Tiny Reference Desk Concert Series featuring Jaykwon Noble wsg Leo Egen

Name: Tiny Reference Desk Concert Series featuring Jaykwon Noble wsg Leo Egen
Start: 2024-07-12T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-07-12T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Kalamazoo Public Library

Schedule

Fri Jul 12 2024 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Kalamazoo Public Library | Kalamazoo, MI

🌈Join the Kalamazoo Public Library in partnership with Sounds of the Zoo for the Tiny Reference Desk Concert Series featuring Jaykwon Noble wsg Leo Egen on the first floor of the Central Library during Art Hop for an after-hours acoustic performance!!
This is a FREE event
Date:
Fri, July 12
Time:
6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Event Categories:
All Ages, Central
Venue
CEN/First Floor Lobby
315 S Rose St.
Kalamazoo, MI 49007 United States
Performers:
Jaykwon Noble wsg Leo Egen
6:00-6:30: solo Viola (classical)
6:30-6:45: piano + Viola (pop)
7:00-7:15: solo Oboe (classical)
7:15-7:30: piano + Viola (pop)
7:30-8:00: solo Viola (classical)
💥Jaykwon Noble is a senior at Loy Norrix High School. He is principal violist of the Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra, where he is also a member of the KJSO String Quartet. He traveled with the KJSO on tour throughout Spain in the summer of 2022. Jaykwon’s private teachers have included violist Jenna Love since 2020, and KSO Artist in Residence Nicholas Jeffrey since 2022, with occasional sessions with Igor Fedotov at WMU. Jaykwon was selected by competitive audition to join the 2023 Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) National Festival. He traveled to LA for 10 days of study with outstanding young musicians from across the country, and performed under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel.
Formerly a member of Kalamazoo Kids in Tune, Jaykwon now serves on staff as a Program Assistant, providing mentorship to elementary musicians. As a composer, Jaykwon had his fully-orchestrated work performed by the Kalamazoo Kids In Tune orchestra in 2022. Jaykwon also plays saxophone in the Loy Norrix band, and is captain of the Loy Norrix color guard team. In the off-season, he performs with the Allegan County Ensemble, a competitive winter guard team. In his spare time, he also plays guitar and writes his own songs. Jaykwon plans to major in viola performance in college. He performed a solo recital in September and is currently preparing college audition recordings.