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Keslie Pharis Master’s Oboe Recital

Keslie Pharis, oboe
Lian Xue, piano
Madison Leischner, clarinet
Max Moeck, saxophone
Gretchen Hill, bass clarinet
Tiffany Coolidge, bassoon
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Program

Four Personalities (2007)       Alyssa Morris (b. 1984)
Yellow
White
Blue
Red

Oboe Sonata, FP 185 (1962)       Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
I. Elégie (Paisiblement, Sans Presser)
II. Scherzo (Très animé)
III. Déploration (Très calme)

Sonata for Oboe and Piano (2014)      James Stephenson (b. 1969)
I. Reverie
II. Allegro con fuoco
III. Grave; funereal

Thaw (2018)      Becky Turro (b. 1997)
I. Hyperborea
II. Echo Lake
III. Kaleidoscope Cove
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An oboist from Amarillo, Texas, Keslie Pharis currently holds a Paul J. Collins Distinguished Graduate Fellowship at UW-Madison, where she performs with the UW Symphony Orchestra, UW Wind Ensemble, Driftless Reed Quintet, and other local ensembles. She has also recently performed with the Miami Music Festival Opera and Conductor’s Orchestra, New Voices Opera, Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, and the IU New Music Ensemble. Her playing is strongly influenced by her extensive background with ballet, and she enjoys teaching in her private oboe studio and through local high school programs. Keslie holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Indiana University, and her principal teachers are Lindsay Flowers, Linda Strommen, Margaret Owens, Roger Roe, and Robert Krause.