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| SVSU Student to Play Carnegie Hall |
| A Saginaw Valley State University student has been chosen from a field of hundreds to perform in the 2004 National Wind Ensemble. David Scott Tuttle, a sophomore music major from Birch Run, will play the clarinet. He will perform in concert with student musicians from throughout the country in Carnegie Hall Sunday, May 30, 2004 at 8 p.m. MidAmerica Productions in New York received several hundred applications. Tuttle is one of 15 clarinetists selected from the best music programs throughout the country. Nearly every state is represented in the ensemble's 76 performers. "I was quite shocked," Tuttle said, when he learned of his selection. "It makes me think that hard work really does pay off." Tuttle estimates that he spends about three hours practicing music each day, though that is likely to increase in the coming months. He explained that the ensemble has three separate parts for the clarinet and he must practice all three, because he and other musicians will audition for those parts when they arrive in New York to determine which they will perform. The musical selections to be performed by the ensemble include "Fantasia in G" by Bach/Goldman; "Little Fugue in G minor" by Bach/Cailliet; "Jug Blues and Fat Pickin'" by Freund; and "Fiesta Del Pacifico" by Nixon. Tuttle plays the lead saxophone in the SVSU Jazz Band. He also has arranged music for the marching bands at SVSU and Birch Run High School, but he is most proud of his latest accomplishment and eager to make his first trip to New York City. "This is my biggest achievement," Tuttle said. "As a musician, this is my greatest honor." |
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