EDUCATION
DMA Yale School of Music, Piano 2021-27
In May 2023, I completed the initial, residential portion of this program, including
my thesis and oral and written examinations. During the final, post-residential
phase my only commitment is the cultivation of my career, a portfolio of which
serves as my dissertation.

MM Yale School of Music, Piano 2019-21
BM Bienen School of Music; Northwestern University 2015-19

Piano Performance; Minor in Music Theory

TEACHERS
Boris Slutsky, Yale School of Music; New Haven, CT 2019-23
Dr. James Giles, Northwestern University; Evanston, IL 2015-19
Dr. Paul Wirth, Wirth Center for the Performing Arts; St. Cloud, MN 2010-15
Dr. Sarah Miller, MacPhail Center for Music; Minneapolis, MN 2005-10
COMPETITIONS AND PRIZES
1st Prize: Chicago International Music Competition: Professional Concert Artist 2024
Category
Awarded Best Performance of a Classical Sonata
Awarded Best Performance of a Work by a Russian Composer
Final Round: International Schumann Piano Competition 2024
First Round: Leeds International Piano Competition 2024
First Round: Cleveland International Piano Competition 2024

3rd Place: Washington International Piano Competition 2024
Semifinal Round: Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Competition 2024
Semifinal Round: Teresa Carreño International Master Piano Competition 2023
1st Place: Thaviu-Isaak Endowed Scholarship Competition 2018
Northwestern University’s premier piano competition
2nd Place: PianoArts North American Competition 2018
Awarded special prize for Best Performance of a Duo Sonata
2nd Place: Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Piano Competition 2018
Sponsored by Steinway and Sons

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
Evelyn Bonar Storrs Piano Scholarship Award 2022-24
Awarded to outstanding pianists in the state of Connecticut
Yale School of Music Alumni Prize 2023
Awarded to Yale School of Music musicians who have contributed to the community
Yale School of Music Elizabeth Parisot Prize 2020
Awarded to outstanding pianists at the Yale School of Music

SELECTED SOLO AND CHAMBER PERFORMANCES
ContemporArt Chamber Music Festival, Satu Mare, Romania 2023-24
Various chamber concerts as an artist-faculty member
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater 2024
Washington, D.C.
Solo performance during the Washington International Piano Competition
Princeton Public Library, Princeton, NJ 2024
Solo Lecture Recital
St. Ann Catholic Church, Washington, D.C. 2024
Solo Recital during Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Competition

Core Memory Music Series, Kingstown, RI 2023
Collaborative recital with flutist Aimee Toner-Cao
Wertheim Performing Arts Center, Miami, FL 2023
Performed solo and chamber works with Amernet Quartet during the Teresa Carreño
International Piano Competition
Flute Center of New York, New York, NY 2023
Collaborative recital with flutist András Adorján
New Music New Haven, Sprague Memorial Hall, New Haven, CT 2022-23
Premiered several works on the Yale School of Music’s renowned concert series
devoted to new works by current composition students and faculty
Whitney Center Music Series, Hamden, CT 2021-24
Several chamber and solo concerts
Morse Recital Hall, Sprague Memorial Hall, New Haven, CT 2020-23
● Two Doctor of Musical Arts Degree Recitals
● Masters of Music Degree Recital
● Numerous collaborative recitals with Yale School of Music instrumentalists
Ruïnekerk, Bergen, The Netherlands 2022
Solo recital; opening concert of the International Holland Music Sessions Festival
Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI 2022
Solo and collaborative recital with pianists Muzi Zhao and Tianyuan Liu
Opening concert of the 2022 PianoArts Festival
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach, FL 2022
Collaborative recital with violist Jordan Bak
Bethesda Music Series, New Haven, CT 2021
Four-hands recital with pianist Alexa Stier
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI 2019
Solo recital

Galvin Recital Hall, Evanston, IL 2018-19
● Bachelor of Music Degree Recital
● Numerous collaborative recitals with Northwestern University instrumentalists
From the Top, show #270 2013
NPR Radio Show featuring talented young artists hosted by Christopher O’Reilly
Collaborative performance as member of Cartesian Piano Trio

SOLO PERFORMANCES WITH ORCHESTRA
Clara Schumann Philharmonic 2018
Konzert und Balhaus, Zwickau, Germany
Performed Robert Schumann Piano Concerto in the final round of the 2024
International Schumann Competition
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 2018
Sharon Lynn Wilson Center for the Arts, Brookfield, WI
Performed Beethoven Concerto No. 3 under the baton of Yaniv Dinur
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra 2013
Viterbo University Fine Arts Center, La Crosse, WI
Performed Beethoven Concerto No. 3 under the baton of Alexander Platt

OTHER PERFORMANCES
Evelyn Dunbar Early Music Festival 2018
Shirley Welsh Ryan Opera Theater, Evanston, IL
Performed continuo (harpsichord and chamber organ) for four staged performances of
Handel’s Theodora with the Dunbar Festival Orchestra under the baton of Stephen
Alltop and the direction of Joachim Schamberger

