泰迪·奥斯汀 majors in Integrative Arts at 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校.
阿宾顿,爸爸. — From a Baptist church in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia to famous venues in Washington, D.C., and Europe, a 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 senior shares his musical talents with the world.
But luckily for his 阿宾顿 audience, there is ample opportunity to hear 泰迪·奥斯汀 sing and play the trumpet on campus, 太. 奥斯丁, an integrative arts major with a focus on music performance, plays lead trumpet in the college’s jazz ensemble and jazz combo, and he is a vocalist both in the campus choir and campus chamber singers.
Assistant Teaching Professor of Integrative Arts Rob Haffley said that despite 奥斯丁’s stellar credentials, the senior is a very humble person.
"When one hears his music, you experience that of an old soul. It's as if you're hearing generations of musicians in one person,哈夫利说. “When I hear him play jazz trumpet, 我能听到路易斯·阿姆斯特朗的声音, 猫安德森, Dizzy Gillespie and Arturo Sandoval.”
“His musical experience as a vocalist is the same way; lifetimes of experience rolled up into one person,哈夫利接着说.
泰迪·奥斯汀.
奥斯丁’s interest in music started early. His mother tells him that he was able to identify a recording as Handel’s "Messiah" when he was very young.
“Handel has a specific way of composing music so I knew it was 'Messiah,’”他微笑着说.
His parents not only nurtured his talents, but they also led by example. His dad plays jazz piano and tuba, and his mom sang with jazz greats Dizzy Gillespie, 麦克斯·罗奇和迈尔斯·戴维斯.
“I remember watching Ken Burns’ 'Jazz' miniseries with my dad when I was 2 or 3. We would sit and watch together,” 奥斯丁 said.
These experiences and uncounted hours of lessons, practices and performances have taken 奥斯丁 throughout the country and the world, 在许多著名的场地演出. 高中毕业后的那个夏天, he attended a creative arts program at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia. He also has performed with the Philadelphia Jazz Orchestra, which is known as something of an all-star band for high school and college performers in the region.
He has played at the respected Chris’ Jazz Café in Philadelphia, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., and twice jetted off to the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, and toured Italy as well.
目前, he teaches hand chimes and hand bells at his church while also serving on the music committee. He sings at the Second Baptist Church of Germantown and sings with another group outside of 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校.
“I have no idea how many hours I play each week, 但是很多,他说, 说自己很幸运.
This holiday season 奥斯丁 was hired as an operatic tenor soloist for a performance of Handel's "Messiah" at St. George-St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Philadelphia.
“音乐 is very important in our society,他说. “It provides expression and communication. 人们应该支持艺术.”
Haffley, the 阿宾顿 faculty who convinced 奥斯丁 to transfer to 阿宾顿 after completing community college, looks forward to seeing where 奥斯丁's talents take him.
“Teddy is still creating his story, but I believe his future to be that of a world-class musician, 他已经有了一个很好的开始,哈夫利说.
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