“The New Clarinet in Japan” – 2007 Clarinet and Woodwind Colloquium, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland (June 24, 2007)

"The Clarinet Music of Akira Nishimura: Hidden Orders of Tradition Meet the New Clarinet" - 2004 International Clarinet Festival, University of Maryland, College Park - winner of 2nd place in ICA research competition

"The Clarinet of the Twenty-First Century" - 2004 John Donald Robb Composer's Symposium, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

“Cross-Fertilization of Tradition and Innovation in Music by Asian Americans” - 1999 International Conference of the College Music Society - Kyoto , Japan

“New Sonic Resources for Clarinet” - 1997 SCI National Conference - Florida International University , Miami , FL (March 6, 1997)

“New Sonic Resources for Clarinet” - 1996 SCI Conference - Region I - Wellesley College, MA

"New Japanese Music for Clarinet Solo, Clarinet/Piano, and Clarinet/Orchestra: A Confluence of Tradition and Innovation" - 1995 Conference of the International Clarinet Association, Arizona State University

"Akira Nishimura's Concerto for 20-String Koto and Strings" - Music of Japan Today: Tradition and Innovation, Hamilton College , Clinton , NY

"Hybridization in New Music from Japan : Enrichment or Decadence?" - symposium of the International Musicological Society, Melbourne , Australia

"New Music From Japan : Eclecticism and the Emergence of the Jikken Kobo" – Thirtieth Annual national meeting of the College Music Society/American Musicological Society, New Orleans, LA

"Microtonal Systems for Clarinet: A Guide for Composers" - national conference of the American Society of University Composers, Northwestern University , Evanston , IL

“Microtones and Multiphonics for Clarinet” - northeast regional conference of the American Society of University Composers, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair , NJ

“Microtonal Systems for Clarinet” – northeast regional conference of the College Music Society, SUNY Albany, NY

"Shamisen: The Heart of Nineteenth Century Japanese Music, Theater, and Social Life" - AAUP Journal Club, Hamilton College , Clinton , NY

"Relationships Between Music and Text in Japanese Kouta: An Analysis of Yae Hitoe" - NEH Summer Seminar, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI

"Luciano Berio's Circles: The Generation of Musical Forms and Structures from the Linguistic Components of the Texts" - Carleton College, Northfield , MN

"Extended Techniques for Clarinet in New American Music" - Tokyo College of Music, Tokyo , Japan

“New American Music for Clarinet and Piano" - Iwate University , Morioka , Japan

Lecture/Demonstrations:

"The Clarinet of the 21st Century and New Music from Japan" - U. of Maryland, College Park (March 26, 2008)

"The Clarinet of the 21st Century" - Cleveland State University (Nov. 5, 2007)

“The Clarinet of the 21st Century” – California State University, San Marcos (Feb. 15, 2007)

“The Clarinet of the 21st Century” – California Institute of the Arts, Valencia (Feb. 12, 2007)

“Interactive Computer Music for Clarinet” – U. of California , Irvine ( Feb. 15, 2006 )

“American Music for Clarinet and Piano” – California State U., Sacramento ( Nov. 7, 2005 )

“The Clarinet of the 21st Century” – California State U., Sacramento ( March 24, 2005 )

"The New Clarinet - DVD 2004" - University of New Mexico (2004)

"The New Clarinet – DVD 2004” – Ithaca College , NY (2004 )

“The New Clarinet – DVD 2004” – Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond , VA (2003 )

“Performing New Music for Clarinet” – Towson University (2003)

“New Resources for Clarinet” – University of Maryland , College Park (2002)

“The Clarinet of the Twenty-First Century” – Conservatorium G. Nicolini, Piacenza , Italy (2002)

"The Clarinet of the Twenty-First Century" - Eastman School of Music - Rochester, NY (1995)

“The Clarinet of the Twenty-First Century” – Kunitachi College of Music – Tokyo, Japan (1993)

"The Clarinet of the Twenty-First Century" - the Camargo Foundation,Cassis, France (November 4, 1988)

Masterclasses:

California Institute for the Arts – Feb. 12, 2007

University of California, Irvine – Feb. 14, 2006

University of Redlands , California – Feb. 13, 2006

California State University , Sacramento – Nov. 7, 2005

Greater Baltimore Youth Orchestra – Feb. 6, 2005

Towson University , Towson , Maryland – 2003

Conservatorium G. Nicolini, Piacenza , Italy – 2002

Towson University , Towson , Maryland – 2002

Bowdoin College , Brunswick , Maine – 2001

University of Massachusetts , Amherst – 1996