Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
DMA Conducting - Currently in process
MM Choral Conducting - May 2007
Master's Conducting Recital/Thesis: Music for Nobility: Choral Works for Blue Blood
BM Voice Performance - December 2002
Susquehanna University 1991-1995
Studies in Music Education, Tuba, Voice, and Trombone
Disabled Veteran - United States Navy 1995-2000 - Honorable Discharge under medical reasons - Petty Officer Second Class, ET2
Conductor - Rutgers University Choir - 2007 - Present
Assistant Conductor - Rutgers University Glee Club - 2007 - Present
Assistant Conductor - Rutgers University Kirkpatrick Choir - 2007 - Present
Assistant Conductor - Riverside Choral Society (NYC) - 2007 - Present
Guest Conductor - Delaware County Annual Thanksinging Service - 2006
Associate Conductor - BSU Chamber Choir - 2006 - 2007
Assistant Conductor - BSU Chamber Choir - 2005 - 2006
Associate Artistic Director - Masterworks Chorale - 2005 - 2007
Assistant Artistic Director - Masterworks Chorale - 2002 - 2005
Assistant Conductor - BSU Summer Chorus - 2005
Director of Music - New Horizons United Methodist Church, Anderson, IN - 2005 - 2007
Guest Conductor - Muncie Community Good Friday Service - 2005 - 2007
Guest Conductor - Robert's Park United Methodist Church, Indianapolis, IN - 2005
Chorus Master - Suor Angelica - BSU Opera Theatre
Assistant Choir Master - Grace Episcopal Church, Muncie, IN - 2004
Guest Conductor - Southside High School, Muncie, IN - 2003
Guest Conductor - Ball State University Women's Chorus - 2002
Conductor and Leading Petty Officer - Blue Jackets Memorial Choir, Great Lakes, IL 1996 - 1997
Conductor and Recruit Chief Petty Officer - Blue Jackets Recruit Choir, Great Lakes, IL 1995-1996
Director of Music - Memorial United Methodist Church, Zion, IL 1996-1997
Senior Choir Director - Sharon Lutheran Church, Selinsgrove, PA - 1993 - 1995
Chorus Preparation
Messa di Requiem/Verdi - for Bohuslav Rattay - BSU Chamber Choir and Masterworks Chorale
Elijah/Mendelssohn - for Donald Neuen - BSU Chamber Choir and Masterworks Chorale
Ein Deutches Requiem/Brahms - for Donald Neuen - BSU Chamber Choir and Masterworks Chorale
Coronation Mass/Mozart - for Kirk Trevor - BSU Chamber Choir
Mass/Vierne - for John Poole - BSU Chamber Choir
Master Classes and Other Education
Choral Conducting Master Class - Elmer Thomas
Choral Conducting Master Class - James Gallagher
Choral Conducting Master Class - Simon Carrington
Choral Conducting Master Class - Don Neuen
Voice Performance Master Class - Fiora Contino
Opera Master Class - Jaques Trussel
Voice Performance Master Class - Denyce Graves
Voice Performance Master Class - Marilyn Horne
Voice Performance Master Class - Richard Pearlman
Voice Performance Master Class - Timothy Noble
Crystal Cathedral Choral Conducting Institute - 2003
Private Study - Dr. Peter Bagley (TBD)
ACDA 2008 Eastern Division Convention - Hartford, Connecticut
ACDA 2007 National Convention - Miami, Florida
MENC North Central Division Conference - Lincoln, Nebraska
Performing - BSU Chamber Choir/Associate Conductor
ACDA 2006 Central Division Convention - Chicago
Presentation - "Sing Using Chant? You've Got to Be Kidding!" - assisting Dr. Jeffrey Pappas
IMEA 2006 State Covention
Presentation - Commissioning a New Work - assisting Dr. Jeffrey Pappas
Performance - BSU Chamber Choir (Assistant Conductor)
ACDA 2005 National Convention - LA
ACDA 2004 Central Division Convention - Indianapolis
CMS 2004 Great Lakes Region Convention
Performance - Nocturnes by Arnold Cooke with Scott Russell
ACDA 2003 National Convention - NYC
Chorus Angelorum (working title - in process) - by the Women's Chorus of Earlham College
The Shepherd to the Lamb (2007) - by Masterworks Chorale
I am the vine (2007) - by New Horizons United Methodist Church Chancel Choir
Arise (2007) - by New Horizons United Methodist Church Chancel Choir
Joseph (2006) - by New Horizons United Methodist Church Chancel Choir
Fear Not! (2006) - by Masterworks Chorale
Salvation! (2005) - by Masterworks Chorale
Annunciation (Mary) (2005) - by New Horizons United Methodist Church Chancel Choir
Xicochi, xicochi - Gaspar Fernandez - arr. with J. Pappas (2005) by the BSU Chamber Choir
Eso Rigor - Gaspar Fernandez - arr. with J. Pappas (2005) by the BSU Chamber Choir
A Christmas Processional (2004) - by Masterworks Chorale
O Solis Ortus Cardine (2000) - by The Compline Choir of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu
Jesus Loves Me - SATB hymn arrangement (1996) - by The Blue Jackets Memorial Choir
ICDA Notations:
Living Legacy: An Interview with Vance George (Vol. 28, No. 3)
An Interview with Joseph Miller: (Vol. 27, No. 4 - Summer, 2006)
An Interview with Peter Bagley: Artistry and Imagination (Vol. 27, No. 2 -Winter, 2006)
(Reprinted in the Rhode Island Music Educators Review)
(Reprinted in ACDA Eastern Division Publication, The Troubador)
Simon Carrington: King of Choral Music (Vol. 26, No. 2 - Winter 2005)
Josephine Lee: Unending passion (Vol. 26, No. 1 - Fall 2004)
All I Really Need to Know, I Learned My First Year of Teaching (Vol. 24, No. 2 - Winter 2002)
Janeal Krehbiel: Sanguine about Music (Vol. 23, No. 4 - Summer 2002)
The Tipbook Company: Tipbook Vocals, 3rd ed. - distrib. by Hal Leonard
Leyerle Publications: Anthology of Chinese Songs, Vol. I
Adjunct Professor of Music, Rutgers University - 2007 - present
Faculty Advisor - Rutgers ACDA - 2007 - present
Editor, ICDA Notations - 2005 - 2007
Assistant Editor, ICDA Notations - 2003 - 2005
Webmaster, BSU Choral Activities - 2003 - 2007
Webmaster, BSU Opera Theatre - 2001 - 2005
Graduate Advisor - BSU ACDA Chapter (Collegiate Chapter of the Year - 2005) - 2004 - 2007
Webmaster - Peter de Mets Music (composer) - 2004 - present
Mortenson Fellowship - Rutgers University 2007-2010
Graduate Assistantship - Ball State University 2003
Full Out of State Tuition Scholarship - Ball State University 2001, 2002
Golden Key International Honour Society 2002
Psi Iota Xi Scholarship 2002
Phillip J. Ewart Opera Performance Scholarship (Inaugural recipient) 2001
Full Scholarship - Hawaii Opera Theatre Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio 1999
Winner, Hawaii Public Radio/Lotte Lehmann Foundation Third Annual Art Song Contest (1999)
3rd Place, Hawaii Chapter National Association of Teachers of Singing State Contest (1999)
Ball State University Grade Appeal Committee 2006-2007
2007 ACDA National Conducting Competition - Semi-final Selection Panel
ICDA Board, 2004-2007
Ball State University - MUSPE 290 Introduction to Conducting - Spring 2006
St. Joseph's College - Rensaeler, IN - Voice Master Class
Mercer County Performing Arts High School, Windsor, NJ - Voice Master Class
Kansas City Metro District Choral Competition - 2004, 2005
Indiana All State Auditions - 2005, 2006, 2007
East Central Indiana Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition - 2004
Opera
Benny - Fifty-third Street - by Jody Nagel - World Premiere (April, 2007)
Gabriel von Eisenstein - Die Fledermaus - Ball State University Opera Theatre
Gherardo Donati - Gianni Schicchi - Ball State University Opera Theatre
Don Basilio - Le Nozze di Figaro - Ball State University Opera Theatre
Kaspar - Amahl and the Night Visitors - Ball State University Opera Theatre
Chorus - Tristan und Isolde - Hawaii Opera Theatre
Chorus - Die Zauberflöte - Ball State University Opera Theatre
University of Hawaii - Opera Workshop - Guest Artist
Concert
Tenor Soloist - Warsaw Symphony Orchestra - Messiah/G. F. Handel
Tenor Soloist - Chamber Arts Guild of Bucks County, PA - A New Creation/Rene Clausen
Tenor Soloist - Roberts Park United Methodist Church, Indianapolis, IN - The Seven Last Words of Christ/Theodore Dubois
Tenor Soloist - Forest Grove Presbyterian Church, Forest Grove, PA - The Seven Last Words of Christ/Theodore Dubois
Tenor Soloist - Muncie Symphony Orchestra - Hodie/Vaughan Williams
Tenor Soloist - Lutheran church of Honolulu - St. Matthew Passion/Bach
Tenor Soloist - Masterworks Chorale - A Composite Mass
