Maria Finkelmeier Percussionist, Composer, Public Artist Founder MF Dynamics 15 Gertrude Road #2, Boston, MA 02312 513-260-3247, mlfi[email protected] www.mariafinkelmeier.com
EDUCATION
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Arts, Communication & Learning, Piteå, Sweden, 2010 • Post-Graduate study in improvisation and composition with Anders Åstrand
Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, 2009 • Master of Music in Percussion Performance and Literature, Arts Leadership Certificate and Performer’s Certificate • Primary teachers: John Beck Sr., Michael Burritt, Bill Cahn, Charles “Chip” Ross
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2007 • Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance • Primary teachers: Susan K. Powell and Joseph Krygier
COLLEGIATE TEACHING & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA 2020 - present Associate Professor • Develop and teach “The Creative Entrepreneur Mindsets” course for the “Creative Entrepreneur” undergraduate minor
Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 2016 - present Lecturer • Designed “Marketing in the Music Industry” course for the College of Arts, Media, and Design graduate program in Music Industry Leadership
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New England Conservatory, Entrepreneurial Musicianship Department, Boston, MA, 2012 – 2015 Program Manager • Operated student grant program, helping students ideate, write about, pitch and produce projects • Coordinated workshops and guest artist lectures • Helped build curriculum and framework of courses • Acted as student advisor for career and project related questions
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Arts, Communication & Learning, Piteå, Sweden, 2010 - 2012 Adjunct Faculty & International Office Assistant • Taught weekly individual percussion lessons (hand drums, marimba and classical percussion) to ESL students • Instructed Rhythm Comprehension course and Rhythm for Dancers • Promoted internationalization, coordinated integration activities, assisted with outgoing applications and assessed incoming application
ADDITIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Celebrity Series Neighborhood Artists Residency, Boston, MA 2017 - present Teaching Artist • Teach weeklong electronic bucket drumming residences at Boston City schools, after school programs, and Boys & Girls Clubs
Music for All Summer Symposium, Muncie, IN, 2017 - 2019 Percussion Faculty • Taught and conducted an ensemble of 11-15 high school percussionists • Presented clinics “Innovating a Life in Music,” “Self Discovery through Improvisation and Composition” and “Marimba FUNdamentals”
The Pike School, Andover, MA, 2016 Resident Teaching Artist: Electronic Bucket Drumming and Composition • Created 4-part residency working with fifth graders on playing and writing music • Presented one all-school assembly
Boston Ballet’s Adaptive Dance & City Dance Programs, Boston, MA, 2012 – 2018 Instructor and Accompanist • Led rhythm exercises and plays drums for children with Downs Syndrome • Accompanied modern dance classes for Boston Public School children
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Private Studio, Boston, MA, 2012 – 2019 Percussion teacher • Created curriculum and teaches 30 – 60 minute private lessons, beginner to collegiate prep, ages 15 - 65
ADDITIONAL PRESENTING & LECTURING EXPERIENCE
Guest Professor, The Ohio State University Percussion Department, private lessons and ensemble coach, Columbus, OH, 2020
Panelist, Teaching Entrepreneurship to College Percussionists, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Indianapolis, IN, 2019
Presenter, The Creative Catalyst, Berklee High School Program, Boston MA, 2019
Presenter, Digital Marketing for Arts Entrepreneurs, Boston Foundation , Boston, MA, 2019
Guest Professor, University of Northern Colorado Percussion Department, private lessons and ensemble coach, Greeley, CO, 2018
Presenter, Digital Marketing for Arts Entrepreneurs, Harvard Ed Portal, Boston, MA, 2018
Panelist and Mentor, Career Jam, Berklee School of Music, Boston, MA, 2017 & 2018
Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Entrepreneurship, Boston College, Boston, MA 2017
Presenter, NonProfit Start-Ups, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA, 2016
Presenter and Performer with MASARY Studios, Beyond the Concert Hall: Igniting the Collaborative Spirit, Percussive Arts International Convention, Indianapolis, IN, 2016
Presenter, Building Creative Projects, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, 2016
Keynote speaker and presenter, Entrepreneurship and Music, Association of European Conservatories’ International Coordinator’s meeting, Krakow, Poland, 2016
Guest consultant and client, First Year Engineer Cornerstone Project with Joshua Hertz, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 2016 - 2017
Guest adjudicator and clinician, Rhode Island Day of Percussion, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, 2016
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Guest performing artist, adjudicator and clinician, Ohio State University High School Percussion Ensemble Festival, Ohio State, Columbus, OH, 2016
Guest Lecturer, The Creative Musician, Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA 2016
Guest Lecturer, Music as Public Art, J-Term Public Art Laboratory, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2016
Presenter, From Dream to Reality: Building Creative Projects, Entrepreneurial Musicianship Series, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA 2015
Presenter, Improvising a Life in Music & The DIY Attitude, Percussion Department, University of Miami, Miami, FL, 2015
Presenter, Improvising a Life in Music & The DIY Attitude, Percussion Department, University of Central Florida, Tampa, FL, 2015
Presenter, Improvising a Life in Music & The DIY Attitude, Percussion Department and Composition Department, University of South Florida, Orlando, FL, 2015
Presenter, The DIY Attitude, Career Services, Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA, 2015
Moderator and Presenter, Traveling with Your Music, New England Conservatory Entrepreneurial Musicianship Series, Boston, MA, 2015
Lecturer, The Art of Resonance, Boston artists lecture series, Sebastian Mariscal’s Architecture Studio, Boston, MA, 2014
Presenter, Entrepreneurial Skills for the 21st Century Musician, n3 music school, Trollhätten, Sweden, 2014
Speaker, GRIT and music, PreX Event hosted by the Fenway Cultural Alliance for TedX, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA, 2014
Presenter, Entrepreneurial Skills for the 21st Century Percussionist, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Indianapolis Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN, 2013
Presenter, Educational Tour in Sweden with Ensemble Evolution, Sweden, 2011
Guest lecturer, drum set class and orchestra rehearsals, Zhejiang University for Media and Communication, Hangzhou, China, 2010
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Guest lecturer, Timpani Basics and Percussion Ensemble, Lakota West High School, Cincinnati, OH, 2009
Instructor, Drumming at Dazzle funded by Golisano Foundation, Rochester, NY, 2009
CREATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE
MASARY Studios, Boston, MA 2015 - present Sound | Light | Performance collective Co-Founder & Principal • Rumble: a contemporary voice for the bridge that sings, a hyper-syncropnized electronic music and light score for the Roebling Bridge in Cincinnati, Ohio. Commissioned and presented by the Blink Festival, 2019 • Koizumi, audio-visual work commissioned by Jean Laurenz, supported by the University of Wisconsin, premiered at Harvard ARTLab, 2019 • Water’s Edge, audio-visual work in reaction to the climate crisis, supported by The Boston Foundation and Mayor’s Office for Arts and Culture, 2019 • Spectral Tides, interactive sound and projection gallery installation, commissioned by the Peabody Essex Museum for Gala, 2018 • Peripherique, touring percussion duo and projection concert, premiered at Aeronaut Brewing Company, supported by the Paul R. Judy Innovation Grant, 2018 • Harsh is Truth, quartet