education and training
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA
Studies in piano and vocal performance
2000-2001
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
2004-2009
B.M in Piano Performance, minor in Scandinavian Studies, 2007
(coursework included 1.5 years of ballet instruction)
M.M. in Choral Conducting, 2009
(served as pianist for ballet classes 2004-2009)
Masterclasses in Choral Conducting
2007, Tacoma, WA
2008, Copenhagen, Denmark
2009, Malmö, Sweden
2010, Malmö, Sweden
2011, Malmö, Sweden
Randall Stroope, American Choral Directors Association Summer Institute
Erwin Ortner, World Choral Symposium
Dan-Olof Stenlund, Malmö College of Music
Cecilia Rydinger Alin, director of orchestral conducting at the College of Music in Stockholm
Christina Hörnell, Chorus Master for the Royal Swedish Opera
ballets conducted
Kermessen in Brüges pas de deux (gala performance, 2008)
The Dream (choreo. Ashton, reps. Christopher Carr and Sir Anthony Dowell, 2009)
Stars and Stripes
7 performances, rep. Elyse Borne, 2010
6 performances, rep. Colleen Neary, Nov 2023
3 performances, The Sarasota Ballet, Mar 2026
Chaconne
7 performances, Apr 2011
2 performances, Apr 2017, with score and parts edited by Jared Oaks
Dracula (choreo. Ben Stevenson)
4 performances, Oct 2011
9 performances, Oct 2021
8 performances, Oct 2023
Diamonds pas de deux
Gala performance, Nov 2012
Gala performance in the Chicago Auditorium Theatre, Oct 2013
Rubies
4 performances, with the Chicago Sinfonietta, Auditorium Theatre, Oct 2013
3 performances, The Sarasota Ballet (rep. Sandra Jennings, with Cameron Grant, piano), Dec 2024
Cinderella (choreo. Ashton)
2 performances, Feb 2013
11 performances, Feb 2018
11 performances, Feb 2025
Emeralds (rep. Sandra Jennings)
7 performances, Apr 2013
3 performances for The Sarasota Ballet, Apr 2024
Who Cares?
7 performances, Nov 2013, Kingsbury Hall, Salt Lake City
1 performance, Oct 2015, Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis
3 performances, The Sarasota Ballet (rep. Sandra Jennings), Apr 2024
The Sleeping Beauty (Sklute)
3 performances in Feb 2014
6 performances in Feb 2017
10 performances in Feb 2023
Giselle (Sklute)
3 performances, Feb 2014
3 performances, Feb 2020, at the Smith Theatre, Utah Valley University
10 performances, Feb 2020, at the Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City
Giselle (choreo. Sir Peter Wright)
3 performances, The Sarasota Ballet and The Sarasota Orchestra, Dec 2021
Forgotten Land (choreo. Kylian)
7 performances, 2014
The Rite of Spring (choreo. Nicolo Fonte)
2 performances sans rehearsal, 2014
7 performances, Apr 2025
Divertimento No. 15 (rep. Diana White)
7 performances, 2014
Swan Lake (Sklute)
6 performances, Feb 2015
13 performances, Feb 2019
12 performances, Feb 2024
Almost Tango (choreo. Nicolo Fonte)
7 performances, Apr 2015
Fancy Free
1 performance at the Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis, Oct 2015
3 performances, Nov 2015
Symphony in C
1 performance, Nov 2015
Romeo and Juliet (choreo. Cranko)
2 performances, Feb 2016
Afternoon of a Faun (choreo. Robbins, rep. Bart Cook)
7 performances, Apr 2016
Madame Butterfly (choreo. Stanton Welch)
2 performances, Nov 2016
Le Chant du Rossignol (choreo. Balanchine, reps. Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer)
7 performances, Oct 2019
Shakespeare Suite (Duke Ellington, choreo. Sir David Bintley)
7 performances, Apr 2018
Summerspace (Morton Feldman, choreo. Cunningham)
7 performances, Apr 2018
Onegin (choreo. Cranko)
9 performances, Apr 2019
7 performances, Oct 2022
Prodigal Son (rep. Colleen Neary)
7 performances, Oct 2019
Apollo (rep. Colleen Neary)
7 performances, Oct 2019
7 performances, Apt 2025
Jewels
