Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”
I. Allegro maestoso
II. Andante moderato
III. In ruhig fließender Bewegung
IV. Urlicht
V. Im Tempo des Scherzos
Corbett Auditorium, University of Cincinnati College—Conservatory of Music | September 21, 2024
CCM Philharmonia | CCM Chamber Choir | CCM Chorale | UC Choruses | Amanda Woodbury (Soprano) | Kayleigh Decker (Mezzo-Soprano)
Role: Principal Oboe
Fun Fact: Performance happened one week post-gallbladder surgery. Mahler waited for no one.
Jules Massenet
Cendrillon
Patricia Corbett Theater, University of Cincinnati College—Conservatory of Music | November 14, 2025
CCM Opera | CCM Philharmonia
Role: Principal Oboe
Complete opera production presented in two parts
Ottorino Respighi (Arr. Jacco Nefs)
Pines of Rome
I. I pini di Villa Borghese (The Pines of the Villa Borghese)
II. Pini presso una catacomba (Pines Near a Catacomb)
III. I pini del Gianicolo (The Pines of the Janiculum)
IV. I pini della Via Appia (The Pines of the Appian Way)
Corbett Auditorium, University of Cincinnati College—Conservatory of Music | Feb. 2, 2025
CCM Wind Symphony
Role: English Horn
Featured Solo: Features the English Horn solo in the fourth movement
Jean Sibelius
En Saga, Op. 9
Lemminkäinen’s Return, Op. 22, No. 4
Corbett Auditorium, University of Cincinnati College—Conservatory of Music | February 19, 2025
CCM Philharmonia
Role: Principal Oboe
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A Major, Op. 11, No. 1
Corbett Auditorium, University of Cincinnati College—Conservatory of Music | January 23, 2026
CCM Philharmonia | CCM Lighting Design
Role: Principal Oboe
Special Event: Performed as part of “Moveable Feast,” CCM’s annual fundraising gala. The 2026 gala, Illuminate, featured a collaboration with CCM Lighting Design, integrated theatrical lighting into the orchestral performance.
Jennifer Higdon
Fanfare Ritmico
Corbett Auditorium, University of Cincinnati College—Conservatory of Music | October 17, 2025
CCM Wind Symphony
Role: Principal Oboe
Special Event: Performed during Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award-winning composer Jennifer Higdon’s residency at CCM.
National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute
William Grant Still: Symphony No. 2, “Song of a New Race”
Maurice Ravel: La Valse
Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Suite
Concert Hall, The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts | July 23, 2023
National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute Orchestra
Role: English Horn
Festival Performance: Featured on English Horn in William Grant Still’s Symphony No. 2, Maurice Ravel’s La Valse, and Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier Suite