An active soloist, chamber musician and concerto soloist, he has performed to great acclaim throughout the United States, as well as in Belgium, Italy and South Korea. He has lectured extensively on diverse topics ranging from technical and musical development to 20th-century pedagogical literature, and is a frequent guest and presenter for local, state and national music teachers associations. He earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), while he completed his bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of California at Santa Barbara and the University of Texas at Austin respectively. His former teachers include Charles Asche, Nancy Garrett, and Eugene and Elizabeth Pridonoff.