Violin from age 4
Viola from age 14
School Orchestras since 5th grade
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra from '91-'94, including 1992? European tour of Italy, France and Spain
Threw Stuff (Shot-put & Discus) in High School
Studied Drama in High School
Attended San Francisco Conservatory of Music Preparatory Division for Chamber Music, Solfege and Theory classes, ~1992-1994
Attended Sequoia Chamber Music Workshop as participant & then faculty/coach/dorm-dad
Attended Advanced Suzuki Workshop at Stanford University as participant and later faculty/coach/dorm-dad
Attended California Summer Music as participant and helper-coach/activity director
Volunteered at IU-Bloomington student radio (WIUS AM1570) , 1st as a news reader, then got the Tuesday 3:00-6:00am shift, then Friday nights from 12:00-2:00am, then Saturdays 11:00am-1:00pm with my friend and co-host Blake Field
Am a former member of the Kuttner Quartet (IU-B scholarship quartet)
Won 2nd Place (aw!) at Crane School of Music NEWMUSIC Performers' Competition (NY) in 1997
Attended Aspen Music Festival 1997
IMS-Prussia Cove Master Classes 1999,2000 and
IMS-Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music 1998,2000
Am a former member of the SIGMA String Quartet (London, U.K. busking (street performing) organization)
Am a former member of the Etive Ensemble (U.K. based chamber music ensemble formed at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama ) --- fellow former members also include current members of BOND
Inline-skated around much of London during my two years living there
Did 1/2 a Master of Music degree at New England Conservatory in Boston, before I...
Joined the Cypress String Quartet in June 2001.
Well, that's about it.
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