About
My name is Leo; I recently completed my master's degree in English Literature at the University of Oxford and now am living in Brooklyn, New York. At Oxford, I wrote a 11,000 word dissertation on Wagn... erian aesthetics in the works of George Eliot and Oscar Wilde, as well as papers on Leo Tolstoy's reception in Britain, the compositional manuscripts of Samuel Beckett's Molloy, and the prosody of T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land. I also graduated summa cum laude from NYU, where I won multiple research grants, as well as two graduation awards. Through these experiences, I learned invaluable lessons on structuring essays, writing efficiently, properly articulating my ideas, and more.
I am also an award-winning saxophonist and composer, and have performed my original music performed on three different continents, notably in New York, London, Paris, and São Paulo. In New York I am in demand, playing with a number of groups and artists in venues across Brooklyn and Manhattan.
I have tutored individuals of varying ages, mostly in music, but am qualified and eager to teach writing for college applications. It would be an honor for me to help you or your child excel in any of the subjects I teach; please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions.read more
Education
University of Oxford
MSt, English Literature (focus on years 1830-1914)
2022 - 2023
New York University, Gallatin School of Individualized Study
BA, Comparative Literature and Music
2020 - 2022
Georgetown University
none (transfer credit towards BA), English, American Musical Culture
2017 - 2020
Experience
Saxophonist and Composer
Self
Jan 2017 - present
- Winner of awards from ASCAP; Merton College, University of Oxford; Hill’s Studio, New York Univers... ity.
- Original works featured on ASCAP New Music Friday Playlist, The Oxford Blue, and Confluence Magazine.
- Notable performances as saxophonist include at the São Paulo Contemporary Composers Festival, Beacon Theatre, MoMA
New York City, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Wiltern, and the Panama Jazz Festival.
- Currently writing pieces commissioned by Infuse Concert Series (Paris, FR) and Merton College Choir (Oxford, UK).read more
Livestream Technician
Merton College, University of Oxford
Apr 2023 - Jun 2023
- Operated video recording and live streaming hardware and software for weekly organ recitals.
- Bec... ame proficient in NewTek Tricaster video recording hardware and software.read more
NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study
Dean's Summer Research Fellow
Jun 2021 - Oct 2021
- Research funded through NYU Gallatin Dean’s Award for Summer Research (USD $2,500 research grant)....
- Conducted long-term research project analyzing the music of European-Jewish-Modernist composers exiled by the Third Reich vis-á-vis various literary theory, aesthetic philosophy, musicology, and 20th century history texts, explicating a thesis discussing the historical implications of such composers’ collective musical aesthetic.
- Selected as keynote speaker at Gallatin Summer Research Showcase with other award recipients.read more
Summer Intern
Office of New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson
Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
- Conducted large-scale project surveying restaurants with outdoor dining in downtown Manhattan, int... erviewing restaurant owners and measuring outdoor dining structures, in an effort to test the efficacy of potentially long-term restaurant legislation.
- Attended and scribed local Community Board meetings, as well as constituent seminars conducted by various New York City government departments.
- Coordinated large-scale meal delivery service to various NYCHA Public Residences.
- Coordinated monthly pro bono housing clinics with both constituent attendees and attorneys.read more
