InternationalClaire Agresta, Summer Study Abroad, RomeCurtis Dahn, SoundSCAPE, Maccagno, ItalyRocco Duranti, Matrix Indoor Percussion Ensemble,

European TourNoa Even, World Saxophone Congress XVI, St. Andrews,

ScotlandJames Fusik, Stockhausen Courses, Kurten, GermanyIoana Galu, Romanian American Festival, RomaniaYen-Lin Goh, CMA Pacific Northwest Chapter Conference,

VancouverIsabelle Huang, Marimba Orchestra Concert Tour, TaiwanElizabeth Pearse, soundSCAPE 2012, Maccagno, Italy Carter Rice, soundSCAPE, Maccagno, ItalyElizabeth Rosner, International Society for Music

Education, Cork, IrelandViola Yip, Guest Composer, Hong Kong

NationalChristine Amon, Semifinals of 2012 Lotte Lenya

Competition, New YorkBenjamin Bacni, International Horn Competition of

America, Louisville, Ky.Melanie Bandera, MTNA National Conference, New YorkWilliam Baughman, Barbershop Harmony Society

Competition, Portland, Ore.Angela Berens, 2012 International Trumpet Guild

Conference, Columbus, Ga.Seth Bixler, Eastern Music Festival, Greensboro, N.C.Eric Blair, Third Annual Jazz Education Conference,

LouisvilleAmber Broderick, American Musicological Society

Conference, San FranciscoAbby Brown, Midwest Clinic, ChicagoKatie Buckley, Society for Ethnomusicology Conference,

PhiladelphiaTom Darlington, 2012 International Trumpet Guild

Conference, Columbus, Ga.Luke Davis, Society for Ethnomusicology Conference,

PhiladelphiaAmanda DeBoer, Quince Vocal Ensemble, Midwest TourSara Deliberato, Eastern Music Festival, Greensboro, N.C. Molly Doran, American Musicological Society Conference,

San FranciscoKevin Fairbairn, MTNA National Conference, New YorkJessica Findley, Various Summer Festivals, Texas, Florida

and MichiganYen-Lin Goh, LIVEWIRE Festival, BaltimoreTatiana Gorbunova, Brevard Summer Festival, Brevard,

N.C. Nick Gordon, 2011 Barbershop Harmony Society

International Convention, Kansas CityGeorge Hammel, 2012 International Trumpet Guild

Conference, Columbus, Ga.Xiao Han, North American Saxophone Alliance Conf,

Tempe, Ariz. Gordie Howe, 2011 Barbershop Harmony Society

International Convention, Kansas CityJianhong Hu, Summer Chamber Music Seminar, Sidney,

Maine Ryan Hurd, North American Saxophone Alliance

Conference, Tempe, Ariz.Brendan Jacklin, MTNA National Conference, New YorkAkira Kaku, Brevard Summer Music Festival, Brevard,

N.C.Alexa Kalasz, Third Annual Jazz Education Conference,

Louisville, Ky.Cory Kasprzyk, 2012 SEAMUS Conference, Appleton,

Wis.Corey Keating, Atlantic Music Festival, Waterville, Maine Mary Kefferston, MTNA National Conference, New YorkKatherine Kooser, Third Annual Jazz Education

Conference, Louisville, Ky.Jacob Kopcienski, North American Sax Alliance

Conference, Tempe, Ariz.James Lang, Midwest Clinic, ChicagoKarl Larson, Color Field Ensemble, New YorkErin Latham, West Virginia University Fall Flute Fling,

W.Va.

Trevor Matthews, Premiere of Orchestral Composition, Denver

Jeff Manchur, Recital in Lincoln, Neb.Jeff Manchur, Recital at Oklahoma Wesleyan University,

Bartlesville, Oklahoma Stephen Maus, National Opera Association Scenes

Convention, MemphisMegan Nader, Midwest Clinic, ChicagoJared Nicholson, 2012 International Trumpet Guild

Conference, Columbus, Ga.Drew Ochoa, 2011 Barbershop Harmony Society

International Convention, Kansas CityAnna Pakizer, National Flute Association Convention,

Charlotte, N.C. Sarah Puckett, MTNA National Conference, New YorkKevin Rahrig, 2012 International Trumpet Guild

Conference, Columbus, Ga.Elizabeth Rosner, 2012 Midwest Chapter of SEM

Meeting, Milwaukee, Wis.Michiko Saiki, MTNA National Conference, New YorkDonovon Thakur, Third Annual Jazz Education Confer-

ence, Louisville, Ky.Seth Ungemach, Third Annual Jazz Education

Conference, Louisville, Ky.Manling Wang, Foulger International Music Festival,

Union, New Jersey Corey Whitt, North American Sax Alliance Conference,

Tempe, Ariz.Evan Williams, The Conductors Institute, Bard College

Conservatory, Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.Sally Williams, Electronic Music Midwest Festival,

Kansas CityLance Witty, 2012 International Trumpet Guild

Conference, Columbus, Ga.Rachel Woolf, Brevard Summer Festival, Brevard, N.C. Viola Yip, Women Composers’ Festival, Hartford, Conn.Ana Yoder, MTNA National Conference, New YorkAiwen Zhang, North American Saxophone Alliance

Conference, Tempe, Ariz.

