1. RYAN DERRICK GARRISON
Educator, Conductor, Performer
815 North 3rd
Avenue, No. 110
Phoenix, Arizona 85003
Tel: (303) 903-9453
garrison@goasa.org
rgarrison01@yahoo.com
Education:
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA), Choral Conducting May 2013
Cognate: Opera/Musical Theatre Conducting
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
-Advisor and Committee Chair: Dr. William Reber
-Conducting Mentors: Dr. William Reber, Dr. Gregory Gentry, and Mr. Charles Bruffy
Final Project/Publication
“A Selection of Choral Works by Ola Gjeilo for SATB Choir: Composition, Interpretation, and Recording of
The Phoenix Chorale’s Northern Lights: Choral Music by Ola Gjeilo”
Master of Music (MM), Choral Music Education May 2006
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
-Committee chair: Dr. Margaret Schmidt
-Music Education Mentors: Dr. Margaret Schmidt, Dr. Sandra Stauffer, and Dr. Jill Sullivan
Bachelor of Music (BM), Music Education (Choral Emphasis) May 2001
University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming
-Music Education Mentors: Dr. Kathleen McKeage, Dr. David Brinkman, Dr. Michael Griffith,
Dr. Larry Hensel, and Dr. Robert Belser
Teaching Experience:
Arizona School for the Arts, Phoenix, Arizona 2013-present
Choral Director (Vocal Foundations I, II, Mixed Choir I, Advanced Mixed Ensemble)
Acknowledged as a national model for exemplary education gaining both academic and artistic
recognition, Arizona School for the Arts was founded in 1995 as one of the first charter schools in
Arizona. The fusion of rigorous academic study and emersion in the performing arts with a
foundation in music has evolved to produce a rich educational experience for students. The result is
a school that cultivates exceptional levels of achievement and post high school opportunities for its
students.
-School Director for the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
-74 students selected to ACDA Western Honor Choirs—Pasadena (2016)
-26 students selected for ACDA National Honor Choirs—Salt Lake City (2015)
-Director of Choral Music (Grades 5-11)
-Extensive experience with unchanged voices
-Intensive focus on music reading, aural, and written theory skills (all grades)

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Glendale Preparatory Academy, Glendale, Arizona 2009-2011
Great Hearts Academies of Greater Phoenix
Director of Music, Choral/Instrumental/Music Theory/History
Glendale Preparatory Academy is a charter junior high/high school with an honors level liberal arts
curriculum. All students are required to take four semester of music, which includes an emphasis in
written/aural theory, performance, history, and appreciation.
-Music I-IV (grades 7-10)
-Conducted all class and extra-curricular music ensembles
-Participation in ACDA National Honor Choir, Chicago, Illinois (2011)
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
The School of Music in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University is
one of the top music schools in the United States, which affords few teaching assistantships that
prepare students for careers in collegiate teaching. These coveted assistantships give the graduate
student their own classes under the supervision of the faculty.
Graduate Teaching Instructor 2006-2009
—Beginning Undergraduate Conducting Methods
-Appointed by faculty to teach beginning courses in choral conducting to Music Performance
and Education majors.
-Supervisor: Dr. Gregory Gentry
Graduate Teaching Assistant 2006-2009
—Choral Conducting
-Appointed by faculty to teach private conducting lessons to Music Education and
Performance majors.
-Supervisor: Dr. Gregory Gentry
Graduate Teaching Instructor 2004-2006
—Undergraduate String Methods
-Appointed by Music Education faculty to teach undergraduate Music Education majors
beginning concepts and techniques in string methods and education.
-Supervisor: Dr. Margaret Schmidt
Graduate Teaching Assistant 2004-2005
—Practicum in Music Education
-Prepared curriculum and activities with music education faculty in working with
Instrumental Music Education majors as they prepared to enter student teaching.
-Supervisors: Dr. Margaret Schmidt, Dr. Jill Sullivan

