Education
- B.M. Grove City College, Voice, Guitar, 2013
- M.M. Houghton College, Guitar Performance, Composition, 2015
Employment
- Grove City College- Adjunct Professor of Guitar
- Washington & Jefferson College- Adjunct Professor of Guitar
- Peters Creek Baptist Church- Music & Worship Associate
- Pittsburgh Classical Guitar Society- Vice-President
Performance Experience
- Master Class with David Russell (Guitar), 2017
- Guest Soloist (Guitar) with Pittsburtgh Concert Chorale 2017, A Procession Winding Around Me (Jeffrey Van)
- Semi-Finalist, Lancaster International Guitar Competition 2011
- Winner of Grove City College Concerto Competition 2010, Concierto de Aranjuez (Joaquin Rodrigo)
Courses Currently Taught
- Applied Guitar Lessons (1/2 hour and 1 hour)
- Guitar Class I
- Guitar Class II
Publicly Available Recordings
- Be Thou My Vision (Single) 2020
- Give Me Jesus (Single) 2020
- A Classical Guitar Christmas (Album) 2019
- Runaway (Single) 2019
Research/Academic Interests
- Musical Form and Grammar in Post-Classical Music
- Non-Classical Influences in Contemporary Classical Guitar Composition
- Aesthetics of Musical Analysis
- The Role of Music in General Revelation
Other Interests
- Cooking
- Studying Theology
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- Wife: Maggie (Barr '13) Sheffer, Children: Maria, Amelia