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  • Stephen Fernung
    May 4, 2020 by

    Stephen Fernung is a senior music composition major from in Tipton, Indiana. “As I look back at the four-years I have attended Ball State, my fondest and most cherished memories are the friendships and experiences I have shared with some of the most amazing, beautiful, and talented people I have ever met! Even though I […]

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  • Erin Gehlbach
    May 4, 2020 by

    Erin Gehlbach is a senior bassoon performance major from Auburn, California. A big shout out and congratulations to all of our upcoming graduates! “I’ve been playing bassoon for almost 8 years, but I’ve been playing in bands for 12. When I was first beginning I played flute and had no idea that bassoons even existed! […]

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  • Ben Davis
    May 4, 2020 by

    Ben Davis is a sophomore music education major (and jazz minor) from Elkhart, IN. “I have been playing piano for fourteen years, and viola for ten. My fondest memory so far at Ball State has been getting to rehearse and perform with the Ball State University Jazz Ensembles and the Ball State Symphony Orchestra. They’re both fun and […]

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  • Elizabeth Crawford
    May 4, 2020 by

    Elizabeth Crawford, professor of music performance. Dr. Crawford teaches applied clarinet lessons, pedagogy, and literature. She also performs with the Musical Arts Quintet and has been teaching for over 30 years. This is her 14th year at Ball State University and she recently received a Fulbright Award to teach in Portugal next March! “I love the opportunity […]

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  • Grant Winternheimer
    May 4, 2020 by

    Grant Winternheimer is a junior music education major from Newburgh, Indiana. “My greatest memory at Ball State has been the first orchestra concert I got the chance to listen to here. The BSSO performed Holst’s ‘The Planets’ and it absolutely transported me to an ethereal plane unlike anything I’ve ever experienced in my life. As […]

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  • Theo Hicks
    May 4, 2020 by

    Theo Hicks is a doctoral student pursuing a DA in choral conducting with a secondary in vocal performance. “I received my music education degree from Anderson University in 2010 and taught vocal music in Indiana public schools for 7 years. In 2017, I decided to continue my career goals and work on getting a doctorate to […]

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  • Professor Cassius Goens
    May 4, 2020 by

    Professor Cassius Goens is the instructor of jazz percussion at the School of Music. “I have been teaching 11 years, with 5 of those at Ball State. I have been playing the drums since age 11 and was always drawn to music and percussion. What I enjoy and love most about being a professor at […]

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  • Megan Grady
    May 4, 2020 by

    Megan Grady, a senior music education major currently student teaching at Zionsville Middle School. “In student teaching, I work with 5th through 8th graders and am primarily rehearsing the 6th and 7th grade ensembles. I enjoy the challenge of teaching young musicians and seeing how they develop in the first few years of learning an […]

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  • Sierra Watson
    May 4, 2020 by

    Sierra Watson is a junior music performance major from Cincinnati, Ohio. “I started playing bassoon in the 7th grade when my middle school band director suggested that I should try it. It really stuck with me and I’ve been playing for over 8 years. My fondest memory so far would have to be any of […]

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  • Ísis Jarnicki de Carvalho
    May 4, 2020 by

     Ísis Jarnicki de Carvalho, a doctoral student from Brazil studying voice performance. “I began studying music when I was 8 years old and never really stopped. I started with the piano, and in my teen years I served as an accompanist for a community choir, helping singers to learn and practice their parts. That was […]

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