Musician Contracting - AFM 161 - 710

Musical Contractor - Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater - Washington, DC

 

Performed With:

​Jordin Sparks - CityCenterDC, Washington, DC - November 2024

Lea Salonga - Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA - June,  2023

Patti LaBelle - John F. Kennedy Center, Washington DC - September 2022

Alejandra Guzmán - John F. Kennedy Center, Washington DC - September 2022

Kelli O'Hara - Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA - June,  2021

Adrienne Warren - Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA - June,  2021

Renée Elise Goldsberry - Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA - September 2021

Keala Settle - PBS A Capitol 4th, Live Television Broadcast, Washington, DC - July 2019

The Gatlin Brothers - Ford’s Theatre, Washington DC - June 2019

Reba McEntire - John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC – October 2018

Megan Hilty – Library of Congress, Washington, DC – May 2018
Patty LuPone – John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC – May 2018

Norm Lewis - John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC -  September 2018

Chita Rivera - Signature Theatre, VA - November 2017
Angaleena Presley - Ford’s Theatre, Washington DC - June 2017

Snarky Puppy - John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC – February 2017

II Divo - Warner Theatre - Washington, DC - September 2016
Brian McKnight - John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC - September 2016
Jason Robert Brown - John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC - July 2016
Joss Stone - Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC - June 2015
Martina McBride - Ford’s Theatre, Washington DC - June 2015
Boyz II Men - Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC - June 2015
Gloria Estefan - PBS Memorial Day Concert - Live Television Broadcast - May 2015
Pink Martini - John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC - September 2014
Laura Benanti - Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC - June 2014
Matthew Morrison - Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA-July 2014

NAS - John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC - March 2014
Josh Groban - Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA - August 2013

Brian Stokes Mitchell - Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC - June 2013
Chris Botti - John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC - April 2013
The Irish Tenors - National Building Museum, Washington, DC - September 2012
Idina Menzel - Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA - August 2012

Phillip Phillips - PBS A Capitol 4th, Live Television Broadcast, Washington, DC- July 2012

The Civil Wars - Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC - June 2012
Morgan Freeman - Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC - June 2012
Betty LaVette - Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC - June 2012
Linda Eder - Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC - February 2012
Denyce Graves - The Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, DC - October 2011
John Mayer - John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC - July 2010
Branford Marsalis - John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC - July 2010
Smokey Robinson - John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC - July 2010
Yo Yo Ma - John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC - June 2010
The Smothers Brothers - John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC - June 2010
Ben Fold’s - John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC - November 2009
Stevie Wonder - Library of Congress, Washington, DC - February 2009
Joshua Bell - Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC - January 2009
Audra McDonald - Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC - January 2009
Jessye Norman - Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC - January 2009
Ben Vereen - Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC - January 2009
Quincy Jones - National Air and Space Museum U.H. Center, Chantilly, VA - September 2008

Bebe Neuwirth - PBS A Capitol 4th, Live Television Broadcast Washington, DC- July 2007
Clay Aiken - Lyric Opera House, Baltimore, MD - December 2006
Dave Brubeck - Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD - October 2005

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Musical Theater:

 

90 Musicals on Drums and/or Percussion. A sample is listed below.

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The Wiz - PreBroadway National Tour - National Theater, Washington, DC - October 2023

The Wiz - PreBroadway National Tour - Hippodrome, Baltimore, MD - September 2023

Aladdin - National Tour - John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC - Summer 2019

Into The Woods - Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC - March-May 2019

Music Man - John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC - February 2019

Anything Goes - Arena Stage, Washington, DC - Winter 2018

Ain't To Proud - Pre Broadway Run - John F. Kennedy Center, Washington DC - Summer 2018

The Wiz  - Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC - March-May 2018

The Sound Of Music - National Tour - John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC - Summer 2017

The Bridges of Madison County – National Tour - John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC - January 2016
110 in the Shade - Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC - March-May 2016
A Gentleman’s to Love and Murder - National Tour, John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC - January 2016
Oliver - Arena Stage, Washington, DC - October 2015-January 2016
Pippin - National Tour, The Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore, MD - June 2015
Freedom’s Song - Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC - March-May 2015
Fiddler on the Roof - Arena Stage, Washington, DC - October 2014 - January 2015
Sister Act - National Tour, The Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore, MD - June 2014
Smokey Joe’s Café - Arena Stage, Washington, DC - April-June 2014
Violet - Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC - January-February 2014
Hello Dolly - Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC - March-May 2013
My Fair Lady - Arena Stage, Washington, DC - November 2012-January 1013
1776 - Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC - March-May 2012
Two Gentleman of Verona - The Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, DC - January 2012

Oklahoma - Arena Stage, Washington, DC - November-December 2010; July-October 2011

The Boys from Syracuse - The Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, DC - October 2011

Liberty Smith - Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC - March-May 2011
Legally Blonde - National Tour, Wolf Trap Park, Vienna,VA - August 2010
The Fantasticks -  Arena Stage, Washington, DC - November 2009-January 2010
A Chorus Line -National Tour, The Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore, MD - December 2008

