FAQs

  • How long have you played cello?

    About 21 years; I started in 2003 through my public school’s orchestra program.

  • Do you play in an orchestra?

    Not currently, but I have experience in the orchestral world through the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra and several substitute positions, school orchestras and chamber music groups. My real passion is busking.

  • Are you on [social media]?

    I don’t regularly contribute to social media, but I have some samples on YouTube. Please consider tipping me directly at busk.co or book me for your next event.

  • Do you teach music?

    I have a Master’s in Music, including research in pedagogy and 15 years’ experience teaching in private conservatories, public schools, and through my private studio. If you “always wanted to learn cello,” let this be your moment!

A bald man wearing glasses and a tuxedo playing cello in a large group of musicians.

EDUCATION

Master of Music Performance, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 2016

Bachelor of Music Performance, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 2014

WORK HISTORY

Performance

  • Freelance/Busker, Los Angeles, CA
    Mar/2021 - Present

  • Section Cello Substitute, Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, Tulsa, OK
    Sept/2016 - Dec/2019

  • Patti Johnson Wilson Graduate Orchestral Fellow 2014-2016

  • Section Cello Substitute, Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, Rogers, AR
    Sept/2018 - Dec/2019

  • Section Cello Substitute, San Angelo Symphony Orchestra, San Angelo, TX
    Jan/2011 - July/2014

Education

  • Adjunct Faculty, The bART Center for Music, Conservatory Division, Tulsa, OK Sept/2016 – Dec/2018

  • Private Instructor, various school districts (Lewisville, Flower Mound, Frisco), TX Sept/2010 - May/2014

A bald man with glasses playing the cello by an outdoor restaurant patio.