Introducing Myself
I am a clarinetist pursuing a Bachelor's in Music Education at Western University, and continue to be very interested in conducting and wind band music. Clarinet aside, I like exploring the world of composing or arranging music, along with keeping my RCM Level 10 piano proficiency up. Outside of music, I love working on theatre productions. Recent projects include producing a university production of Urinetown, stage managing Cabaret, and programming lights especially within the ETC Eos environment.
Memorable Experiences
This was the first concert with the Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra from their 2023-24 season. We gave the Canadian premiere of Omar Thomas' Caribana and it was really special to have had the opportunity to work with Omar Thomas himself.
Highlight performances from later in the season include Year of the Dragon (Sparke), Frozen Cathedral (Mackey), El Camino Real (Reed), and Adventures on Earth from E.T. (Williams transcr. Lavender).
This was a special opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The Pipes & Drums of the #142 St. Andrew's College Highland Cadet Corps stole the show!
I loved doing the lighting programming for this show, and operated the cues myself too. We did it on an ETC Ion console, and worked with a variety of conventional and moving fixtures. Again, the Pipes & Drums rock!