I am a composer and music teacher. Currently I teach at Chatam College in Pittsburgh, and offer private piano and music theory lessons.

Email me at federook@gmail.com

Mailing address:
5735 Ellsworth Ave.
Pittsburgh PA 15232

A pdf copy of my complete curriculum vitć (last updated on Nov. 7, 2006) is available here.

Highlights:

Education: Ph.D. in Composition and Theory, University of Pittsburgh, 2006.

Employment: Adjunct Faculty, Chatham College, Pittsburgh, 2006.

Awards: Honorable mention, Fauxharmonic Orchestra International Orchestral Composition Contest.

Publications: "The nature of Bach's Italian Concerto BWV 978," Bach: Journal of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute 36/1: 1-24.

Performance: Bellefield Hall, recital. Program: Mozart's Sonata in c minor, KV 457; and my own Canon for Violin and Piano; Consequence for Clarinet and Piano; and Fantasia for piano on a theme by Bach, Pittsburgh, 2005.

Software: opcit, footnote reference in LaTeX.

Compositions: Septet for oboe, bassoon, horn, trombone, violin, cello, and percussions (2004)