All About MeWhat everyone should know about me
I'm happily married because I waited a LONG time to find the right woman. We married one month before my 40th birthday! My stepsons are very talented: the oldest is a film-maker & bassist, the youngest is a drummer & budding astronomer.
Things I sell
Things I buy
Things I collect
Languages spoken:
English, German
InterestsHobbies
Favorite Books
Favorite Movies
Favorite Music/Bands
J.S. Bach,
Beethoven,
Berlioz,
Brahms,
Broadway Musicals,
Aaron Copland,
Chick Corea,
Eric Dolphy,
Dvorak,
Spyro Gyra,
Woody Herman,
Charles Ives,
Jandek,
Darius Milhaud,
Prokofiev,
Tschaikovsky,
Edgard Varese,
Frank Zappa Favorite TV Shows
Great Performances
Because my first love is performing with orchestras, I've been lucky from time to time to play viola or violin with great performers like Van Cliburn, Eugene Fodor, Hilary Hahn, Dave Brubeck, Allen Vizutti, Marvin Hamlisch, Marilyn McCoo, Werner Klemperer, and in the premiere of Keith Gates' opera Evangeline.
I've also been fortunate to perform in theatre productions in southeast & central Texas & southwest Louisiana. Notable examples are:
As Annas & King Herod (and musical director) in Jesus Christ Superstar (LCCCB, Lake Charles), As Mr. Dussel in The Diary of Anne Frank (ACTS, Lake Charles), as a chorus dancer in Agnes Demille's Rodeo (Lamar University Dance Theatre).
Business InformationHistory/background
I'm currently the orchestra director at Forbes Middle School in Georgetown, Texas, where I also assist the orchestra director at the high school. At Forbes, I'm a member of the PTA, the Partners-in-Education Mentoring Program, the Peer Mediation Committee, and I assist the director of the Drama/Theatre department. I also teach violin & viola students of all ages each week. An instrumental performer since my childhood in southeast Texas, I enjoyed a fascination with all kinds of musical instruments & the people who can play them. I grew up learning a variety musical styles & playing several different instruments, including violin, viola, cello, & bass. I perform/record & teach as much as possible, help with minor repairs, and, of course, I sell musical items that I acquire from various sources, especially music store liquidations.
Payment policy
PayPal is preferred, but we can arrange an alternative if necessary.
Band Profiles
http://www.myspace.com/mobiusq;
http://www.myspace.com/seeclef
Perfomance Portfolio
Currently: Forbes Middle School, Georgetown, Texas (orchestra director), Temple Symphony Orchestra, Temple, Texas (viola), Mobius Q, Austin, Texas (bass); Formerly: Jesus Christ Superstar (once as music director/vocal soloist, once as supporting actor/singer, once as a chorus member); Symphony of Southeast Texas (violin/viola), Lake Charles Messiah Orchestra (principal viola), Lake Charles Symphony (violin/viola), Lake Charles Wind Symphony (string bass), Acadiana Symphony (violin/viola), New Orleans Civic Symphony (viola), University of New Orleans Wind Ensemble (bassoon), McNeese State University Opera Theatre (violin/viola), McNeese State University Wind Ensemble (bassoon), Beaumont Symphony Orchestra (violin/viola), Beaumont Civic Opera (violin/viola), Ozen High School Orchestra, (director), Forest Park High School Symphony Orchestra, 1979 TMEA Honor Orchestra (violin), Man of La Mancha (chorus, bassist, stage tech), Gypsy (supporting actor), A Little Princess (assistant director)