She Loves Me -  Arena Stage, Washington, DC - November 2006
Big River -  Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC - May 2005
Nevermore - Signature Theatre, Arlington, VA - January-February 2005

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Performance Highlights:

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Keala Settle - Live PBS Capitol 4th Concert - July 2019

Ford’s Theatre Annual Presidential Gala - Washington, DC - 2012-Present
National Symphony Orchestra -PBS Live Television Broadcast, Capitol 4th Concert- July 2014

National Symphony Orchestra -PBS Live Television Broadcast, Memorial Day-May 2014

Phillip Phillips, American Idol Winner - LIive PBS Capitol 4th Concert - July 2012
National Symphony Orchestra - South America Tour - June 2012

Ford's Theatre Grand Reopening - Washington, DC - 2012
National Symphony Orchestra - American Residency Tour, Kentucky - February 2011
Stevie Wonder - Library of Congress, Washington, DC - February 2009
National Symphony Orchestra -PBS Live Television Broadcast, Capitol 4th Concert- July 2007

National Symphony Orchestra - American Residency Tour, Kansas - March 2007
National Symphony Orchestra - Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - 2006
National Symphony Orchestra - West Coast Tour, California - October – 2005
Red Bull Artsehcro - Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - October 2005

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Conductors:

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Lorin Maazel, Jack Everly, André Previn, Oliver Knussen, Jakub Hrusa , Hugh Wolff, Christoph Eschenbach, Steven Reineke, Eric Kunzel,  Richard Kaufman,  Mark Elder, Jason Robert Brown, Ivan Fischer, John Williams, Andrew Litton, Xian Zhang, Mstislav Rostropovich,  Michael Stern, Kristjan Jarvi, Hannu Lintu, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Hans Graf, Roberto Minczuk, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Yannick Nezet-Seguin,  JoAnn Falletta, Sarah Hicks, Leonard Slatkin, Norman Scribner, Matthew Halls,  Marvin Hamlisch, Steven Reineke,  Krzysztof Urbanski, Yan Pascal Tortelier and John Adams

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Orchestral:

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Extra Percussion, National Symphony Orchestra, Washington, DC - multiple engagements and tours
Extra Percussion, Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, Washington, DC
Extra Percussion, Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, Annapolis, MD - multiple engagements
Extra Percussion, Alexandria Symphony Orchestra, Alexandria, VA - 2007
Extra Percussion, The Richmond Symphony Orchestra, Richmond, VA - 2004
Extra Percussion, The Sarasota Orchestra, Sarasota, FL - multiple engagements
Extra Percussion, The Florida Orchestra, Tampa, FL - 2003
Extra Percussion, Gulf Coast Symphony, Fort Myers, FL - multiple engagements
Percussion, The Post-Classical Ensemble, Washington, DC - multiple engagements
Percussion, New York City Master Chorale, New York, NY - 2009
Percussion, Soulful Symphony, Baltimore, MD - 2010
Percussion, Prince George’s Philharmonic Orchestra, Riverdale, MD - 2008
Percussion, Master Chorale of Washington, Washington, DC - multiple engagements
Percussion, The Chorale Arts Society of Washington, Washington, DC - multiple engagements
Percussion, Washington Korean Symphony Orchestra, Washington, DC - multiple engagements
Percussion, The Washington Chorus, Washington, DC - multiple engagements
Percussion, New York Festival of Song, New York, NY - 2004
Percussion, Concert Artists of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD - 2006
Percussion, Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Baltimore, MD - 2005
Percussion, Washington Symphonic Brass, Washington, DC - multiple engagements
Percussion, Federal City Performing Arts Association, Washington, DC - multiple engagements
Percussion, Left Bank Concert Society, Washington, DC - 2005
Percussion, The 21st Century Consort, Washington, DC - multiple engagements
Section Percussion, Rome Festival Orchestra, Rome, Italy - 2001
Extra Percussion, Anna Maria Island Orchestra, Bradenton, FL - 2000-2002
Extra Percussion, The Southwest Florida Symphony, Fort Myers, FL - multiple engagements
Percussion, Summer Opera Theater, Washington, DC - 2004
Percussion, Bonk Festival of New Music, Tampa, FL - multiple engagements
Percussion, Capital City Symphony, Washington, DC - 2008
Percussion, Winter Sun Music Festival, St. Petersburg, FL - 2001-2002

Extra Percussion, The Venice Symphony, Venice, FL -1999

Section Percussion, The Sarasota Pops Orchestra, Sarasota, FL - 1997-2002

Extra Percussion, Sarasota Opera, Sarasota, FL - 1997

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Education:

Bachelor of Music - Percussion Performance - University of South Florida  - Tampa, Fl

Master of Music - Percussion Performance - University of Maryland - College Park, MD

Doctor of Musical Arts - Percussion Performance - University of Maryland - College Park, MD

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Instruction:

2019-2020 University of Maryland School of Music - College Park, MD - Lecturer, Percussion

Over 20 years teaching drum set and percussion lessons. Currently accepting students of all ages.

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References available upon request