Conducting
First Congregational Church, UCC
Holliston, Massachusetts
[2010 to present]
Choir Director and Organist
❖ Director, Chancel Choir
❖ Director, The Notables (MS/HS Ensemble)
❖ Director, The Chandeliers (PS Ensemble)
Enterprise Opera Productions
Providence, Rhode Island
[2008 to 2009]
Artistic Director and Conductor
❖ Programmed season repertoire
❖ Conducted rehearsals
❖ Recruited and auditioned singers, soloists, actors, and directors
❖ Supervised student workers
❖ Supervised operating budget
❖ Coordinated with various administrative offices regarding publicity,
music ordering and scheduling
Sängerchor Boston
Walpole, Massachusetts
[2006 to 2008]
Conductor
❖ Rehearsed and conducted German-speaking chorus
❖ Recruited and auditioned singers and soloists
The Longy Preparatory Studies Choruses
The Longy School of Music
Cambridge, Massachusetts
[2005 to 2008]
Conductor
❖ Conducted Longy Junior Chorus, Longy Youth Chamber
Chorus, and Longy A Cappella Ensemble
❖ Conducted weekly rehearsals
❖ Programmed season repertoire
❖ Supervised student workers
❖ Coordinated with various administrative offices regarding publicity,
music ordering and scheduling
The Longy Chamber Chorus
The Longy School of Music
Cambridge, Massachusetts
[2005 to 2008]
Conductor
❖ Programmed season repertoire
❖ Conducted weekly rehearsals
❖ Recruited and auditioned singers and soloists
❖ Supervised operating budget and student workers
❖ Coordinated with various administrative offices regarding publicity,
music ordering and scheduling
❖ Conducted summer sings
The Nashua Symphony Orchestra
Nashua, New Hampshire
[2004 to 2006]
Associate Conductor
❖ Programmed season repertoire with Music and Executive
Directors
❖ Prepared and presented pre-concert talk
❖ Chose orchestral personnel with Executive Director and Personnel
Managers
❖ Coordinated with Director of Marketing and Communications to
promote the organization
❖ Participated in strategic planning efforts and fundraising and
capital campaign programs
The Nashua Choral Society
Nashua, New Hampshire
[2004 to 2006]
Conductor
❖ Rehearsed and conducted the Nashua Choral Society
❖ Recruited and auditioned singers and soloists
The Vox Consort
Boston, Massachusetts
[2003 to 2005]
Founder
Artistic Director and Conductor
The Danvers Ecumenical Choir
Danvers, Massachusetts
[2002 to 2005]
Founder
Artistic Director and Conductor
Exsultet!
Danvers, Massachusetts
[1999 to 2002]
Founder
Artistic Director, and Conductor
Holy Trinity United Methodist Church
Danvers, Massachusetts
[1999 to 2005]
❖ Director of Music
❖ Director, Senior Choir
❖ Director, Junior Ensemble
❖ Director, Senior Handbell Choir
❖ Director, Youth Handbell Bell Choir
Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Richmond, Virginia
[1997 to 1998]
Choir Director
The Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (Anglican/Episcopal)
Manila, Philippines
[1989 to 1991]
Music Director and Choirmaster
MIT Chamber Orchestra
Cambridge, Massachusetts
[1988 to 1989]
Artistic Director and Conductor
Harvard University Musica Modus Vivendi
Cambridge,
Massachusetts
[1987 to 1988]
Artistic Director and Conductor
Guest and Assistant Conducting
MA ACDA Childrens Choirs Festival
Southboro, Masssachusetts
[March 2007]
Festival Conductor
Paul Madore Chorale
Salem, Massachusetts
[Summer 2005 - 2006]
Summer Sing Conductor
Conductors Institute in Argentina
Mendoza, Argentina
[Summer 2005]
Participated in Conducting Masterclass under the tutelage of Donald
Portnoy
The Oregon Bach Festival Conducting Masterclass
Eugene, Oregon
[Summer 2004]
Participated in Conducting Masterclass under the tutelage of Helmuth
Rilling
Nashua Choral Society
Nashua, New Hampshire
[Summer 2002 - 2005]
Summer Sing Conductor
Pilgrim Festival Chorus
Plymouth, Massachusetts
[Spring 2002]
Guest Conductor
New England Conservatory Chorus
Boston, Massachusetts
[2001 to 2003]
Assistant Conductor
New England Conservatory Chamber Singers
Boston, Massachusetts
[2001 to 2003]
Assistant Conductor
The North Shore Players
Danvers, Massachusetts
[Spring 1999]
Guest Conductor
