My Background

I started playing trumpet in fifth grade. When I got to high school I started playing with a local latin band. This allowed me the opportunity to play the trumpet, meet musicians in my area, travel, and get paid.

After high school I attended Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas and got my Bachelor's in Music Education. It was during college that I realized my severe lack of knowledge of classical training and classical ensembles. I enrolled in Concert Band, Orchestra, Concert Chorale, Drum Corps, Jazz Band, Brass Band, and became director of the student run Benedictine Baroque.