School of Music

Pursue Your Passion

Team: Student

  • Camber Flick
    February 22, 2021 by

    Camber Flick is a first-year master’s student studying oboe with Dr. Lisa Kozenko. Camber is originally from Mendon, Illinois, and did her undergraduate work at Western Illinois University where she double majored in music education and oboe performance. “My greatest experience so far at Ball State has been performing Dvořák’s Te Deum in Emens Auditorium […]

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  • Erin Denson
    February 3, 2021 by

    Erin Denson is a senior voice performance major from Kokomo, Indiana. “Some of my fondest memories at Ball State are with my private teacher Yoko Shimazaki-Kilburn. I’ve gone through so many vocal changes over the last two years thanks to her guidance. I will never forget being in a Hargreaves practice room doing warmups and […]

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  • Po-chen Chang
    January 27, 2021 by

    Po-chen Chang is an international student from Tainan, Taiwan and is working towards an Artist Diploma in music performance. “I started studying cello when I was ten years old. I choose it as my instrument not only because I like its warm sound, but also because I noticed that cellists always get to sit in […]

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  • Ayrice Wilson
    January 22, 2021 by

    Ayrice Wilson is a Master of Music student in voice. “I’ve been studying voice seriously since 2009. Music has always called to me, even though I deviated away from music after high school and pursued other careers for a short time. I met my next voice teacher that year who prepared me to pursue a […]

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  • Pedro Medeiros
    January 22, 2021 by

    Pedro Medeiros is a Doctor of Arts student in piano. “I started to learn keyboard when I was about 10 years old. At first it was to play during the mass at my local church, and then I started piano lessons when I was 14. I was super young and had no idea where piano […]

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  • Rachel Gripp
    January 22, 2021 by

    Rachel Gripp is a senior music performance major from Fort Wayne. Rachel has been playing the oboe for 11 years. “I started playing the oboe when I was in 6th grade. My dad played bassoon in high school and he inspired me to start the oboe. Even though he played the bassoon, he also loved […]

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  • Katie Buchholz
    January 22, 2021 by

    Katie Buchholz is a senior from Carmel, IN. “I have been playing viola since fifth grade. Originally, I started on piano and violin but never got into them. I think what most inspired me to play in orchestras was being exposed to them at the very young age of two or three. I think I […]

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  • Paige Lundy
    December 7, 2020 by

    Paige Lundy is a graduate student pursuing a Master of Arts in Music, and is also working towards earning her teaching license. She is currently student teaching at Mount Comfort Elementary. Her hometown is Greenwood, IN. “I have been involved in choir since 4th grade, and that’s what really started my music career. I was […]

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  • Braden Allison
    December 7, 2020 by

    Braden is a freshman Music and Theatre Creation Major from South Bend, IN. He will be performing the role of Mr. Upfold, the mayor, in Ball State Opera Theater’s upcoming production of Albert Herring. “I have been studying voice seriously for 5 years because I started realizing that music was more than just a small […]

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  • Kieran McNamara
    November 10, 2020 by

    Kieran McNamara is a Trumpet Performance major with a second major in music media production, from Bloomington, Indiana. “I’ve been playing trumpet for about 14 years now, I started around 4th or 5th grade. It’s kind of funny now, but I remember I started playing because of cartoons of all things. I’d get up early […]

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