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The Western Winds Continue Tradition Of Faculty-Grad Student Collaboration

WMUK | By Cara Lieurance
Published November 9, 2015 at 9:03 PM EST
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The Western Winds is the only university ensemble that presents faculty performers and the master's level students they mentor together on the same stage. Before a concert that featured Antonin Dvorak's Serenade For Winds, Op 44, Scott Boerma, WMU director of bands, and graduate student Greg Blakeman, shared their thoughts on the experience.

Local MusicCara LieuranceWestern WindsScott BoermaGreg BlakemanWMU
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Cara Lieurance
Cara Lieurance is the local host of NPR's All Things Considered on 1021 WMUK and covers local arts & culture on Let's Hear It on 89.9 Classical WMUK weekday mornings at 10 - 11 am.
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