CURRENT POSITIONS:
Music Director & Conductor, Plymouth Symphony Orchestra, 1999-present
Music Director & Conductor, Orchestra Canton, 2003-present
PAST POSITIONS (selected):
Artistic Director & Conductor, West Hollywood Orchestra, 1999-2004
Music Director & Conductor, Orchestra Sonoma, 1995-1999
Principal Conductor, Channel Islands Symphony Orchestra, 1997-1999
Conductor, Acalanes Chamber Orchestra, Lafayette, CA 1997-1998
Resident Conductor, American Jazz Theater, Oakland, 1987-1997
Conductor, San Francisco State University Symphony, 1996-1997
Music Director & Conductor, Camellia Symphony Orchestra, Sacramento, 1990-1996
Artistic Director, Women's Philharmonic, San Francisco, 1980-90
Associate Conductor, Women's Philharmonic, San Francisco, 1988-90
Faculty & Conductor of Classical Ensembles, Cazadero Music & Arts Center,
1982-87
Faculty, New England Conservatory Extension Division, Boston,1979-80
GUEST CONDUCTING:
Firelands Symphony, Sandusky, OH, April 2008
El Dorado Opera Company, July 2006
Wyoming Symphony, September, 2001
Perrysburg Symphony, May 2001
Ruby Mountain Symphony, April 2000
Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, November 1999
Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra, October 1999
University of Michigan Philharmonia Orchestra, Ann Arbor, November 1998
Marin Symphony Orchestra, San Rafael, February 1997
Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Denver, January 1997 (cover conductor)
Richmond Symphony Orchestra, Richmond, VA, April 1996 (three concerts)
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, March and April 1995, February, March & April 1996
Rohnert Park Chamber Orchestra, March & May 1995
Honor Festival Orchestra, Sacramento, California Music Ed. Assoc., January 1993 &
1995
Cumberland Valley Chamber Players, Chambersburg, PA, October 1994
National Women’s Music Festival Orchestra & Chorus, Bloomington, June 1994
Columbus Women's Symphony, Columbus, OH, May 1994 & May 1992
California All-State Honor Orchestra, Santa Clara, CA, March 1994
Eugene Symphony Orchestra, December 1993 & February 1994
Merced Symphony Orchestra, May 1993
Stockton Symphony Orchestra, December 1992 & March 1993
Oregon Mozart Players, Eugene, March 1993
Squaw Valley Performances Festival Orchestra, September 1992
Women's Philharmonic, San Francisco & Oakland, November 1991
Sacramento Symphony Orchestra, Sacramento & Davis, August 1991 & October
1989
Rudolf Steiner College, Production, Mozart’s Magic Flute, Sacramento, February
1991
Napa Valley Symphony Orchestra, March 1990
Antelope Valley Symphony Orchestra, Lancaster, CA, October 1987
HONORS:
Univeristy of Michigan, finalist, Associate Directors of Orchestras, November 1999
Spokane Symphony, Finalist, Associate Conductor Position, April 1998
Phoenix Symphony, Finalist, Associate Conductor Position, January 1998
Richmond Symphony, Runner-up, Associate Conductor Position, September 1994
AWARDS:
16 ASCAP AWARDS for Adventuresome Programming of Contemporary Music from
American Symphony Orchestra League 1983, 1985-1990, 1992-1997, 2002-2003
Outstanding Local Hero Award from KQED, San Francisco and the Women's Foundation
of California, 2004
Women in Leadership Award from the City of West Hollywood Women's Advisory Board
2004
Indy Award for Services to the Artsfrom the Sonoma County Independent, June
1998
Girl Scout Role Model Award, 1996
N.Y. Women Composers Award for Distinguished Service to Contemporary Music, 1992
Highest Honors at Graduation (UCSB), 1976
Outstanding Graduating Senior (UCSB), Pi Kappa Lambda, elected 1976
Alan Marlowe Memorial Woodwind Award (Music Academy), 1975
Chancellor's Scholar Award, 1973
EDUCATION:
MM in Performance, New England Conservatory of Music, May 1979
Flute with Lois Schaefer, Contemporary Music with John Heiss
Early Music Performance with Daniel Pinkham and Kenneth Roth
BM in Performance, U. of California, Santa Barbara, August 1976
Flute with Burnett Atkinson
The Conductors Institute, University of South Carolina, Summers 1987-89
Primary studies with Harold Farberman and Daniel Lewis
American Symphony Orchestra League, Conducting Workshops, 1/88, 2/91, 2/92
Masterclasses with Gustav Meier, Lawrence Leighton Smith and Donald Thulean
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen Colorado, 1990, Conducting studies with Paul Vermel
California State University, Hayward, CA
Studies in conducting with Denis de Coteau 1984-85. Private studies 1985-87
Music Academy of the West, Montecito, CA , Studies in Performance, 1974-75.
