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Upon High School graduation
in Las Cruces,
NM, I auditioned for the United States Army Band.
I was accepted and while in military service to my country I completed the Nations Armed Forces School of Music in
Norfolk Virginia specializing in Trumpet. I served in the
army for six years attaining the rank of Sergeant and fulfilled my duty while stationed at Fort Stewart Georgia and Fort
Huachuca Arizona. As time for my
Army career came to a close I began to search my heart to identify the direction that God had for my life. After prayer and careful consideration I chose to attend the University
of Mary Hardin Baylor in Belton, Texas
to pursue a degree in church music. It was at this time that my musical
world was aroused to a new direction. Professor George Hogan, an international
bass voice artist, took an interest in my talents and under his tutelage I have grown as a musician and vocal artist singing
tenor. As my academic career has launched forward I have acquired various
top standings in vocal competitions and for two consecutive years I have placed in the top percent in the National Association
of Teachers in Singing and have finished in the top division in the graduate entries.
I could have never asked for a greater talent in my life than what God has bestowed
upon me through the gift of singing. As I proceed in my musical studies
it has been revealed to me that singing through a classically trained voice requires one to sing with heart, mind and soul. This discipline closely aligns with God’s purpose in service to him and
humanity. With this concept in mind I offer my best in a form that goes beyond
words because music speaks to the soul where speech alone cannot communicate.
I give my all through singing as I give to the creator my utmost of heart, mind, body, and soul. I experience a direct
correlation between the call to honor God with the best I have to offer and my passion for performing and singing opera as
a real calling in my life.
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Favorite Aria's
Here's a list of some of my favorite aria's I have performed:
E Lucevan Le Stelle from Tosca
Nessun Dorma from Turandot
Che Gelida Manina! from La Boheme
Ah! Leve-Toi, Soleil from 'Romeo Et Juliette'
Sound An Alarm from Judas Macabeus
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U.S. Army Bandsman
I can credit a great deal of my musicianship to my tour of duty in
militry service as a trumpet player.
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Crusader Football 01'
Another deciding factor that lead to attend UMHB was their Football
Team. I had played Full-Back for the Crusader's my freshman year. It was a career ending injury to my knee's that made
focus on my musical abilities.
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William Chapman as Rudolpho, from Giacomo
Puccini's (La Boheme)
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Here I am pictured singing the duet from the, "In the garret scene," taken
form the beginning of the fourth act of Puccini's La Boheme.
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