Senior Spotlight: Jackie Wealer, french horn

What AYPO ensembles have you played in and for how long?

I played in AYSO for one year, and AYP for another.

A funny, favorite, or memorable AYPO experience?

When break time rolled around in AYSO, my friend Thomas and I always got super excited for the candy being passed out. We were 100% the number 1 fans of the candy bag.

Your advice for young musicians?

Find something you like playing and do that as part of your practicing! It's a lot more enjoyable that way.

What college/university do you plan on attending this fall?

I'll be attending University of Michigan in the fall, majoring in music performance on horn.

What do you hope to do after graduation?

I hope to enjoy my next 4 years at Umich and grow in my musicianship with my peers there.

What musician, conductor, or orchestra inspires you and why?

I really love Van Cliburn- his good humor and hard work is really admirable to see in old recordings and interviews.