Curriculum Vitae
Education
- Doctor of Music in Piano Performance - Royal Irish Academy of Music (studied with John O'Conor)
- Recital Artist Diploma - Royal Irish Academy of Music
- Master of Music - Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University (studied with Menahem Pressler and Edmund Battersby)
- Bachelor of Music - Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University
- Additional studies with Leonard Hokanson and Alicia de Larrocha
Honors and Awards
- Artist of the Year, New York Classical Music Society
- Arts Council of Ireland Music Bursary
- Fellow, Tyrone Guthrie Centre
- Fellow, New International Godowsky Society
- Performer's Certificate, Indiana University (the school's highest honor)
- Nina Neal Piano Scholarship, Indiana University
- Young Artist Award, Musicfest Northwest (age 16)
- Winner, Northwest Young Artist Series (age 13)
Academic and Teaching Positions
- Adjunct Instructor of Piano, Gonzaga University, Spokane (current)
- Co-Executive Director, Holy Names Music Center, Spokane
- Founder and Artistic Director, Dublin International Piano Festival and Summer Academy
- Co-Founder and Co-Director, Piano Academy of Ireland
- Faculty, Royal Irish Academy of Music
- Faculty, TU Dublin Conservatory of Music and Drama
Selected Performance Venues and Ensembles
- Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Gewandhaus, the Vatican Auditorium (for Pope John Paul II), Benaroya Hall, and Dublin's National Concert Hall
- RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Spokane Symphony, Northwest Chamber Orchestra, Coeur d'Alene Symphony, Washington-Idaho Symphony, and Gonzaga Symphony Orchestra
- Seattle Symphony's Octave 9 series
- Regular collaborator with cellists Zuill Bailey and William Butt, and trumpeter Allen Vizzutti
Recordings
- Sony Classical: Chopin - Impromptu in A-flat major, Ballade No. 3, Scherzo, and Piano Sonata
- Recordings of Godowsky's transcriptions of the Chopin Études, featured in the BBC film Loving Miss Hatto
- Available on Spotify, SoundCloud, and YouTube
Adjudication and Masterclasses
- Martha Argerich International Piano Ambassador Competition - Founding Collaborator, inaugural edition
- John Field International Piano Competition, Ireland - Jury Member (2020)
- Piano Days with Alfred Brendel, Luxembourg - Jury Member (2018)
- Hong Kong Music Festival and Hong Kong Schools Music Festival - Adjudicator (2020)
- 12th National Piano Festival, Ireland - Co-Director (2022)
- Musicfest Northwest, Spokane - Adjudicator
- Sligo Music Festival, Ireland - Adjudicator
- RIAM Piano Examinations, Royal Irish Academy of Music - Adjudicator
Professional Affiliations
- Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)
- College Music Society (CMS)
- Spokane Music Teachers Association (SMTA)
- European Piano Teachers Association (EPTA)