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Shadow Ridge and Northeast Middle Schools, Thornton, Colorado 2001-2004
Adams Twelve Five-Star School District
Director of Music
—Orchestral and Choral Ensembles
Adams Twelve is one of Colorado’s largest school districts serving the surrounding cities of
Broomfield, Federal Heights, Northglenn, Thornton, and Westminster. At the time,
Shadow Ridge Middle School supported an orchestral program of four ensembles with
approximately 140 students, and a choral program of eight ensembles with approximately
240 students. The school was a model for implementing required music ensemble class for
each incoming 6th
grade student.
-Directed all orchestral and six choral ensembles, grades 6-8. Along with various
performance opportunities, students also focused on aspects of music theory, sight-reading,
and history.
Johnson Junior High and Deming/Miller Elementary Schools, Cheyenne, Wyoming Jan-May 2001
Laramie County School District Number One
Student Teaching Residency, University of Wyoming
-Taught beginning string methods, grades 7-9
-Directed choral and orchestral ensembles, grades 7-9
-Prepared students in both disciplines for culminating performance
-Taught general and instrumental music, grades K-6
-Taught beginning band (all instruments)
-Intense focus on Kodaly and Orff methods
Performance Experience (Organizations and Ensembles):
(List of performances provided below)
The Phoenix Chorale (formerly The Phoenix Bach Choir) 2005-present
Singer and soloist: Baritone
The Grammy Award-winning Phoenix Chorale, in residence at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in
downtown Phoenix, is regarded as one of the finest professional choral ensembles in America. The
28-voice chorus is dedicated to the creation and performance of new music, which is intermingled
with more traditional concert literature. The ensemble aims to be the preeminent model for
American choral music by redefining standards of excellence and its mission is to enrich life through
excellence and distinction in choral artistry.
Mr. Charles Bruffy, Artistic Director
-2016 GRAMMY award for “Best Choral Performance”
-Two solo recordings with The Phoenix Chorale
-Two joint recordings with The Phoenix and Kansas City Chorales
-2009 GRAMMY award for “Best Small Ensemble Performance”
-2008 GRAMMY award for “Best Engineered Classical Album”

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(Performance experience continued)
American and Arizona Bach Festivals, Phoenix, Arizona 2006-2011
Singer and soloist: Baritone/Tenor
The Arizona Bach Festival has grown out of the seven-year series of Bach Cantata Concerts
presented under the name American Bach. Now launched as Arizona Bach, the first Festival in 2010
was a resounding success, and has positioned the Festival to be a driving force in the musical
offerings of the Valley. The mission of the Festival is to: Inspire, educate, preserve, and elevate the
appreciation of Bach as a transcendent force, through the highest caliber of performances.
Mr. Scott Youngs, Director and Conductor
The Kansas City Chorale, Kansas City, Missouri 2005-09, 2014
Singer: Baritone
The Kansas City Chorale is a professional vocal ensemble that enriches the local, national and
international communities through its dedication to excellence in performing music from diverse
historical periods. As a cornerstone of the performing arts community, the Chorale creates concert
programs and recordings that educate, engage and inspire listeners. The ensembles ongoing outreach
efforts facilitate the development of local talent, while providing students and their instructors with
the opportunity to learn from world-class vocalists.
Mr. Charles Bruffy, Artistic Director
The Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Phoenix, Arizona 2008
Singer/Soloist: “Bernstein on Broadway”
Jamie Bernstein is a narrator, writer and broadcaster who transformed a lifetime of loving music into
a career of sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm with others. Jamie's symphony pops concert,
"Bernstein on Broadway," produced with conductor Michael Barrett, has enjoyed success with the
Vancouver Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Phoenix Symphony, the San Antonio
Symphony and the Rochester Philharmonic among others. An evening of Leonard Bernstein’s
music for Broadway, the “Bernstein on Broadway” program features Jamie’s concert narration
performed live with orchestra and vocalists.
Mr. Michael Christie, Conductor
Choral ensembles of Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 2004-2009
Singer and Soloist: Baritone/Bass
The Arizona State University Choral Program continues a long, proud tradition of making
great music. Nationally recognized performances include American Choral Directors
Association Western Division Conferences in 2008, 2010, and 2012 and the National
Collegiate Choral Organization Conference in 2011.
-ASU Symphonic Chorale Director: Dr. Gregory Gentry
-Chamber Singers Director: Dr. David Schildkret
-Concert Choir Director: Dr. David Schildkret
-Herberger Singers (Jazz) Director: Dr. Gregory Gentry and Dr. Laura Inman

