It was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life, and I will never forget it," Parker shares. It was such a rush looking out into the five-tiered audience and seeing every single person on their feet in applause.
Performing with the National Collegiate Wind Ensemble at Carnegie Hall was a well-deserved honor for Parker, who has been playing percussion instruments, ranging from the marimba and snare drum to the timpani and crash cymbals, since the fifth grade - a total of 10 years. "I had been preparing music for the performance since February," she says, "Our final parts were assigned to us when we arrived in New York, and we had three full days of rehearsal before the performance." Meyer '12 also was accepted into the program.Īlthough the concert wasn't until May, Parker was constantly corresponding with administrators for the Ensemble, making room arrangements for the trip and organizing parts for concert pieces. She noted that fellow DePauw percussion student Peter J. "I received my acceptance letter in the mail when I was home for a break and literally was jumping and screaming all around the house," she recalls. Paré and asked him all about the program and filled out an application right away."Īfter submitting her application, which consisted of essays, letters of recommendation and an audition tape, Parker waited two weeks before receiving notification of her acceptance in late October. "It's been my dream to play there ever since I was a little girl," Parker shares. The words "Carnegie Hall," printed in bold on a flier posted in the DePauw School of Music sparked Parker's interest in the Ensemble early during the fall semester.
An instrumental music education major in DePauw's School of Music, Parker was selected for the National Collegiate Wind Ensemble in late October and spent months preparing for the May 24 concert. Parker '11 was practicing for the percussion performance of her dreams. While many DePauw students were celebrating the completion of another school year and settling in for relaxing summers at home, Bridget C.
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