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Education

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.”--Plutarch
Ph.D. in Piano Performance Practice, Washington University, 1989
Further graduate study in piano with Seth Carlin, Sona Haydon, and William Schatzkamer; and fortepiano with Seth Carlin.

M.M. in Piano Performance, Washington University, 1984
Graduate study in piano with Seth Carlin, artist-in-residence;  Nicholaus McGegan, baroque flute;  Carl Smith and Charles Metz, harpsichord.

B.A. in Music Education, Piano, and Flute Performance, 1982 
The College of St. Scholastica (graduated summa cum laude)
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Malcolm Bilson Fortepiano Workshop; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Summer, 1985

The Taubman Institute of Piano;  Amherst College, Amherst, MA; Summer, 1996, 1997

Certificate, Diocesan School of Biblical Studies, 2003
Teaching Assistant, 2004-present

Certificate, Institute of Pastoral Ministries, 2005
St. Mary's University in Winona (2 credits + thesis short of M.A.)

Writer’s Path Workshop for Composers and Arrangers with Jeanne Cotter, 2005

The Balanced Pianist, COLORADO; Summer, 2006
Intensive piano technique and body work designed for teachers/pianists with proficiency in the Taubman technique.

The Balanced Pianist, WISCONSIN; Summer, 2007 and 2008
In addition to participating in the program, I provided administrative support.

Masterclass performances with John Perry, Marvin Blickenstaff, Michael Zenge, Nelita True, and Robert Levin.
Further study in piano with Yakov Gelfand, St. Paul, MN; Dr. Colin Kingsley, Edinburgh, Scotland;  Dr. Spedding Micklem, Edinburgh, Scotland; Edna Golandsky, New York, NY; and Teresa Dybvig, Long Island, NY.

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  • HOME
    • Contact
    • C.V. >
      • Education
      • Performances
      • Recordings
      • Presentations & Publications
      • Honors & Awards
  • CHAMBER MUSIC
    • Out of Our Minds 2025-2026 >
      • Program - September 13, 2025
      • Program - October 24, 2025
      • Program - November 23, 2025
      • Program - February 1, 2026
      • Program - February 6, 2026
      • Program - April 12, 2026
    • Out of Our Minds 2024-2025 >
      • Program - October 5, 2024
      • Program - November 3, 2024
      • Program - November 23, 2024
      • Program - January 25 & 26, 2025
      • Program - April 5, 2025
    • Out of Our Minds 2023-2024 >
      • Program - September 16, 2023
      • Program - November 4, 2023
      • Program - February 11, 2024
      • Program - April 13, 2024
    • Out of Our Minds 2022-2023 >
      • Program - September 17, 2022
      • Program - February 19, 2023
      • Program - March 25, 2023
    • Out-of-Our-Minds 2021-2022 >
      • Program - February 13, 2022
    • Out of Our Minds 2020-2021
    • Out of Our Minds 2019-2020
    • Out of Our Minds 2018-2019
    • One-of-a-Kind Chamber Music Series (2008 - 2018)
  • COMPOSITIONS
    • Original Works
  • TEACHING
    • In Our Element 2023-2024
    • Transitions 2022-2023
    • Behind Bars: Music for Healing & Reconciliation
    • Lifenotes 3 Music Compositions 2020
    • Project Gateway Compositions 2019
    • Qabbani Songs - Music Compositions 2018
    • A Journey to Middle Earth Music Compositions 2017
    • Weaving Words and Music Compositions 2016
    • Rumi-nations Music Compositions 2015
    • CCECHS MATES Music Compositions 2014
    • Children's Book Project
  • Blog
    • Travel Photos