Born 1945 in Evanston, Illinois. Lived in the Chicago area through Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Northwestern University. Joined the Peace Corps in 1967 and worked as a music teacher in Chile until 1969. Returning to Chicago, I worked in computers for several years and freelanced on trombone. Started doctoral work at U. of Illinois until 1973, taking a year [1970-71] to work at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks. In 1973 moved to Calgary, Canada to teach at University of Calgary and took a job as Principal Trombone in the Calgary Philharmonic.
Moved to Seattle in 1978 and again started a doctorate at the Juilliard School. There followed much freelance work with Seattle Symphony and Pacific Northwest Wagner Festival [Der Ring Des Nibelungen]. In 1986 won a job with New Mexico Symphony and added the Southwest Brass Quintet the next year. In 1988 I was invited to Hong Kong to fill a position on Bass Trombone with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. I returned to the US after 12 years in the Philharmonic, also teaching at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
From 2000 to 2007 taught privately and played freelance including a concert with the Chicago Symphony. Taught at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois 2006-2007. I was invited to accept the job teaching trombone at Mahidol University, from which I retired in 2017. During that same period I was hired as Bass Trombone and Low Brass Principal with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra. Returning to the US in 2017, moved to upstate New York to be with daughter Jennifer, Executive Director of the Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra. Now freelancing in upstate New York and waiting for the Covid vaccine.