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Opera Theatre Workshops of Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 2004-2009
Singer and Soloist: Baritone roles
Founded in 1964 by Dr. Kenneth Seipp, the Music Theatre/Opera program in the Herberger
Institute for Design and the Arts School of Music at Arizona State University offers combined
programs and degrees in both musical and opera theatre performance. Opera/Musical Theatre
Workshops provide in depth study of current and future ASU Lyric Opera productions.
Dr. Dale Dreyfuss and Dr. William Reber, Directors
Front Range Chamber Players, Fort Collins, Colorado 2002-2004
Singer and Soloist: Baritone
The nonprofit Front Range Chamber Players is dedicated to promoting the performance and
appreciation of chamber music within the Front Range region through superb performances, youth
programs and collaboration with community arts organizations.
Dr. Robert Molison, Artistic Director (retired)
Choral ensembles of The University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming 1996-2001
Singer and Soloist: Baritone
The University of Wyoming offers a high level of instruction in preparing music majors and non-
majors for leadership positions as professional performers, excellent teachers, and as continuing
creative individuals in the field of music. Its exceptional faculty and teachers remain active
performers, continuing to position the Department of Music as a state, regional, national, and
international artistic and cultural leader in performance, teacher education, research and creative
activities. As role models and leaders, the faculty serves the state and region as resources for music
educators, for community performances, and as mentors and guides for young musicians seeking
future musical careers.
-Collegiate Chorale Directors: Professor Carlyle Weiss (retired), Dr. Robert Molison (retired)
-University Chorale Director: Lincoln Andrade
-Vocal Jazz Director: Lincoln Andrade
The University of Wyoming Opera/Musical Theatre ensembles, Laramie, Wyoming 1996-2001
Singer and Performer: Baritone
UW Opera Theatre is dedicated to providing a meaningful and imaginative theatrical and musical
experience for all singers at the University of Wyoming. Its long-term goal is to make a significant
artistic contribution to the University community, and to enhance the cultural vitality of the state.
Opera Theatre's primary aim is to train students to blend the complex arts of movement and singing
into a meaningful and communicative artistic "moment,” striving to instill a respect and dedication for
all music theatre forms, and to inspire a strong sense of the artist's role in society.
Dr. Larry Hensel, Director

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(Performance experience continued)
The University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra, Laramie, Wyoming 1998-2001
Instrument: Violin
The University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra is a 90-member ensemble playing the finest in
orchestral repertoire. With soloists ranging from internationally known guest artists to faculty
performers to student competition winners, and with tours throughout the Rocky Mountain region,
the UWSO performs many exciting concerts each year.
Dr. Michael Griffith, Conductor
Conducting Experience:
The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, Tempe, Arizona 2007-present
Director of Music
The Church of the Epiphany is a Parish located in the Diocese of Arizona. The parish is in
communion with “The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America,” otherwise
known as The Episcopal Church (TEC).
-Duties include preparing choir and hand bell ensembles for weekly Sunday morning
services as well as various liturgical holidays throughout the calendar year. Other duties
include preparing chant soloists, small ensembles, children’s chorus, and occasional
responsibilities as acting organist/canon musician.
-The number of singers has more than doubled from 2006-2013, from 12 singers to over 30.
Ensembles of Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 2006-2010
-Women’s Chorus, Conductor 2008-2009
The ASU Women's Chorus celebrates the power of the woman's voice, performing the extensive
repertory for treble voices from ancient to modern music. The choir sings both a cappella and with
piano or other instrumental accompaniment.
-Duties included conducting and preparing a 60-voice choir in a variety of literature
throughout the academic year. The final project for the ensemble was conducting and
preparing Verdi’s Requiem.
-Lyric Opera Chorus Master, Conductor 2007-2008
-Spanish Operetta Luisa Fernanda
-Duties included preparing undergraduate and graduate vocal performance majors in chorus
roles of the production.
-Supervisor: Dr. William Reber
-Symphonic Chorale, Assistant Conductor 2006-2010
Symphonic Chorale is an auditioned 60-voice choral ensemble of undergraduate and graduate
students from within the School of Music.
-Conducted sectional and full ensemble rehearsals in the absence of the conductor.
-Supervisor: Dr. Gregory Gentry

