Clarity and expression come to us in different forms and are meant to be used to interpret all the many sources of inspiration which surround us, from the benign and painful to the sublime and beautiful. Teaching my students to tap into their personal creativity and inventive methods will enable them to utilize their instrumental techniques in a way which is invigorating and communicative. With this, I hope to foster lifelong musicians who can use their inventiveness to surmount any and all of life's many challenges.

Some of my personal accolades include being a finalist in the Moshe Paranov Concerto competition, a semi-finalist in the VanRooy Competition for Musical Excellence, and receiving an honorable mention in the Mannes College of Music Concerto competition. I received my Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Hartford, and my Master of Music degree from Mannes College the New School for Music. Some of my most notable performances as a classical musician include playing principal trombone with the Richmond County Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Concert Chorale Orchestra, the Chelsea Symphony, the Orchestra of Calvary-St. George's, the Riverside Opera Company, the New York Festival Orchestra -- culminating in a performance of Beethoven's 9th symphony at the U.S.A.-Japan Goodwill concert at Carnegie Hall in December of 2013 -- and in the MAFAA Opera Orchestra at the Kennedy Center debut of Felipe de Leon's opera "Noli Me Tangere". Not limiting myself to the concert halls and stages for classical music, my career as a trombonist also includes performances with Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra (rock/alternative), The Hot Shim Sham Orchestra (swing), the Hungry March Band (brass/alternative), La Nueva Crema (salsa), Mr. No-Shame (Latin rock), and others. My career as a music educator has lead me to giving music instruction in all boroughs of New York City, Long Island, New Jersey, and Connecticut, and I continue to enjoy teaching on the faculty at numerous private music schools and public eleme