Wood+Wind Duo is proposing this recital in conjunction with a larger project of transcribing works originally written for piano to be played on oboe and keyboard percussion. We have noticed a severe lack of repertoire for this instrumentation, and through this project we aim to bridge this gap. Furthermore, we wish to inspire others to take up similar projects with their friends and colleagues on instrumentations for whom very little music has been written. The three selections we have chosen for this recital are works by notable female composers from the Romantic and Post-Romantic Eras, who were musical trailblazers at a time when there was little reception to works by women.
Lily Linville (b. 2001) is an oboist and educator from Manhattan, Kansas. They hold a Bachelor’s of Music in Oboe Performance and Bachelor’s of Music Education from Kansas State University, where they studied with Dr. Alyssa Morris. Lily now resides in Stillwater, Oklahoma where she is a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Oklahoma State University with Dr. Susan Miranda. She has taught a private oboe studio since 2020 which has included students from Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, and Oklahoma. In 2022, she founded the Wildcat Oboe Trio, and has performed as their English horn and principal oboe, and performs as the oboist for the Wood+Wind duo.
Jacob Morgan (b. 2001) is a percussionist and a passionate advocate of new music. Originally from Iowa City, Iowa, he is currently completing a bachelor’s degree in music performance at Kansas State University under the direction of Dr. Kurt Gartner and Niel Dunn. An active performer, he is the principal percussionist for the Kansas State Symphony Orchestra, and has regularly performed with the Kansas State Percussion Ensemble, Kansas State Wind Ensemble, Kansas State Latin Jazz Ensemble, and the Kansas State Marching Band. He has also performed with the Manhattan Municipal Band, the Manhattan Symphony Orchestra, and the Chamber Orchestra of the Smoky Valley.
