flutist / teaching artist / writer
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News
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July 2022: I'm the music director for RealTime Intervention's production of "Khūrākī" at BorderLight Festival in Cleveland! Click here for details.
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June 2022: I'll be joining the wonderful team at Volta Music Foundation! So excited to be a part of their mission to bridge gaps in opportunity & resources in classical music.
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February 2022: An absolute joy to be back rehearsing & performing in "Khūrākī: Afghanistan in Pittsburgh"! Details here.
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November 2021: I taught my first workshop for Youth Chamber Connection! We talked about communicating our values through publicity.
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October 2021: This fall, I am a teaching artist at Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestra!
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September 2021: I've started a weekly series of improvisatory recordings! The full collection is available through my Patreon.
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August 2021: In the spirit of a new school year, here's an article I wrote about 12 classical musicians' experience with imposter syndrome.
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June 28th, 2021: My Patreon community has grown to 30 people! Your support of my creative work is deeply encouraging to me. Thank you.
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May 20th, 2021: I will be performing for the Brooklyn Rail at a virtual gathering of writers & art critics! Thanks to Jess for the invitation!
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April 15th, 2021: I created a 20-minute original soundtrack in collaboration with visual artist Jim Vecchi! Click here to listen to excerpts.
This blog features clips of my practicing, drafts of creative writing, & reflections on building a creative career.
Patreon is a platform for creatives to generate income from their work through the support of an online community.
News (cont.)
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March 15th, 2021: It's been a year since I published my website! While this didn't lead to the freelance career I imagined, I am full of gratitude for a year of creative challenges & growth. Here's a review of projects on my blog.
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March 8th, 2021: I will be speaking & performing at Pittsburgh's Women to Women Toastmasters event, "Women Who Inspire." Thanks to Melissa Collins for inviting me!
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January 2021: My community on Patreon has grown to 20 people! Thank you all so much for your generous support of my creative work.
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December 2020: My chamber group Ears Engaged presented our final, interactive virtual concert of the year! We'll be back next month :)
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November 14th, 2020: I will perform improvisatory music as part of WaterWalks Pittsburgh: Creative Action for Community Justice. Thanks to Zachary Rapaport for the invitation to collaborate!
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November 7th, 2020: I will be collaborating with the wonderful Leah Stevens to perform "Around the Fire," a 30-minute, continuous program of flute, alto flute, electronics, & storytelling. Thanks to Monique Mead for this opportunity!
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October 2020: My Patreon is live! If you are interested in supporting my work, that would mean the world to me :)
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September 2020: As part of the Iris Music Project, my chamber ensemble Ears Engaged is beginning a fall residency at Weinberg Terrace, a senior home in Pittsburgh! We will create virtual, interactive musical experiences for the residents.
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July 2020: I performed in an outdoor concert to raise money for sheet music & books for underserved youth in Pittsburgh. Thank you to the audience for their incredible generosity, and to Monique Mead for the invitation!
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July 15th, 2020: I'm a guest artist in Three Rivers Young Peoples' Orchestra's masterclass series! I'll be teaching a workshop on creative expression & musical storytelling. Thanks to Jennie Dorris & Lindsey Nova for this dream opportunity!
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May 2020: I graduated from college! Here are my thoughts on entering uncertainty & instability.
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May 2020: I'm fundraising for Filipino immigrant workers' basic needs during COVID-19. If you'd like a video of my BXA capstone, please send me a screenshot of a $15 donation to their GoFundMe, linked above.
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April 2020: My recital in fragments was featured through Carnegie Mellon School of Music's Play-in-Place!
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April 2020: I received a fellowship from the STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, Residency-in-your-Room! I will create a film-version of Poems in Practice Rooms.
As of March 17th, 2020, all events below
are cancelled due to COVID-19.
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May 6th, 2020: I will present my BXA capstone project, "Magsalin: Translating Diaspora from Memory to Expression," at Carnegie Mellon University's annual Meeting of the Minds.
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April 29th, 2020: I am performing my last concert with the Carnegie Mellon University Philharmonic! Details here.
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April 22nd, 2020: I am a flutist in Paloma Sierra's bilingual trova COLA'O at SOUND BITES 7.0 in New York City! Click here for tickets.
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April 15th, 2020: My senior flute recital is at Alumni Concert Hall at 7:30pm. I am thrilled to be preparing so much gorgeous & rarely-performed music! Free admission with reception to follow.
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March 28th, 2020: The Carnegie Mellon University Wind Ensemble will premiere a piece by Nancy Galbraith (my first performance on alto flute!)
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March 11-14th, 2020: I am a flutist in Real/Time Intervention's Khūrākī at Christ Lutheran Church in Millvale! For tickets, visit https://realtimeinterventions.org.
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March 5th, 2020: Ears Engaged is performing music from around the world at the Pittsburgh International Airport. Catch us between your flights from 11:30am-1:30pm!
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February 23rd, 2020: Cellist Sameer Apte will be performing the Walton Concerto with us in the Carnegie Mellon University Philharmonic! 8pm at Carnegie Music Hall.
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February 5th, 2020: Ears Engaged is performing at our first open mic night in Bella Terra Vineyard! Show starts at 6pm.
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January 9th, 2020: Thanks to Carnegie Mellon University's Office of Admissions for featuring my Global Studies capstone!
November 2020. Performing "Around the Fire" with Leah Stevens. Photo by Monique Mead.
September 2020. Recording a virtual concert program with Ears Engaged. Photo by Casey Stamm.
May 2020. A scene from "Poems in Practice Rooms," a short film for my BXA capstone.
Flier for my senior flute recital.
Cancelled due to COVID-19.
March 2020. Performing music from around the world with Ears Engaged at Pittsburgh's airport.