with pre-recorded voice and projection mapping, commission by the National Parks Department, premiered at the Old South Meeting House, 2017 • Gridlock, site-specific use of Sound Sculpture - 25 location aware illuminated blocks that create music - with live performance and projection, commissioned by Downtown Boston Improvement District and ILLUMINUS, 2017 • Brutal Rhythm, music, dance, and projection piece inspired by Boston’s Brutalist architecture movement, 2017 • Know No., 12 piece ensemble, site-specific commission by the Boston Center for the Arts to creative new immersive work for historic Cyclorama, supported by Barr- Klarman Foundation, 2017 • Hacking Arts, feature performance, Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s, 2016 • TEDx Cambridge, commissioned closing performance at Boston Opera House, 2016 • Waking the Monster, project turning Fenway Park’s Green Monster (left-field wall) into a percussion instrument with evening lengths performance, supported by HubWeek at ILLUMINUS, 2015
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Kadence Arts, Inc, Boston, MA, 2014 – present Non-profit Organization Founder and Artistic & Executive Director • Established non-profit that incubates artistic projects, curates performances, and engages local communities through music making • Oversees budget, partnerships, programs, and Board cultivation • Runs the Times Two Series: concert series focused on building a community around contemporary music, billing two artists per show at The Record Co. • Produced Make Music Boston from 2014-2018: free, participatory music events at outdoor venues to celebrate the summer solstice (June 21) • Implements the Beat Bus workshops • Designs 1-2 annual projects • Supported by the Boston Cultural Council, The Cricket Foundation, Massachusetts Cultural Council, The Boston Foundation, and Free for All Fund
Percussive Arts Society Massachusetts Chapter, Boston, MA 2013 – 2017 President • Organized “Massachusetts Day of Percussion” and other related events • Promotes state-wide percussion events
Collage New Music, Boston, MA, 2013 - 2014 General Manager • Managed all logistics, budgeting, marketing, personnel and artistic needs for 40-year old ensemble • Led board meetings, communicated with donors, wrote grant applications
ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
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Groundbeat Music Series, Kadence Arts Ensemble at the Boston Hatch Shell, MA 2019
The Big Trouble Showcase Concert, 13 piece percussion band, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Indianapolis, IN, 2018
Flow Through, outdoor, site-specific piece for large ensemble, Charles River Esplanade & Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, Boston, MA, 2018
Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation Boiler House Jazz Series presents Finkelmeier- Hall duo, Waltham, MA 2018
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Open Senses UK & i=u presents #improvadayLIVE, Shoreditch Church and Richmix, London, England, 2017
University of Olso presents #improvadayLIVE, University of Oslo, Norway, 2017
Music Mansion Presents: Maria Finkelmeier, solo recital, Providence, RI, 2017
HUBweek’s Faneuil Forum, opening solo performance, Boston, MA 2016
Through the Eyes of a Percussionist, solo performance in the Contemporary Art Wing of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 2016
EMERGE Festival, solo performance, Boston City Hall, Boston, MA, 2015
Times Two Concert Series, double bill with Owen Weaver, premiere of Human and/or Machine, Boston, MA, 2015
Solo concert at The South Florida Center for Percussive Arts, performance and workshop, Miami, FL, 2015
KA Ens & Dr. Ax at The Space, percussion and saxophone new music concert, Jamaica Plain, MA, 2015
Worldwide Day of In C, online streamed performance of Riley’s In C with 24 international cities, Pierce Hall at New England Conservatory, Boston, MA, 2014
Illuminus Cubed, performance piece on a “playable stage” in collaboration with the inaugural Illuminus Festival, Lawn on D and SoWa District, Boston, MA 2014
