Teacher biographies
Kiran Arora
James Madison Memorial High School, 12th grade
Biography: I have played oboe and studied privately for six years. I have been in Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra for two years, and will be in the Youth Orchestra starting in Fall 2017. During summers, I have studied oboe at music camps such as UW-Madison Summer Music Clinic, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, the International Double Reed Society Teen Camp, and the MPulse Oboe Institute. I have performed with the All-City Honors Band, and participated in the WSMA State Solo & Ensemble Festival. Outside of oboe, I have been involved with eight theatre productions at Memorial High School. I also participate in the Youth Group at the First Unitarian Society, and I am on my school's Forensics Team.
Favorite oboe memory: In the spring of my Freshman year I played a piece called "Danzon no. 2" with the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra. This is my favorite piece of music and it was a blast getting to play it with all of my friends! It has a really fun and different oboe line from any other piece I've heard, and it got the whole woodwind section dancing while we played.
James Madison Memorial High School, 12th grade
Biography: I have played oboe and studied privately for six years. I have been in Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra for two years, and will be in the Youth Orchestra starting in Fall 2017. During summers, I have studied oboe at music camps such as UW-Madison Summer Music Clinic, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, the International Double Reed Society Teen Camp, and the MPulse Oboe Institute. I have performed with the All-City Honors Band, and participated in the WSMA State Solo & Ensemble Festival. Outside of oboe, I have been involved with eight theatre productions at Memorial High School. I also participate in the Youth Group at the First Unitarian Society, and I am on my school's Forensics Team.
Favorite oboe memory: In the spring of my Freshman year I played a piece called "Danzon no. 2" with the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra. This is my favorite piece of music and it was a blast getting to play it with all of my friends! It has a really fun and different oboe line from any other piece I've heard, and it got the whole woodwind section dancing while we played.
Hanna Noughani
Middleton High School, 11th grade
Biography: I began playing the oboe in 5th grade, and have studied privately since then. I have played with the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras since 7th grade, and have been in the Youth Orchestra since 9th grade. For the past four years I have auditioned into WSMA State Honors Ensembles, serving as principal oboe for two years and co-principal for one. I have also served as principal oboe in Winds of Wisconsin for the past two years. In addition to the oboe, I have played piano since I was three years old, and I love science, pottery and spending time outside. Lastly, I love going to Devil's Lake with my friends, going to the arboretum, or listening to music at the Memorial Union during the summer.
Favorite oboe memory: During my sophomore year, I received Honorable Mention in the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's concerto competition, earning the opportunity to play in a side-by-side concert with the orchestra on Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4!
Middleton High School, 11th grade
Biography: I began playing the oboe in 5th grade, and have studied privately since then. I have played with the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras since 7th grade, and have been in the Youth Orchestra since 9th grade. For the past four years I have auditioned into WSMA State Honors Ensembles, serving as principal oboe for two years and co-principal for one. I have also served as principal oboe in Winds of Wisconsin for the past two years. In addition to the oboe, I have played piano since I was three years old, and I love science, pottery and spending time outside. Lastly, I love going to Devil's Lake with my friends, going to the arboretum, or listening to music at the Memorial Union during the summer.
Favorite oboe memory: During my sophomore year, I received Honorable Mention in the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's concerto competition, earning the opportunity to play in a side-by-side concert with the orchestra on Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4!
