Scenes from Disibodenberg, where Hildegard von Bingen first took her vows, became Abbess, and lived for 39 years. A quaint hike through the surrounding vineyards and up the mountain led to these incredible sights.
2024 Peeple (I know many more that should be here who have had a tremendous impact on my year but it just means that we need to take more photos together in 2025!!!)
Also I could only tag 20 people sorry!!
1) Weimar 2016>Countless projects together
2) Beware the Night Golfer in Tucson 🦸♂️
3) MSU Reunions in Arizona!
4) Great collaborators for a full-circle concert!
5) @mo_declue best student teaching possible!
6) Never would I have thought I’d run into one of my former middle school students in performance, but it was so worth it!
7) A little Missouri fame in the airport
8) Gamedays post-rehearsals more regularly
9) After a beautiful Fauré Reqiuem with @sopranoatlarge
10) On tour in the UK
11) Fourth Wall Carnegie elevator takeover
12) Family post-Carnegie concert
13) End of an era 😢
14) Fourth Wall after our first ever concert
15) Back Row Boyz
16) “Hey when are you in town?” “Now”
17) Emotional Christmas gifts 👍 (I win this year 😉)
2024 Critters
1) A random dog at the brewery
2) Sophie showing her full personality
3) Kramer Kramering
4) Some pun about crows and cycling
5) Duck
6) Not duck
7) Turns out geese are super loud if you’re on the lake by yourself at 6am
8) Colby (actually named Dog)
9) Some hawk that is refereeing our frisbee game
10) Constantine Novotny
11) Chicago dog
12) Tucson Turtle
13) The grackle that pooped on me twice in a row
14-16) My terrible Christmas sketches
17) Sophie (at attention) Shep (existing)
2024 Musics pt. 3
1) Fourth Wall Ensemble, Death of Classical
2) Fourth Wall Ensemble, Monteverdi Madrigals
3) Re:Soundings, Spatial Harmonies
4) Three Notch’d Road, Requiem Æternam
5) Harmonia Stellarum Houston, Es began such zu der Zeit
6) True Concord, Lessons & Carols
This isn’t everything, but it’s a healthy chunk of my 2024! And at times, it felt like 2,024 concerts 🤪. My busiest, toughest year yet, and I’m certain I learned a lot of life this year, and hoping to transfer some of that knowledge into 2025 by being more methodical, more motivated, and more open to artistic growth.
2024 Musics pt. 2
1) Ensemble Altera, Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
2) Monadnock Chorus, Fauré: Requiem
3) Fourth Wall Ensemble, Siskind: Release (recording)
4) Fourth Wall Ensemble, Our Favorite Things
5) Yale Schola Cantorum, Bach: Mass in B Minor (UK Tour)
6) Fourth Wall Ensemble, Beal: The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari
7) Yale Choral Artists, Water Rites
8) Oregon Bach Festival, Ascension Oratorio & BWV 21
9) Opera Theater Connecticut, Mozart: Don Giovanni
10) Fourth Wall Ensemble, Avaloch Farm Music Institute
2024 Musics pt. 1
1) Artefact Ensemble, Pärt: Passio
2) Fourth Wall Ensemble, Beal: Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (recording)
3) Fourth Wall Ensemble, Resonance ft. Stuart Bogie
4) True Concord, Bach: St. John Passion
5) Ensemble Altera, American Voices in Song
6) Spire Chamber Ensemble, We are the Music Makers
7) Saint Thomas Fifth Ave, Rachmaninoff & Poulenc
8) Handel & Haydn Society, Bach: Mass in B Minor
9) Handel & Haydn Society, Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
10) Missouri State University, President’s Concert
Every once in a while these ads pop up again, and it’s a great reminder of the amazing people & experiences that have been integral in my life. So fortunate to have studied & sung incredible music in these environments with countless great people!
Also, you’re next Breitkopf.
Quite a full-circle moment for me this past weekend at my Alma mater!
1) Sang as bass soloist alongside @kara__mcbain@caitlinhmoore and @brandonmichaelnase in Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and Wykoff’s Out of This Darkness
2) Led a workshop on unconducted ensemble singing for the MSU Chorale & chatted a bit about the life of a freelance singer
3) Led a studio masterclass for my former voice teacher’s studio
4) Saw one of my former middle school students from Paul Kinder Middle School singing in the MSU choirs
5) Saw so many friends & colleagues after the concert
Returning home refreshed & ready for more concerts en route to a busy summer!
The bike bug bit me hard in December… I’ve been keeping my eyes peeled for the right bike for me and its a #newbikeday after I’ve finished tweaking this new Giant XTC to my liking 😍
It’s official, and in Latin! More pics to come soon, but as of now I’ve officially checked all the boxes and graduated with my Master of Music in Early Music, Art Song and Chamber Ensembles from Yale University!