Frost Beat, concert series at the Frost Ice Bar on ice instruments for ArtWeek Boston, Boston, MA, 2014
Touch and Tone, iPad and improvised concert, Outpost 186, Cambridge, MA, 2014
Nordlig Vinter duo concert and video projection with Charles Martin, Scandinavian Cultural Center, Newton, MA, 2014
The Loveliest Afternoon of the Year, premiere of opera by Katherine Balch, Boston, MA, 2013
Solo recital debut in Sweden, Studio Acusticum, Piteå, Sweden, 2009
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Hub New Music, guest member, 2015 - 2017 Contemporary Chamber Music Ensemble • Ensemble In Residence at Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 2016 • Strength in Fragility: Chamber Music of Kati Agócs, Jordan Hall, 2015 • Pushing Boundaries I, Boston Conservatory Contemporary Music Series, 2015
Kalos, co-founder, 2014 – present Swedish-American Quartet with Anna K. Larson (SW), voice; Sanna Andersson (SW), Cello; and Angela Shankar (USA), clarinet • Kalos i Island: three concert tour and school residency, supported by the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Iceland, 2018 • The Boston Foundation Live Arts Boston recipient, 2017 • Avaloch Art Institute Residency, 2017 • Kalos Inscriptions Tour: in residency at the Scandinavian Cultural Center, performances at Aeronaut Brewery, and NYC private home, 2015 • Double It Tour: Frändefors Church, Dasland Center, Upperud 9:9, music school n3, and EcoCenter in western Sweden, 2014
Clone Duo, co-founder, 2012 – 2015 Chamber Duo with Angela Shankar, clarinet • Premiere tour: American Library in Paris, Le Pavé d’Orsay gallery, France, 2013
Ensemble Evolution, co-founder, 2010 – 2016 Percussion Trio with Charles Martin (AU) and Jacob Remington (USA), percussion • Technology and Music for iPads, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Indianapolis Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN, 2014 • Sounds from the Treetops Showcase Concert, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Indianapolis Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN, 2013 • Sounds from the Treetops Residency, The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, Boston, MA, 2013 • Group Muse sponsored House Concert, Boston, MA, 2013 • Midnattsolen: A Festival of Sound and Nature Tour, premiere of new works for the Treehotel, Norbotten Sweden, 2012 • Resident Ensemble for The Process, Lithuania Academy of Music and Theatre, Vilnius, Lithuania, 2012 • Solstormen Tour, Melbourne Conservatory, Sydney Conservatorium, Australia National University, Canberra Grammar School, and the You Are Here festival, Australia, 2012 • A Page of Madness, Teinosuke Kinugasa’s Japanese Silent Film, arranged by and performed with Bill Cahn and Ruth Cahn, Piteå, Sweden, 2012 • Piteå Percussion Repertoire Festival, performers/hosts, Piteå, Sweden, 2011
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Baltic Sea Youth Philharmonic, timpani and percussion, 2010 – 2015 Kristjan Järvi, conductor and artistic director • European Tour, Luslawice, Warsaw, Berlin, Paris, principal, 2015 • Germany Tour, Görlitz and Wiesbaden, taught members of EUROPERA, 2014 • Russian Tour, Kaliningrad and Moscow, Russia, 2013 • European Tour, Milan, Leipzig, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Berlin, Stralsun, Kassel, 2012 • European Tour, venues in Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, 2011 • European Tour, venues in Germany, Poland, Estonia, Denmark, Russia, 2010
Solo with Large Ensemble • Clunker Concerto by Sean Friar with Contemporaneous and TIGUE, Bard College and New York City, New York, 2013 • Quintessence by David Gillingham with the Lakota West Symphonic Winds, Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, Chicago, IL, 2011 • Concerto for Percussion by Gary Ziek with the Lakota West Symphonic Winds, Cincinnati, OH, 2009
COMPOSITIONS
Mirror in Matsuyama, Orbs of Ghostliness, Moon Song, Spirit Touch, 2019 • For trumpet, voice, percussion and electronics • Part of the “Koizumi” show by MASARY Studios, premiered at the Harvard ARTLab
