UW instrumental performance students perform for outside judges, competing for a chance to perform with the UW Symphony. Adjudicators for the competition are Francine Peterson, bassoon; and Danielle Lemieux, horn.
PROGRAM
Woodwind, Brass, Harp Concerto Competition
Tuesday, January 31st, 2023 at 6:30 pm
Brechemin Auditorium
Concerto for Harp and Orchestra: Adrien François Boïeldieu (1775-1834)
I. Allegro brilliante
Kelly Hou, harp
Megan McElroy, piano
Kelly Hou is Bachelor of Music degree student and studies with Valerie Muzzolini.
Fantaisie pastorale hongroise, Op. 26: Albert Franz Doppler (1821-1883)
Molto andante
Andantino moderato
Allegro
Elizabeth Nilles, flute
Jieun Kim, piano
Elizabeth Nilles is a Bachelor of Science degree student and studies with Donna Shin.
Prélude, Cadence et Finale: Alfred Desenclos (1912-1971)
Katie Zundel, saxophone
Rachel Huang, piano
Katie Zundel is a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree student and studies with Michael Brockman.
Concerto in D Major, Op. 283: Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)
Allegro moderato
Cassie Lear, flute
Jieun Kim, piano
Cassie Lear is a Doctor of Musical Arts degree student and studies with Donna Shin.
Tuba Concerto: John Williams (b. 1932)
Allegro moderato
Andante
Devin Foster, tuba
Megan McElroy, piano
Devin Foster is a Master of Music degree student and studies with John DiCesare.
Fantaisie pastorale hongroise, Op. 26: Albert Franz Doppler (1821-1883)
Molto andante
Andantino moderato
Allegro
Grace Jun, flute
Jieun Kim, piano
Grace is a Master of Music degree student and studies with Donna Shin.
Concerto: Pierre Max Dubois (1930-1995)
Lento, Cadenza e Allegro
Sarabande
Nick Franks, alto saxophone
Kiwa Mizutani, piano
Nick Franks is a Bachelor of Music (Education) degree student and studies with Michael Brockman.
Concerto for Oboe, K. 314: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Allegro aperto
Lexi Doremus-Wessels, oboe
Jieun Kim, piano
Lexi Doremus-Wessels is a Master of Music degree student and studies with Mary Lynch Vanderkolk and Dan Williams.
Adjudicators
Francine Peterson, bassoonist, is an active freelancer and teacher in the Puget Sound Area. She has played extra with the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, Pacific NW Ballet, 5th Ave. Theater, Paramount Theater, Auburn Symphony and other various groups in the Seattle area. Francine teaches at the University of Puget Sound and Pacific Lutheran University and also maintains a large private class. Francine coaches bassoon for Cascade Youth symphony and the Seattle Youth symphony where she is also on the faculty for the Marrowstone Summer Music Program and SYSO Summer Music. In addition, Francine has taught internationally at the Interharmony Music Festival and the Vianden International Music Festival. She also goes to various middle and high schools in the Puget Sound area, coaching and starting young bassoonists.
Danielle Lemieux is an active performer in the Puget Sound and is a tenured member of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, Northwest Sinfonietta, and Auburn Symphony Orchestra. She also regularly substitutes for the Seattle Opera, 5th Avenue Theater, Tacoma Symphony, and Tacoma Opera. Danielle graduated from the University of Puget Sound with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and went on to complete her Master’s Degree in Horn Performance at the New England Conservatory of Music (Boston, MA). Danielle spent a year in Oslo, Norway as a Fulbright Scholar, studying with renowned hornist, Frøydis Ree Wekre. She has spent 21 years as Director of Music Ministry at various Lutheran churches, teaches private lessons on horn, piano and voice and is adjunct faculty at Tacoma Community College, teaching Music in the Classroom, Music Appreciation and World Music classes.