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(Conducting experience continued)
-Chamber and Concert Choir, Assistant Conductor 2006-2009
Chamber and Concert Choirs were auditioned 40-voice choral ensembles of graduate students from
within the School of Music.
-Duties included conducting sectional rehearsals, organizing music, maintaining attendance,
planning tours, and leading full ensemble rehearsals in the absence of the conductor.
-Supervisor: Dr. David Schildkret
-Choral Union, Assistant Conductor 2006-2008
Founded in the 1950s, the Arizona State University Choral Union is devoted to singing the
masterworks for large mixed chorus. Members are auditioned volunteer singers from the ASU
community, including students, faculty, staff and residents of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Many of
the members are professionally trained and most have had extensive choral experience.
-Duties included assisting choral faculty in rehearsing and preparing 120-voice ensemble for
performances throughout the academic year. Responsibilities included organizing music,
conducting sectional rehearsals, and maintaining attendance.
-Supervisor: Dr. David Schildkret
-Symphony Orchestra, Conducting Workshop 2006
The DMA in Choral Conducting degree is designed with the belief that one is first and foremost a
conductor, with a specialty in choral music and additional knowledge of orchestral, theatrical, and
wind band music. Graduate students pursuing this degree take several common courses regardless of
emphasis and also have opportunities to learn about the repertory and conducting issues for each
medium.
-This conducting experience was required as part of the DMA in Choral Conducting degree.
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Choir, Phoenix, Arizona 2004-2007
Rehearsal Conductor and Bass Section Leader
Trinity Cathedral’s vibrant music program serves both the worship community and the Phoenix
community at large. Quality instruments, accomplished and dedicated musicians, and an ideal
acoustic environment encourage energetic congregational participation in worship. The music
program supports and encourages liturgy while offering a rich variety of outside musical events.
Glendale Preparatory Academy, Glendale, Arizona 2009-2011
Choral and Instrumental ensembles
Shadow Ridge and Northeast Middle Schools, Thornton, Colorado 2001-2004
Orchestral and Choral ensembles

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(Conducting experience continued)
Guest Conductor/Clinician Experience:
-Arizona American Choral Directors Associations (AzACDA) October 2010
Cantaremos Middle School Women’s Honor Choir
Mesa, Arizona
-Southeast Wyoming Regional Junior High Honor Choir March 2010
Wyoming Music Educators National Conference—WMEA
Cheyenne, Wyoming
-Northern Colorado High School Regional Women’s Honor Choir February 2010
Colorado American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
Denver, Colorado
-Great Hearts Academies Honor Choir November 2009
Greater Phoenix, Arizona February 2011
-Adams Twelve Five-Star Schools District Middle School Honor Orchestra March 2004
Denver, Colorado
-Adams Twelve Five-Star School District Middle School Honor Choir March 2002
Denver, Colorado
Conducting Projects: (All completed at Arizona State University)
“The Music of Ola Gjeilo—Lecture Recital” 2010
--Duties included preparing singers from Arizona State University’s Symphonic Chorale.
Mozart’s Requiem—W.A. Mozart 2009
“Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140”—J.S. Bach 2008
-Duties included preparing small ensemble of graduate singers and instrumentalists. This performance was an inner-
department requirement for the Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting degree.
Verdi’s Requiem—Giuseppe Verdi 2008
“The Music of Kirke Mechem” 2007
-Experience with the music of Kirke Mechem occurred with the composer himself at the Southwest Liederkranz
symposium for select choral professionals.
Cherubini’s Requiem—Luigi Cherubini 2007
Madrigali: Six Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance Poems 2006
-with Morten Lauridsen
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125—Beethoven 2006

