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Symphony Orchestra • Schumann’s Fourth
November 16, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
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Rotem Weinberg, conductor
Lucas Gianini, clarinet
Kyrese Washington, flute
VERDI
Overture to ‘Nabucco’
ZARE
from Bennu’s Fire
NIELSEN
from Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, FS 119
SCHUMANN
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, op. 120
In addition to his teaching duties as a Doctoral TA for UNC Greensboro’s clarinet studio, Lucas currently teaches clarinet, saxophone, and flute lessons in the Charlotte, NC area. He has also taught online lessons to students as far as Texas. He has served as band director for multiple middle school programs in Charlotte, NC and regularly works with various local schools as a woodwind instructor. For several years Lucas has worked at the UNCG Summer Music Camp as both a counselor and private clarinet lessons instructor.
Lucas is currently working on his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at UNC Greensboro, where he is a Minerva Scholar and also earned his Bachelor’s degrees in Music Education and Performance. Lucas earned his Master of Music degree from Bowling Green State University. His primary teachers have included Anthony Taylor, Kelly Burke, Kevin Schempf, and Andy Hudson.
Kyrese Washington is a 2022 graduate of UNCG (BM Flute Performance) where they studied with Dr. Erika Boysen and Dr. Tim Hagen. As a soloist, Kyrese has appeared on many stages, such as the SECU Auditorium at the Museum of Art with the Community Music School, and the Meymandi Concert Hall with Pink Martini and the North Carolina Symphony. As an active student at UNCG, Kyrese has participated in the UNCG Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, University Symphony Orchestra, Opera, and Casella Sinfonietta. Additionally, Kyrese has been a winner of the Raleigh Area Flute Association Review and Contest consecutively for the past three years. Recently, Kyrese has been selected as a participant of the National Flute Association Young Artist Mentorship Program. As a result of all of Kyrese’s hard work and dedicating numerous hours into developing their craft, they have been selected by the UNCG School of Music faculty as the Presser Scholar of the 2021-2022 school year. Currently, Kyrese is the principal flutist of the Appalachia Wind Symphony and teaches private lessons at Music & Arts stores in Greensboro and Burlington.