Michael (they/he) is a composer, educator, and multi-instrumentalist.

Michael's work asks how sonic, artistic, and educational mediums can reveal new understandings of
the self, and how music can foster intersectionality in our collective thinking. They hold degrees in
Music Education, Vocal Performance, and Music Composition, having studied with Timo Andres,
Han Lash, and Missy Mazzoli.

Michael is an Artist Ambassador with the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), and principal
architect of New Bedford Symphony’s resource for music educators, the K-12 Music Keyword
Equity Database. They teach private violin, piano, and voice lessons in New York City.

Michael's broad-reaching work, distinctly as an educator and multimedia artist, is rooted in
frameworks of abolition and restorative justice. They have served as a co-producer for The Choral
Commons, and a founding member of internationally acclaimed social justice artist's collective,
VOICES 21C. They are also the composer and project director for "SRG Soundwalk,” produced in
partnership with the New York Civil Liberties Union to raise public consciousness about police
(mis)conduct prevalent in New York City, and what can be done within the scope of our immediate
power to eradicate it.

Michael echoes the sentiment that the arts and humanities can be invaluable tools for affecting our
states of consciousness and ignorance as art-makers and listeners, to further win the world we need.