Previous Conducting Highlights (selection 1986-2003)
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2003
Sängerchor Boston, Walpole, MA
Concerts of German choral music in Boston, Arlington, and at the Boylston Schul-Verien

First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Arlington, MA
Bach Cantata no. 140 (excerpts) with chamber orchestra
Duruflé Requiem with harp and chamber orchestra
Lauridsen O magnum mysterium
Monteverdi Beatur vir with period instruments and chamber orchestra

First Methodist Church, Mill Valley, CA
May 30: Marin Catholic High School Spring Concert
Gloria from the Misa Criolla with traditional Latin American folk ensemble
Stars and Stripes Forever March by John Philip Sousa
Cruisin' for a Bluesin'

Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, Walnut Creek, CA
April 20: Easter Festival Wind Ensemble
conducted by Bob Williams and Laura Prichard
Flourish for Wind Band, Folk Song Suite by Ralph Vaughan Williams, All Creatures Great and Small, arr. by Steve Bulla, Irish Tune from County Derry (Danny Boy) and Shepherds Hey (Morris Dance) arr. by Grainger, Deir In De (Irish Lullaby) arr. by Warren Barker, Old American Country Set by Henry Cowell, Easter Monday by Sousa, Russian Easter Overture by Rimsky-Korsakov

Marin Catholic High School, Kentfield, CA
March 14-17: Guys and Dolls

St. Sebastian's Church, Kentfield, CA
March 6: Marin Catholic High School Pops Concert
Gershwin's American in Paris
Excerpts from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Excerpts from Sondheim's Into the Woods

2002
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Mill Valley, CA
May 30: Marin Catholic High School Spring Concert
Choral Fantasy by Ludwig van Beethoven
Crystals by Thomas Duffy
Variations on a Korean Folk Song by John Barnes Chance
Baroque string favorites and dance music from many countries

Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, Walnut Creek, CA
November 2: All Soul's Service
Dies irae from Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem
March 31: Easter
Carmina burana by Carl Orff

Marin Catholic High School, Kentfield, CA
March 14-17: Cabaret

St. Sebastian's Church, Kentfield, CA
October 30: Hallowe'en Concert
Godzilla Eats Las Vegas by Eric Whitacre
March 6: Marin Catholic High School Pops Concert
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein
Bohemian Rhapsody by Freddie Mercury

2001
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Mill Valley, CA
December 13: Marin Catholic High School Fall Concert
Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten with harp
Liberty Bell March by John Philip Sousa

St. Mary's College Chapel, Moraga, CA
December 6:
NightinGaels Christmas Concert
Excerpts from J. S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio
Pinkham's Christmas Catata with brass
Favorite carols from the British Isles

St. Mary's College Chapel, Moraga, CA
October 25:
NightinGaels Hallowe'en Concert
Solo songs by John Dowland
Excerpts from Pergolesi's haunting Stabat mater
The Witches' Chorus from Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas
Sweet Suffolk Owl by Vautor
Dazzling organ and piano showpieces by Saint-Saëns & J. S. Bach
Ziguenerleben by Robert Schumann

First Unitarian Universalist Church, San Francisco, CA
Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, Walnut Creek, CA
June 2 and 10: Sesquicentennial Celebration
Choral Fantasy by Ludwig van Beethoven (Walnut Creek only)
Lux eterna by Morten Lauridsen (Walnut Creek only)
Va pensiero by Giuseppe Verdi
Go Down, Moses (traditional spiritual)
Indian Prayer

Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, Walnut Creek, CA
April: Excerpts from Handel's Israel in Egypt

2000
Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, Walnut Creek, CA
April: Poulenc's Gloria (with Datevig Yaralian, soprano)
June: Lloyd-Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar (conductor)
November: Mozart's Requiem
December: Britten's Ceremony of Carols (with Dan Levitan, harp)
December: Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors (director/conductor)

San Francisco Symphony Chorus, San Francisco, CA
April-June: Assistant Chorus Director for Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and Giacinto Scelsi's Konx-Om-Pax

1999
Contra Costa Children's Chorus, Young Opera Company, Lafayette, CA
April: The Emperor's New Clothes - a new children's opera by Barett Lindsay-Stiener, set in the court of Louis XIV

Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, Walnut Creek, CA
May: Excerpts from Mendelssohn's Elijah (Michael Prichard, baritone)

California State University-Hayward, Department of Music
October: Faculty Conducting/Vocal Recital: "Poulenc Centenary Concert"

1998
Philharmonia Baroque Chorale, Berkeley, CA
April-June: Assistant Chorus Director for Handel's Israel in Egypt

San Francisco Symphony Chorus, San Francisco, CA
June-July: Assistant Chorus Director for Bernstein's Chichester Psalms

Holy Names College Chamber Chorus, Oakland, CA
November: "Saints, Sirens & Martyrs: Musical Women and St. Cecilia's Day"

St. Matthew's Episcopal Day School, San Mateo, CA
Directed fourth-grade choir at Wednesday morning chapel services

St. Dominic's Church, San Francisco, CA
January-June: Assistant Music Director and Cantor for Sunday Masses

1997
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, Livermore, CA
Directed adult choir at Sunday services

Little Theatre of Hayward, Hayward, CA
March: Can-Can (Musical Director, Conductor)

California State University&endash;Hayward, Summer Theatre Program
August: Kiss me, Kate! (Instrumental Director, Conductor)

1996
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, Livermore, CA
September-December: Directed adult choir at Sunday services

deFaultMode Vocal Ensemble, Oakland, CA
August: "Music for a Summer Night" concerts at First Unitarian Chapel, San Francisco and
Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, CA with works by Berlioz, Brahms, Delius, Respighi, Twining

1995
Assembly Hall, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
August 7-8, 1995
The Wiz, cast of 88 undergraduates (Director)

Smith Memorial Hall, University of Illinois School of Music, Urbana, IL
"New & Unusual Music for Sopranos IV"
Vocal Quintet appearances at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Michigan, and the Chicago Cultural Center (Director)

1994
Foellinger Auditorium, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
November, 1994
Pippin, cast of 39 undergraduates (Conductor)

University of Illinois School of Music, Urbana, IL
"New & Unusual Music for Sopranos III"

1993
Mathews St. Community Church, Urbana, IL
Sondheim's Into the Woods, cast of 21 undergraduates (Musical Director, Witch)

Smith Memorial Hall, University of Illinois School of Music, Urbana, IL
"New & Unusual Music for Sopranos II"

1992
Smith Memorial Hall, University of Illinois School of Music, Urbana, IL
February: Master's Choral Conducting Recital with works by Bach, Bridge, Britten, and Dowland

University of Illinois School of Music, Urbana, IL
"New & Unusual Music for Sopranos I"

1990
Yale Glee Club Chamber Singers, Yale University, New Haven, CT
June: Central European Tour with concerts in Vienna, Budapest, Leipzig, Dresden, East Berlin, Köln, Bayreuth, Rome, Zürich
March: Concert with the Juilliard Chamber Singers in New York City, NY

1989
St. Mary's Church, Yale University, New Haven, CT
November: Undergraduate Choral Conducting Recital
Stravinsky's Mass (with winds from the Yale School of Music)
Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli
Motets by Poulenc, Chorbajian, and Elgar

Yale University Dramatic Association, New Haven, CT
Yale Dramat Commencement Musical: Sweeney Todd (Musical Director)
Yale Dramat/Yale Rep Feature Show (with Harvard): Trouble in Tahiti (Assistant Director/Stage Manager)
Calhoun Dramat: Little Shop of Horrors (Producer, Musical Director)

Yale University Gilbert & Sullivan Society, New Haven, CT
Sterling-Sheffield Hall: H. M. S. Pianfore and Pirates of Penzance (Vocal Director)

1988
Yale University Dramatic Association, New Haven, CT
Yale Repertory Theatre: Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti (Director, Conductor)
Calhoun Dramat: Grease (Producer, Conductor)

Yale University Gilbert & Sullivan Society, New Haven, CT
Yale Divinity School: Ruddigore (Vocal Director)

Yale Nouva Musica Madrigal Singers, New Haven, CT
Various campus appearances and jamborees with this a cappella singing group (Director)

1986-87
Yale Untapped Potential, New Haven, CT
Various campus appearances and jamborees with this a cappella singing group (Founding Pitch)


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