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(Conducting experience continued)
Opera/Musical Theatre/Ballet Conducting
The following conducting projects were completed toward requirements for the cognate in Opera/Musical Theatre
conducting, in culmination toward the Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting.
Luisa Fernanda, 2008
Federico Moreno Torroba
The Firebird Suite, 2008
Igor Stravinsky
Ariadne auf Naxos, 2007
Richard Strauss
La bohème, 2007
Giacomo Puccini
Parsifal, 2006
Richard Wagner
Hänsel und Gretel, 2006
Engelbert Humperdinck
Die Zauberflöte, 2005
W.A. Mozart
Conducting Master Classes:
-Verdi’s Requiem 2008
with Mr. Michael Christie, the Virginia G. Piper Music Director of the Phoenix Symphony.
-“Music of Kirke Mechem” 2007
with Mr. Kirke Mechem at the Arizona Southwest Liederkranz
-Madrigali: Six Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance Poems 2006
with Mr. Morten Lauridsen, composer/conductor: University of Southern California
(American Choral Directors Association: Arizona State University student chapter)
-Advanced Conducting techniques 2006-2008
Symphonic Band literature and performance
Mentors: Dr. Gary Hill and Dr. Wayne Bailey
Orchestral literature and performance
Mentor: Dr. Timothy Russell
Choral literature and performance
Mentors: Dr. Gregory Gentry, Mr. Charles Bruffy, and Dr. David Schildkret
Opera/Musical theatre literature and performance
Mentor: Dr. William Reber

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Studio, Performance, and Classroom Conducting Mentors:
-Dr. Gregory Gentry, 2004-2012
Director/Associate Professor of Choral Studies,
University of Colorado, Boulder
(Previous Director of Choral Performance, Arizona State University)
-Mr. Charles Bruffy, 2005-present
Artistic Director, The Phoenix Chorale
-Mr. Joel Rinsema, 2005-present
Artistic Conductor, Kantorei of Denver
-Dr. David Schildkret 2006-2009
Director of Choral Activities, Professor of Choral Music
Arizona State University
-Dr. William Reber, 2005-2008
Director/Conductor, Opera/Musical Theatre (retired),
Arizona State University
-Dr. Michael Griffith, 1998-2001
Director of Orchestral Performance,
University of Wyoming
-Professor Carlyle Weiss 1998-2000
Director of Choral Performance (retired),
University of Wyoming
Studio Voice Teachers:
-Dr. Robert Barefield, 2004-2010
Associate Professor of Voice, University of Hartford
(Previous Assistant Professor of Voice, Arizona State University)
-Dr. Julie Simson, 2001-2002
Professor of Voice, The Shepherd School of Music, Rice University
(Previous Professor of Voice, University of Colorado-Boulder)
-Dr. Larry Hensel, 1996-2001
Director/Professor of Vocal Arts/Opera, University of Wyoming
-Professor Carlyle Weiss 1996
Director of Choral Studies (retired), University of Wyoming

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Professional Affiliations:
-Conductor’s Guild Organization 2008-present
-The College Music Society 2008-present
-American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
Professional Chapter 2001-present
-National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
Professional Chapter 2004-present
Honors and Awards:
GRAMMY award win for All-Night Vigil, Op. 37 February 2016
The Phoenix and Kansas City Chorales
Cheyenne East High School “Hall of Fame” Inductee from Class of 1996 October 2011
Cheyenne, Wyoming
The Phoenix Chorale February 2009
GRAMMY Award for “Best Small Ensemble Performance”
Recording: Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary
Los Angeles, California
Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Conducting and Choral Studies 2006-2009
Arizona State University
Choral Ensemble Scholarship Recipient 2005-2009
Arizona State University
Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Music and String Education 2004-2006
Arizona State University
Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival for Opera and Vocal Studies, Scholarship Recipient June-July 2005
Fairbanks, Alaska
Opera Colorado Guild Auditions March 2001
Loveland, Colorado
National Association of Teachers of Singing March 2000
Midwest Regional Auditions winner (Classical Division)
Greeley, Colorado
National Association of Teachers of Singing 1996-2001
Regional Auditions winner (Classical and Musical Theatre Divisions)
Colorado/Wyoming

