Student Teacher biographies
Kaden Klein
Oregon High School, 12th grade
Biography: I began playing oboe the summer of 5th grade, so I've been playing for about 6 years and I've studied privately for 3 years. I joined Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra last year, and I’ve been in WSMA State Honors Ensembles for 3 years, playing principal oboe both my 2nd and 3rd years. I received honorable mention in the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's 2018 Stars of Tomorrow Concerto Competition, earning me the privilege to play with the MSO in a side-by-side concert. I've gone to state for WSMA Solo and Ensemble for the past 2 years, and I played on Wisconsin Public Radio's "The Midday Show" with my woodwind quintet. I'm also active in my school's theater program, playing oboe/English horn in the pit for the past 3 years.
One of my other hobbies is music composition. I've received 3rd and 4th place awards in WSMA's State-wide Composition Project. Another interest of mine is singing, I've participated in multiple honors choirs, such as WCDA's All-State Choir and Badger State Honor's Choir. Besides music, I learn Japanese in my free time and I play with my three cats.
Favorite oboe memory: Last year, when I played with WSMA's State Honors Orchestra we played Rachmaninoff's "Symphony No. 2, Movement 3" (the melody from this movement was used in Eric Carmen's "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again”), and I played the beautiful English Horn solo. The piece was so emotional that some of my friends said they even cried while playing it!
Oregon High School, 12th grade
Biography: I began playing oboe the summer of 5th grade, so I've been playing for about 6 years and I've studied privately for 3 years. I joined Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra last year, and I’ve been in WSMA State Honors Ensembles for 3 years, playing principal oboe both my 2nd and 3rd years. I received honorable mention in the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's 2018 Stars of Tomorrow Concerto Competition, earning me the privilege to play with the MSO in a side-by-side concert. I've gone to state for WSMA Solo and Ensemble for the past 2 years, and I played on Wisconsin Public Radio's "The Midday Show" with my woodwind quintet. I'm also active in my school's theater program, playing oboe/English horn in the pit for the past 3 years.
One of my other hobbies is music composition. I've received 3rd and 4th place awards in WSMA's State-wide Composition Project. Another interest of mine is singing, I've participated in multiple honors choirs, such as WCDA's All-State Choir and Badger State Honor's Choir. Besides music, I learn Japanese in my free time and I play with my three cats.
Favorite oboe memory: Last year, when I played with WSMA's State Honors Orchestra we played Rachmaninoff's "Symphony No. 2, Movement 3" (the melody from this movement was used in Eric Carmen's "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again”), and I played the beautiful English Horn solo. The piece was so emotional that some of my friends said they even cried while playing it!
Calli Whitehead
Middleton High School, 11th grade
Biography: coming soon!
Middleton High School, 11th grade
Biography: coming soon!