-97 Graduate studies at the University of Washington School of Music
DMA in Choral Studies received Winter 1995
Dissertation: "The unaccompanied choral music of Carlos Chávez"
MA in Music Theory received Summer 1995
Thesis: "Arvo Pärt's expression of crisis: An analysis of Credo"
MM in Choral Studies received Spring 1992
Thesis: "Dixit Dominus of Chiara Margarita Cozzolani"
1986-90 Undergraduate studies at Yale University
BA in Music (Composition) received Spring 1990
AWARDS & HONORS
2010 Recipient of the Dale Warland Singers Commission Award
from Chorus America and the American Composers Forum
for This delicate universe, to be premiered by Conspirare
2009 Recipient of ASCAP Plus Award
2008 Recipient of a composer's grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
for Approaching ecstasy, a choral ballet to be premiered by The Esoterics
2008 Presented the paper "Contemporary American choral music inspired by Islam"
at ASWATUNA, the inaugural conference of Arabic chorul music in Petra, Jordan
2008 Recipient of Chorus America / ASCAP National Award
for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music (4th time)
2008 Recipient of a composer's grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
for The seven creations, to be premiered and recorded by The Esoterics
2008 Honorable Mention: Boston Choral Ensemble's Commission Competition
2007 Recipient of composer’s Fellowship from Artist Trust
and Washington State Arts Commission
2007 Recipient of individual composer's grant from City Artists
(formerly Seattle Arts Commission) for The seven creations
2006 Finalist from North America, Andersén International Choir Competition (Helsinki)
2006 Recipient of Chorus America / ASCAP National Award
for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music (3rd time)
2006 Recipient of individual composer's grant from 4Culture
(formerly King County Arts Commission) for Para-zrvâna [Before time]
2006 Recipient of individual composer's grant from
the Arch & Bruce Brown Foundation for Sonetti d'amore [Sonnets of love]
2005 Named to the editorial board of Cantemus, the annual new composition
compendium of the International Federation for Choral Music
2004 Recipient of individual composer's grant from 4Culture
(formerly King County Arts Commission) for Twelve Qur'anic visions
2003 Recipient of Chorus America / ASCAP National Award
for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music (2nd time)
2001 Finalist from North America, 33rd Tolosa International Choral Competition
2001 Recipient of Chorus America / ASCAP National Award
for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music (1st time)
2000 Finalist from North America, 48th Cork International Choral Festival
1997-98 Fulbright Fellowship & Lois Roth Travel Stipend in Music (Stockholm)
1993-94 Boeing Scholarship in Music Theory (UW)
1992-93 Brechemin Scholarship in Choral Conducting (UW)
1988-89 Vernon Prize in Composition (Yale)
CONDUCTING & DIRECTING EXPERIENCE
2004-present Founding Artistic and Executive Director, ÆDONIS
1992-present Founding Artistic and Executive Director, The Esoterics
1997-98 Project Director, Ensemble Terpsikore (in Stockholm)
1991-93 Assistant Conductor, Seattle Men's Chorus and Philandros
1991-92 Director, Madrigalia, chamber soloists of Seattle Pro Musica
1989-90 Assistant Conductor, Yale Glee Club
1988-89 Director, Yale Chamber Singers
1987-90 Founding Pitchpipe, Out of the Blue,
an a cappella singing group at Yale
1987-90 Chorusmaster, Yale Bach Society
CLASSROOM TEACHING & OTHER EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
2004-present Instructor of Music Theory, Composition, and Voice at Cornish College of the Arts
1992-99 Instructor of Music Theory and Musicianship at the University of Washington
1991-92 Laboratory Assistant at the UW Department of Systematic Musicology
1990-92 Copyeditor for Perspectives of New Music, a UW periodical
1988-90 Cataloging Assistant in Slavic Literature at Yale's Sterling Memorial Library
SINGING & VOCAL EXPERIENCE
2005 Bill, in Samuel Barber's A hand of bridge (for Vodvil Productions)
1997-98 Chorus member and choral soloist with the Swedish Radio Choir,
the Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Gustaf Sjökvist's Chamber Choir,
Mikæli Chamber Choir, the Academy Chamber Choir of Uppsala,
and the Vocal Ensemble of the Royal Academy of Music
1991-97 Voice and Musicianship Instructor in a private studio (10-15 students)
Tenor and Countertenor Soloist with Seattle Men's Chorus, Choral Arts Northwest,
Seattle Pro Musica, Opus 7, The Tudor Choir, and Northwest Chamber Chorus
1992-94 Accompanist and coach in the University of Washington voice studios of
Julian Patrick, Carmen Pelton, and Valerie Yockey
1990-93 Tenor soloist and section leader at First United Methodist Choir, Seattle
1986-90 Sight-singer and Tenor Soloist for the Yale Laboratory and Recital Chorus,
Battell Chapel Choir, and the Yale Glee Club
LANGUAGE & TRANSLATION SKILLS
Fluency and/or conversational command of French, German,
Latin, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish
Translating knowledge of Arabic, Danish, Estonian, Epic Greek,
Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, and Sanskrit
Reading knowledge of Czech, Finnish, Norwegian,
Persian, Polish, and Portuguese
Familiarity with diction of Chinese, Japanese,
Tatar, Thai, Tibetan, and Turkish