I am a graduate of the Duquesne University School of Music in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where I earned my Bachelor's of Music in Recording Arts and Sciences in 1994 and my Master's of Music in Music Theory in the spring of 1996. My graduate thesis is entitled, Minimalism, the Gothic Style, and Tintinnabulation in Selected Works of Arvo Pärt. The complete thesis can be found here. I currently work as a senior programmer/analyst in Pittsburgh, PA.