BY APRILL EMIG | The Statesman Andrew Mahonen
Saturday, February 20 | 3 p.m.
Weber Music Hall
Year and major:
I am a junior clarinet performance major.
How long have you been playing the clarinet?
I have been playing the clarinet for about 10 years.
What's your favorite part about being a musician?
My favorite part about being a musician is getting to share the music that I work on with people. Sharing classical music with as many people as possible is a big part of a musician's job, and right now it seems that many people in our generation consider classical music to be insignificant or "study music." But in reality, if you think this way, you just haven't found the right classical music. There's a lot of stuff out there and a lot of it is really great.
What song are you most looking forward to playing at your recital?
The piece I am really looking forward to performing is Leonard Bernstein's Sonata. It's a lot of fun to play and it will be a fun piece for the audience as well.
Why should students attend your recital?
Students should attend my recital (and as many other student recitals and performance as possible) to listen to something new and to support their colleagues. Music is fairly reliant on having an audience and the support from the audience really helps me give a better performance. In any of the fine arts, we study and practice what we do–music, art, theater, whatever it may be—so we can share our talent and the work we put into refining that talent with as many people as possible.
Noel Seaton
Saturday, February 20 | 7:30 p.m.
Weber Music Hall
Year and major:
I am a junior music performance major.
How long have you been playing the oboe?
I have been playing oboe for 11 years.
What's your favorite part about being a musician?
My favorite part about being a musician is being a part of the universal language (music) that connects all different types of people.
What song are you most looking forward to playing at your recital?
The piece I am most looking forward to performing is the Poulenc Sonata for Oboe and Piano. It is a very important and challenging piece in oboe literature, and it is just absolutely beautiful with still being a little edgy.
Why should students attend your recital?
Students should attend my recital to experience the unique timbre of the oboe in a variety of styles. Plus there will be free food.