I was born in U.S. Studied at the University of Cincinnati with Joel Hoffman, Jonathon Kramer and Norman Dinerstein. Got a Tanglewood Fellowship, where I studied with Gunther Schuller. Went to Cambridge University, where I studied with Alexander Goehr. Returned to the US and attended the Eastman School, studying with Warren Benson and Joseph Schwantner. Not currently active as a composer, but still interested.