Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
- Master of Engineering in Computer Science 2003
- Thesis, Interactive control of linked rigid body simulations
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science 2002
Principal Teachers
- Yoshikazu Nagai, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA 2017–present
- David Deveau, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 1999–2003
- Gary Amano, Utah State University, Logan, UT 1995–1998
- Donald Walker, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 1994–1995
- Elaine Bliss, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Milwaukee, WI 1988–1994
- Barbara Henry, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Milwaukee, WI 1986–1988
Masterclasses
- Jerome Lowenthal, Amalfi Coast Piano Festival, Maiori, Italy 2022
- Enrico Elisi, Amalfi Coast Piano Festival, Maiori, Italy 2022
- Michael Lewin, PianoTexas, Fort Worth, TX 2021
- Maria Lambros, St. Lawrence String Quartet Chamber Music Seminar, Palo Alto, CA 2019
- Emanuel Krasovsky, PianoTexas, Fort Worth, TX 2018
- Russell Sherman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 2001
- Leon Fleisher, Wassermann Festival, Logan, UT 1999
- André-Michel Schub, Wassermann Festival, Logan, UT 1998
Coaches
- Boris Slutsky, Amalfi Coast Piano Festival, PianoTexas
- Ursula Oppens, Amalfi Coast Piano Festival
- James Giles, Amalfi Coast Piano Festival
- Enrico Elisi, Amalfi Coast Piano Festival
- Andrey Ponochevny, PianoTexas
- Owen Dalby, St. Lawrence String Quartet Chamber Music Seminar
- Pedja Muzijevic, St. Lawrence String Quartet Chamber Music Seminar
- Christopher Costanza, St. Lawrence String Quartet Chamber Music Seminar
- Jon Nakamatsu
- Paul Hersh
- Igor Resnianski, PianoTexas
- Tamás Ungár, PianoTexas
- Spencer Myer
- Marcus Thompson, MIT Chamber Music Society
Work Experience
- Rehearsal concerto pianist, Livermore-Amador Symphony, Livermore, CA 2022
- Prokofiev Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26
- John Adams Young Composers Program, composition recitals, Crowden School, Berkeley, CA 2022
- Engineering Manager, Apple, Cupertino, CA 2011–2022
- Rehearsal concerto pianist, Nova Vista Symphony, Los Altos, CA 2022
- Prokofiev Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26
- Studio piano, private cello studio of Brady Anderson, Pleasanton, CA 2014
- Rehearsal pianist for production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 2014
- San Jose State University, composition recital, San Jose, CA 2013
- San Jose State University, composition showcase, San Jose, CA 2012
- Senior Software Engineer, EveryScape, Newton, MA 2003–2010
- Teaching assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 2003
- Pianist, Nordstrom, Salt Lake City, UT 1996–1998
Festivals
- Amalfi Coast Piano Festival, Maiori, Italy 2022
- PianoTexas, Fort Worth, TX 2021
- St. Lawrence String Quartet Chamber Music Seminar, Palo Alto, CA 2019
- PianoTexas, Fort Worth, TX 2018
- Indiana University Summer Piano Academy 1994
Competitions
- Cliburn International Amateur Piano Competition, Fort Worth, TX 2022
- San Diego International Piano Competition, San Diego, CA 2022
- Boston International Piano Competition, Cambridge, MA 2022
- Second Prize, Audience Prize, Best Baroque Performance
- Seattle International Piano Competition, Seattle, WA 2019
- Gold Medal, Audience Favorite, Teachers’ Favorite
- Washington International Piano Artists Competition (WIPAC), Washington, DC 2019
- First Prize, Audience Prize, Best Liszt Performance
- Boston International Piano Competition, Cambridge, MA 2019
- Third Prize, Audience Prize
- Kingsville International Young Performers Competition, Kingsville, TX 1997
- Junior Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, Salt Lake City, UT 1996
- Utah State Fair Piano Competition, Salt Lake City, UT 1996
- Utah Music Teachers Association Competition, Salt Lake City, UT 1996
- Stravinsky Awards International Piano Competition, Champaign-Urbana, IL 1995
Solo & Collaborative
- 2 solo performances, Van Cliburn Recital Hall, Fort Worth, TX October 2022
- Solo recital, The Drawing Room Annex, San Francisco, CA October 2022
- Solo recital, Freaney & Friends, Fallbrook Public Library, Fallbrook, CA September 2022
- Solo performance, Noontime Concerts, Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco, CA September 2022
- Solo performance, Flower Piano, Zellerbach Garden, San Francisco, CA September 2022
- Solo performance, Embassy of the Slovak Republic, Washington, DC April 2022
- Solo recital, Nordstrom Recital Hall, Seattle, WA October 2019
- Solo recital, Corcoran Museum Concert Auditorium, Washington, DC July 2019
- Solo recital, Phillips Hall, George Washington University, Washington, DC July 2019
- Solo recital, Groupmuse, Private residence, Palo Alto, CA July 2019
- 3 solo performances, Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA June 2019
- 6 solo recitals, Private residences, San Francisco, CA May–June 2019
- Solo performance and cello duo, Live Music at the Musical Offering Cafe, Berkeley, CA September 2018
- 3 solo performances, PepsiCo Recital Hall, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas June 2018
