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I was an active force in the arts community and served on a number of boards of directors. I look back on those times as some of the most exciting in my life.

Mid 1980's-Late 1990's: From 1984 through 1997 I was the Executive Director of the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra in Berkeley, California. The orchestra had fallen on hard times and I was recruited to try to resuscitate it. It was the beginning of Kent Nagano's conducting career and the orchestra had a lot of very dedicated musicians.

When I started we were six weeks out from a major project with Frank Zappa and were in way over our heads. We began a major overhaul of the organization while trying to keep our current commitments. The community rallied around the orchestra and it became a major success and asset to Berkeley. We presented many significant premiers over the years, and Kent Nagano went on to become an international superstar.

1990-2015: From the time I was 5 years old, the only thing I knew for sure was that I wanted to play the piano. I'm an old man now, might just as well start on my childhood dream.

In my days at the Berkeley Symphony I was surrounded by musicians but I I wasn't one of them. My days as a pianist were before me. I developed a circuit of upscale retirement communities who appreciated classical music and hired me. I produced my first album - The Great Romantics, Vol. 1.

I took my CD's and went on the road. I worked primarily in California from Napa down through San Jose. The performances were successful and I often scheduled multiple performances for the same venue per year. At my peak I was doing 120 performances a year. This was a happy time for me.

2015-2018: Recording all original compositions for ballet classes for a CD. The CD was sold on my website and also introduced at a dance festival April 2018.
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