BORN ZIMBABWE AFRICA 1952          MOVED TO USA AGE NINE

EDUCATION

            Juilliard School New York, NY - Bachelor of Science

            University of Washington, Seattle Washington – Master of Music

            University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Michigan – Master of Music

            International Film and TV Workshops, Rockport Maine

AWARDS

            Fulbright Scholarship to Italy

            ASOL (American Symphony Orchestra League) Excellence in Education

            CINE Golden Eagle Award for PBS/SCETV Documentary, COLLAGE.

            George Lindsey Film Festival 

CONDUCTING POSITIONS

            Music Director – Arlington Symphony Orchestra

            Music Director – Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra

            Music Director – Greenville Symphony Orchestra

            Assistant Conductor – Opera Company of Boston

OTHER POSITIONS

            Assistant Professor – Oberlin Conservatory

GUEST CONDUCTING

Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra of Chicago by invitation of Sir Georg Solti

Szeged Philharmonic, Szeged, Hungary

Spoleto Festival (Appearances in both Italy and USA)

Charleston Symphony Orchestra

Spoleto Festival, Charleston, (Alexander Nevsky)

Zenei Festival, Budapest, Hungary

Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai, China

Montevideo Philharmonic Orchestra, Montevideo, Uruguay

U. Of Washington Chamber Orchestra

Conducting Fellowship – Aspen Festival Orchestra

Orchestra Municipal de Caracas

Eurasian Festival Orchestra – Kazakhstan

Teatro La Fenice, Venice

Teatro San Carlo, Naples

Teatro di Roma, Rome

Staatsoper, Hamburg

Opera New England

Opera Company of Boston

FILMS

            “run fast or...”

            “A CHRISTMAS CARD”

            “THE FINAL RUN”

            “3000 HOLES”

            “TRAIN JUMPING” (current project)

OTHER

            Licensed Captain by the United States Coast Guard Serial #1123136