About Andy

Andy has a wide range of musical experiences, including conducting, choral performances, composing/arranging, and digital production.

From 2021-2024, Andy was the Music Director of UVA's rock a cappella group, The Flying V's, arranging much of the group's music, conducting performances, and helping organize the group's musical activities. From 2023-2024, he studied conducting with his advisor, UVA's Director of Choral Music, Michael Slon. From 2024-2025, he studied composition with Professor Leah Reid as part of his DMP.

In addition to being a regular member of UVA's University Singers and Chamber Singers, some highlights of Andy's choral performances include: the Defiant Requiem, performed at the Strathmore in Bethesda, MD; Rachmaninoff's All Night Vigil, performed at Charlottesville's St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church; and the North American premier performance of Ēriks Ešenvalds' St. Luke's Passion.

Andy also has significant experience with music production. In 2023, he was the recording engineer and producer for The Flying V's single release, The V's Go Big Time. Between 2019 and 2021, he recorded, produced, and released to streaming services three original, full-length, punk-rock/alternative albums. After distributing two singles in 2023 and 2024, he will release his fourth album in late May, 2025.