1962-1965 Interlochen Arts Academy Interlochen, Michigan
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA Teachers: Barre Hill, Voice; Thor Johnson, conducting and composition
1965-1967 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan
1967-1969 University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida
BACHELOR OF MUSIC PERFORMANCE – Voice, Composition, Conducting: Teachers: Lina Maddeford, voice; Frederick Fennell, conducting
1970-1971 Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana
MASTER OF MUSIC PERFORMANCE- Voice, Composition, Conducting; Teachers: Martha Lipton, voice; Tibor Kozma, conducting
1990 – present Conducting Workshops Various locations
Worked with clinicians such as Sam Jones, Margaret Hillis, Sergiu Comissiona, Gunther Schueller, Henry Holt, Michael Charry
1994 University of Michigan Ann Arbor. Michigan
Audited graduate conducting seminar fall semester with Gustav Meir
1995 – 2001 University of Washington Seattle, Washington
Audited graduate conducting seminar on occasion with Peter Eros
2009 - Fellow at the National Endowment for the Arts/Columbia University Arts Journalism Institute for Classical Music and Opera