I'm a professional musician and amatuer photographer living in Spain. I was raised in the States and have lived a fairly adventurous life that has included much travelling and living away from the nest so to speak. I was raised near Seattle and left there to pursue my education as a professional violist. I spent one year in Northfield, MN studying at St. Olaf College. (Um Ya Ya) I then travelled to Boston to study with Walter Trampler for three years. when my time finished there, I moved to San Francisco where I lived for 7 years. I spent my time playing chamber music and filling in as needed with the local orchestras and spent a time playing with the Opera.
My obsession with the String Quartet repetoire prevented me from ever embracing the idea of playing in a Symphony Orchestra. Too many compromises. Too many lame musicians who don't give a damn about anything that has anything to do with playing beautifully or making choices inspired by actual musical reasons. I instead played with the Conservatory Quartet, the Rilke Quartet, The Klee Quartet, The Schostakovich Ensemble, The Pound Ensemble and the Sausalito Quartet. I have taught violin and viola for years. I moved to Midland, TX for a work residency with the Sausalito Quartet. I left there as soon as I could when we finished our contract. I chose Chicago as my next destination where I spent a very meaningful year and a half in the comfortable proximity of my brother and sister-in-law. It was the repose I had needed before embarking again on the big adventure which was to just leave the country all together.
I have been living in La Coruña, Spain since 1999 working as a professor in viola, violin, and chamber music. I also ironically have a full-time Symphony job with the best Orchestra in Spain, La Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia. My photography is now the project that calls me the most artistically. I am also exploring the possibility of starting a business here in the city. Let's see what transpires.