I am an orchestra administrator, fundraiser, and musicologist in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. I received my Ph.D. in musicology at the Florida State University in 2014. Originally from Fargo, North Dakota, I studied bassoon performance and American Studies at the University of Iowa. I have taught courses in music appreciation, popular music, world music, American roots music, and the music of Latin America at FSU, Wake Forest University and Tallahassee Community College.

Before overseeing the annual fund and grantwriting efforts for the Winston-Salem Symphony, I supervised the annual administration of all grant programs at the Florida Department of State, which included funding opportunities for cultural organizations, artists, historic preservation projects, and libraries.

I’m married to musicologist and indie bookstore rockstar Kate Storhoff. We have a sometimes-friendly elderly chihuahua named Jack.

Publications

Harmony and Normalization: U.S.-Cuban Musical Diplomacy. Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2020.

“Music, Politics, and the Liminality of the Havana Jazz Plaza Festival in the Obama Era.” Journal of the Society for American Music 14, no. 1 (2020): 70-91. doi:10.1017/S1752196319000555.

Additional information and links:

Click here to learn about and support the Winston-Salem Symphony, where I serve as VP, Chief Revenue and Patron Relations Officer.

You can view a talk given at the Museum of Florida History for Hispanic Heritage Month, entitled “The Rise of Latin Music in the U.S. and Florida: From the Peanut Vendor to the Miami Sound Machine.”

The Americans for the Arts ARTSblog invited me to be a guest blogger as part of their Emerging Leaders Blog Salon. Visit blog.artsusa.org to read my post, “Another Wide River to Cross: Incentivizing an Arts District in Tallahassee.”