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Music

Making music has been my first and longest love, and my longest profession. Whether it’s playing new compositions by the most interesting living composers, rocking a sax of keyboards in a rock band, making the most of every skill I have in a musical theatre pit, or passing that knowledge on to my students, the collaboration and creativity of music is as inspiring to me now as it was when I played my first note.

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Data & Design

From front end design to data science, I’ve worked on and loved multiple facets of design, marketing, data, and technology for most of my life. Communication can happen in multiple ways, whether words, numbers, graphs, or a well thought-out user interface or website, and I love helping folks communicate what they need to express in multiple formats.

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Food

Food has been at the heart of my creativity all of my life. From the Southern food traditions that I grew up with in Alabama to the cuisines I’ve experienced through my travels all over the world, I find food to be an inspiring love language that can connect us across time, space, and experience. Whether it’s sharing recipes or the experience of a big event, food is its own language that connects us all.

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The Latest Word

  • Labor Day

    Happy Labor Day. Just a reminder: you should be fairly compensated for your work. If that work happens to be art, it doesn’t lessen its value to society, the value of your time and effort and training, your necessity for safety, or the time required for you to effectively rest and recover to get up…

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  • Making Music In The Time Of COVID-19

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve spent a lot of time figuring out ways to make music by myself in my own home studio, and what began to emerge as my favorite solution was making virtual ensemble videos both for and of myself and for my students and friends. What had previously been a way to…

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Upcoming Performances

  • Montgomery County Composers Concert

    • Sunday, November 17, 2024, 7:00 pm
    • Performing Mark Simon’s clarinet quartetTenth Rag with the composer and friends!

  • Magical Mystery Girls @ Rockville Elks