CV – Muzikisto

Education

Doctor of Musical Arts (in progress), Wind Conducting — University of Houston

Master of Music (2019), Wind Conducting — University of Houston

Bachelor of Music (2013), Composition and Music Education, summa cum laude — West Texas A&M University

Teaching Experience

Teaching Fellow (2017–2019, 2023–present)
University of Houston — Houston, Texas

Music Theory Department
- Instructor of Record
  - Aural Skills I (Spring 2024, Spring 2019, Spring 2018)
  - Aural Skills II (Summer 2019, Summer 2018)
  - Music Theory I (Spring 2024, Spring 2019, Spring 2018)
  - Music Theory II (Summer 2019, Summer 2018)
  - Rudiments of Theory (Fall 2023, Fall 2019, Fall 2018)
- Instructional Assistant
  - Large Forms (Fall 2017)
Band Department
- Teaching Assistant, University Bands
  - Assistant with rehearsals and conduct performances with the University of Houston Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Winds, and Symphonic Band
  - Assist with “Spirit of Houston” Cougar Marching Band rehearsals and performances
  - Assist with all administrative aspects of the University of Houston band program including rehearsal set-up, concert programs, maintenance of music library, etc.
- Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate Conducting
  - Assist with undergraduate conducting courses and develop course materials such as transposition quizzes, handouts, and exams
  - Lead independent lectures on topics related to transposition, music theory, intonation tendencies, arranging, etc.

Assistant Band Director (2020–2023)
Pearland Independent School District
Berry Miller Junior High — Pearland, Texas

Teaching responsibilities
- Non-Varsity Band (CCC), Sub Non-Varsity Band (CCC)
- Beginner Band
  - Flute
  - Trumpet
  - Horn
- Assist with Varsity Band (CCC)
Awards
- Sweepstakes, UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Evaluation (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Best-In-Class, Shadow Creek Showcase of Sound (2022)

Assistant Band Director (2015–2017)
Alvin Independent School District
Manvel Junior High — Manvel, Texas

Teaching responsibilities
- Non-Varsity Band (CC, CCC)
- Beginner Band
  - Double Reeds
  - Saxophone
  - Trumpet
  - Horn
  - Low Brass
- Assist with Varsity Band (CC, CCC)
Awards
- Sweepstakes, UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Evaluation (2016, 2017)

Director of Bands (2014–2015)
Galveston Independent School District
Austin Middle School — Galveston, Texas

Teaching responsibilities
- Varsity Band (CC)
- Intermediate Band (6th grade)
- Beginner Band (5th grade)
  - Woodwinds
  - Brass
Awards
- Superior (Division I) Rating in Sight Reading, UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Evaluation (2015)

Honors and Awards

(2017) Honors Composition Recital, University of Houston — A Mighty Fortress
(2016) West Texas A&M University Composer’s Initiative, Winner — Beyond the Event Horizon
- Premiere by Jacomo Bairos and the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra
(2014) Hong Kong Band Directors Association Composition Contest, Winner — A Modal Portrait
- Asian premiere by Luis Serrano Alarcón and the Hong Kong Band Directors Wind Orchestra
(2010) 3rd Annual Royal L. Brantley Composition Contest, 2nd Place — Setting for Sonnet 75

Commissions

(2021) Aaron Brown and the Dawson High School Wind Ensemble, Molto Allegro from Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550, arranged for woodwind ensemble
(2018) Houston Grand Opera Association, Inc., Harmony of Trees for soprano and baritone
(2017) Kyle Norman and the League City United Methodist Church Sanctuary Choir, A Joyous Prelude for concert band
(2017) Eddie Vandewalker and the Abiding Grace Lutheran Church Sanctuary Choir, A Mighty Fortress for SATB chorus
(2016) Mary Santarelli and the 2017 Association of Texas Small School Bands Region 13 Junior High Wind Ensemble, An Iberian Fanfare for concert band
(2013) William Takacs and the West Texas A&M University Trumpet Ensemble, Overture to the Bartered Bride, arranged for trumpet ensemble
(2012) Rai Morales and the West Texas A&M University Trombone Choir, Fanfare for Paul
(2011) Guglielmo Manfredi and the West Texas A&M University Brass Choir, Invisible for brass ensemble
(2009) Kristopher Walls and the Jal Elementary Honor Band, Echo for concert band

