Audition Cafe

Introduction

I am an up and coming musician in the Dallas-Fort Worth area performing on soprano clarinets, bass clarinet, and sheng (Chinese mouth organ). At the beginning of my clarinet career I studied under Steven Girko (Austin Symphony: Principal Clarinetist) for seven years to develop my skills. When I started my pursuit of higher education at the University of North Texas I became a student of Dr. John Scott and later Dr. Philip Paglialonga to further refine my playing on the clarinet as well as develop adoration for the bass clarinet. During this time I became involved with Chinese music in the Jiangnan Shizu (Silk-Bamboo) style. I am currently working on a graduate degree in clarinet performance as well as teaching privately throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area with students obtaining success at TMEA All-State auditions.