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  • Ben Przybylski
    May 4, 2020 by

    Ben Przybylski is a junior music education major from South Bend. “I love being a part of The Ball State “Pride of Mid-America” Marching Band! There are countless fond memories I have from the marching band including all the section nights with the trumpet section, the grand pause in the ‘Thanks for the Memories’ show, […]

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  • Gonzalo Kikuchi
    May 4, 2020 by

    Gonzalo Kikuchi is a senior music performance (double bass) student from Lima, Peru. “My fondest memory at Ball State so far was playing my junior recital last year. That was the first time I’d performed a full 45 minute solo recital on my own.” 📸 @dzellidesign

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  • Ozzie Johnson
    May 4, 2020 by

    Ozzie Johnson, a doctor of arts student in piano performance from Arlington, Virginia. “I have been playing piano since the tender age of 5-ish, with my mother first teaching me how to play. My passion for piano music, however, did not happen until high school, when several events occurred that lit the fire inside: sitting in […]

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  • Dr. Don Ester
    May 4, 2020 by

    Dr. Don Ester is professor and area coordinator of music education at Ball State! “I have wanted to teach as long as I can remember. I was the organist and director of my home church’s adult choir starting as a 13-year-old. I was sometimes the substitute music teacher while I was in HS. I always […]

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  • Alessandro Riccardi
    May 4, 2020 by

    Alessandro Riccardi is an Artist Diploma student from Italy! “I’ve being playing the piano for 20 years. I started because I was inspired by my mother who sings and I wanted to be able to play along her. Then I had the chance to attend a Krystian Zimerman recital in Florence and I decided to become a […]

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  • Maegan Pollonais
    May 4, 2020 by

    Maegan Pollonais is a mezzo-soprano from Trinidad and Tobago. She is a Doctor of Arts in Music candidate with an additional concentration in Educational Psychology and is currently writing her dissertation on a Caribbean art song cycle. “Ball State has been a dream come true. I’ve had the opportunity to truly develop my craft through […]

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  • Emily Arndt
    May 4, 2020 by

    Emily Arndt is a senior music education major from Centerville, Indiana. “I joined band and choir in elementary school and pursued both through high school. With two music teachers for parents, music was always present in my life. My parents joke about how my first childhood games involved matching music note flashcards, but the truth […]

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  • Fallon Carpenter
    May 4, 2020 by

    Fallon Carpenter is a second year Doctor of Arts student (primary-music theory; secondary-music education) from Oakman, AL. “During my undergrad, music theory was my favorite subject and I would often tutor other students. The summer before my senior year, I attended a theory workshop for a week at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, […]

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  • Cameron Clevenger
    May 4, 2020 by

    Cameron Clevenger is a sophomore vocal performance major from Albany, IN. “My fondest memory so far at Ball State was last semester when I had the honor of performing the role of Masetto in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” with Ball State Opera Theatre. It was such an immersive experience and I got to work with many talented students […]

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  • Trevor Mather
    May 4, 2020 by

    Trevor Mather is a senior music performance major (with a concentration in jazz) from Noblesville. “I have been playing saxophone since seventh grade, so I have been playing for about 10 years. I started playing music before seventh grade. I started on piano in the third grade and moved around instruments until I finally settled […]

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