Guest Lectures and Presentations

(04/05/2021) Guest Speaker, Low Brass Methods, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales NM
(11/24/2020) Guest Speaker, High Brass Methods, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales NM
(08/12/2020) Presentation of SmartMusic software to band directors, Pearland Independent School District, Pearland, TX
(04/12/2018) Presentation of Kaija Saariaho’s Du cristal to the composition studio, University of Houston, Houston, TX
(04/10/2018) Guest Lecture, “Fugue”, Music Appreciation, University of Houston, Houston, TX
(02/28/2018) Guest Lecture, “Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 36, mvt. IV”, Large Forms, University of Houston
(11/10/2017) Presentation at the Graduate Research and Scholarship Projects Day, “How Composers Use Structural Processes in Music”
(09/07/2017) Presentation of my music to the composition studio, University of Houston, Houston, TX
(09/16/2016) Presentation of Beyond the Event Horizon to the composition studio, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX
(03/02/2012) Presentation of Paul Hindemith’s The Craft of Musical Composition to the composition studio, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX

Guest Conductor

(10/9/2023) University of Wisconsin-Superior 2023 Tri-State Honor Band Festival, Superior, WI

Adjudicator

(4/21/2024) Symphony North of Houston 2023–2024 Young Artist Competition

Clinics & Masterclasses

(7/26/2023–08/10/2023) Mellophone and horn masterclasses, Dickinson High School Band, Dickinson, TX
(11/1/2017) Guest composer, Berry Miller Junior High Honors Band, Pearland, TX
(8/7/2017–8/10/2017) Bassoon masterclasses, Berry Miller Junior High Band, Pearland, TX
(1/21/2017) Guest composer, 2017 Association of Texas Small School Bands Region 13 Junior High Wind Ensemble
(10/5/2016) Guest composer, Berry Miller Junior High Honors Band, Pearland, TX
(5/17/2016) Guest composer, Berry Miller Junior High Honors Band, Pearland, TX

Conductor Repertoire List

Chamber

Austin Brake, Diabolus in musica
Austin Brake, Fantasy on the Eve of a Summer Solstice
Antonín Dvořák, “Largo from the New World Symphony” from Classics for Brass Quintet, arr. by Gary D. Ziek
Patrick Glenn Harper, Excursion for Brass Ensemble
W. Francis McBeth, Chant and Jubilo (Arr. by Clarence E. Barber)
John Philip Sousa, “The Thunderer” from Classics for Brass Quintet, arr. by Gary D. Ziek

Orchestra

Robert Schumann, Piano Concerto in A Minor, op. 54

Wind Ensemble

Kenneth J. Alford, Voice of the Guns
Austin Brake, An Iberian Fanfare
Austin Brake, Echo
Austin Brake, Regalis
Austin Brake, Vojaĝo
Aric Branchfield, Odyssey
Stephen Bulla, Legend of Knife River
Normal Dello Joio, Variants on a Mediaeval Tune
Joseph Eidson, The Haunted Carousel
Lisa Galvin, Christmas Around the Band Room
Gary Gazlay, Fortis
Percy Grainger, Mock Morris (Arr. by Merlin Patterson)
Rob Grice, Pinnacle
John Higgins, American Spirit March
Michael Kamuf, Great Beginnings
Anne McGinty, Sea Song Trilogy
Anne McGinty, The Red Balloon
Richard Meyer, Pablo!
Thomas Morley, Alman: Renaissance Dance (Arr. by Chip De Stefano)
John O’Reilly, A Holiday Processional
Bruce Pearson, Crown Point March
William Owens, Egyptique
Michael Praetorius, Lo, How a Rose (Arr. by Mark Williams)
Matthew R. Putnam: Acropolis
Alfred Reed, A Jubilant Overture
Alfred Reed, The Hounds of Spring
Robert Sheldon, Big Sky Round-up
Robert Sheldon, Looking Up!
Robert Sheldon, Pevensey Castle
Robert W. Smith, Dance Celebration
John Philip Sousa, The Black Horse Troop
Michael Story, Annunciation
Michael Story, Plaza de Toros
Michael Story, Sketches of Canada
James Swearingen, March for Freedom
James Swearingen, We, the People
Johnnie Vinson, The Brandenburg Gate
Mark Williams, Elizabethan Dance
Mark Williams, North Pole Sleigh Ride

