I’m an orchestra manager, percussionist, and conductor whose career has been built equally on performance and artistic collaboration.

Currently, I serve as Orchestra Manager for Spoleto Festival USA, where I guide the artistic and operational planning of one of the nation's premier international performing arts festivals. Working at the intersection of artistic vision and orchestral management, I help shape each festival season through repertoire planning, audition evaluation, guest artist selection, and the coordination of the festival orchestra. I collaborate closely with conductors, directors, musicians, artistic leadership, and production teams to ensure the festival's artistic ambitions are realized with exceptional care, precision, and collaboration.

Before moving into arts administration, I spent decades performing as a percussionist and timpanist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, appearing in many of the world’s leading concert halls, including Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Musikverein, and the Concertgebouw. During my time with the PSO, I participated in eight international tours and contributed to numerous recordings, including the orchestra’s 2018 Grammy Awards-winning recording for Best Orchestral Performance.

Alongside my orchestral work, I’ve performed in festivals, galleries, theaters, and clubs, collaborating with artists from across the classical, indie rock, and experimental music worlds, including projects involving members of R.E.M., Wilco, Yo La Tengo, and Big Star.

As a conductor and producer, I’ve led and developed projects for organizations including Arizona Opera, North Carolina Opera, North Carolina Symphony, and Duke Performances.

These experiences continue to shape how I approach orchestra management. Having worked extensively onstage and behind the scenes, I understand both the artistic and practical demands of large-scale performance — the preparation behind a rehearsal, the pressure of touring and production schedules, and the importance of building systems that allow artists to perform at their highest level.