- Solo performance, Berkeley Arts Festival Hall, Berkeley, CA December 2014
- Cello recital, Lycée Français de San Francisco, San Francisco, CA December 2012
- Vocal recital with mezzo-soprano, Private residence, Concord, MA November 2010
- Opera and lieder selections from Rossini, Moore, Mozart, Handel, and Thomas
- Solo performance, Rockport Music Festival Community Outreach Event, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA October 2010
- Piano duo with faculty, Kresge Auditorium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 2001
Chamber
Alden Trio (piano trio)
- Glenview Classical Series, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Oakland, CA July 2019
- Campbell Recital Hall, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA June 2019
- Neighborhood Performance Project, Congregation Ner Tamid, San Francisco, CA December 2018
- Live at the Library Concert Series, Alameda Main Library, Alameda, CA October 2017
- Joint performance with Adam Shulman Trio
- Mission Chamber: Ravel and Jalbert, Groupmuse, Private residence, San Francisco, CA October 2017
- Mr. Tipple’s Recording Studio, San Francisco, CA September 2017
- Neighborhood Performance Project and Jazz in the Neighborhood, Berkeley Hillside Club, Berkeley, CA November 2016
- Joint performance with Adam Shulman Trio
- From Maurice Ravel to Bill Evans: The Piano Trio in the 20th Century, Neighborhood Performance Project, Forest Hill Clubhouse, San Francisco, CA August 2016
- Joint performance with Adam Shulman Trio
- Embassy Groupmuse, Groupmuse, Private residence, San Francisco, CA August 2016
- Fillmore St., Groupmuse, Private residence, San Francisco, CA July 2016
- Neighborhood Performance Project, Forest Hill Clubhouse, San Francisco, CA August 2015
- Alden Trio performs Brahms and Shostakovich, Groupmuse, Private residence, San Francisco, CA August 2015
- Trinity Lutheran Church, Pleasanton, CA August 2014
- Berkeley Arts Festival Hall, Berkeley, CA August 2014
- Neighborhood Performance Project, Forest Hill Clubhouse, San Francisco, CA August 2014
- Salle Pianos, San Francisco, CA September 2013
- Piano quartet, The Drawing Room Annex, San Francisco, CA October 2022
- Piano trio, A Trio Sampler, Groupmuse, Private residences, Oakland and San Francisco, CA September 2022
- Clarinet trio, Mission Chamber: Beethoven and Brahms Clarinet Trios, Groupmuse, Private residence, San Francisco, CA January 2016
- San Jose State University Concert Hall, piano trio, composition recital, San Jose, CA February 2013
- Premiered new works written by composition students for collaborative piano
- San Jose State University Concert Hall, piano trio, composition showcase, San Jose, CA October 2012
- Premiered new works written by composition students for collaborative piano
- Sextet performance with faculty, SHASS 50th Anniversary Concert, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 2000
Concerto
- Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth, TX October 2022
- Prokofiev Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, op. 26, Allegro, ma non troppo
- Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX June 2021
- Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major, op. 58, Andante con moto, Rondo: Vivace
- Classical Revolution Quartet, Salle Pianos, San Francisco, CA December 2011
- Chopin Piano Concerto no. 2 in f minor, op. 21
- Classical Revolution Quintet, Salle Pianos, San Francisco, CA July 2011
- Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 5 in E♭ major, op. 73
- MIT Wind Ensemble, Frederick Harris, Kresge Auditorium, Cambridge, MA May 2003
- Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
- Tech Night at the Pops, Boston Pops Orchestra, Keith Lockhart, Symphony Hall, Boston, MA June 2001
- Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 1 in B♭ major, op. 23, Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
- MIT Symphony Orchestra, Dante Anzolini, Kresge Auditorium, Cambridge, MA May 2001
- Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 1 in B♭ major, op. 23
- Skyline High School Orchestra, Richard Chatelain, Skyline High School Auditorium, Salt Lake City, UT May 1998
- Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 1 in B♭ major, op. 23, Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
- Salute to Youth, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Robert Henderson, Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City, UT November 1996
- Chopin Piano Concerto no. 2 in f minor, op. 21, Maestoso
Scholarships and Awards
- Emerson Scholarship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1999–2003
- Sterling Scholar in Music, Deseret News 1998
Special Skills and Projects
- Website design and development
- Poster design for classical music organizations
- iOS app development
- Music arranging
- Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite for viola quintet or string sextet, and piano
- Orchestra reduction of Chopin Piano Concerto no. 2 in f minor, op. 21, for string quartet
- Orchestra reduction of Ravel Piano Concerto, second movement, for viola quintet
- Acappella arrangements of pop music
- Music engraving (Finale)
- French, Korean (remedial)