Carnegie Hall: Ensemble Connect Open Rehearsal

Ensemble Connect offered a “Very Open Rehearsal” at Carnegie Hall for their patrons in the Weill Music Room.

MSM Symphony with Leonard Slatkin, conductor

Manhattan School of Music’s Symphony Orchestra performing under the direction of Leonard Slatkin

MSM Jazz Orchestra

Manhattan School of Music’s Jazz Orchestra performs at MSM’s Morningside Heights Campus in December 2024.

Manhattan University Career Fair

Manhattan University hosted a STEM career fair to connect students with potential internships and job opportunities at their Riverdale, NY campus.

SphinxConnect Conference & Sphinx Competition

This January I traveled to Detroit to spend three days photographing the Sphinx Organization’s annual SphinxConnect convening of arts professionals from around the country as well as their flagship Sphinx Competition with a $50,000 grand prize in the senior division.

Sphinx Competition Results:
Sr Division
Gabriela Lara (Chicago Symphony ) - 1st Place
Paul Aguilar (Houston Symphony) - 2nd Place
Brendon Elliott (Virginia Symphony) - 3rd Place

Jr Division
Jacqueline Rodenbeck - 1st Place
Sonya Moomaw - 2nd Place
Kai Isoke Ali-Landing - 3rd Place

Lone Star Youth Winds & Missouri State University Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall

Premier ensembles from the Lone Star and Show-Me States perform in Stern Auditorium of Carnegie Hall. Concert produced by Scott Casagrande.

Celia Cruz Quarter Event @ Lehman College

The United States Mint’s Director Ventris Gibson celebrated the release of the Celia Cruz Quarter with an event at Lehman College in The Bronx. The Lehman College President Fernando Delgado, Whoopi Goldberg, The Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson and other noted officials spoke at the packed event in the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts.

Lehman College Department of Nursing

Students pose at Lehman College’s new Nursing Education, Research & Practice Center in The Bronx, NYC.

St Peter's Reception honoring The Vignelli's

A reception and exhibit of Heller products and photos honoring the Vignelli Legacy at St Peter’s on Lexington Avenue in New York City.

ArtsConnection Student Art Exhibitions

ArtsConnection is one of the non-profits I’ve documented for over a decade focusing especially on their Student Art Exhibitions in Midtown Manhattan office spaces. I just love the reactions you witness when a student views their work beautifully framed and displayed for the first time.

Carnegie Hall Members

On assignment for Carnegie Hall, I captured their members enjoying a wine & cheese appreciation event on the Weill Terrace one spectacular summer afternoon.

NYC St Patrick's Day Parade 2024 : Manhattan College

Current and former students and staff of Manhattan College proudly marched down 5th Ave earlier this year for New York City’s St Patrick’s Day Parade down 5th Ave.

Weill Hall @ Carnegie : Premia International Competition Winners from Hong Kong

In July, The Premia Festival sent a delegation of talented young artists to perform at Carnegie Hall in Weill Recital Hall.

MSM Opera Theatre - La Rondine

I love photographing the mainstage performances of the Manhattan School of Music Opera Theatre each year. While the 3+ hours of nonstop action requires a tremendous amount of focus and even more post production, the personal satisfaction in recording the months long efforts of many is very rewarding.

Yuhan Su Duo at Manhattan West

The Yuhan Su duo performed at Manhattan West as part of their Jazz Hour series. The constantly changing light made for lots of interesting variation and lots of depth.

NYC Higher Education Photography

I was recently brought in with my team to photograph the New York School of Interior Design as part of a marketing package overhaul. We spent several full days on campus to photograph students in action working on designs, evaluating color palettes and collaborating with faculty.

Carnegie Hall Photographer

I had the pleasure of returning to Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall to photograph the Oratorio Society of New York conducted by Kent Tritle who is Director of Cathedral Music and Organist at the Cathedral of St John the Divine and organist of the New York Philharmonic.

The Oratorio Society celebrated 150 years with a performance of Handel’s Samson featuring:

Soprano Nola Richardson
Soprano Heather Lake
Mezzo Soprano Mary Beth Nelson
Tenor Lawrence Jones
Tenor David Freides
Baritone Sidney Outlaw
Bass Baritone Joseph Beutel

As a NYC performing arts photographer, I enjoy the challenge of unlocking the spirit of a performance from a fixed position hundreds of feet away.

2023 Sphinx Medal of Excellence Recipients

Earlier this year I was asked to travel to Washington D.C. to photograph the recipients of the Sphinx Medal of Excellence at the Kennedy Center. Congrats to cellist Thomas Mesa, soprano Audi Marie Moore and composer Joel Thompson. I look forward to photographing the 2024 recipients in a few short months.

Graduation at Lehman College