wind ensemble seniors look to continue careers " Monday: marching band practice. Tuesday: jazz band rehearsal. Wednesday: wind ensemble concert. Thursday: chorus practice. Friday: chorus performance. Saturday: marching band performance. Sunday: personal recital. Any given week could look like this for seniors Tony Garcia and Ashley Veatch, Both members of the wind ensemble, Garcia and Veatch were involved in several other musical groups on campus. However, both said the friendships and knowledge gained from the wind ensemble were invaluable. "You learn discipline," Veatch said. "It can help you grow; not to mention you gain [around] 60 friends. It helps some people come out of their shell." Garcia said learning to play with a group like the wind ensemble would benefit him later in life. "Band really gives you a good basis and challenge," Garcia said. "It really forced me to play with an ensemble and learn to blend because to be a true musician is to learn to fit in your place and not over power everyone else." Garcia and Veatch were both music majors who planned to further their education. Auditioning at Julliard and Eashnan in New York City spring semester, Garcia said he wanted to be a graduate assistant wherever he went. However, he had even bigger dreams in mind. "Even though I would love to play in the Boston Pops, I know I have to work my way up the ladder:' he said, "Maybe [I'll] play for a symphony ... or possibly even get my doctorate in music performance so I can teach upcoming trombone players." Veatch, a French horn and trumpet player, looked at the University of Northern Texas and Wichita State for future graduate work. "I could major in musicology and history, or perform in graduate school and teach private lessons at the college level or audition for some orchestras," Veatch said. Veatch also considered mission work someday. "[I could] possibly even teach music inSouth America to help schools there and do mission work at the same time," she said. Regardless of their future plans, both musicians said they could use other talents while being musicians at the same time. "Band let me apply my gift of encouragement to others because things get rough and stressful at times," Garcia said. "I could point out the good things to people when they needed it." - Justin Bronson Practice makes perfect for junior Jessica Weimer, fresh– man Nathalie Carbonneau and senior Amanda Evatt, wind ensemble members, as they prepare Jan. 21 for a perfor– mance. Directed by Mike Chance, assistant professor of music, the concert band, along with the pep band, orches– tra and Thundering Herd, offered opportunities for music majors to showcase their talents. (Photo by Russell Keck) inst rumental music 1/ 191
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