Orchestra with Maurice Abravanel. Chamber Music with Mitchell Lurie
FLUTE PERFORMANCE (selected):
Bay Area Women's Philharmonic, principal, 1981-86
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, 1980-86
Oakland Opera Orchestra, 1982-85
Dinosaur Annex Contemporary Ensemble, Boston, 1978-80
Santa Barbara Symphony, 1972-77
Ventura County Symphony 1970-77
COMPOSER COLLABORATION/ PREMIERES (selected):
Frank La Rocca, While Orpheus Dreamed, (world premiere) 3/99
Janika Vandervelde, Cafes of Melbourne, (world premiere), Nick Ariondo, accordionist
3/98
John Thow, Lene Tawi (Hopi Rain Song), (world premiere) 2/97
Katherine Hoover Stitch-te Naku (world premiere) (Sharon Robinson, cellist)
10/96
Ned Rorem, Love Alone (world premiere) 2/95
Lou Harrison, Suite for Violin, Piano & Small Orchestra 11/95
Chen Yi, Three Chinese Folk Songs (world premiere,) 3/96
Alvin Singleton, Shadows 2/93
PROGRAMMING SAMPLES: (Outreach/Theme)
"Music from California & the Pacific Rim" works by Chen Yi, Harrison,
Mao & Wang
"Beyond Joplin: A Celebration of African American Music"
works by Coleridge-Taylor, Singleton, Gershwin & Florence Price
"Celebrating Community" works by William Grant Still, Bloch & Kaoru
Wada
"Celebrating Courage" works by Hilary Tann, Weill, Rorem & Shostakovich
"All that Jazz" works by Bernstein, Mary Watkins, Milhaud, Stravinsky &
Ellington
"Musica del Nuevo Mundo" (works by Ponce, José White, John Thow &
Ginastera
"Music for Moms & Kids of All Ages" Mother's Day Concert works by Rossini,
Humperdinck, Gwyneth Walker, Ellington, Menken, Williams & Sousa
RECORDINGS:
Conductor, National Women's Music Festival Orchestra & Chorus, K. Gardner
Oroboros
Ladyslipper Records. Live performance recording, Bloomington, Indiana
Musical Producer, Women's Philharmonic "Baroquen Treasures" Newport
Classic label
FEATURED MEDIA (selected):
National Public Radio, "Instrumental Women," 2001 & 2002
Symphony Magazine, 5/97
Coastlines Magazine, Spring/96
Symphony Magazine, 5/95
Westways Magazine September 1993
National Public Radio, Performance Today, 1989
KQED Arts Notes, 1988
San Francisco Focus Magazine, 1988
PANELS:
Plymouth Symphony Youth Artist Competion 1999-present
Southwestern Youth Music Festival, 203
Eastern Michigan University Concerto Competition, 2001
California Arts Council Artist Fellowship Panel, 1995
California Arts Council Music Presenters Panel, 1992 & 1993
Minnesota Composer's Forum Commissioning Program Panel, 1988
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS (selected):
Association of California Symphony Orchestras, Conferences 1991, 1992,1995 &
2003
Conductors Guild, National Conference, Los Angeles, 1999
Conductors Guild, National Conference, Washington, DC, 1998
California Music Educators Association, Conference, Santa Clara, 1994
Conductors Guild, National Conference, San Francisco, 1994
Festival of New American Music, Sacramento, 1987 & 1990
American Symphony Orchestra League, Conference, San Francisco, 1989
Conductors Institute, Columbia, SC, 1988
International Congress of Women in Music, Atlanta, 1986
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Symphony Orchestra League
Association of California Symphony Orchestras
Conductor's Guild
Musicians Union Local 47, Los Angeles
AUDIO & VIDEO TAPES: Available upon
request
REFERENCES: Available upon request
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