MIT Summer Opera
Cambridge, Massachusetts
[Summer 1988]
Guest Conductor
Harvard Gilbert and Sullivan Society
Cambridge, Massachusetts
[Spring 1988]
Guest Conductor
Orchestra of the Vienna Conservatory
Vienna, Austria
[1982 to 1985]
Student Conductor
Christ Church
Vienna, Austria
[1983 to 1985]
Music Director and Choirmaster
Teaching
Moses Brown School
Providence, Rhode Island
[2007 to 2011]
Music Teacher
❖ Conduct Upper and Middle School Choruses
❖ Teach MS Handbells
❖ Teach MS Drama
❖ MS Play/Musical Director
❖ US Musical Vocal Director
❖ Faculty Advisor: MS Yearbook
❖ Faculty Advisor: The Claris Chorus
(8th grade select ensemble)
❖ Faculty Advisor: The Versatones
(a cappella ensemble)
❖ Faculty Advisor: Ballroom Dancing
Brookwood Day Camp
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
[Summer 2007, 2008]
The-Act-Rics Activity Head
❖ Taught theater course
Camp Encore - Coda
Sweden, Maine
[Summer 2004]
Choral Conductor
❖ Upper Camp Musical Music Director
❖ Taught Musicianship
❖ Gave private Voice lessons
Brookwood School
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
[2003 to 2007]
Music Teacher
❖ Taught general music, handbells, and chorus to
2nd through 7th grades
❖ Developed interdisciplinary courses with world language and
homeroom teachers
❖ Collaborated with music department faculty on curriculum mapping
and developing multi-grade curriculum
❖ Advised students
❖ Planned, hired professional musicians, and conducted middle
and upper school holiday Revels concert
❖ Arranged and composed pieces for handbells and choruses
Austin Preparatory School
Reading, Massachusetts
[2002 to 2003]
❖ Director, Upper School Choir
❖ Director, Middle School Choir
St. Christopher’s School
Richmond, Virginia
[1997 to 1998]
❖ Director, Upper School Glee Club
❖ Director, Middle School Boy Choir
❖ Co-Director of Saints Singers
❖ AP Music Teacher
The Governor’s School
Richmond, Virginia
[Summer 1998]
Conductor
The Asian Institute for Liturgy and Music
Manila, Philippines
[1991 to 1992]
❖ Conductor of Chorale B
❖ Music History Teacher
St. Scholastica’s College
Manila, Philippines
[1989 to 1991]
Music Director and Conductor
❖ Taught Music History
❖ Taught Music Appreciation
❖ Conducted College Chorale
The University of the Philippines
Quezon City, Philippines
[1989 to 1990]
❖ Taught Undergraduate Music Theory
Education
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in
Organizational Leadership and Communication
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts, in progress
Orff - Schulwerk Level 1 Certification
Bridgewater State College
Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 2003
Master of Music in Choral Conducting
New England Conservatory
Boston, Massachusetts, 2003
Juris Doctor
Massachusetts School of Law
Andover, Massachusetts, 1995
Conducting Courses
Konservatorium Wien
Vienna, Austria, 1985
Bachelor of Music
Boston University School for the Arts
Boston, Massachusetts, 1982
High School Diploma
The Roxbury Latin School
West Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1978
Teachers
Simon Carrington, Choral Conducting
New England Conservatory
Reinhard Schwarz, Conducting
Konservatorium Wien
Georg Mark, Conducting
Konservatorium Wien
Robert Gartside, Voice
Boston University
Awards and Honours
The New England Conservatory
Graduated with Academic Honours
Dean's List
❖ Spring 2003
❖ Autumn 2002
❖ Autumn 2001
Professional Affiliations
❖ American Choral Directors' Association
❖ American Symphony Orchestra League
❖ Chorus America
❖ Conductors Guild
❖ Massachusetts Music Educators Association
❖ Music Educators National Conference
❖ Rhode Island Music Educators Association
Publications
CD Review: Handel: Brockes-Passion; Bach: Markus-Passion;
Telemann: Die Tageszeiten, The Choral Journal, August 2010
CD Review: Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen
Anne, The Choral Journal, August 2010
CD Review: Messiah and the St Matthew Passion, The
Choral Journal, May 2009
CD Review: Thoughts on Two New Recordings of BWV
232 (with Daniel Abraham and Lawrence Schenbeck), The Choral Journal,
