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Opera Department TA - Assistant Conductor
University of North Texas | Denton, TX
August 2025- present
Assistant Conductor for Puccini's Gianni Schicchi, Rachmaninoff's Aleko, and Handel's Alcina.
Orchestra Conductor
Dull Roar Orchestra, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science | Denton, TX
August 2025- present
Guest Conductor
Plano Symphony Orchestra | Plano, TX
May 2025
Guest conductor for the Women Composers Series Concert.
Instrumental Music Teacher
Holy Family High School | Broomfield, CO
August 2024 - May 2025
Band and Orchestra teacher.
Guest Conductor
Allen Philharmonic Orchestra and Allen Civic Ballet | Allen, TX
December 2023
Two performances of The Nutcracker Ballet
Orchestra Conductor and Faculty Member
Drury University | Springfield, MO
August 2020 - May 2023
Orchestra director, faculty member.
Music Director
Ozark Festival Orchestra | Monett, MO
August 2022 - May 2023
Orchestra director.
Guest Conductor
Kansas City Civic Orchestra | Kansas City, KS
March 2023
Guest Conductor
Washburn University | Topeka, KS
March 2022
Conducting Fellow
Allentown Symphony Orchestra | Allentown, PA
November 2019
Orchestral Graduate Assistant
Missouri State University | Springfield, MO
August 2018 - May 2020
Education
2025-2028
University of North Texas
Doctor of Musical Arts in Orchestral Conducting
2017-2020
Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting
Missouri State University
2014-2017
Washburn University
Bachelor of Music in harp performance
Harpist
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In addition to conducting, I work as an orchestral and wedding harpist throughout North Texas. After completing my Bachelor of Music degree in harp performance, I have stayed active playing in orchestras in Kansas City, Missouri, Colorado, and Texas. I am involved in the harp deparment at the University of North Texas, and I'm looking forward to playing at One Harp World in Toronto this summer.
You can read more about my work as a harpist here: www.akharpist.com