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References:
Choral and Conducting
Ms. Dana Bender, Choral Director/Team Leader
Arizona School for the Arts
(602) 570-9709 bender@goasa.org
Dr. Gregory Gentry, Director/Associate Professor of Choral Studies
University of Colorado, Boulder
(480) 727-3605 gregory.gentry@colorado.edu
Dr. William Reber, Director (retired), Opera and Music Theatre programs & Professor of Music
Arizona State University
(480) 965-7168 wreber@asu.edu
Mr. Charles Bruffy, Artistic Director—The Phoenix Chorale
(913) 219-9080 cbsings@aol.com
Education
Ms. Dana Bender, Choral Director/Team Leader
Arizona School for the Arts
(602) 570-9709 bender@goasa.org
Dr. Margaret Schmidt, Assistant Professor of Music
Arizona State University
(480) 965-8277 marg.schmidt@asu.edu
Mrs. Laura Apperson, Arts Director Ms. Leah Fregulia, Head of School/CEO
Arizona School for the Arts Arizona School for the Arts
(602) 695-6112 apperson@goasa.org (602) 257-1444 (attn. Leah Fregulia) lfregulia@goasa.org
Ms. Elise Kurbat, Choral Director /Team Leader Ms. Jessica Elder, Choral Director
Arizona School for the Arts Arizona School for the Arts
(480) 233-2066 kurbat@goasa.org (510) 303-2414 elder@goasa.org
Voice
Dr. Larry Hensel, Director of Vocal Arts/Opera Mr. Charles Bruffy, Artistic Director, The Phoenix Chorale
University of Wyoming (913) 219-9080 cbsings@aol.com
(307) 766-6376 lhensel@uwyo.edu
Church (Conducting, Voice, and Rehearsal Technique)
Steve and Barbara Veitch, Choir members Father Ron Poston, Rector
Episcopal Church of the Epiphany Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
480-821-6677 sbveitch@msn.com (480) 968-4111 rector@epiphany.org

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Recordings:
Sergei Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37 2015
The Phoenix Chorale; joint recording with The Kansas City Chorale
Recording completed in May 2014
2016 GRAMMY Award nomination for “Best Choral Performance”
2016 GRAMMY Award nomination for “Best Engineered Classical Album”
Northern Lights: Choral Works by Ola Gjeilo 2012
The Phoenix Chorale (solo recording)
Album was honored as iTunes top classical/vocal album of the year—2012
Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary 2009
The Phoenix Chorale (solo recording), completed in May 2005
Winner of the 2009 GRAMMY Award for “Best Small Ensemble Performance”
2009 GRAMMY Award nomination for “Best Classical Album”
Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works 2008
The Phoenix Chorale; joint recording with The Kansas City Chorale
2009 GRAMMY Award nomination for “Best Choral Performance”
2009 GRAMMY Award nomination for “Best Surround Sound”
List of Performances:
Solo appearances:
“Schubert Mass in G”—Bass Soloist Scottsdale, Arizona 2011
The Music of Eric Whitacre The Phoenix Chorale 2011
Medieval Beastiary—R Murray Shafer The Phoenix Chorale 2010
“The Christmas Oratorio”—Weihnachtsoratorium Arizona Bach Festival, Phoenix 2010
BWV 248—J.S. Bach (Bass)
St. Matthew Passion—J.S. Bach, Bass Soloist Arizona Bach Festival, Phoenix 2009
“Children’s Dreams and Nightmares” Arizona State University 2008
Graduate Recital Series
“Bernstein on Broadway”—with Jamie Bernstein The Phoenix Symphony Orchestra 2007
Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich, BMV 17 Arizona State University 2008
Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival for Opera/Voice Fairbanks, Alaska 2005
Acis and Galatea—George Frideric Handel
University of Wyoming Collegiate Chorale Tour Rome/Florence/Venice, Italy 2000
Verperae de Dominica, K. 321—W.A. Mozart Palazzo Vecchio Palace; Florence, Italy

