I am a violin/viola teacher and composer based in Seattle, WA. A current composer of the precept.concept.percept residency collaborating with other composers and instrumentalists around the world for performances during the 2026 Bled Contemporary Music Week (Bled, Slovenia). This is a year long program under the tutelage of Alastair White. Other continuous mentorships include Elena Vukosavljev for violin and Sarah Bassingthwaighte for composition. Also a member of Orquesta Northwest where I perform in the first violin section for the Latino Chamber Music Festival, Ballard Civic Orchestra, and in the second violin section for Cascade Conducting.

Seattle Pacific University is where I received a BA in music composition and studied violin with Ilka Talvi, previously a concertmaster of the Seattle Symphony. I also studied composition with Dr. Stephen Newby at SPU. Since graduating in 2019, I have taught the violin to students of all ages both in person and virtually during the pandemic. More recently, I have begun to teach viola.

Having learned from the Suzuki method, myself, I typically use this method to start off my students. However, I take my student’s interest into consideration for supplemental materials or even use different beginning methods when applicable. I also like to highlight composers not from the typical Western classical repertoire, opening students up to works they might not otherwise hear, play, or study.