RegionalJessica Allen, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioBrittany Belew, NATS Buckeye Competition, Cedarville,

OhioShannon Bolen, MTNA String Competition, Bowling

Green Jacob Bori, Percussive Arts Society International

Convention, IndianapolisLaura Bothwell, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, Ohio Abigail Brown, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioKatelen Brown, Percussive Arts Society International

Convention, IndianapolisRobert Ciesluk, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioEstar Cohen, JECO performance with OMEA, Columbus,

Ohio Mark Cook, Percussive Arts Society International

Convention, IndianapolisChristopher Coy, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioNick Dian, Percussive Arts Society International

Convention, IndianapolisSarah Dudley, NATS Regional Competition,

Grand Rapids, Mich.Dan Frakes, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioBen Goldsberry, NATS Buckeye Competition, Cedarville,

OhioNicholas Gordon, NATS Buckeye Competition,

Cedarville, OhioWilliam Gruber, Percussive Arts Society International

Convention, IndianapolisEmily Hage, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioElizabeth Hall, Percussive Arts Society International

Convention, Indianapolis

Xiao Han, MTNA East Central Division Competition, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Xuan He, MTNA East Central Division Competition, Mich.Emily Holshoe, American Choral Directors Conference,

Fort Wayne, Ind. Emily Holshoe, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioJohn Incorvaia, NATS Buckeye Competition, Cedarville,

OhioStephen Klunk, Percussive Arts Society International

Convention, IndianapolisKyle Knapke, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioJennifer Kustec, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioJoseph Kuzdzal, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioBenjamin Laur, Harold Haugh Light Opera Vocal

Competition, Ann Arbor, Mich. Yoo-Bin Lee, MTNA East Central Division Competition,

Kalamazoo, Mich. Joseph Lewis, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioKyle Mann, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioJochen McEvoy, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioChristina Morgan, NATS Buckeye Competition,

Cedarville, OhioMegan Nader, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, Ohio David Nelson, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, Ohio David Nelson, Percussive Arts Society International

Convention, IndianapolisKathryn Nutt, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioDrew Ochoa, NATS Buckeye Competition, Cedarville,

Ohio John Pearse, Percussive Arts Society International

Convention, Indianapolis Albert Rice, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioJustin Rife, Percussive Arts Society International

Convention, IndianapolisEmily Schindler, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioLandrew Sevel, 23rd Annual Alexander Technique

Workshop, Columbus, OhioWilliam Sheak, Percussive Arts Society International

Convention, IndianapolisSarah Shields, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioFrancis Slife, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioBriana Sosenheimer, NATS Regional Competition,

Grand Rapids, Mich.John Stebal, Percussive Arts Society International

Convention, IndianapolisMaria Steffas, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioChris Stratton, Percussive Arts Society International

Convention, IndianapolisYushan Sui, MTNA National Competition, Bowling GreenMarlee Thomas, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioJessica Weiss, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioKaitlyn Wells, OMEA Professional Development

Conference, Columbus, OhioKaitlyn Wells, American Choral Directors Conference.

Fort Wayne, Ind.Claire Werling, Bay View Music Festival, Bay View, Mich.Theresa Zapata, NATS Regional Competition,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

In 2011-2012, Pro Musica awarded 129 grants, valued over $43,000, to 118

College of Musical Arts students in need of funds toward travel expenses to

attend national and international competitions, festivals and conferences.

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PRO MUSICAStudent Grant Recipients

2011-2012

PRO MUSICAStudent Grant Recipients

Jeffrey Manchur

Guest Recital Lincoln, Nebraska

I performed a solo recital of William Duckworth’s “The Time Curve Prelureparation” for this recital put me

in contact with the composer, an important thought provoking experience.

James FusikStockhausen Course

Kurten, Germany

I plan to include a chapter on Stockhausen’s music in my

dissertation, my experiences in Kurten greatly informed

my research.

June 12

Benjamin Bacni

International Horn Competition of AmericaLouisville, KentuckyJust listening to a variety of playing allows me to think of different ways to interpret music and how differently passages could be played.

Ioana Galu

Romanian American Festival Transylvania, Romania

This festival is the first of its kind. So far, the only contacts with artists have been those from BGSU. The event received great attention and advertisement.

2011-2012