Name: Bob Evans
Hometown: Roanoke, VA
Age: 21
What degree or program are you working on? I'm pursuing a music education degree with a performance certificate.
What year are you in? Senior
Who do you study with? Dr. Peter Kolkay
What are you currently working on? I'm currently working on music for my senior recital, most notably the bassoon sonata by Saint-Saëns, a contrabassoon work by Draganski, and the Poulenc sextet for woodwind quintet and piano.
Where and with whom did you study before attending the University of South Carolina? I took a few bassoon lessons in high school, but I didn't really start working on solo literature until I got to USC.
How did you choose USC? I really like working with my professor, and the family atmosphere within the School of Music was unlike anything I saw at other colleges. I've been afforded so many wonderful opportunities in my time here, and I consider myself lucky to be a part of this awesome machine.
Watch Bob Evans talk about Dr. Portnoy:
What is your most memorable performance? There are really so many from which to choose, but if I have to pick just one, it would be a performance with the SC Philharmonic this past February 13th. I was playing contrabassoon for the performance, and we were playing Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, which opens with a huge contrabassoon solo. I was so nervous in the first rehearsals because of all the musicians who I admire and respect so much were all around me, that by the time I got onstage I was almost relieved! I really nailed the solo in the performance, and it was such an exciting concert for me.
How did you choose to play the bassoon? I originally wanted to play the euphonium, but I had braces in middle school, so my band director put me on the bassoon. I was so confused by it, that for the first week I was learning to play it backwards: as in, holding it from my left side with my right hand on top! It's a pretty comical image, actually. And if you think that the bassoon looks awkward normally, you don't even know how awkward it can be backwards.
Other fun facts: I really enjoy music history, I'm going to be pursuing a master's degree in arts administration next year, my favorite composer is Jean Sibelius, and I love to cook.
Hometown: Roanoke, VA
Age: 21
What degree or program are you working on? I'm pursuing a music education degree with a performance certificate.
What year are you in? Senior
Who do you study with? Dr. Peter Kolkay
What are you currently working on? I'm currently working on music for my senior recital, most notably the bassoon sonata by Saint-Saëns, a contrabassoon work by Draganski, and the Poulenc sextet for woodwind quintet and piano.
Where and with whom did you study before attending the University of South Carolina? I took a few bassoon lessons in high school, but I didn't really start working on solo literature until I got to USC.
How did you choose USC? I really like working with my professor, and the family atmosphere within the School of Music was unlike anything I saw at other colleges. I've been afforded so many wonderful opportunities in my time here, and I consider myself lucky to be a part of this awesome machine.
Watch Bob Evans talk about Dr. Portnoy:
What is your most memorable performance? There are really so many from which to choose, but if I have to pick just one, it would be a performance with the SC Philharmonic this past February 13th. I was playing contrabassoon for the performance, and we were playing Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, which opens with a huge contrabassoon solo. I was so nervous in the first rehearsals because of all the musicians who I admire and respect so much were all around me, that by the time I got onstage I was almost relieved! I really nailed the solo in the performance, and it was such an exciting concert for me.
How did you choose to play the bassoon? I originally wanted to play the euphonium, but I had braces in middle school, so my band director put me on the bassoon. I was so confused by it, that for the first week I was learning to play it backwards: as in, holding it from my left side with my right hand on top! It's a pretty comical image, actually. And if you think that the bassoon looks awkward normally, you don't even know how awkward it can be backwards.
Other fun facts: I really enjoy music history, I'm going to be pursuing a master's degree in arts administration next year, my favorite composer is Jean Sibelius, and I love to cook.
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