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Selected Projects 20<strong>16</strong>-<strong>18</strong><br />

My four years at the University of Massachusetts<br />

Dartmouth have been a personal artistic journey–a<br />

journey of self-examination, developing <strong>no</strong>t only as<br />

a musician but as an in<strong>no</strong>vator and a researcher.<br />

Throughout this journey I have constantly asked myself:<br />

Who am I as an artist? What should I do to find<br />

my own unique, creative voice? These are, of course,<br />

never ending questions. But for <strong>no</strong>w I can say that<br />

being at UMD’s Music Department has given me a<br />

foundation to pursue a career in music that is more<br />

than just a performer. It is a career that is combined<br />

with research and in<strong>no</strong>vation.<br />

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Every senior music student is required to put on a<br />

recital to showcase what they have accomplished<br />

in their time at the university. As an ho<strong>no</strong>rs student,<br />

I knew I had to aim for something more ambitious.<br />

Therefore, I decided to put together a group of <strong>no</strong>t<br />

only my peers, but of professional musicians and<br />

one of my Professors. The group includes current<br />

John Dalton during performance. Photograph courtesy of Dan<br />

Waterman

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