9 performances, Nov 2018
2 performances, Northrop Auditorium, University of Minnesota, Feb 2020
Romeo and Juliet (choreo. Smuin)
9 performances, Feb 2022
8 performances, Nov 2025
Aria (Handel, choreo. Caniparoli)
5 performances, Apr 2021
Concerto Six Twenty-Two pas de deux (Mozart, choreo. Lar Lubovitch, reduced orchestration by Jared Oaks)
5 performances, Apr 2021
Carmina Burana (choreo. Nicolo Fonte)
7 performances, Apr 2022
Glass Pieces (choreo. Cunningham)
7 performances, Apr 2022
Rodeo (choreo. Agnes de Mille, reps. Paul Sutherland and Diana Gonzalez)
6 performances, Nov 2022
Concerto Barocco (rep. Michele Gifford)
7 performances, Nov 2022
Divertimento No. 15 (rep. Sandra Jennings)
3 performances, The Sarasota Ballet, Apr 2023
The Firebird (choreo. Willam Christensen)
7 performances, Nov 2023
Les Noces (Stravinsky, choreo. Nijinska, reps. Howard Sayette and Cameron Basden)
3 performances, Apr 2023
7 performances, Nov 2025
The Four Temperaments (rep. Sandra Jennings)
3 performances, The Sarasota Ballet, Apr 2023
Western Symphony (rep. Sandra Jennings)
3 performances, The Sarasota Ballet, Apr 2023
Serenade (rep. Michele Gifford)
6 performances, Nov 2024
Within the Golden Hour (choreo. Wheeldon, rep. Michele Gifford)
7 performances Nov 2024
Las Hermanas (Frank Martin, choreo. MacMillan)
3 performances, The Sarasota Ballet, Apr 2024
The Spider’s Feast (Albert Roussel, choreo. Sir David Bintley)
World premiere, 3 performances, The Sarasota Ballet, Dec 2024
Les Patineurs (choreo. Ashton)
3 performances, The Sarasota Ballet, Dec 2024
Symphony of Psalms (choreo. Kylian)
7 performances, Apr 2025
Romeo and Juliet (choreo. Tom Mattingly)
1 performance, Ballet Des Moines, Mar 2025
The Dream (choreo. Ashton)
7 performances, Nov 2025
Peter Pan (choreo. Trey McIntyre)
9 performances, Feb 2026
'Still Life' at the Penguin Café (choreo. Sir David Bintley)
3 performances, The Sarasota Ballet, Mar 2026
Antique Epigraphs (choreo. Robbins)
7 performances, Apr 2026
Carousel (A Dance) (choreo. Wheeldon)
5 performances, Apr 2026
West Side Story Suite (choreo. Robbins)
7 performances, Apr 2026
Swan Lake (choreo. Ben Stevenson)
4 performances, Texas Ballet Theatre and the Dallas Opera Orchestra, May 2026
Romeo and Juliet (choreo. Tom Mattingly)
2 performances, Ballet Des Moines and the Des Moines Symphony, May 2026
The Nutcracker with Ballet West
4 performances, Dec 2008
7 performances, Dec 2009
13 performances, Dec 2010
13 performances, Dec 2011
12 performances, Dec 2012
11 performances, Dec 2013
8 performances, Dec 2014
19 performances, Dec 2015
21 performances, Dec 2016
23 performances, Dec 2017
4 performances, Nov 2018, Austad Auditorium in Ogden, Utah
19 performances, Dec 2018, Salt Lake City
23 performances, Dec 2019, Salt Lake City
4 performances, Nov 2021, Austad Auditorium
15 performances, Dec 2021, Salt Lake City
23 performances, Dec 2022, Salt Lake City
24 performances, Dec 2023, Salt Lake City
21 performances, Dec 2024, Salt Lake City
4 performances, Nov 2025, Austad Auditorium
16 performances, Dec 2025, Salt Lake City
The Nutcracker with the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra at the Kennedy Center
2 performances in 2012
7 performances in 2014
7 performances in 2018
7 performances in 2023
The Nutcracker with the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra at the Atwood Concert Hall
7 performances, Nov 2019
Other Productions:
The Nutcracker (choreo. Ben Stevenson)
2 performances with the Houston Ballet, Nov 2015
The Nutcracker (choreo. Val Caniparoli)
5 performances with the Louisville Ballet, Dec 2025
piano performance
Little Improvisations (Schumann, choreo. Tudor, reps. Amanda McKerrow and John Gardner)
2 performances, BYU, 2008
