I'm a musician currently based in Den Haag, The Netherlands. I have a lot of interests, and that is definitely reflected in my work.
I've spent the last years exploring the place that still feels most like home, West Virginia. One of the projects I'm most excited about is West Virginia, My Home, where I blend music mostly learned from the late WV ballad singer Phyllis Marks with newly commissioned pieces by young composers. I am also the bassist in several Old Time bands in Amsterdam and The Hague, including Sweet Joe Pye and The Tulip Pickers String Band. I also love free improvisation and collaborating with composers. It's great to explore all the sounds I can make and to influence the creation of new work.
In 2014, I graduated from the University of Michigan with three bachelor degrees: a BM in Clarinet Performance, a BM in Double Bass Performance, and a BA in Psychology with honors. In 2018, I finished my Master’s degree in "New Audience and Innovative Practice" at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag, where I also completed the first year of the Music Master's degree in "Music Education According to the Kodaly Concept."
If you'd like to learn more about my experience as an educator and community arts facilitator, or my work as an arts administrator, you can click below.
I've spent the last years exploring the place that still feels most like home, West Virginia. One of the projects I'm most excited about is West Virginia, My Home, where I blend music mostly learned from the late WV ballad singer Phyllis Marks with newly commissioned pieces by young composers. I am also the bassist in several Old Time bands in Amsterdam and The Hague, including Sweet Joe Pye and The Tulip Pickers String Band. I also love free improvisation and collaborating with composers. It's great to explore all the sounds I can make and to influence the creation of new work.
In 2014, I graduated from the University of Michigan with three bachelor degrees: a BM in Clarinet Performance, a BM in Double Bass Performance, and a BA in Psychology with honors. In 2018, I finished my Master’s degree in "New Audience and Innovative Practice" at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag, where I also completed the first year of the Music Master's degree in "Music Education According to the Kodaly Concept."
If you'd like to learn more about my experience as an educator and community arts facilitator, or my work as an arts administrator, you can click below.