April 2008
CD Review: Handel: Messiah, The Choral Journal, March
2007
CD Review: Lighten Our Darkness, The Choral Journal,
February 2007
DVD Review: Christmas Oratorio, The Choral Journal, December 2006
CD Review: Celebremos el Niño: Christmas Delights
from the Mexican Baroque, The Choral Journal, December 2006
CD Review: Celebrating Sacred Rhythms (Navidad Nuestra,
Missa Luba, Misa Criolla), The Choral Journal, December 2006
CD Review: Britten: A Ceremony of Carols (plus Old
European Christmas Carols, arr. Krček), The Choral Journal, November
2006
"Listening", Quantum Spirit, December, 2000
Adjudicator
Rhode Island Music Educators Association, All State
Providence,
Rhode Island [2009 to 2011]
National Music Competition for Young Artists (NAMCYA)
Philippines
[1989 to 1990]
Seminars, Workshops, and Clinics Given
Choral Workshop and Clinic on Music and Movement
Radnor High School Meistersingers, B-Sharps,
and Madrigals
Radnor, Pennsylvania [March 23 - 24, 2010]
Harvard-Radcliffe Asian American Intercollegiate
Conference: Shaping Asian America: Visions and Revisions
Presented: Career Panel: The Truth About Traditional
Career Path
Cambridge, Massachusetts [February
15, 1997]
Decision Makers - U.S. & International Computer Law
Co-organizer and Developer of Seminar
Presented: Employment Related Immigration Law
Burlington, Massachusetts [February 7,
1997]
Master Classes, Workshops, and Seminars Attended
Emily Ellsworth at the Boston Area Kodaly Educators
and ACDA Seminar
Newton, Massachusetts [October 20, 2007]
Donald Portnoy at the Conductors Institute
Mendoza,
Argentina [July 25 - August 6, 2005]
Helmuth Rilling at The Oregon Bach Festival Conducting
Masterclass
Eugene, Oregon [June 25 - July 11, 2004]
Rodney Eichenberger at Salve Regina University
Newport,
Rhode Island [August, 2003]
Teaching International Folk Dance: A Sequential Approach
with Phyllis Weikart at Danvers High School
Danvers, Massachusetts
[July, 2003]
Orff-Schulwerk Level 1 Certification Workshop at
Bridgewater State College
Bridgewater, Massachusetts [July, 2003]
Paul Spicer at The New England Conservatory
Boston,
Massachusetts [Spring, 2002]
Eton Choral Directors' Seminar with Christopher Robinson
(St. John's College) at Eton College
Windsor, England [July 26
- August 2, 2000]
Eton Choral Directors' Seminar with Ralph Allwood
(Eton College) at Eton College
Windsor, England [July 14 - 21,
1999]
Dr. John Bertalot at St. Christopher’s School
Richmond,
Virginia [March 6, 1998]
Dr. George Guest at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,
K Street
Washington D.C. [October 25, 1997]
Conducting Seminar with the Philippine Philharmonic
Orchestra with Jean Sebastien Bereau (Paris Conservatoire) at the
Cultural Center of the Philippines
Manila, Philippines [July 14
- 19, 1989]
Conducting Masterclass with Gennady Rozhdestvensky
at the Konservatorium Wien
Vienna, Austria [January, 1985]
Conferences
Attended
ACDA Eastern Division Conference
New York, New York [February
15 - 18, 2006]
Hymns and Other Sacred Music: The Changing Place
of Congregational Singing in Independent Schools at Middlesex School
Concord,
Massachusetts [February 27, 1998]
Civic Organizations and Other Activities
Children's Choir Repertoire & Standards Chair
American Choral Director's Association
Massachusetts Chapter
[2006 - 2007]
Member, Board of Directors
The Vox Consort, Inc.,
Danvers, Massachusetts [2003 - 2005]
Member, Board of Directors
Exsultet, Inc.
Danvers, Massachusetts [1999 - 2002]
American Agent
Eton Choral Directors' Seminar
Windsor, England [1999 - 2000]
Member, Significant Achievement and Future Leadership
Scholarship Committee Member, Board of Directors
National Association of Asian American Professionals Boston, Massachusetts
[1997 - 1999]
Trustee,
The Larraga Foundation, St. Scholastica's College,
Manila, Philippines
[1991 - 2006]
Attorney
The Law Office of Richard A.A. Larraga
The Law Office of Angelo D. Larraga
Bar Admissions
Massachusetts
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. District Court, D. Mass.
