Before moving to Tucson in 2004, Michael was a classical music announcer for KBAQ-FM in Phoenix, and WMUK-FM in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He is a versatile pianist, chamber musician, vocal coach, and conductor with a career that has taken him all over the world. He taught at UA’s Fred Fox School of Music for sixteen years, has performed numerous times with the Grammy-nominated ensemble True Concord Voices and Orchestra, and has frequently performed with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra.