Michael has performed as a soloist on oboe, recorder, Baroque violin, and as countertenor throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. As a violinist and countertenor he has performed with Seraphic Fire, the Firebird Orchestra, Ecclesia, Tableau and St. Mary Schola. As an oboist he has performed with Initial Ascent, a Toronto-based band, and as principal oboe with the Portland and Bangor Symphony Orchestras and the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra. He received his education in performance from the University of Southern Maine, Interlochen and the Longy School of Music.