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Emily Roska
  • music
  • Class of 2018
  • New Glarus, Wisc.

Emily Roska makes UW-Whitewater 2015-16 Jazz Ensemble I

2015 Dec 2

Emily Roska, a junior music major from New Glarus, Wis., has been selected as a member of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 2015-16 Jazz Ensemble I.

This audition-based group comprises 17 musicians, and plays a large variety of music for big band.

"This semester the group played a full concert of music by Radiohead arranged for big band and four weeks later we'll play Duke Ellington's arrangement of Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker Suite,' " said Matthew Sintchak, professor of music.

This musical group has performed off campus at prominent events such as the Elmhurst College Jazz Festival in the Chicago area and the Isthmus Jazz festival in Madison.

On campus, the group performs twice a semester in Light Recital Hall, often accompanied by a guest jazz artist; once a semester for student swing dance events (Halloween and Valentine's Day) at the University Center; and at the music department's holiday gala in December.