Formal Education
Honours Bachelor Music (Performance), University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
Principal Teachers
Elizabeth Tomosvary, Dana Pomerants-Mazurkevich, Lorand Fenyves, Tom Rolston, Lance Elbeck
Master Classes
Sydney Harth, Donald MacInnes, Karen Tuttle, Lillian Fuchs, Camilla Wicks, Janos Starker, Joseph Silverstein, Daniel Majeske, Iona Brown
Coachings with
Denys Koromzai, Simon Streatfeild, Steven Staryk, Marcel Moyse, William Pleeth, Stephen Dann, Marek Jablonski, Menahem Pressler, and more.
Full – Time Orchestra Experience
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Hamilton, Ontario (1987-present)
Orchestra London, London, Ontario (1980-81)
Part-Time Orchestra Experience
Kitchener – Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra London, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, and many others on a freelance/occasional basis.
Extensive experience as a soloist, Chamber Music player, and freelancer on violin and viola.
Ensemble Repertoire
Everything from Renaissance to Mahler, Beethoven string quartets to Les Miserables to Disney On Ice.