UW instrumental performance students perform for outside judges, competing for a chance to perform with the UW Symphony. Judges for this competition are Brian Shaw, trumpet, and Logan Esterling, oboe.
Program
Concerto, Op. 283 (1908): Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)
II. Lento e mesto
III. Moderato – In tempo animato – Tempo I – Più mosso – Più lento maestoso
Tracia Pan, flute
Jieun Kim, piano
Tracia Pan is a Bachelor of Music degree student. She studies with Professor Donna Shin.
Poem: Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920)
Claire Wei, flute
Megan McElroy, piano
Claire Wei is a Bachelor of Music degree student. She studies with Professor Donna Shin.
Harp Concerto, Op. 25: Alberto Ginestera (1916-1983)
I. Allegro giusto
III. Liberamente Capriccioso – Vivace
Kelly Hou, harp
Alexander Kostadinov, piano
Kelly Hou is a Bachelor of Music degree student. She studies with Professor Valerie Muzzolini.
Concerto (1932): Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)
I. Allegro
II. Andante
Katelyn Campbell, flute
Megan McElroy, piano
Katelyn Campbell is a Bachelor of Music degree student. She studies with Professor Donna Shin.
Fantaisie: Georges Hüe (1858-1948)
Elizabeth Nilles, flute
Jieun Kim, piano
Elizabeth Nilles is a Bachelor of Science degree student. She studies with Professor Donna Shin.
Landskap: Torbjörn Iwan Lundquist (1920-2000)
Devin Foster, tuba
Alexander Kostandinov, piano
Devin Foster is a Master of Music degree student. She studies with Professor John DiCesare.
Concerto: Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
I. Allegro moderato
Yue Zhong, flute
Jieun Kim, piano
Yue Zhong is a Bachelor of Music degree student. She studies with Professor Donna Shin.
Concerto in D Major, K. 314: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
I. Allegro aperto
Erin McAfee, flute
Megan McElroy, piano
Erin McAfee is a Master of Music degree student. She studies with Professor Donna Shin.
Tuba Concerto: John Williams (b. 1932)
I. Allegro moderato
Joel Horton, tuba
Alexander Kostandinov, piano
Joel Horton is a Master of Music degree student. He studies with Professor John DiCesare.
Concerto: Hisatada Otaka (1911-1951)
Allegro con spirito
Lento
Molto vivace
Rachel Reyes, flute
Jieun Kim, piano
Rachel Reyes is a Doctor of Musical Arts degree student. She studies with Professor Donna Shin.
Poem: Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920)
Peyton Ray, flute
Jieun Kim, piano
Peyton Ray is a Bachelor of Music degree student. She studies with Professor Donna Shin.
Biographies
Brian Shaw, trumpet
A native of Southern Illinois, Brian Shaw is Co-Principal Trumpet of the Dallas Winds and is Principal Trumpet of Santa Fe Pro Musica (NM) and Spire Baroque Orchestra (Kansas City). He is noted for his versatility, performing and recording regularly as a classical and jazz trumpeter on modern instruments and on period instruments as well. He is also very active as a jazz arranger and is currently co-writing a biography of jazz legend Kenny Wheeler. As a teacher, Dr. Shaw continues as guest instructor of Baroque trumpet at the Eastman School of Music after leaving his former position as Professor of Trumpet and Jazz Studies at Louisiana State University, which he held for nearly 15 years. He is currently also Interim Professor of Jazz at Bellevue College. He lives in Bothell, WA with his wife, Lana, his son, Thomas, his step-son, Elliot, and their family dog, Ernie.
Logan Esterling, oboe
Logan Esterling currently holds the title of English Horn/Utility Oboe with Symphony Tacoma and the Yakima Symphony. He also plays Principal Oboe with the Bellevue Symphony and Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra. He regularly performs with the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Northwest Sinfonietta. Mr. Esterling’s freelance career has led him to perform with Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Evanescence, The Who, Lindsey Stirling, and "Weird Al" Yankovic. He has recorded music for prominent modern composers, DreamWorks shorts, and video games such as Destiny 2. Mr. Esterling earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Washington, where he studied with Mary Lynch. Now a passionate and dedicated teacher himself, he serves on the faculty of the University of Puget Sound, the DigiPen Institute of Technology, and the Marrowstone Music Festival.