Born in 1949 in Denver, Colorado.
Broad training and
experience in music composition, music performance,
writing, photography,
invention, and technology.
Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives 2006
Founder of Nevada Vote Direct - Implementing direct democracy in Nevada's 2nd Congressional District.
CEO, Vox Populi Systems – Creation and maintenance of the DMS, Decision Management System™
2005 Sound Track for Bormio Ski Championship Video
2004 Appointed to the faculty of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music
(Position
not accepted for personal reasons.)
2004 Made Sponsoring Artist for Cubase, Pinnacle Software
2003 Awarded a Performing Arts Fellowship
in Music Composition
from the State of Nevada Council on the Arts
2002
Composer in Residence at the Atlantic Center for the Arts,
New Smyrna Beach,
Florida 2002
2002 Awarded 2nd U.S. Patent
#6,417,435 – Audio/Acoustic Music
Proficiency Testing Device
(First Patent granted in 1996)
2002 Award Winner
in the
First International Mario Nascimbene
Film Music Competition in Orsogna,
Italy
1966-1970 B.A., Brandeis University
1970-1974 M.F. A., Brandeis University
Original musical works performed in concert in Boston, San Francisco,,
Los
Angeles, Las Vegas, Reno, and Lake Tahoe.
Scores and tapes for concert,
film, and dance, include:
“The Phoenix” ballet for full orchestra;
“Ode to Plutonium” for soprano
with electronic accompaniment;
“Ringolevio” for music synthesizer;
“Spiritus” for
full orchestra;
“Arboreal” for Piano, Violin, and Cello;
“Negative Materialism” for
piano, percussion, and strings;
“Phantasy” for full orchestra
Latest CD released by WholeARTS in 2004 and available on request.
Award winner in the First International Mario Nascimbene Film Music Competition in Orsogna, Italy.
Sound Track for Bormio Ski Championship Video 2005.
Performing Arts Fellowship in Music Composition from the State of Nevada Council on the Arts.
Composer
in Residence at the Atlantic Center for the Arts,
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Sponsoring Artist for Cubase, Pinnacle Software.
1984-1998: Violinist: The Quincy Violin/Piano Duo
The Quincy Violin/Piano Duo was one of most popular performing
ensembles for private engagements in Los Angeles, Hollywood, and Beverly
Hills. “Quincy is superlative entertainment, and gives the gift of
love.” – Sammy Davis, Jr.
Quincy performed in concert for many artist series including:
The Las Vegas Public
Library Artist Series;
The Lake Tahoe Tallac Music Festival.
Quincy performed
with Sammy Davis, Jr., Tony Bennet, Cleo Lane, Aretha Franklin, Lena Horne,
Gladys Knight, Nancy Wilson,
George Benson, Lou Rawls, Nell Carter, Dionne
Warwick,
Andy Williams, Johnny Mathis, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gourme, Michael
Jackson, Donna Summer, Barry Manilow, Bernadette Peters, Neil Sedaka, Englebert
Humperdinck, Peggy Lee, Connie Francis, Robert Goulet, Glen Cambell, Roy
Clark, Mac Davis, Lola Falana,
Peggy Fleming, Bobby Gentry, Mickey Gilley,
Loretta Lynn,
Barbara Mandrel, Bill Medley, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Jim
Stafford, Tanya Tucker, Conway Twitty, Helen Reddy, Frankie Laine,
Donnie
and Marie Osmond, and many others.
1984-1985: Concertmaster:
The Reno Concerto Orchestra
1980-1984: Violinist, Violist:
The Tahoe Tallac
Chamber Players
1980-1987: Violinist, Violist:
Brian Farnon Orchestra,
Harrahs, Lake Tahoe
1978-1980: Las Vegas String Quartet
1977-1978: Violist, The Oakland Symphony
1972-1974: Conductor, Violinist, Violist:
The Brandeis Contemporary Music
Players
2003-2004 Adjunct Faculty, University of Nevada, Reno
1999-2000 Adjunct Faculty, Lake Tahoe Community College
1994-Present Director/Teacher,
The WholeARTS Online Music Conservatory
Designed and implemented the first
Internet site offering a full course of interactive online study in music
theory and composition for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students.
Wrote all of the materials used in the online courses.
The Harmonic Metronome (US Patent # 5,515,764)
Incorporates pitch into the normal functions of the musical metronome. Plays all standard scales, arpeggios, and other musical exercises.
Audio-Acoustic Music Proficiency Device (US Patent #6,417,435)
Provides the first objective measure of proficiency in music performance.