The winners of the 2023 Western Michigan University Concerto Competition are bassoonist Jackson Crouse, a senior, vocalist Kaleb Nuesse, a senior, and trumpet player Mason Christofferson, a first-year graduate student. On the eve of their performances with the WMU Symphony, they join Cara Lieurance to talk about their musical backgrounds and the concertos they’ve prepared.
The free concert is at 3 pm on Sunday, Apr 23 in Miller Auditorium. It will be conducted by Bruce Uchimura, who will also conduct Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture and Tchaikovsky’s Marche Slav.
