In addition to performing and leading workshops and master classes in Europe and the Americas, I enjoy exploring the music of lesser-known composers, both contemporary and historical. I released the compact disc recording of Volume One of the “Valsas brasileiras” of Francisco Mignone (1897-1986) in February 2001 (click here to read a review of the disc). In 2002, I premiered “Time Out of Mind: Six Tales of Middle Earth” by Daniel McCarthy (b. 1955) at the University of Akron, for the Society of Composers 36th National Conference. I was also the guest pianist for the world premiere of “Hohner,” for piano and percussion ensemble, by David Maslanka (b. 1943). This work was written as a gift composition for the Robert Hohner memorial concert. In 2003, I performed the Michigan premiere of David Gillingham’s “Concerto for Piano and Percussion Orchestra,” with the Central Michigan University Percussion Ensemble. My collaboration with David Gillingham (b. 1947) dates back to 1997, when I played in his “Concerto for Percussion” with the Robert Hohner Percussion Ensemble, featured on the compact disc "Stained Glass." Still in 2003, I performed David Maslanka’s “Concerto No.1 for Piano, Winds, and Percussion” with the Illinois State University Wind Symphony, directed by Steve Steele, at Illinois State University. The work was recorded for the Albany records label and the release is expected to be later this year. In May of 2004, I will have my New York city debut recital at Weill Recital Hall, in Carnegie Hall.

With some of my piano students after the Central Michigan University Annual Collage Concert, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA, 2001. Recording for the television program "Fórum Musical," Lisbon, Portugal, 1995. (to right)

I am an active member of the Mediterranean Studies Association (MSA), the College Music Society (CMS), and the Michigan Music Teachers Association (MMTA), a branch of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). I am also co-founder and co-artistic director of the Ludington Music Festival. The festival, which had a very successful first year in August 2003, was born out of a vision to enhance the cultural offerings of the beautiful lakeshore city of Ludington, in Michigan.