WWU Symphony Orchestra presents Concerto Competition Winners + Sibelius 5
Free
- Jared Johnson, trombone
- Jacob Lann, bass-baritone
- Amara Farah, piano
- Paige Wiesinger, piano
Maurice Ravel — Don Quichotte à Dulcinée (Jacob Lann, bass-baritone)
Francis Poulenc — Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra n D minor, FP 61 (Amara Farah & Paige Wiesinger, pianos)
Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82
Join the WSO for its final concert of the season, accompanying the three winners of Western's annual Concerto Competition: Jared Johnson, performing Lars-Erik Larsson's Concertino for Trombone and Strings; bass-baritone Jacob Lann singing Maurice Ravel's final song cycle Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, and Amara Farah and Paige Wiesinger joining forces in a Concerto for Two Pianos by Francis Poulenc.
Concluding the evening's program is Finnish composer Jean Sibelius's deeply personal masterpiece, his Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major.
About Paige Wiesinger, piano
Paige Wiesinger has been playing piano since the age of five and began her teaching career in 2018. Throughout her years of classical training, Paige has had many performance opportunities in concerts and competitions such as the Music Teachers National Association performance competition and the Northwest Chopin Festival where she was a 2019 Silver Medalist. She also enjoys accompanying others and has years of experience working with choirs and instrumentalists as a piano accompanist. Paige has studied with Kathy Tung, Oksana Ezhokina, Kay Zavislak, and currently with Jeffrey Gilliam at Western Washington University where she is working towards her B.M. in Piano Performance. Paige hopes that through piano lessons, her students will enjoy learning music and be inspired by seeing what they are capable of. Paige teaches piano lessons in Bellingham, WA and online.