Violence in its DNA, 2019 • For Piano, Marimba, and Prerecorded track • Commissioned and premiered by New Gallery Series in Cambridge, MA
Flow Through, 2018 • Environmental, time based piece for 30-50 musicians (percussion, brass, voice) for the Charles River Esplanade at Make Music Boston • Second performance presented by the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University, in collaboration with Fujiko Nakaya’s work FogxFLO fog sculptures
Not My Home, 2018 • Quartet piece for Kalos, inspired by educational work on Rykers’ Island (prison facility in New York City) • Premiered in Keflavik, Iceland
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IronSounds, 2018 • Sound installation commissioned by the National Parks Service and USS Constitution Museum
Come with Me, 2018 • Duo with Electronics for marimba, electric drums, synthesizer, glockenspiel, and voice for MASARY’s program peripherique
#improvadayLIVE, 2017 • multi-media solo performance fusing video from @improvaday with live performance on marimba, electronics, and loop pedal
Know No., 2017 • Large chamber ensemble score for 8 percussionists and 4 vocalist, in collaboration with projection artist and lighting designer of Masary Studios • Commissioned by the Boston Center for the Arts with support from the Barr-Klarman Foundation • Extracted two quartets: “Without Voices” and “To Know No.” for percussion ensemble
Inner Eye, 2016, rev. 2018 • Marimba and loop pedal solo • Inspired by the Art of Asia Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Mandala Stroll, 2016 • Marimba and voice • Inspired by the Art of Asia Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston crypteX unlocked & unleashed, 2015 • Large-scale collaboration with ILLUMINUS and HubWeek Boston • Written for 9 percussionists mounted on the structure of Fenway Park’s Green Monster
The Uncommons, 2015 • Large ensemble piece for 13 percussionists and 1 south Indian vocalist • Commissioned by the Outside the Box festival
Sommar Solace Suite, 2015 • Five soundscapes for mallets and multi-percussion • Commissioned by The Scandinavian Cultural Center in Newton, MA in collaboration with felt sculpture artist Kristina Goransson • Licensed by Urbanity Dance for showcase, 2015
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Alabaster, 2015 • Solo for multi-percussion and loop pedal
Fjord That, 2014 • Drumset solo commissioned by Aaron Staebell
Solstice, 2014 • For marimba, clarinet, voice, cello • Text by Kathleen Kraft
Clone, for the Blue Cone, 2012 • For marimba and Clarinet, dedicated to Angela Shankar • Commissioned by the Tree Hotel in Harads, Sweden
UFO: Crash Landing, 2012 • Three percussionists for Ensemble Evolution • Commissioned by the Tree Hotel in Harads, Sweden
Dancing Lights, 2012 • For 2 marimbas and vibraphone, inspired by the Northern Lights
Echo Series, 2011 • For marimba quartet (part IV), trio (part III), and duo (part II)
Hittade, published by Edition Svitzer, 2010 • For marimba soloist and three percussionists
COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS
Isabella Stewart Gardner Polly Thayer Starr Artist Series, Residency, Boston, MA 2017 • Presented two community workshops for “Sound Studio” in reaction to the Gardner collection
The Beat Bus, a music workshop and performance venue on wheels focused on drumming, music, and technology, Boston, MA, 2015 - present • Presented at community centers with the Associated Grant Makers, Boston Public Libraries, Outside the Box Festival, Opening Our Doors Festival, 2015 • Served over 1500 youth in two years • Residency at the New York City Correctional Facilities in 2018
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Cymbal Jungle of Sound, a community engagement project in collaboration with Zildjian Cymbal Company to explore cymbal sounds in outdoor parks, Boston, MA, 2014 - 2015 • Make Music Boston, Opening Our Doors Festival by the Fenway Alliance, First Night Boston, 2014 • Outside the Box Festival, 2015
RECORDINGS & PUBLICATIONS
A Line that Terminates at the Present, album, compositions by Maria Finkelmeier for Kadence Ensemble, MASARY Studios, and Timothy Hall, Released 2018
