Experience Summary
Highlights of Qualification
? Twenty years of service as a U.S. Army Musician
? Fifteen years of service with The Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps, a U.S. Army Special Band (Retired as of 1 Aug 2012)
? Twenty eight-plus years of experience as a private instructor of trumpet with students of various age groups
?Local freelance musician as soloist and ensemble member in various musical organizations.
?Member of Metropolitan Washington, DC Federation of Musician, Local 161-710
Professional Experience
Levine Music Washington, D.C. (2015- Present)
Trumpet Instructor
The Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps, Ft. Myer, Virginia (1997-2012)
Bugle Instrumentalist (42S30) Top Secret and Secret Clearance for Pentagon and White House Arrival Missions
? Performances for Heads of State at The White House and The Pentagon
President William J. Clinton
President George W. Bush
President Barack H. Obama
Secretary of Defense William Perry
Secretary of Defense Ronald Rumsfeld
? Performances at high profile functions:
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery
U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Countless military funerals for soldiers of the U.S. Army
United States Army, Europe (USAEUR) Band and Chorus, Heidelberg, Germany (1995-1997)
Trumpeter (02B20C)
??Performances with Concert and Ceremonial Bands for audiences in Germany and other European countries
??Featured guest soloist with the Orchester im Palais Rischer Heidelberg, Germany
36th US Army Band, Ft. Huachuca, Arizona (1992-1995)
Trumpeter (02B10C)
??Performances with 36th Army Band
Brass Quintet, Stage Band, Rock Combo and Concert Band
Featured Soloist with Concert Band
Additional Musical Experience
??The Virginia Grand Military Band Alexandria, Virginia
??The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra Fairfax, Virginia
??Capitol City Symphony Washington, District of Columbia
??Brass of the Potomac Takoma Park, Maryland
??The Washington Savoyards Washington, District of Columbia
??The Old Bridge Chamber Orchestra (featured soloist) Woodbridge, Virginia
??The Garland Symphony Orchestra Garland, Texas
??The Irving Symphony Orchestra Irving, Texas
??The Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra Lawton, Oklahoma
Education
George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia (Spring 1999) Music Performance
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas (1990-1992) Music Education & Performance
Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma (1987-1990) Music Education & Performance