Piccolo
Where were you born?
Walnut Creek, California
What college did you attend?
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Julliard
University of Southern California
What inspired you to start playing music?
I can’t remember!
Why did you choose your principal instrument?
Because I thought clarinet was for boys!
When did you start playing with the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra (what year)?
1991
With what other orchestras do you perform?
LA Philharmonic and Philadelphia Orchestra
Have you performed for any of the following, and if so, who or what?
Film:
“Finding Nemo”, “Road to Perdition”, “Forrest Gump”, etc.
Recordings:
Yes.
Cartoons:
Yes.
Who is your favorite composer?
Bartok, Prokofiev and Stravinsky.
Why?
I like them.
What is the funniest thing that has ever happened to you while onstage?
The conductor’s dentures fell out of his mouth at the climax of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony!!
What do you enjoy besides music? (hobbies, etc.)
Auto mechanics, cooking and photography.
What is your favorite ice cream?
I love them all!
Do you have family, kids, or pets that you’d like to share something about?
I have one six year old and I’m married to a forty-year old big kid!!
