Earned BM and MM Degrees from Juilliard, and a Diploma from the Salzburg Mozarteum

Principal Clarinet with Buffalo Philharmonic 

Studied with Joseph Allard and Anthony Gigliotti

Professor of Clarinet at Eastman and others

Summa cum laude Graduate of Flute Performance from Chapman University

Studied with Arthur Hoberman

Flutist with the Venice Symphony Orchestra

Clarinetist and award-winning opera singer and voice teacher

Has appeared at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Le Cirque Royal in Brussels 

2023 Recipient of Career Achievement in Music Award from Converse University

Winner of the Metropolitan Opera Regional Auditions, The Liederkranz Opera Award, The National Arts Club Award, and recognition by the Poulenc Foundation in Paris

Performed and taught in Sarasota for 23 years, including outreach with Sarasota Opera

Studied with Carolina Segura, Guido DeNuzio of the Met, Benjamin Rawitz at La Monnaie Opera House in Brussels

Enlisted and served 20 years in the United States Marine Corps as a Marine Field Musician

Studied at the Armed Forces School of Music in Little Creek, Virginia

Worked 20 years and retired as an IT consultant for SC Johnson in Racine, Wisconsin.

Performed with the Milwaukee Festival Brass, the Knight Wind Ensemble, and other local groups throughout Wisconsin

BM from Kent State; MA University of Florida 

Longtime Manatee County music educator, including band director at Lakewood Ranch High

Outstanding teacher and percussionist 

Director Sarasota's Suncoast Jazz Ambassadors

A true gentleman 

Graduate of Eastman School of Music

Professor of Trumpet at The University of Kentucky

Artist in Residence at Centre College

World renowned jazz artist

Pickett-Blackburn Performing Artist

Recently retired after 35 years teaching K-12 music.

25 years as a booking agent, owner of JMP Talent Agency.

Music educational software creator and developer.

Performed with Sarasota Orchestra for 18 years.

Performed with Venice Symphony for 35 years.

Performed with the Strauss Symphony of America for 25 years.