I started singing at an early age, but never pursued it much since I was so heavily involved in playing instruments. The first choir I was ever in was actually the MTC Choir, where I sang Tenor. During my Mission to Mexico, since I didn't have many instruments at my disposal, I learned: Piano, Organ, and Voice (during P-Days while all the other Missionaries were playing basketball or soccer). After my Mission I sang in various Ward and Stake Choirs, where I sang Bass. In 2002 I started taking voice lessons from Carol Keddington. During 2005 I had the wonderful opportunity of joining The Utah Light Opera Company (founded in 2005 by: David & Shalee Schmidt and Mary Dupaix) and singing in a Mozart Opera and a Gilbert & Sullivan Operetta. These were my first experiences with: being on stage, singing in a production, dancing, acting, costumes, stage make-up, and performing with a professional company. I sing Bari-Tenor (somewhere inbetween the ranges of Baritone and 2nd Tenor), and my range is roughly 2 octaves: Low G to High G (but this will change depending on the time of day). I'm currently learning songs from the musical styles of: Broadway, Art Songs, & Opera. The pictures are Me in my 2 costumes (Act I on the left and Act II on the right) for The Gondoliers by: The Utah Light Opera Company. They were taken backstage of the Rose Wagner Theater.


Groups:
MTC Choir, April 1999-May 1999 (Tenor)
Various Ward & Stake Choirs, 2001-Present (Tenor and/or Bass)
The Utah Light Opera Company, 2005-Present (2nd Tenor)

Productions:
Day Murray Organ School, 2001 (Choir- Bass)
Day Murray Organ School, 2002 (Choir- Bass/Baritone)
West Valley Symphony Christmas Concert 2004 (Clarinet & Vocal Quartet- 2nd Tenor)
Christmas Concert 2004- The Doug Clyde Music Studio (Voice, Oboe and Soprano, Alto, & Tenor Recorders)
Songs of the Restoration and Joseph Smith- Day Murray Organ School, 2005 (Oboe & Choir- Tenor)
The Magic Flute- The Utah Light Opera Company, 2005 (Chorus- Tenor)
The Gondoliers- The Utah Light Opera Company, 2005 (Chorus- 2nd Tenor)
Odyssey House Benefit Concert- The Utah Light Opera Company, 2005 (Chorus- 2nd Tenor)
West Valley Symphony Christmas Concert 2005 (Clarinet, Soprano Recorder & Vocal Trio- Tenor)
The Doug Clyde Music Studio Christmas Concert 2005 (Voice, Clarinet and Garklein, Sopranino, Soprano, Alto, & Tenor Recorders)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat- Murray Arts Council, 2006 (Issachar, The Butler-Solo Part, and Chorus- 2nd Tenor)
West Valley Symphony Christmas Concert 2006 (Clarinet & Vocal Quartet- 2nd Tenor)
Odyssey House Benefit Concert- The Utah Light Opera Company, 2006 (Chorus- 2nd Tenor)
The Doug Clyde Music Studio Christmas Concert 2006 (Voice, Clarinet, Oboe and Sopranino, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, & Bass Recorders)
Odyssey House Benefit Concert- The Utah Light Opera Company, 2007 (Chorus- 2nd Tenor)
Footloose- Egyptian Theater Company in Park City, 2008 (Clarinet, Tenor Sax, Soprano & Tenor Recorders, and Cowboy Bob- Solo Part)
From Cumorah's Hill- Bennion Utah West Stake, 2009 (Oboe & Voice- Solo Part)

Private Lessons:
Carol Keddington, 2002-2003 & 2004-2007