Degrees: BMus San Francisco State University 1972; MM, BMA, University of Texas 1975, 1981; Performers Certificate, Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik, Munchen 1979

Teaching Experience: Director of Strings, Ottobrunner Jugendumusikschule; San Francisco Conservatory; University of Notre Dame; Catholic University (Santiago, Chile); Adamont Summer Chamber Music Workshop; Southwest Texas State

Professional Experience: Director, Chenango Summer MusicFest 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, Worldwide Soloist and Chamber Artist

Teaching Specialties: Violin, viola, chamber music, Ethnomusicology, Mesoamerican cultures

Research Interests: Contemporary violin-viola repertoire of Spain and Latin America, compositions of 19^th and 20^th century Spain

Performances: Numerous recitals on radio and television and as a soloist with groups such as the Munich Chamber Orchestra in both Europe and the United States, including a 1989 debut in New York’s Carnegie Hall; guest concertmaster, Utica Symphony and Cayuga Chamber Orchestra 1990; Trio "Ciudad de Sevilla" 1988-91 (performances throughout Spain and Africa); Concertmaster, South Bend Symphony Orchestra 1983-88; First violin, Nordeutsche Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester 1981-83; Concertmaster-soloist, Munich Chamber Orchestra 1978-81

Recordings: The Violin and Viola Music of Amy Beach (Centaur Records, 1997), Music for Strings by Dexter Morrill (Capstone Records, 1997)

Publications: A Bibliographic Guide to Spanish Music for Violin and Viola 1900-97 )Greenwood Press)

Distinctions: Numerous young artist awards; Juan Morales Prize (Madrid) for research and performance of contemporary Spanish music; first prize, concerto competition, "Juenge Kuenstler" for the state of Bavaria; grant from the Joint Committee for Economic and Cultural Exchange of the Spanish Government (for work on a Spanish music catalogue); Fulbright grantee to study violin in Germany; USIA Cultural Specialist to South America; guest professor, Fundacion Andes, Chile 1994, 1997