Visiting Professor, Director of Choral and Vocal Music

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Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, 208

• MU 102. Concert Choir
• MU 104. Chamber Singers
• MU 105. Applied Voice

• D.M.A., Choral Conducting, University of Connecticut, 2023
• M.M., Choral Conducting, Houghton University, 2015
• Ed.M., Music Education, University at Buffalo, 2004
• B.A., Music Composition/Theory, SUNY Geneseo, 1999

I have participated in conducting institutes and masterclasses at Nazareth University, the Eastman School of Music, and Westminster Choir College, among others.

Publications

• Co-author for upcoming publication, “Choral Repertoire by Female Composers” (GIA publishing, 2025).
• Co-author for upcoming publication, “Choral Music in Slovenia after 1991 Independence” (Slovenia TBD).

Additional Accomplishments

• Founder and Artistic Director for Vox Luscinia professional treble chamber choir.
• International guest conductor and juror for numerous choral festivals and competitions throughout Europe.
• Resource and Repertoire Co-Chair, Treble Choirs for NY-ACDA (2020-Present).
• Visiting professor of conducting and choirs, Shandong Normal University in Jinan, China (Summer 2019, 2020, 2021).
• 2019 Grand Prix Prize at Rzezów International Chamber Choir Competition (Rzezów, Poland).
• Active presenter at both national and international conferences on topics of Nordic and Baltic Choral Repertoire, Innovation in Choral Programming, Music for Advanced Treble Ensembles, and Choral Music of Contemporary Female-identifying Composers.
• Guest conductor and clinician for numerous high school festivals and concerts.

I’m focused on creating opportunities to support contemporary female-identifying choral composers, through commissioning projects, grants, recording projects, scholarly research and publishing, and through innovative performance. Similarly, I am also active with the choral music from the Nordic and Baltic countries, fostering relationships with numerous conductors, composers, ensembles, and publishers throughout Europe. My goal is to build bridges that allow choral communities in North America to collaborate with those in Europe, creating an inclusive and diverse global network of cultural exchange, artistry, and innovation.

When not making music or teaching, I enjoy engaging with various communities through birdwatching, hiking, fly fishing, cooking, spending time with family and friends, and world travel.