An 8-Step Guide to Creating Your Next Music Project, Paul R. Judy Institute for Music Leadership “Ahead of the Beat”, 2018
Improvising a Life in Music, article, Rhythm Scene! magazine, 2015
Entrepreneurial Skills for the 21st Century Percussionist, article, Percussive Notes PASIC preview magazine, 2013
Sounds from the Treetops, album, Ensemble Evolution, Released 2013
Compose. Perform. Inspire. New Voices in Percussion Music, album, Evolution Percussion Duo, Released 2012
NOTABLE PRESS
Northern Kentucky Tribune, Roebling display didn’t happen overnight, Cincy native principal of team that brought it to BLINK, project preview, 2019
Cincinnati Public Radio WVXU, Making The Singing Bridge Sing: How’d They Do That?, by Bill Rinehart, project preview, 2019
Cincinnati WCPO, Rumblin’ on the Roebling: BLINK adds original soundtrack to iconic “Singing Bridge, ” project preview, 2019
I Care if You Listen, A Line the Terminates at the Present: Maria Finkelmeier’s Composer Debut, album review by Kevin Baldwin, 2019
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Boston Globe, Great Boston-Area classical albums of 2018, listing for “A Line that Terminates at the Present,” 2018
Boston Magazine, These Artists Made Stunning Music Videos Inside the Edison Power Plant, MASARY Studios video release feature, 2018
Design Museum Magazine, Awakening Cities: Transforming the Built Environment with Sound & Light, feature on MASARY Studios, 2018
Improper Bostonian, Named Boston’s Best Creative Catalyst: 2018 Winner, 2018
Boston Globe, Make Music Celebrates the Summer Solstice with 100 free performances , interview and preview about Make Music Boston, 2018
Boston Voyager, Meet Maria Finkelmeier of Masary Studios and Kadence Arts in Greater Boston, interview, 2018
National Parks Magazine, Harsh is Truth, a piece outlining art in the national parks, highlighting MASARY Studio’s piece and interview, 2018
CBS Boston, Musicians Celebrate 'Make Music Day' In Boston's Copley Square, interview about Make Music Boston, 2017
Jamaica Plain News, JP’s Finkelmeier Leading Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Summer Workshops, announcement, 2017
Boston Globe, An electric BSO partnership, and other fruitful musical conversations, project named a “Top 10” in classical music, 2016
Boston Globe, 92 percussionists with 650 instruments will descend upon the Arboretum Sunday, preview of Kadence Arts’ Inuksuit project, 2016
HUBweek Newsletter, featured “change-maker” interview, 2016
Boston Globe, Making the Green Monster Sing, interview with the Ideas Section about the ILLUMINUS Boston and HUBweek project, 2015
Boston.com, The Green Monster will become a musical instrument, preview of Waking the Monster project for ILLUMINUS Boston and Hubweek, 2015
WGBH, The Beat Bus, story about the Beat Bus community workshops, 2015
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Boston Globe, School bus becomes a recording studio for kids, highlight of the Beat Bus community workshops, 2015
Boston Globe, Times Two envisions new musical opportunities, communities, feature on Times Two Concert Series, 2015
I Care if You Listen, 5 Questions for Maria Finkelmeier (percussionist) about @improvday, interview about @improvaday project, 2015
New England Cable News (NENC), CenterStage: ArtWeek, preview of Frost Beat event for ArtWeek Boston, 2014 ttela, Dubbel duo skapar nytt, preview of Quartet Kalos “Double It” tour, Dalsland, Sweden, 2014
Boston Globe, Make Music Boston to celebrate summer solstice, preview of inaugural Make Music Boston festival, 2014
Boston Globe, Ensemble Evolution brings treetop sounds to arboretum, preview of residency at the Arnold Arboretum, 2013
Satakunnan Kansa, Beautiful percussion song, review of concert in Pori, Finland, 2012
AWARDS
• Finalist, City of Boston Mayor’s Arts and Cultural Fellowship, 2019 • Boston’s Best “Creative Catalyst,” The Improper Bostonian, 2018 • Brother Thomas Fellowship, The Boston Foundation, 2018 • Emerging Artist Award: Music, St. Botolph Club Foundation, 2015
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