university teaching

• Professor of Music, 2011-present (tenured 2013)

John J. Cali School of Music, Montclair State University

• Associate Professor of Music, 2006-2011 (tenured 2005)

Department of Music, Rowan University University

• Associate Professor of Music, 2000-2006 (tenured 2005)

Department of Music and Theatre Arts, Shippensburg University

education

Degrees

• Doctor of Musical Arts (University of Maryland College Park)

• Master of Music (Indiana University, Bloomington)

• Bachelor of Music (DePauw University)

Flute Instruction

• Gary Schocker (New York)

• Peter Lloyd (London Symphony Orchestra & Indiana University)

• Francis Fuge (Louisville Orchestra)

Master Classes and Additional Studies

• Alberto Almarza (Philharmonic Orchestra of Santiago & Carnegie Mellon University)

• Jeffrey Khaner (Philadelphia Orchestra, Curtis, Juilliard, & Lynn Conservatory)

• Michael Parloff (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Manhattan School of Music)

• Jean Pierre-Rampal

orchestral positions

• Network for New Music (Philadelphia, PA) - flute/piccolo

• Contemporary Music Ensemble (Atlantic Music Festival) - faculty flutist/coordinator

• Montclair Orchestra (Montclair, NJ) – principal flute

• The Orchestra Society of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA) - principal flute

chamber music

• Éxi Chéria (flute, viola, cello) – flute/piccolo

• Montclair Chamber Orchestra – flute/piccolo

• PhillyQ (woodwind quartet) – flute/piccolo

solo performances

• Carnegie Hall (New York)

• The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC)

• The Philips Collection (Washington, DC)

• The Kimmel Center (Philadelphia, PA)

• The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (Los Angeles, CA)

world premiere performances (solo)

• Nocturne (Jennifer Higdon) – Philadelphia Ethical Society (Philadelphia, PA)

  World premiere of newly transcribed work dedicated to Robert Cart

• Always and Forever (Gary Schocker) - Carnegie Hall (New York) 

  World premiere of newly commissioned work dedicated Jon Robert Cart

• Headstands/Cartwheels (Gary Schocker) - Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention (Reston, VA) 

  World premiere of newly commissioned work dedicated Jon Robert Cart

• Quintet for flute and strings (Sergi Cassanellas) - Atlantic Music Festival

  World premiere of newly transcribed work for Robert Cart

• Quiet, please! (Edgar Girtain IV) - American Cathedral (Paris, France)

  World premiere of newly commissioned work dedicated Robert Cart

world premiere recordings

• Nocturne Caprice (Daniel Dorff, Albany Records - coming soon)

• Night Colors (Yushoku) (David Loeb, Albany Records - coming soon)

• Sonata a’la Baroque (Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Albany Records - coming soon)

world premiere performances (chamber music)

• The Inexcusable Shock (Daniel Peter Webber)

• Wine and Wigs (Benjamin Howard Abraham)

• On The Train (John Hollywood)

• Quiet (Joseph Daniel Crittenden)

• Three Urban Scene (Ethan Noah Resnik)

• Mountains (Eric Impey)

• Forgetting (Natalie Dolan)

• Encounters with Chinese Hermits (Huan Sun)

• Noir (Davis Luengthada)

• Night Music (Oliver Hecht)

• Concrete to Kaleidoscope (Claire Hu)

• Amplified (Grace Ann (Jung Yoon) Lee)

• Musical Rainbow (Greta Stiegler)

• Solo for flute (Qi Qu)

• Trigonum (Meilung Wu)

• 687 (Jonah Cohen)

• And Then There Was Nothing (Maxwell Gong)

• Dance Suite (Joey O’Neill)

• The Devil and Daniel Webster (Scott Dilbeck)

• Dispersion (Zixuan Chen)

• For Unity (Liam Dietrich)

• Fragments (Gabriel Griswold)

• Gate of Opening (William Hermanowski)

• Giant Redwood Trees (Sammy Strent)

• Immagini Grottesche (Kristian Schembri)

• Invocation of Eternal Voices (Kyle Rivera)

• The Journey of a Snowflake (Tianrun Long)

• Nova (Maddy Grills)

• On the Flipside (Maya Borisov)

• Prog for Pierrot (Hannah Rice)

• psycho-paralysis (Max Eidinoff)

• The Take-Off (Anya Lagman)

academic leadership

Founding Managerial Director and Professor of Music

John J. Cali School of Music, Montclair State University - Director (2011 – 2019), Professor (2011-present; tenured 2013)

NEW CURRICULUM

• Master of Music in Performance

• International Artists Diploma

• Artist Diploma in String Quartet Studies

• Artist Diploma in Woodwind Quintet Studies

FUND RAISING & FINANCES

• Raised donations totaling over $8 million in support of scholarships, visiting artists, and facilities

• Managed $8 million annual budget

NEW INITIATIVES

• Graduate String Quartet Residency Program

• Graduate Woodwind Quintet Residency Program

• Conceived, developed, and implemented new tuition structure for Bachelor of Music and Master of Music students to pay the equivalent of in-state tuition regardless of origin

• Summer Bridge Camp providing summer musical training and classes to high school aged student from underserved populations

• Cali at Carnegie Hall presenting the resident Graduate String Quartet and Woodwind Quintet in alternate years at Weill Hall

• International Composers Competition (string quartet/woodwind quintet), with the winners’ compositions receiving their world premieres at Carnegie Hall (See Cali at Carnegie Hall.)

Dean and Associate Professor of Music

College of Fine and Performing Arts, Rowan University (2007 –2011; tenured 2008)

NEW CURRICULUM

• Bachelor of Arts in Theatre ( Dance)

• Bachelor of Arts in Theatre (Musical Theater)

• Bachelor of Arts in Music (Liberal Arts)

• Master of Arts in Arts Administration

FUND RAISING & FINANCES

• Raised donations totaling over $6 million in support of scholarships, Steinway pianos, the Marie Rader Performing Arts Series, and facilities

• Managed $9 million annual budget

NEW INITIATIVES

• All-Steinway School

• Rowan Community Music School, a pre-college program for musicians in southern New Jersey

• Marie Rader Performing Arts Series, a series designed to attract world-renowned guest artists to the Rowan University

• Glassboro Academy, New Jersey’s first high school/college collaboration that allows high school students to take college courses for dual credit on the campus of Rowan University

Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Music

College of Fine and Performing Arts, Rowan University (2006 –2007)

Chair and Associate Professor of Music

Department of Music and Theatre Arts, Shippensburg University (2002-2006; tenured 2005)