Nels Anderson:
I am a first year grad student in Chemistry at the University of Illinois. I met Tyler during my undergrad at Northwest Missouri State University and am now his roommate. I played in the percussion section for four years in high school and spent two years as a bass drummer in Northwest's marching band. Additionally, I have experience playing the drum set in several praise bands. The depth of my classical music knowledge springs solely from conversations I have had with Tyler and have done little outside research myself. I don't have a favorite composer because of my limited experience, but I do enjoy listening to pieces in the context in which they were written. I am also a big fan of pieces that have clear stories associated with them (Ex: The Carnival of the Animals or The Planets)
Mike Counihan:
I'm a first-year grad student at UIUC in Materials Chemistry. In undergrad, I played trombone and got a BA in Music (along with BS in Chemistry); I had an incredible aural skills/theory professor so now I love analyzing music aurally. My favorite composer is Brahms, with Shostakovitch being a close second. I also enjoy modern/experimental jazz music.
Berlin Elgin:
I am a second-year grad student in African Studies at the University of Kansas. I did my undergrad at Northwest Missouri State University, where I met Tyler and many of you, but also where I played tuba in various ensembles. I got my tuba cleaned for the first time since buying it (which is truly shameful) this summer, and have enjoyed messing around on it every once in a while. Although I have been away from classical music recently, Josh Garrels has begun occupying a place in my heart.
Amy Haddock:
I am Tyler's mom. Thankfully my parents inspired my love for performing music from day one as they financed my flute lessons, went to my many concerts over the years, sang in the car and other family gatherings, and never wavered in their encouragement. In 1990 I earned a BA in flute performance in 2005 I earned an MSEd in teaching music. Since late October of 2005 I have been teaching music and band to students from K-12th grades. I'm not a big listener of serious music, I really enjoy it when I take the time to listen to classical music but it doesn't come as a natural pull for me. I have been teaching dual credit music appreciation for the last 5 years and thankfully this forces me to know a number of pieces well enough to present them to my HS students. I can't really say that I have a favorite composer but I love Beethoven's 5th Symphony mostly because I am familiar with it and because last year we got to see it performed by the Chicago Symphony and it was everything!
Tyler Haddock:
I am a first-year graduate student in chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Through my parents, I grew up in a musical environment and played trombone in various ensembles in college. These days, I play a lot of guitar and piano, which is sufficient to please myself. I became interested in classical music in high school. Trivially, my favorite composer is Beethoven, which has been reinforced many times.
Greg Haddock:
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Ryan Vandivert:
I'm a first-year grad student at UIUC in Materials Chemistry. In undergrad, I played trombone and got a BA in Music (along with BS in Chemistry); I had an incredible aural skills/theory professor so now I love analyzing music aurally. My favorite composer is Brahms, with Shostakovitch being a close second. I also enjoy modern/experimental jazz music.
ReplyDeleteI am a second-year grad student in African Studies at the University of Kansas. I did my undergrad at Northwest Missouri State University, where I met Tyler and many of you, but also where I played tuba in various ensembles. I got my tuba cleaned for the first time since buying it (which is truly shameful) this summer, and have enjoyed messing around on it every once in a while. Although I have been away from classical music recently, Josh Garrels has begun occupying a place in my heart.
ReplyDeleteI am Tyler's mom. Thankfully my parents inspired my love for performing music from day one as they financed my flute lessons, went to my many concerts over the years, sang in the car and other family gatherings, and never wavered in their encouragement. In 1990 I earned a BA in flute performance in 2005 I earned an MSEd in teaching music. Since late October of 2005 I have been teaching music and band to students from K-12th grades. I'm not a big listener of serious music, I really enjoy it when I take the time to listen to classical music but it doesn't come as a natural pull for me. I have been teaching dual credit music appreciation for the last 5 years and thankfully this forces me to know a number of pieces well enough to present them to my HS students. I can't really say that I have a favorite composer but I love Beethoven's 5th Symphony mostly because I am familiar with it and because last year we got to see it performed by the Chicago Symphony and it was everything!
ReplyDeleteI am a first year grad student in Chemistry at the University of Illinois. I met Tyler during my undergrad at Northwest Missouri State University and am now his roommate. I played in the percussion section for four years in high school and spent two years as a bass drummer in Northwest's marching band. Additionally, I have experience playing the drum set in several praise bands. The depth of my classical music knowledge springs solely from conversations I have had with Tyler and have done little outside research myself. I don't have a favorite composer because of my limited experience, but I do enjoy listening to pieces in the context in which they were written. I am also a big fan of pieces that have clear stories associated with them (Ex: The Carnival of the Animals or The Planets).
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