{"id":68544,"date":"2022-10-20T09:01:43","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T14:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=68544"},"modified":"2022-10-20T09:01:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T14:01:46","slug":"hays-symphony-hosting-a-student-soloist-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=68544","title":{"rendered":"Hays Symphony hosting a student soloist competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BY CAITLIN LEIKER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brian Buckstead, director of Hays Symphony Orchestra, is hosting an FHSU Concerto\/Aria Competition as a challenge for student soloists. The winners will perform with the orchestra on their Feb. 18 Masterworks Concert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The application due date is Oct. 28, and auditions will be held on Dec. 4 in Palmer Hall, located inside Malloy Hall on campus. Sign-up sheets are available in Malloy\u2019s main office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Singers and instrumentalists alike have been hard at work preparing their pieces since the start of the semester. Requirements for the competition are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Must be enrolled as a full-time student, sophomore or above (of-age transfer students welcome).<\/li><li>Participants do not have to be music majors, but they must be enrolled in private lessons through the university.<\/li><li>The selected audition piece must be written for both soloist and orchestra, and available in print. If there are any questions or concerns about whether the piece is appropriate for the concert, contact Buckstead at <strong>blbuckstead@fhsu.edu<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe exciting thing, but the sort of scary thing, is that I don\u2019t know the program yet,\u201d Buckstead said. \u201cThat will be determined in December, and the orchestra will probably do one or two pieces on their own. I don\u2019t know the number of students yet. It depends on what they\u2019ll perform.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The past few years have gone towards highlighting the Hays Symphony on its own, but now, Buckstead said the competition has helped him program what he considers \u201ca well-balanced season.\u201d He hopes to maintain the competition as a yearly event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSeeing the symphony perform on its own is a great thing, but when someone stands up there, performing <em>with<\/em> the symphony\u2026that\u2019s extra special,\u201d Buckstead said. \u201cThe audience can really connect with that single soloist.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior Luis Valencia Zamora, who will sing \u201cGuerrier, che d\u2019un accairo\u201d from Mozart\u2019s <em>Lucio Silla<\/em>, said that the competition has helped him and others embrace their individual musicianship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen a lot more practicing, a lot more friendly competition, and a lot more support within the department,\u201d Valencia Zamora said. \u201cIt\u2019s given us a goal to work towards.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In past years, especially at the height of the pandemic, Valencia Zamora felt a \u201clull\u201d in the Music Department from the limitations in their classes and performances. With the help of the HSO competition, he said he could feel everything come back to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sophomore Ashley Vilaysing, who plans to audition with Weber\u2019s \u201cConcertino for Clarinet, Op. 26,\u201d said that it has been fulfilling to push her technique so far, including memorizing the nearly nine-minute piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely challenged me in a new way,\u201d Vilaysing said. \u201cWe are a smaller school, so there\u2019s not as many opportunities for people to perform solos outside of their studios \u2013 that\u2019s a small group of people. I do enjoy getting this chance to imagine myself in front of a bigger crowd\u2026a whole audience, rather than just my studio.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Music students stepping up to Buckstead\u2019s challenge have banded together to encourage one another and hold each other accountable for preparation. Vilaysing said she uses social media to share her practice milestones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI post when I\u2019m working on stuff, when it has me stressed, and different landmarks\u2026where I\u2019m hitting, where I\u2019m falling short\u2026letting my friends know where I am,\u201d Vilaysing said. \u201cIt\u2019s always a rewarding experience to know where you\u2019ve started and see where you are now.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY CAITLIN LEIKER Brian Buckstead, director of Hays Symphony Orchestra, is hosting an FHSU Concerto\/Aria Competition as a challenge for student soloists. 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