Skills
Vocal Range – Baritone
Singing – Musical Theater, Opera
Dancing – Jazz
Languages – American English, German
Experience
Die Fledermaus
Role: Dr. Falke
Director: Richard Chritendon
Organization: Summer Workshop American University
La Boheme
Role: Chorus
Organization: Opera Carolina
RigolettoRole: Chorus
Organization:
Opera Carolina Pirates of Penzance
Role: Samuel
Organization: College Light Opera Company
The Red Shoes
Role: Suitor/Monster
Organization: University of Wyoming
A Bluegrass Portrait
Role: Father
Organization: Arlington Center For Dance
National Memorial Day Special (2003)
Role: Chorus
Organization: PBS
Kennedy Center Honors (2003)
Role: Chorus
Organization: Kenedy Center
National Memorial Day Special (2000)
Role: Chorus
Organization: PBS
National Memorial Day Special (1999)
Role: Chorus
Organization: PBS
The Big Band Sounds of WWII
Role: Harmonaire
Organization: PBS (New River Media)
The Passion of St. John
Role: Pilate
Organization: Wyoming Symphony Orchestra
Additional Info
Training:
Bachelor of Music: Vocal Performance, University of Wyoming on Voice Scholarship
Voice: Dr. Larry Hensel, Prof. Carlysle Weiss, Prof. Fred Gersten, Lucille Cipriano, Elizabeth Vrenios, Richard Stilwell;
Musical Theatre: General McArthur Hambrick, Dr. Larry Hensel;
Acting: Leigh Selting;
Dance: General Hambrick, Marsha Knight, Patricia Tate, Paul Wegner, Nancy Woods, Lynne Mulligan, Kathryn Fredgren, Carmen Perez Carlson; (Foremost Lindy Hop Dancers)
Masterclass: Elly Ameling, Richard Stillwell, Richard Chritendon, Heidi Grant-Murphy and many many others.
Skills:
Many to include partnered dance from Ballroom to Pas de deux to Lindy Hop and other vernacular jazz dances (instruction by some of the world's foremost dancers); Juggling; Administration; Teaching (voice, chorus 'high school', and dance); Software operation to include Microsoft Office Suite 2007, NCWISE, Windows Vista, Liquid Office, NetMeeting, Roxio, and others.
Awards:
1st Place Amatuer Hollywood Style Lindy Hop -- Virginia State Open 2001
1st Place Amatuer Lindy Hop Jack and Jill -- Virginia State Open 2001
2nd Place Intermediate Jack and Jill -- Atlanta Summer Swing Jam 2002
3rd place Open/Pro Division Lindy Hop -- Virginia State Open 2003
3rd Place Jack and Jill -- Atlanta Varsity Showdown 2008
1st Place Classical Division -- Colorado/Wyoming regional NATS Competition 1998
2nd Place Classical Division1997 -- Colorado/Wyoming regional NATS Competition
1st Place Musical Theatre Division 1997 -- Colorado/Wyoming regional NATS Competition
2nd Place Musical Theatre Division1998 -- Colorado/Wyoming regional NATS Competition