Throughout my life I have enjoyed a dual career as a pianist and violinist. While an undergrad at UC Santa Barbara I met the renowned Hungarian pedagogue Dusi Mura. She was an extraordinary person, musician, and pedagogue, and she had a profound impact on me. I spent 6 years studying piano with Ms. Mura, and she remained a mentor until her death in 2009. After completing a BA in Piano performance from UCSB, I relocated to Buffalo New York, where I was active as a teacher, piano soloist, and chamber musician, collaborating with many visiting artists through Affiliate Artists Inc. of NYC. I frequently performed as soloist and chamber musician for the live-radio broadcast “WBFO: Opus Classics Live” out of Buffalo, NY.  As a freelance violinist I played with several orchestras including the Erie Philharmonic, and the Artpark Summer Orchestra in Lewiston NY.

Further studies brought me to the Eastman School of Music in Rochester New York, where I studied with Rebecca Penneys, completing the MM and DMA degrees in Piano Performance and Literature.  For the following decade I taught at Universities in Arkansas, Kansas, Texas and California. 

During this time I joined together with some of my favorite musicians and became a founding and performing member of a contemporary music ensemble called 'Colloquy'. We commissioned several new works and performed across the US, and also in Canada, Mexico, and in London, UK.

I returned to private teaching in 2006, settling on the California Central Coast. Many of my students competed successfully in regional, statewide, and national competitions. I recently moved to Eugene Oregon and am enjoying the Eugene lifestyle. I remain a member of MTNA  https://www.mtna.org/, and now OMTA https://oregonmta.org/