Birthday: 1977
Birthplace: Clearwater, Florida
Education: Curtis Institute of Music, Rice University
Joined SSO: 1999
Prior orchestra experience: Haddonfield Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Galveston Symphony Orchestra
Awards: Grand Prize and 1st Prize in The Florida Orchestra Young Artists' Concerto Competition
If you could play another instrument, what would it be? French horn
What is the most difficult part of your job? The rehearsal schedule and cross-vibrations that add resistance to the response of the bass in the orchestra
What is your most memorable moment with the SSO? Samuel Ramey's "Date with the Devil" tour performance
photo © Larey McDaniel