Director and teacher with demonstrated ability to clearly communicate and instruct on musical interpretation.
Versatile instrumentalist with demonstrated ability to perform on a variety of instruments.
Experienced accompanist and instrumentalist with proven improvisational abilities.
Accomplished arranger and transcriber.
Conducted a variety of musical groups, including vocal choirs, handbell choirs, and instrumental ensembles.
Programmed musical selections for seasonal concerts and special events.
Contracted professional musicians and procured volunteer musicians to augment ensembles for services.
Accompanist on organ and piano since 1984.
Capable performer on rhythm guitar, bass guitar, brass instruments (trumpet, French horn, trombone, baritone, tuba), and woodwind instruments (saxophone, flute).
Proven improvisational performer in traditional and contemporary worship settings.
Transcribed and arranged music for choral ensembles (2, 3 and 4 parts), piano, string ensembles, brass ensembles, solo instruments, handbells, and worship group (3-part singers, guitar, piano, bass guitar, drums).
Provided transcriptions and arrangements from observed performances, recordings and partial scores.
Produced scores and parts using Finale software.
Directed chancel choir.
Provided accompaniment for hymns and songs on the keyboard (and guitar on occasion).
Selected liturgically and scripturally relevant service music for the worship service.
Procured or wrote arrangements for the singers and instrumentalists.
Provided improvised music on keyboard whenever required.
Selected music for, rehearse and lead occasional auxiliary musicians
Occasionally met with staff to plan and review services.
Organized, selected, arranged and planned music for the diocesan bishop's consecration service.
Directed chancel choir and worship band.
Provided accompaniment for hymns and songs on the organ, keyboard and guitar.
Selected liturgically and scripturally relevant service music for the worship service.
Procured or wrote arrangements for the singers and instrumentalists.
Provided improvised music on organ or piano whenever required.
Selected music for, rehearse and lead occasional auxiliary musicians
Occasionally met with staff to plan and review services.
Organized, selected, arranged and planned music for the diocesan bishop's consecration service.
Accompanied choir for regular rehearsals
Transcribed vocal charts that were created and taught in rehearsal for future reference
Provided pitch references to one or more choir sections during rehearsal
Led congregation in worship.
Selected liturgically and scripturally relevant service music for the contemporary worship service.
Procured or wrote arrangements for the contemporary worship group singers and instrumentalists.
Provided improvised music on piano whenever required.
Collaborated with traditional music staff in providing music for combined services.
Selected liturgically and scripturally relevant service music and anthems for all worship services.
Directed traditional choir, simultaneously providing piano or organ accompaniment.
Selected and performed scripturally and liturgically appropriate organ preludes, offertories and postludes.
Performed modulations and free harmonizations of hymns on the organ for traditional services.
Founded and established contemporary worship group.
Advised rector on all music related elements of worship at the church.
Directed a children’s handbell choir and children’s handbell quartet.
Selected and performed organ preludes, offertories and postludes that were hymn settings or otherwise scripturally and liturgically appropriate for each service.
Performed improvised modulations and free harmonizations of opening and closing hymns on the organ.
Accompanied choir for anthems and concerts.
Provided weekly improvisational communion music to provide a contemplative setting.
St. Wilfrid of York Episcopal Church
Huntington Beach, CA
Good Shepherd United Methodist Church
Westminster, CA
Good Shepherd United Methodist Church
Westminster, CA
La Mirada United Methodist Church
La Mirada, CA
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Eden, NY
Orangethorpe United Methodist Church
Fullerton, CA
Garden Grove, CA
Los Altos United Church of Christ
Long Beach, CA
Ryan Single Subject teaching credential in K-12 instrumental music.
Bachelor of Music degree. Performance groups included chamber choir, handbell choir and a variety of instrumental ensembles. Received group and private lessons in organ.
Typeset scores and parts for a variety of vocal and instrumental ensembles using Finale software.
Published arranger with Cantabile Press for handbell small ensembles and Genesis Press for handbell choirs.
Past member (trombone) of the Praise Symphony Orchestra, a Southern California Christian orchestra.
Past member of and arranger for Pacific Bells, a Southern California handbell ensemble.
Past member of the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers (AGEHR).
Past member of the American Guild of Organists (AGO).