MUSIC FESTIVALS
ContemporArt Chamber Music Festival, Satu Mare, Romania 2023-24
Artist-Faculty
Bowdoin International Music Festival, Brunswick, ME 2023
Fellowship Program: performed for the Maine community, both as a soloist and as a
member of various chamber ensembles

International Holland Music Sessions Summer Academy 2022
Performed at the historic Ruïnekerk and in masterclasses in Bergen and Alkmaar, The
Netherlands
Virtuoso and Bel Canto Festival, Lucca, Italy 2022
Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival, Tampa, FL 2019
Performed in recitals and masterclasses
Performed and spoke live on WSMR, Florida’s Classical Music Radio Station
Art of the Piano Festival, Cincinnati, OH 2018
Honorable mention for Enlight Prize, offered to outstanding participants

TEACHING AND ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Blair School of Music; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Lecturer of Piano 2024-present
● Teach piano for approximately eighteen hours per week to a variety of ages and levels
in both group and private lesson settings
● Design personalized lesson plans for classical piano study and supplementary
musicianship studies
● Coach chamber music ensembles composed of students at the Blair Pre-College
Music Academy and Blair School of Music
● Coordinate the Blair Academy “Partner Piano” curriculum for pre-college students
● Fulfill various duties as a member of the Blair School of Music piano faculty,
including hearing end-of-term piano juries, discussing and voting on various
school-related matters, and communicating with and interviewing prospective
students and their families
The New School for Music Study at the Frances Clark Center, Kingston, NJ
Post-Graduate Fellow 2023-24
● Taught piano for approximately twenty hours per week to a variety of ages and levels
in both group and private lesson settings
● Received intensive pedagogy training through regular observations, workshops, and
forums with NSMS faculty and guest pedagogues
● Gained intimate familiarity with the teaching philosophies, methods, and materials of
prominent pedagogues including Frances Clark, Louise Goss, and Marvin
Blickenstaff

PianoArts of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Teaching Artist Fellow (“PianoArtist”) 2018-present
● Participated in Artist Training Institute, a teaching workshop designed to build
community outreach and musical educative skills
● Design and implement programs for K-12 students across the Milwaukee area;
perform and speak about music in multidisciplinary educational environments
● Organized, performed, and acted as Master of Ceremonies in “ArtsDay for Young
Urban Leaders,” an annual PianoArts program in which students in the Milwaukee
area attend a museum tour and a concert of Milwaukee high school students in
collaboration with a PianoArts Fellow
● Offer in-school coachings and masterclasses to chamber groups in local schools
● Contributed to the 2023 Wisconsin Young Artist Piano Competition as a preliminary
juror, helping to select finalists and offering support and guidance to participants
Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT
Piano Instructor 2019-23
● Developed lesson plans for studies in classical piano
● Provided private instruction to advanced undergraduate pianists at Yale College
● Assisted instrumentalists with keyboard skills in preparation for the Yale School of
Music Piano Proficiency Exam
● Participated in teaching workshops organized by Yale School of Music piano faculty
Teaching Assistant, Analysis and Musicianship Curriculum 2020-23
● Assisted Dr. Seth Monahan in course organization
● Designed and taught select classes on topics in music theory to classes comprising
15-20 entering graduate students; topics include identification of phrase and cadence
types, harmonic analysis, voice leading and counterpoint, figured bass, and analysis
of relevant repertoire
● Coordinated preparation of course materials, grading, and assignments
● Offered individual theory instruction on an as-needed basis
● Participated in teaching workshops organized by the Yale School of Music academic
faculty
Teaching Artist, Music in Schools Initiative 2019-2020
● Mentored a diverse group of students in the New Haven Public School system

● Coached sectionals in the New Haven Public School Jazz Ensemble, comprised of
middle- and high-school aged students
● Visited high school music programs in New Haven to organize and lead music
workshops and discussions with other Yale School of Music teaching artists
● Participated in bi-weekly teaching workshops designed to strengthen mentorship and
education skills
Private Studio, Piano Instructor 2010-2023
● Maintained a studio comprising a variety of skill levels and ages
● Designed curricula and adopted various piano methods to advance students’ keyboard
skills, music reading fluency, knowledge of theory and music history, and general
musicianship
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
DMA Thesis, Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT 2023
Advisors: Dr. Paul Berry, Dr. Robert Holzer, Dr. Wei-Yi Yang
“Brahms in Boston: Echoes and Influences in the first movement of Arthur Foote’s
Piano Quintet, Op. 38
OTHER INTERESTS AND ENDEAVORS
Pianist in Xanadu Quartet 2024-
Two percussion and two piano ensemble
Led an educational workshop at the New School for Music Study
Pianist in Versicolor 2021-23
Student-led new music ensemble at the Yale School of Music
Performed works such as Steve Reich’s Double Sextet and Mildred Couper’s Xanadu
Harpsichordist in Northwestern University Baroque Ensemble 2017-19
Acquired fluency in continuo and figured bass realization
Interest and experience in jazz piano, solo and ensemble
Interest and experience in music theory and model composition