Teacher Biographies
Kiran Arora
School: 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.
School: 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
School: 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!
School: 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!
