I’ve been playing the french horn nearly all my life, and being a musician is a fundamental part of who I am.
I currently perform with the Banda Marcial da Foz do Douro.
For over a decade, I performed with orchestras across the Washington, DC area. I was a member of the Symphony of the Potomac (opens in new tab) (2015–2025), Washington Metropolitan Gamer Symphony Orchestra (opens in new tab) (2021–2025), and Loudoun Symphony Orchestra (opens in new tab) (2011–2019), and freelanced with Washington Sinfonietta (opens in new tab), Capital Pride Symphonic Band (opens in new tab), Catholic University, McLean Symphony, and various DC-area ensembles. Musical theater pit orchestra credits include The Sound of Music (2025), Into the Woods (2024), Spamalot (2019), Beauty and the Beast (2016), and Oklahoma! (2013).
The Pride Bands Alliance (opens in new tab) holds special significance for me. DC’s Different Drummers provided a supportive environment where I first came out, and performances with LGBA affiliates took me to Raleigh (2019), Charlotte (2019), Orlando (2019), Kansas City (2018), Phoenix (2017), Indianapolis (2015), Cleveland (Gay Games 2014), and Washington, DC’s 57th Presidential Inaugural Parade.
Performing Lady Gaga’s “Edge of Glory” for the Obamas during the 2013 inaugural parade became one of the musical highlights of my life — on par with my being part of performances of Mahler 9 or the Rite of Spring. And now, in 2026, I need to add to that list: playing in the Estádio do Dragão, in the centre circle, in front of 50,000 FC Porto fans, with the multitudes singing along as the band plays Os Filhos do Dragão, one of the team songs.