Tenor Soloist - Masterworks Chorale - Magnificat/Pergolesi
Tenor Soloist - Ball State University Chamber Choir - Coronation Mass/Mozart
Narrator - Ball State University Symphony Band - Their Blossoms Down - Samuel Hazo
Tenor Soloist - Ball State University Symphony Orchestra - Madame Butterfly
Tenor Soloist - United Stated Navy Band, Great Lakes - Armed Forces Ball
Recital
Sophia Tetel - Doctoral Collaborative Piano Recital
Kate Petak - Graduate
Harp Recital (March 2007) - Rescheduled
MM Conducting Recital (January 2007)
Music for Nobility: Choral Works for Blue Blood
Come, Blessed Bird - Johnson
Crux Fidelis - John IV of Portugal
Funeral Sentences - Purcell
The merciful goodness of the Lord - Handel
Messe in B-dur - Haydn
Final Dance of Homage - Britten
Kate Petak - Harp - Canticle V - Britten
Scott Russell - Horn - Nocturnes - Arnold Cooke
New Music Festival - From The Land of the Farther Suns - Jody Nagel
Jessica Brown - Piano - Selections from Dichterliebe, Op. 39 - Schumann
HPR/Lote Lehmann Art Song Contest - Winner's Recital - University of Hawaii at Manoa
Stage
Frederick - A Little Night Music - Ball State University Theatre Department - Bill Jenkins/Director
Padre - Man of La Mancha - Muncie Civic Theatre - Stacey Embry/Director
Zach - A Chorus Line - Susquehanna University
King Philip Capet - A Lion in Winter Susquehanna University
Kolenkov - You Can't Take it With You - Susquehanna University
Tito Morelli - Lend Me A Tenor - Susquehanna University
Axel Hammond - The Nerd - Dreamcoat Theatre Co.
Aloysius Benheim - Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You - Susquehanna University
Deputy Governor Danforth - The Crucible - Susquehanna University
Television
Young Artists of Hawaii
4 Episodes - 18 Wheels of Justice - extra (SAG eligible)
Reviews
Masterworks Chorale - Chorale delivers old, new with equal flair in Christmas Concert
Masterworks Chorale - The Three Jewels - Season 28 Spring Concert - The Star Press
Logo Design
Indiana Choral Directors Association
Ball State University Chamber Choir
Ball State University Concert Choir
Ball State University Women's Chorus
Ball State University Statesmen
Ball State University Choral Union
Ball State University Opera Theatre
Poster Design
Ball State University Chamber Choir - Spring Tour 2006
Ball State University Opera Theatre - Die Zauberflöte 2006
Ball State University Opera Theatre - Opera Scenes 2005
Ball State University Opera Theatre - Three Little Pigs from School 2005
East Side Middle School - Guys and Dolls Jr. 2005
East Side Middle School - Music Man Jr. 2004
Ball State University ACDA/Lilly Foundation Simon Carrington Residency 2004
Ball State University Opera Theatre - Die Fledermaus 2004
Ball State Symphony Orchestra - 2004
Ball State University Graduate Recital - Noah DeLong 2004
Ball State University ACDA/Lilly Foundation Gwyneth Walker Residency 2003
Ball State University Opera Theatre - Gianni Schicchi/Suor Angelica 2003
Ball State University Opera Theatre - Amahl and the Night Visitors 2001
Web Design
Ball State University Opera Theatre
Ball State University Student ACDA
Ball State University Choral Activities
Masterworks Chorale
Ad Work
Ball State University Choral Activities - 2007 ACDA National Convention Ad
Ball State University Choral Activities - 2006 ACDA Central Division Ad
Ball State University Choral Activities - 2005 ACDA National Convention Ad
Program Design
Ball State University Chamber Choir - 2007 North Central MENC Divisional Conference Performance
Ball State University Chamber Choir - 2006 IMEA Performance
American Choral Directors Association
Royal School of Church Music in America
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia - Professional Music Fraternity
Alpha Psi Omega - Dramatic Honorary
Golden Key International Honour Society
Conducting
Dr. Patrick Gardner
Voice
Mrs. Kathleen Hartzell
Composition
Piano
Most Important Positions
Husband to Jane - Music Educator and Pianist/Superwoman
Father to Nathan - 5 year old lover of J. S. Bach
Father to Patrick - 21 mo. old giggle box