1 performance, Burklyn Ballet Theatre, Summer 2009
Three Preludes, soloist (Rachmaninoff, choreo. Ben Stevenson, repetiteur Janie Parkinson)
8 performances, 2008-2009
The Four Temperaments (rep. Sandra Jennings, rehearsals and piano soloist)
7 performances, 2010
But Never Doubt I Love, soloist (Mendelssohn and Liszt, choreo. Helen Pickett)
7 performances, 2010
Lyric Pieces, soloist (Grieg, choreo. Jessica Lang)
7 performances, May 2016
3 performances, The Sarasota Ballet, Apr 2024
The Green Table
7 performances with Jed Moss, piano, Apr 2017
7 performances with Nicholas Maughan, piano, Apr 2024
Pictures at an Exhibition (choreo. Ratmansky)
rehearsals and two school performances, Nov 2024
ballet class pianist
2009-present
2006
2008-09
2021-26
2013, Phoenix
2014, Spokane
2015, Richland
2017, Phoenix
2022, Richardson
2023, Midland
2025, Fort Smith
Ballet West company and Summer Intensive classes
Burklyn Ballet Theatre, dir. Joanne Whitehill (summers only)
Regional Dance America festivals
Additional classes for:
The Royal Danish Ballet
Balettakademien Stockholm
Houston Ballet
Ballet Arizona
Pacific Northwest Ballet Summer Intensive
University of Utah
ballet rehearsal pianist
The Nutcracker
Ballet West, 2009 to present
Serenade
2009, rep. Victoria Simon
2017, rep. Maria Calegari
2024, rep. Michele Gifford
The Dream (choreo. Ashton, reps. Christopher Carr and Sir Anthony Dowell) 2009
Carmina Burana (choreo. Butler, piano rehearsal for choir) 2010
Stars and Stripes, Apr 2010
Les Biches (Poulenc, rehearsals with reps. Howard Sayette and Georgina Parkinson) 2010
Swan Lake (Sklute)
2010 (coached by Cynthia Gregory)
2015
2019 (coached by Bruce Marks)
2024
The Sleeping Beauty (Sklute)
2011
2014
2017
2023
Chaconne (rep. Maria Calegari) 2011
Dracula (choreo. Ben Stevenson, rehearsals)
2011
2021
2023
Emeralds and Diamonds
Apr 2013
Oct 2018
Feb 2020
Cinderella (choreo. Ashton)
2013
2018
2025
Who Cares?
2013
2015
Divertimento No. 15 (rep. Diana White)
2014
Giselle (Sklute)
2014
2020 (coached by Karin Averty)
Square Dance (rep. Victoria Simon)
2015, rehearsals and 7 performances, harpsichord
Fancy Free (Nov 2015)
Symphony in C (Nov 2015)
Romeo and Juliet (choreo. Cranko) Feb 2016
Madame Butterfly (choreo. Stanton Welch) 2016
Sea Shadow pas (Ravel, choreo. Arpino) Feb 2016
Afternoon of a Faun (choreo. Robbins) 2016
Carmina Burana (choreo. Nicolo Fonte)
2017, piano rehearsal for choir
Chaconne (rep. Diana White, coached by Merrill Ashley) 2017
Shakespeare Suite (Duke Ellington, choreo. Sir David Bintley) 2018
Prodigal Son (rep. Colleen Neary) 2019
Onegin
2019
2022
Romeo and Juliet (choreo. Smuin) 2022, 2025
Rodeo Nov 2022
Antique Epigraphs 2025
Carousel (A Dance) 2025
Peter Pan (choreo. Trey McIntyre) 2026
recordings
The Nutcracker (choreo. Willam Christensen, with the Ballet West Orchestra)
Christus (an oratorio for soloists, choir, and orchestra) by Deon Nielsen Price
The Lottery (Robert Moran, choreo. Val Caniparoli, recorded synthesizer part with Tara Simoncic, conductor, Jul 2014)
research and other
Twentieth-Century Piano Music from Utah: A Lecture Recital for the Utah State Historical Society, 2014
Considerations for the Ballet Conductor (presentation) for the Oxford Conducting Symposium, 2016
Conductor-as-Choreographer: Ballet-Based Tools for Conducting Instruction (joint presentation with Cherilyn Worthen for the Oxford Conducting Symposium in Sydney), 2019
I am interested in local music and dance histories, which has resulted in connections with families of composers and interviews with dancers and musicians who are not typically celebrated in the historical records.
I also like to support colleagues’ research by looking for hard-to-find materials.
I am fluent in written and spoken Swedish.