Instrument/Position:
First Violin
Hometown:
San Diego, CA
Education:
Bachelor of Music, McGill University (Montréal, QC); Masters of Music, the Chicago College of Performing Arts; Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Joined the Symphony:
2015
Other orchestras/ensembles/festivals you have or currently play with:
I currently play with the Santa Rosa Symphony and Monterey Symphony. In the past, I’ve been a member of the Madison Symphony, and have been a substitute in the Chicago Symphony and the Milwaukee Symphony.
Most memorable musical experience:
Playing Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 with the Milwaukee Symphony under Maestro Edo de Waart
If you weren’t a musician, what would you be doing:
Studying entomology
Hobbies:
Swimming, reading, and growing plants for my butterfly garden!
Favorite vacation spot:
Nashville (where my immediate family members all live)
What three things can always be found in your refrigerator:
Grapefruit, hummus, and carrots
If you could give one piece of advice to your younger self, what would it be:
Consider what you personally might want to choose over what you think another person might choose.
Do you have a “bucket list” piece of orchestral music that you have yet to play:
The full Swan Lake ballet
