My Story
I am a New York-based music director and pianist. I grew up in South-East Michigan, where I started acting, singing, and dancing as a kid, transitioning gradually into MT piano, then conducting, then music directing over the last 10 years.
I am an alumna from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, with a degree in piano performance. I am a skilled pianist with a long background in collaboration, known for my flexibility and grace working with wide varieties of professional contexts, art styles, and creators
I have a passion for continued learning and exploration. My attention recently has been set towards developing my musicianship through studying jazz, arranging for small bands, and using hardware and software synths for sound design.
Sexual Orientation
iSexual orientation describes a person's enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction to another person.
Pansexual
Gender Identity
iOne’s internal, deeply held sense of gender. Some people identify completely with the gender they were assigned at birth (usually male or female), while others may identify with only a part of that gender, or not at all. Some people identify with another gender entirely. Unlike gender expression, gender identity is not visible to others.
Transgender
Race/Ethnicity
iRacial identity is the qualitative meaning one ascribes to one’s racial group, whereas ethnic identity is a concept that refers to one’s sense of self as a member of an ethnic group. At their core, both constructs reflect an individual’s sense of self as a member of a group; however, racial identity integrates the impact of race and related factors, while ethnic identity is focused on ethnic and cultural factors. We celebrate our Keys’ intersectionality and understand that creating one’s racial/ethnic identity is a fluid and nonlinear process that varies for every person. Many folks will identify with more than one background while others will identify with a single group more broadly.
White
Discipline
Music Director
Vocal Range
Baritone
Website
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