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(List of performances continued)
University of Wyoming Concerto Competition UW Symphony Orchestra 2000
“Donne mie, la fata a tanti” from Cosi fan tutte
“Non piu andrai” from Le nozze di Figaro
University of Wyoming Lyric Opera Production University of Wyoming 2000
Orpheus and the Underworld—Jacques Offenbach
Role: John Styx
Rejoice in the Lamb—Benjamin Britten University of Wyoming 1999
Gloria from Missa a Quatro Voci da Papella—Monteverdi University of Wyoming 1999
The Phoenix Chorale,
Distinguished Performances:
Sergei Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37 Arizona/Kansas/Missouri 2014
Performance and recording with The Kansas City Chorale
Bowl Championship Series (BSC) National Championship Game Glendale, Arizona 2011
Pre-Game Performance: “God Bless America”
(Nationally Televised Broadcast)
Boys to Men Festivals Phoenix, Arizona 2006-2011
(2010 with world renowned Chanticleer)
American Choral Directors Association Seattle, Washington 2010
Northwest Division Conference
“GRAMMY Concert”
“Darkness and Light” with composer Ola Gjeilo Phoenix, Arizona 2010
Incheon International Choral Festival Incheon, South Korea 2009
with The Kansas City Chorale
Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center New York City, New York 2009
The Phoenix Chorale and The Kansas City Chorale
Troy Chromatic Series Performance Troy, New York 2009
The Phoenix Chorale and The Kansas City Chorale
State of Arizona Governor’s Inauguration Phoenix, Arizona 2008
Farewell Banquet for Janet Napolitano, Phoenix, Arizona 2008
Secretary of Homeland Security
American Guild of Organists Tucson, Arizona 2008
American Choral Directors Association Salt Lake City, Utah 2006
Western Division Conference
“Closing Concert”

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(List of performances continued)
Performance Series with The Phoenix Chorale:
(All performances in Phoenix, unless otherwise noted)
The Bard’s Tale Arizona 2015
Desert Song featuring R. Carlos Nakai Arizona 2015
A Chorale Christmas Arizona 2014
Requiem Arizona 2014
With The Kansas City Chorale Arizona/Kansas/Missouri 2014
Celtic Chorale Arizona 2014
Amazing Grace Arizona 2013
Music of the Silver Screen! Arizona 2013
“Vox Femina” (Music of Female Composers) Arizona 2013
Nordic Voices: Music of Scandinavia Arizona 2012
Modern Russia Arizona 2012
Rhythm of Life! Arizona 2011
Chant and Beyond Arizona 2011
The Music of Ola Gjeilo Wickenburg, Arizona 2011
Nature Sings Arizona 2010
Amazing Grace II Arizona 2010
Home for the Holidays series Arizona 2005-present
“A Chorale Christmas”
Amazing Grace Arizona 2009
Music for Double Chorus Leawood, Kansas 2008
“Passion Week,” Op. 58—Alexander Grechaninov Kansas City, Missouri
50th
Anniversary Concert Arizona 2008
Music for the Masses Arizona 2008
Rene Clausen’s “Mass for Double Choirs”
“Messe pour double choeur”—Frank Martin
Celtic Concert Arizona 2007
Music for Double Chorus Leawood, Kansas 2007
Kansas City, Missouri
Songs of Remembrance Arizona 2006
Shakespeare II Arizona 2006
Arvo Part’s “Passio” Arizona 2006
The Two Choirs (with Kansas City Chorale) Arizona 2006-2007

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(List of Performances continued)
American and Arizona Bach Festivals:
Mass in B-Minor, BMV 232—J.S. Bach Arizona 2011
“The Christmas Oratorio”—Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248 Arizona 2010
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244—J.S. Bach Arizona 2009
St. John Passion, BWV 245—J.S. Bach Arizona 2008
Ensembles of Arizona State University:
Verdi’s Requiem—Giuseppe Verdi Arizona 2008
When Love Speaks Anaheim, California 2008
American Choral Directors Association
Western Conference
Messiah (entire work)—George Frideric Handel Arizona 2008
Bloch Sacred Service—Ernest Bloch Arizona 2007
Sing Joyfully! Music of the Jewish Tradition Arizona 2007
Mass in B-Minor, BMV 232—J.S. Bach Arizona 2005
Ensembles of The University of Wyoming
Te Deum in G, Op. 103—Antonín Dvorák Laramie, Wyoming 2000
(Bass Solo: Understudied)
St. John Passion, BWV 245—J.S. Bach Laramie, Wyoming 1998
Carmina Burana—Carl Orff Laramie, Wyoming 1997
Verperae de Dominica, K. 321—W.A. Mozart Laramie, Wyoming 1996