University students are talented in many ways.
Six student composers will show off their talents at 8 p.m in Bryan Recital Hall during the Student Composers Forum. Each student will have the opportunity to have their original pieces preformed in front of an audience for the first time.
Steven Rice, a composer who is participating said that any student in the College of Musical Arts can participate in the forum, as long as the student gets his or her piece approved by their composition teacher.
He said that most students who participate in the forums are music composition majors, but being a composition major is not a requirement.
In addition to Rice’s performance, students Johnathan Crane, Michael Scheck, Joshua D.J. Plocher, Eric Knechtges and Nicole Carroll will perform their pieces on instruments ranging from the double bass and the alto saxophone to the piano.
Rice said that events such as the forum are beneficial learning experiences for student composers.
“This forum is an opportunity for us to interact with an audience,” he said. “A piece of music isn’t worth much if you don’t get to try it out on an audience and see their reactions.”
Rice said that students should come to the forum to hear the different styles of music and to experience something new. He also said that student composers appreciate audience feedback.
“We like to know what we are doing right and in what ways we could improve,” he said.
