GUEST CONDUCTING, PRESENTATIONS, and SPECIAL PERFORMANCES
2014
World Choral Symposium, Seoul, Korea
New Jersey All-State Chorus
2013
Maryland All-State Women’s Chorus, Baltimore, MD
PMEA District 6 Chorus Festival, Altoona, PA
2012
ACDA-NY Summer Conference Directors’ Chorus, Albany, NY
World Choir Games, Cincinnati, Ohio
Concert Choir in Folklore, Musica Sacra, and Mixed Youth Choir Categories
“The Sound of Music” concert performance in Carnegie Hall, New York City
Concert Choir Women as the Nuns Chorus
The Eastern Division Convention of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
Concert Choir in Performance
Interest Session Presentation: “Sing in Style”
Pennsylvania Music Educators Region I Chorus Festival Director, Mercer, PA
Pennsylvania Music Educators District 7 Chorus Festival Director, Dillsburg, PA
2011
Pennsylvania Music Educators State Conference, Hershey, PA
Interest Session Presentation: “The Choral Rehearsal: Process to Product”
Music Educators Eastern Division Convention, Baltimore, MD
Concert Choir in Performance
Virginia District 14 Women’s Choir Director, Winchester, VA
2010
Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Camp Chorus Director, Wilkes Barre, PA
The Northwestern Division Convention of the ACDA, Seattle, WA
Interest Session Presentation: “Developing a Choral Color Palette for Various Choral Styles”
The North Central Division Convention of the ACDA, Minneapolis, MN
Interest Session Presentation: “Developing a Choral Color Palette for Various Choral Styles”
The Western Division Convention of the ACDA, Tucson, AZ
Interest Session Presentation: “Developing a Choral Color Palette for Various Choral Styles”
The Eastern Division Convention of the American Choral Directors Association, Philadelphia, PA
Concert Choir as the Conducting Competition Choir
Wisconsin State Collegiate Honor Choir Director, Eau Claire, WI
PMEA District 10 Chorus Festival Director, Nazareth, PA
2009
The National Collegiate Choral Convention at Yale University, New Haven, CT
Concert Choir in Performance
Pennsylvania Music Educators District 8 Festival Chorus, Bloomsburg, PA
2008
New York State School Association Zone 9 Area All-State Chorus, New Windsor, NY
2008 World Choir Games, Graz, Austria
MU Concert Choir World Champion in the Gospel & Spiritual Category
MU Concert Choir – 2nd Place Gold Medal Winner in the Mixed Youth Choir Category
Workshop presented for the IU9 choral directors, Wellsboro, PA
“Vocal Techniques for Elementary Choirs”
Workshop presented for the PMEA Region IV choral directors, Factoryville, PA
“The Choral Rehearsal: Process to Product”
PMEA District 9 Festival Chorus, Throop, PA
Marquette University High School Festival, Milwaukee, WI
2007
NYSSMA Area All-State Chorus, Elmira, NY
PMEA Region V Choral Festival, Boyertown, PA
Interest session presented at the ACDA-PA State Conference, University Park, PA
“Developing a Choral Color Palette for Various Choral Styles”
Western Region Music Festival, Norwalk, CT
2006
PMEA Region II Chorus Festival, Port Allegany, PA
Interest session presented at the ACDA Eastern Division Convention, New York City
“Developing a Choral Color Palette for Various Choral Styles”
Harford All-County High School Chorus, Havre de Grace, MD
2005
American Choral Directors Association of PA High School Men’s Honor Choir, Harrisburg, PA
PMEA District 4 Chorus Festival, Lewistown, PA
Grand Prix International Choral Competition, Varna, Bulgaria
MU Concert Choir 4th Place Winner
Interest session presented at the ACDA-PA State Conference, University Park, PA
“Mentoring: It’s not what you say –It’s how you say it”
2004
NYSSMA Area All-State High School Mixed Chorus, Middletown, NY
Pennsylvania Music Educators Conference All-State Mixed Chorus, Erie, PA
NJ Music Educators State Conference, New Brunswick, NJ
Session – “The Choral Director as Voice Teacher”
Session – The Art of Score Preparation”
Monroe All-County Chorus, Rochester, NY
2003
NYSSMA Area All-State High School Mixed Chorus, Ithaca, NY
MENC Eastern Division Convention, Providence, RI
Mansfield University Concert Choir in Concert
Mansfieldians in Concert
PMEA State Music Conference, Hershey, PA
Mansfield University Men’s Chorus in Concert
Session – “Working with Men’s & Women’s Choirs”
2002
NYSSMA Area All-State Junior High Women’s Choir, Elmira, NY
PMEA District 12 Chorus Festival, Folsom, PA
Steuben All-County Chorus, Corning, NY
ACDA Eastern Division Convention, Pittsburgh, PA
Session – “The Choral Director as Voice Teacher”
Robert Schumann International Choir Competition & Festival
Gold V Medal Winner and Special Prize for Artistic Interpretation with Mansfield University Concert Choir in Zwickau, Germany
