School of Music

Pursue Your Passion

Team: Alumni

  • 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 […]

    Read More

  • 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! […]

    Read More

  • 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 […]

    Read More

  • 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

    Read More

  • 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 […]

    Read More

  • 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 […]

    Read More

  • 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 […]

    Read More

  • 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 […]

    Read More

  • Carolyn Kelly
    May 4, 2020 by

    Carolyn Kelley is a senior music education major, hailing from Kokomo, Indiana and will be graduating with the Certificate in Entrepreneurial Music. “In elementary school I joined a local children’s choir which started my love for music of all kinds. When I got to middle school, I wanted to try band–a new kind of music […]

    Read More

  • Tessa Chason
    May 4, 2020 by

    Tessa Chason, a fifth-year double major in music media production and telecommunications from Muncie, Indiana. Tessa is also the lead technician in the Ball State University Singers. “There are a lot of things I’ve enjoyed about being a part of University Singers. My favorite memory would probably be from the Children’s Show during Spec 55. It […]

    Read More