music.
Although a pianist from childhood and a violinist at heart, I have spent more time in the past few years as a vocalist and music director, or, occasionally, both. This fact pains me, and I hope to see it rectified at some point in the near future, although I can’t say I don’t love singing and conducting as well.
music direction
I have directed a number of musical theatre pit orchestras of varying sizes, including:
- Heathers, MIT MTG (IAP 2023) - 7-person band, pop/rock score
- The Addams Family, MIT MTG (Spring 2023) - co-position, 15-person band, mixed styles
- tick, tick… boom!, MIT KAST (IAP 2024) - piano-conductor, 4-person band, pop/rock score
- The Lightning Thief, MIT MTG (Spring 2024) - 5-person band, pop/rock score
I also have experience directing vocal ensembles; I served as the musical director of my acapella group, the MIT Asymptones, for two semesters, and have vocal directed the following musicals:
- Remembering Her, Next Act (Spring 2023)
- Legally Blonde, Next Act (Spring 2024)
vocalist
Despite my best efforts, I usually sing tenor. I sang in the MIT Concert Choir for four semesters, and the MIT Chamber Chorus for six semesters. Some of my favorite choral works I’ve sung during that time include (and this is by no means comprehensive):
- Auden, Hymn to St. Cecilia
- Bach, Magnificat
- Brahms, Vier Zigeunerlieder, op. 112
- Beethoven, Symphony No. 9
- Bonds, I shall pass through this world
- Runestad, The Hope of Loving
- Shaw, and the swallow
- Stevens, Magnificat
I sang in the MIT Asymptones for four years, where I also arranged four pieces:
- “Proud Corazón” (from Coco, Fall 2021, reprised Spring 2022)
- “Dear Theodosia” (from Hamilton, Spring 2022)
- “Would You Be So Kind” (opb. dodie, Fall 2022, reprised Spring 2023/Fall 2023)
- “Tomorrow will be fine.” (opb. sodagreen, Spring 2023)
instrumentalist
My instrumental experience has been limited since high school, where I played in the South Dakota High School All-State Orchestra for three years as a violinist. Since then, I have performed the following roles:
Violinist:
- A Chorus Line (MIT MTG, Fall 2019)
- Pippin (MIT MTG, IAP 2021)
- MTG Cabaret Night (Fall 2023)
Piano:
- tick, tick… boom! (MIT KAST, Piano-Conductor, IAP 2024)
- …Spelling Bee (MIT MTG, Rehearsal Pianist, Summer 2024)
Other:
- Legally Blonde (Next Act, Percussion, Spring 2024)