Conductor
606 Saint Paul St. #214
Baltimore, MD 21202
ggmuze@yahoo.com
(443) 286.2160
Education
Peabody Conservatory Masters in Music Conducting Program 2004-Present; Gustav Meier and Markand Thakar, Co-Directors
Peabody Conservatory Undergraduate Violin Performance Program 2000-2004; Pamela Frank, Misha Rosenker, and Martin Beaver, Teachers
Workshops
International Conductors Institute, 2004, Directed by Gustav Meier and Rossen Milanov, held in Sofia, Bulgaria
Conductors Institute of South Carolina, 2003, Directed by Donald Portnoy
Full Orchestra
Aria Recital in 2005, with Bolormaa Jugdersuren, Soprano
Conducting recital in 2003, at the Peabody Conservatory with students of the Peabody Conservatory, works by Elgar and William Schuman
Conducting recital in 2001, at the Peabody Conservatory with students of the Peabody Conservatory, works by Debussy, Arutjunjan, and Howard Hanson
Small and Mixed Ensemble
Micro-Concerto for small chamber ensemble and percussionist, by Steve Mackey, performed in 2005
Songs of the River for small chamber ensemble and soprano, by Hillary Kruh, performance at the Baltimore Composers Forum in 2005
Façade, An Entertainment, music by William Walton, poetry by Edith Sitwell, performance at the Baltimore School for the Performing Arts in 2005
River for large percussion ensemble and saxophone quartet by Bernard Hoffer, with members of the Peabody Percussion Ensemble and the Peabody Sax Quartet in 2004
Combinations for percussion ensemble by Harold Farberman, with members of the Peabody Percussion Ensemble in 2003 & 2004
Composition and Arranging
Original arrangement of Euch Luften, die mein Klagen aria from Wagner’s Lohengrin performed in 2005
Original composition, Madeline, performed in 2000
Original arrangement of “The Feather Theme” from Forest Gump performed in 1999
Teachers
Conducting
Gustav Meier, Director of the Graduate Conducting Program at the Peabody Conservatory
Markand Thakar, Co-Director Director of the Graduate Conducting Program at the Peabody Conservatory, Music Director of the Duluth Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra
Harlan Parker, Wind Ensemble Director, Music Education Coordinator at Peabody Conservatory
Christopher Wilkins, Music Director Emeritus of the San Antonio Symphony
Violin
Pamela Frank, Violin Professor at Peabody Conservatory, Curtis Institute of Music
Misha Rosenker, Former Violin Professor at Peabody Conservatory, Associate Professor of Violin at Drake University
Martin Beaver, Former Violin Professor at Peabody Conservatory, 1st Violinist Tokyo String Quartet
Ertan Torgul, Associate Concertmaster, San Antonio Symphony
Stephanie Sant’ Ambrogio, Concertmaster, San Antonio Symphony
Bonnie R. Boyd, San Antonio Symphony
Composition
Robert X. Rodriguez, Former Composer in Residence of the San Antonio Symphony
James Balentine, University of Texas at San Antonio
