Degrees and Studies:
B.M., U. of Houston; M.M., Mannes College the New School for Music, with Mannes Performance Award; D.M.A., The Juilliard School, awarded Richard F. French Prize.

Biographical Information:
Performances: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, N.Y. Viola Society, Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival. Solo broadcasts: CBS-TV, ABC-TV, NPR, WQXR, Live From the Lamb's internationally broadcast gospel program. Recordings, tours with the Doc Wallace Trio. Composer of music for theater; solo, chamber, and electronic works. Aesthetic education workshops: Tanglewood Music Festival, American Symphony Orchestra League, Young Audiences Inc., Chamber Music America, Pittsburgh Symphony. First recipient of $10,000 McGraw-Hill Companies' Robert Sherman Award for Music Education and Community Outreach. Lead writer and editor, New York Philharmonic Special Editions for Teachers series; co-author, The Juilliard Music Adventure Teachers' Guide. Articles: American String Teacher, Violin Society of America Journal. Teaching artist faculty: New York Philharmonic since 1997; Lincoln Center Institute (1997-2003); teaching artist-in-residence, Hudson Valley Philharmonic (1999-2004). Affiliate artist faculty, Sarah Lawrence College (2000-2001); faculty, Mark O'Connor Fiddle Camp and Strings Conference, since 2002; ensemble coach, Manhattan School of Music, since 2000.

The Juilliard School:
Graduate Studies faculty since 2000; L&M faculty since 2002.