Music students impressive

Megan Bowen
Staff Writer
April 8, 2004, Page 5

Doane’s top music students showed off their talents at a Student Honors Recital on April 1 in Heckman Auditorium.
The students involved had to audition individually to be recognized as honored musicians.
“My favorite part was getting to see the ‘best’ of the best,” freshman Nikelle Kurkowski said. “Being in music myself, it was very inspirational and made me want to work even harder to become better.”
Eight of the 12 students were freshmen and sophomores.
That number is an indication of the upcoming talent of the music program.
Nine of the performers sang. Sophomore Adam Wallingford started the program, singing “Lungi del caro” by Giuseppe Sarti.
Freshmen Anne Cornell and Jaci Despines ended the recital with the flute duet, “Sonata No. 4 in G Minor,” written by Jean-Baptiste Loeillet.
“I liked the experience I obtained by being in the program,” Cornell said.
“I’m a first year student and getting up on stage and performing that duet was a great experience,” she said. “It gave me a good perspective for what’s coming.”
Dr. David Breckbill, a music professor at Doane, was the accompanist for all the songs. The performers gave him a lot of credit, bringing him onstage at the end to thank him publicly.
A reception followed in the Great Hall, with punch provided by the Music Educators National Conference (M.E.N.C.) members.