Compositions

Orchestra

Beyond the Event Horizon (2014) — 3 min
- 2222/4331/timp+3/pn/ strings
  - Winner, West Texas A&M University Composers Initiative
  - Premiered by Jacomo Bairos and the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra

Wind Ensemble

A Modal Portrait (2013) — 9 min
- 32424/34311/timp+5
  - Winner, 2014 Hong Kong Band Directors Association Composition Contest
  - Asian premiere by Luis Serrano Alarcón and the Hong Kong Band Directors Association Wind Orchestra in Hong Kong, China

Chorus

A Mighty Fortress (2017) — 3 min
- SATB, piano
  - Commissioned by Eddie Vandewalker and the Abiding Grace Lutheran Church Sanctuary Choir
A Joyous Prelude (2017) — 2 min
- SATB, piano, optional winds
  - Commissioned by Kyle Norman and the League City United Methodist Church Sanctuary Choir
Fair is My Love (2016) — 3 min
- TB, piano
Setting for Sonnet 81 (2010) — 2 min
- SATB

Chamber

Solos

Katharis (2010) — 4 min
- Alto saxophone
Fantasy on the Eve of an Autumn Equinox (2009) — 6 min
- Piano

Duos

Harmony of Trees (2018)
- Soprano and baritone
  - Commissioned by the Houston Grand Opera Association, Inc.
The Sea Wind (2016) — 5 min
- Soprano and piano
Sonata (2014) — 12 min
- Bassoon and piano
Prelude to a Winter Sojourn (2013) — 4 min
- Flute and piano
Nocturne (2013) — 2 min
- Oboe and piano
Five Sketches (2012) — 5 min
- Soprano and alto recorders
Fantasy on the Eve of a Winter Solstice (2011) — 10 min
- Violin and piano
Setting for Sonnet 75 (2009) — 4 min
- Tenor and piano

Quartets

Fantasy on the Eve of a Summer Solstice (2011) — 10 min
- Mezzo-soprano, timpani, marimba, and percussion
Quartet (2010) — 2 min
- Soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, and baritone saxophone

Quintets

Hexatonic Experiments (2011) — 13 min
- Brass quintet
“That Which We Call a Rose” (2010) — 5 min
- Brass quintet

Octet

The Eightfold Path (2013) — 4 min
- Bassoon octet

Nine or more performers

Diabolus in musica (2012) — 9 min
- Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon
Fanfare for Paul (2012) — 2 min
- 6 trombones, 2 bass trombones, and percussion
Invisible (2011) — 10 min
- 3 trumpets, 4 horns, 3 trombones, bass trombone, euphonium, tuba
  - Commissioned by Guglielmo Manfredi and the West Texas A&M University Brass Choir
Beyond the Event Horizon (2010) — 3 min
- 12 horns
  - Commissioned by Guglielmo Manfredi and the West Texas A&M University Horn Choir

Concert Band

Regalis (2021) — 2 min
A Joyous Prelude (2017) — 2 min
An Iberian Fanfare (2016) — 3 min
- Commissioned by Mary Santarelli and the 2017 Association of Texas Small School Bands Region 13 Junior High Wind Ensemble
Vojaĝo II (2013) — 5 min
Vojaĝo I (2013) — 3 min
Echo (2009) — 2 min
- Commissioned by Kristopher Walls and the Jal Elementary Honor Band

Fixed Media

Fuga electronica (2012) — 4 min
Fantasy on the Eve of a Vernal Equinox (2010) — 6 min

Arrangements

Molto Allegro from Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 — 9 min
- Woodwind ensemble
La Fille aux cheveux de lin — 2 min
- Brass quintet
The Bartered Bride, Overture — 6 minutes
- Trumpet ensemble

Professional Affiliations

American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
Society for Music Theory
Texas Bandmasters Association
Texas Music Educators Association

Honorary Memberships

Pi Kappa Lambda