Education
University of North Texas, Denton, TX 2014-2016
Masters of Music in Percussion Performance
Related Field: Orchestra Conducting
Primary Percussion Instructors: Mark Ford, Christopher Deane, Robert Schietroma, Paul Rennick, Stockton Hebling, Ed Smith, José Aponte, Poovlaur Sriji and Mike Drake
Primary Conducting Instructor: David Itkin
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 2010-2014
Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance
Minor: Arts Administation
Primary Percussion Instructors: She-e Wu, Chris Lamb, James Ross
Performance Experience
Spectrum Ensemble
Percussionist/Founder
Denton, Tc
Dallas Chamber Winds 2019 -
Percussionist
Dallas, Tx
Fort Worth Symphony 2018 - present
Percussion Sub
Fort Worth, Tx
Artist of the Heartland Marimba Collective 2017 - Present
Ensemble player
Touring Ensemble: IA, NE, OH
Abilene Symphony Orchestra 2017 - Present
Percussion Sub
Abilene, TX
Allen Philharmonic
Timpani Sub
Allen, TC
Dallas Winds 2017 - Present
Percussion Sub
Dallas, TX
World Percussion Group Tour 2016
Ensemble Player
Touring Ensemble: NV, UT, CO, KS, MO, IA, LA
Texarkana Symphony 2016 - Present
Percussion Sub
Texarkana, AR
PASIC Showcase Concert 2016
UNT Percussion Ensemble - International Percussion Ensemble Competition Winner
Indianpolis, IN
Britten-Pears Festival Orchestra 2015
Section Percussion
Aldborough, UK
Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra 2015 - Present
Percussion Sub
Irving, TX
Eastern Music Festival Faculty Orchestra 2013
Section Percussion
Northwest Festival Orchestra 2012
Section Percussion
Clinics, Master Classes, and Coaching
Fort Worth Youth Symphony 2016 - Present
Sectional Coach
College of Southern Nevada 2016
“Making Snare Drum a Musical Instrument”
Southern Utah University 2016
“Making Snare Drum a Musical Instrument”
Brigham Young University 2016
“Making Snare Drum a Musical Instrument”
Colorado Mesa University 2016
“Making Snare Drum a Musical Instrument”
Kansas State University 2016
“Making Snare Drum a Musical Instrument”
University of Missouri 2016
“Making Snare Drum a Musical Instrument”
University of Central Missouri 2016
“Making Snare Drum a Musical Instrument”
University of Louisiana at Lafayette 2016
“Making Snare Drum a Musical Instrument”
Music Festivals
Heartland Marimba Festival 2016
World Percussion Group Tour 2016
Britten-Pears Festival Orchestra 2015
Eastern Music Festival 2013
Awards and Honors
Semifinalist Air Force Timpani 2017
Semifinalist “Pershing’s own” Army Band 2017
2nd Place Heartland Marimba Festival Solo Competition 2016
Winner of PASIC Timpani Mock Audition 2014
Participation in DrumFest International Marimba Competition 2014
Illinois Day of Percussion Mock Audition - 2nd place 2013
Culver Military Academy Concerto Competition Winner 2012
Teaching Experience
North Central Texas College
Adjunct Professor
Vigilante Indoor Percussion
World Class Indoor Percussion Group
Front Ensemble Technician
Teaching Fellow - University of North Texas 2014-2016
UNT Percussion Group Director
Private Lesson Instructor
Percussion Office Assistant
Equipment Maintenance Supervisor
Fort Worth Youth Symphony 2016 - Present
Sectional Coach
Heartland Marimba Festival 2017
Section Coach
Lesson instructor
Culver Military Academy 2012
Drumline Instructor
Intro to Percussion Course
LD Bell High School 2016 - Present
Private Lesson Instructor
Front Ensemble Instructor
Frisco Centennial High School 2014-2016
Private Lesson Instructor
Battery/Snare Tech
Front Ensemble Instructor
Denton Ryan High School 2016 - Present
Private Lesson Instructor
Sectional Coach
Collegiate Courses Taught
University of North Texas 2014-2016
MUAC 1521/3521 - Applied Percussion
MUCM 3617 - Percussion Ensemble
Collegiate Ensembles
University of North Texas Symphony Orchestra 2014 - 2016
*Principal Timpanist2014-2016
*Principal Percussion 2015-2016
University of North Texas Wind Symphony 2014 - 2015
University of North Texas South Indian 2016
University of North Texas Steel Pan 2014 - 2016
University of North Texas Gamelan 2014
Northwestern Symphony Orchestra 2010 - 2014
*Principal 2013-14
Northwestern Wind Ensemble 2011 - 2014
*Principal 2013-14
Northwestern Symphonic Band 2010 - 2012
*Principal 2011
Northwestern Concert Orchestra 2013
Northwestern Percussion Ensemble 2010 - 2014
Northwestern Contemporary Music Ensemble 2012 - 2014
Seminars
Heatland Marimba Festival 2016
NYU Percussion Broadway Seminar 2011
Northwestern Percussion Symposium 2010 - 2013
Recordings
Heatland Marimba Dances 2016
Director Matthew Coley
Untitled by the University of North Texas Wind Symphony 2014
Conducted by Mr. Eugene Corporon
Television
HBO Empire 2015
Drumset Player Season 2, Episode 4
Musical Theatre Shows: Drums and Percussion
Uptown Theater
West Side Story
Grand Prairie, Tx
Frisco Heritage High School
Pippin 2017
Northwestern University Student Theatre
I Love You Because 2012
Cabaret 2012
Avenue Q 2012
Urinetown 2011
Pippin 2011
Sonnets for an Old Country 2010
Northwestern University Dolphin Show
42 Street 2012
Ragtime 2011
St. Anne’s Community Theatre
Throughly Modern Millie 2010
Beauty and the Beast 2009
William Fremd High School
Cabaret 2009
Bye Bye Birdie 2008
Opera
Die Fledermaus 2012
Commisions and Premeiers
Luke Ellard - speak over
Kevin Rosacias - Golden Gate
LJ White - Cog for 2 percussionists
Derek Tywoniuk - Dorthy Fragments
Commissioned by Spectrum Ensemble
World Premiers by Spectrum Ensemble concert A New Light May 4th, 2019
Dave Hall – Entropy Variations 2016
Commissioned by the UNT Percussion Ensemble
World Premiere by UNT Percussion Ensemble: PASIC
IE2 - Mark Ford 2016
Commissioned by the UNT Percussion Ensemble
World Premiere by UNT Percussion Ensemble: PASIC
Inuksuit - John Luther Adams 2012
Mid-West Premier at Millennium Park in Chicago
Committee Service
PAS Diversity Committee Member 2017
Point for LGBTQ+
Published
Heartland Marimba by Jaime Esposito - Rhythm Scene April 2018
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