born in 1957 in manhasset, new york
attended great neck south high school
studied violin with lewis eley
b.a. cum laude university of rochester/eastman school of music
studied viola with heidi castleman
studied conducting with david effron, robert decormier
m.m. indiana university
studied viola with georges janzer
d.m.a. university of washington
studied conducting with robert feist
currently live in seattle, washington