It’s that time of year already where we feature our 2023-24 season Senior musicians! Today we are featuring three wind musicians from our saxophone and clarinet sections. Learn more about Samantha, Anna, and Evelyn below!
Samantha
Samantha has been a part of the #TRYPOfam for one year. During her time in TRYPO, Samantha has played in our Wind Symphony. When asked why she wanted to join TRYPO, Samantha shared “I have been in many PMEA honors bands and met friends who were in TRYPO and told me I should join and would really enjoy it. Plus Dr. Morrison, my private teacher, also told me I should.” Her favorite memory from her time in TRYPO is going to Oakmont Bakery after her first concert. Samantha will be graduating from Hampton High School. Her future plans include attending Slippery Rock University to study music education. She hopes to one day be in a DCI corps. Her advice for future TRYPO musicians is “Don’t play for others, play for yourself. Music should be fun and making it should be enjoyable. At times it will get hard but you should never do something because other people want you to, do it because you love it. And to anyone who has a learning disability like me, push through and do what you love. Don’t take classes to look smart, do them because you want to learn the content. Stay unique.”
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Anna
Anna has been playing alto saxophone with TRYPO for three years. She plays in our Wind Symphony ensemble. When asked why she was interested in joining TRYPO, she shared it was because of the repertoire being performed and her friends were already in TRYPO. Her favorite TRYPO memory is playing Pines of Rome with all of the TRYPO groups in Heinz Hall. Anna is graduating from Upper Saint Clair High School and she plans to attend the University of Pittsburgh’s Honor College to major in psychology with a minor in music. Her advice for future TRYPO musicians is “talk to people in your ensemble!”
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Evelyn
Evelyn has been a member of TRYPO’s baritone saxophone section for six seasons. During that time, she played in Wind Symphony. When asked why she wanted to join TRYPO she shared, “I really wanted to find a space where I could play with other young people who were equally as passionate about playing concert band music as I was.” Evelyn’s favorite TRYPO memory is going to DC last year and meeting the Air Force Band and the ISO students. Evelyn is graduating from Pittsburgh CAPA and plans to attend a university to pursue a linguistics major and music minor. Her advice she would like to share with future TRYPO musicians is, “build a community of musicians around you. They will motivate, inspire, and support you.”
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Check back next week to see the last group of seniors we are highlighting!