Awards

First Prize, The Robert Avalon International Competition for Composers

Houston, TX, September 2014.

Finalist, International Composition Competition Cittá di Udine

Udine, Italy, July 2014.

Honorary Mention, New York Composers Circle Competition

New York, NY, May 2014.

First Prize, 2011 Lee Ettelson Composer’s Award

San Francisco, California, February 2011.

First Prize, 2010 International Music Prize for Excellence in Composition

Neapolis, Greece, November 2010.

Finalist, Artez International Composition Contest

Enchede, Netherlands, June 2009.

Honorable Mention, Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute

Minnesota, MN, March 2009.

First Prize, The BMI Charlie Parker Composition Prize

New York, NY, July 2007.

Finalist, Brussels Jazz Orchestra International Composition Contest

Brussels, Belgium, July 2006.

First Prize, 2006 Kathleen T. and Philip B. Phillips, M. D. Jazz Piano Competition

University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL, March 2006.