Where were you born and (if different) where did you grow up? New Jersey

Current residence and marital status/family: New Orleans; single

Education: BM from Temple University; MM from Manhattan School of Music; AD from Yale University

When did you start playing with the VSO? 2008

Other current jobs besides VSO: Louisiana Philharmonic

Favorite composer: Lennon/McCartney

Hobbies: tightrope fencing, underwater trampolining, sky cow tipping

Favorite vice: Ben & Jerry’s

Pet peeve: the promotion of alternative medicine