He is a composer and theorist with degrees from Princeton University, the University of Connecticut, and Rutgers University. His works have been performed in both Europe and the U.S., and his numerous honors include awards and fellowships from The MacDowell Colony, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Yaddo, the Institute for Contemporary American Music, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Meet the Composer, East & West Artists, the National Endowment for the Arts, and many others.