Gerald

    As a professional musician for more thantwenty years, his career started at age 15 when he was hired to play trombone for a local church for their Christmas Eve service. Shortly after that, he gained an appreciationfor the piano and began to teach himself how to read and play piano music. Afterplaying the piano for only seven short months, he entered a community talent showcase and competition where he won first prize for his rendition of a solo piano work. Being noticed by the choir director of his school, he was asked to accompany the concert choir for the coming year. Included in this year of accompanying was a chance to perform with the choir at Walt Disney World where he performed on a live broadcast of their Christmas television program. He was shortly thereafter noticed by the proprietor of a then little-known local opera company where he was asked to be the resident rehearsal pianist and associate conductor. He stayed with this company for four years before moving to California.
     In California, he acquired the position of Liturgy Coordinator for the
local Catholic Church. Soon his reputation took him to other religious
venues such as synagogues, and other Christian and non-Christian
denominations as music director and musician. After a short time, he
became the most sought-after music director and conductor of most local
theatre companies and schools, as well as the local community orchestra.
     He has traveled to many parts of the country to utilize his strengths as a
conductor and musician, including Florida, Ohio, Los Angeles, Long Beach,
San Francisco and Monterey, California and South Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
After many years of free-lance and professional music directing and
conducting work, he was hired by the Utah Shakespeare Festival as a
keyboardist. He was soon asked to be a Music Director and Conductor for
their annual productions and is currently a regularly returning musical
presence for them. Currently, he is also Choir Director for the Community
Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir.
     Most recently, he has studied in Southern Utah University’s music
program as a piano performance major with Dr. Kirill Gliadkovsky. He has
been seen locally in many SUU productions both on stage… and under/
behind it… as a pianist/keyboardist and conductor. His most recent
endeavors have been: The Wizard of Oz, The Magic Flute and Opera
Scenes, Gianni Schicchi, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, Company, and
The Mikado for the Musical Theatre and Opera programs. While working
towards his graduation in May, 2011, he performed his Senior Recital on
piano. He continues to serve as pianist for The Master Singers men’s chorus.