2001
Massachusetts State ACDA Choral Festival, Belmont
NYSSMA State Conference, Rochester, NY
Session – “Getting Heady with High School Singers”
PMEA State Conference, Hershey, PA
Session – “The Choral Director as Voice Teacher”
MENC Eastern Division Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
Session – “Getting heady with high school singers”
PMEA State Conference, Hershey, PA
Mansfield University Concert Choir in Concert
MENC Eastern Division Convention, Pittsburgh, PA
Mansfield University Concert Choir in Concert
2000
Indiana State Chorus Finals Clinician, Indianapolis
Massachusetts State ACDA Choral Festival, Belmont
PMEA District 2 Chorus Festival, Coudersport, PA
MENC National Convention, Washington, DC
Reading Session – “American Choral Music”
ACDA Eastern Division Convention, Baltimore, MD
Mansfield University Concert Choir in Concert
1999
Oregon Bach Festival Masterclass for Conductors, Eugene
All-City Elementary Chorus Festival, Elmira, NY
PMEA State Conference, Valley Forge, PA
Session – “The Choral Conductor: the Reflection of a Singer”
Pennsylvania ACDA Summer Conference, State College, PA
Mansfield University Concert Choir in Concert
1998
Oregon Bach Festival Masterclass for Conductors, Eugene
PMEA District 8 Elementary All-Star Sing, Mansfield, PA
PMEA Region III Chorus Festival, Bedford, PA
PMEA District 9 Chorus Festival, Lehman, PA
Fairmont College Invitational Choral Festival, Fairmont, WV
Central Dauphin Choral Festival, Harrisburg, PA
ACDA-PA Conference, University Park, PA
Reading Session – “Holiday Music for SATB & TTBB Choirs”
ACDA-PA Conference, University Park, PA
Session – “The Choral Director as Voice Teacher”
ACDA Eastern Division Convention, Providence, RI
Session – “It takes a village, but it begins with you!”
PMEA State Conference, Erie, PA
Reading Session – “SATB Choral Repertoire”
Mansfield University Concert Choir in Concert
1997
Pre-Holiday Season Choral Festival, New Providence, NJ
NYSSMA Area All-State Chorus, Bath, NY
PMEA District 8 Middle School Song-Fest, Lewisburg, PA
Delaware All-State Junior Chorus, Newark, DE
PMEA District 7 Chorus Festival, Dallastown, PA
ACDA – PA Conference, University Park, PA
Reading Session – “Multi-cultural Music for SATB Choirs”
PMEA Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
Reading Session – “Music for SAB and SATB Choirs”
MENC Eastern-Division Convention, Baltimore, MD
Session – “The Choral Director as Voice Teacher”
Wisconsin Choral Directors Convention, Appleton, WI
Session – “Designing Vocal Warmups for Specific Choral Works”
MENC Eastern-Division Convention, Baltimore, MD
Mansfield University Concert Choir in Concert
1996
Broome County High School Festival Chorus, Binghamton, NY
PMEA District 10 Chorus Festival, Pocono Mountain, PA
Oswego County High School Festival Chorus, Central Square, NY
Florilège Vocal de Tours International Choral Competition Finalist with Mansfield University Concert Choir in Tours, France
Festival Singers with Eric Ericson, Conductor, Banff, Canada
1995
Roberts Wesleyan College Winter Pops Concert, Rochester, NY
NYSSMA Area All-State Women’s Chorus, Hyde Park, NY
MENC Eastern-Division Convention, Rochester, NY
Session – “Designing Vocal Warmups for Specific Choral Works”
PMEA state conference, Pittsburgh, PA
Session – “Designing Vocal Warm-ups for Specific Choral Works”
Festival Singers with Robert Shaw, New York City, NY
MENC Eastern-Division Convention, Rochester
Mansfield University Concert Choir in Concert
1994
PMEA District 9 Elementary All-Star Sing, Galeton, PA
Steuben All-County Junior High Chorus, Addison, NY
PA Region IV State Chorus, Carbondale, PA
Nassau Area All-State Women’s Chorus, Long Island, NY
PA-ACDA Summer Conference, University Park, PA
Session – “Designing Vocal Warmups for Specific Choral Works”
MENC National Convention, Cincinnati, OH
Session – “Designing Vocal Warm-ups for Specific Choral Works”
MENC National Convention, Cincinnati, OH
Mansfield University Concert Choir in Concert
1993
Orchestral Conducting for Choral Directors, Opava, Czech Republic
PMEA State Conference. Wilkes-Barre, PA
Mansfield University Concert Choir in Concert
1992
Fox Chapel High School Choral Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
PA District VIII Elementary All-Star Sing, Lewisburg, PA
PA District VIII Festival Chorus, Wellsboro, PA
1991
Susquehanna Senior High All-County Chorus, Elk Lake, PA
Tioga County Senior High Chorus, Lawrenceville, PA
1990
Oswego Senior High All-County Chorus, Hannibal, NY
1989
Chorus Master for the “Best of Gilbert & Sullivan”
RPO Concert and Compact Disc, Rochester, NY
New York Area All-State Festival Chorus, Fairport, NY
