{"id":61331,"date":"2026-04-20T23:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T03:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=61331"},"modified":"2026-04-20T23:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T03:39:14","slug":"qa-with-elie-hoover-student-soloist-in-fridays-spring-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/qa-with-elie-hoover-student-soloist-in-fridays-spring-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&amp;A with Elie Hoover, student soloist in Friday\u2019s spring concert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Concerto\/Aria Orchestra Concert<\/strong><br \/><strong>Date: <\/strong>Friday, April 24<br \/><strong>Time:<\/strong> 7 p.m.<br \/><strong>Location: <\/strong>Lehman Auditorium<br \/><strong>Cost: <\/strong>Free (no registration needed)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Junior vocalist <strong>Elie Hoover <\/strong>(soprano) and senior saxophonist <strong>Jadon Harley<\/strong> will perform as student soloists with the EMU Orchestra at its spring Concerto\/Aria Concert at 7 p.m. this Friday in Lehman Auditorium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We caught up with Hoover, a social work and music interdisciplinary major from New Carlisle, Ohio, ahead of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What piece will you perform at the concert?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I will be performing \u201cUna donna quindici anni\u201d from Mozart\u2019s <em>Cos\u00ec fan tutte<\/em>. My voice teacher helped me choose a piece that fits my voice well. It\u2019s a lively selection that I have a lot of fun singing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is there a specific teacher you\u2019ve been training with?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shannon Kiser<\/strong> has been working with me to make this piece the best it can be. He encourages me in many ways and always offers insightful guidance to help me improve. [Music Professor] <strong>Benjamin Bergey<\/strong> has also worked hard to prepare the orchestra and integrate me into the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What excites you most about this concert?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m especially excited to sing in this concert because it\u2019s a unique opportunity to perform as a soloist with such a large and talented group of musicians as an undergraduate student. It\u2019s truly an honor to share the stage with my peers as well as musicians from the community. I hope they have as much fun performing with me as I do with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s your favorite thing about EMU Music?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The EMU Music Department has been a home for me over the past couple of years. The ensembles and classes vary in size and level, allowing them to meet students where they are. I always know I have people who will help me improve and classmates I can grow closer to and share this journey with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concerto\/Aria Orchestra ConcertDate: Friday, April 24Time: 7 p.m.Location: Lehman AuditoriumCost: Free (no registration needed) Junior vocalist Elie Hoover (soprano) and senior saxophonist Jadon Harley will perform as student soloists with <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2026\/qa-with-elie-hoover-student-soloist-in-fridays-spring-concert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Q&amp;A with Elie Hoover, student soloist in Friday\u2019s spring concert<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":302,"featured_media":61333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7931,5583,5861,17562,17564,5183,14139,5730],"tags":[17233,19025,18235,17216,19027,19026],"feature":[17427,17426,17241],"class_list":["post-61331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-campus-community","category-conferences-and-events","category-digest","category-events","category-music","category-student-profiles","category-undergraduate-programs","tag-arts","tag-concerto-aria-orchestra-concert","tag-elie-hoover","tag-music","tag-shannon-kiser","tag-spring-concert","feature-emu-home-page-feature","feature-myemu-feature","feature-news-feature"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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