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are constructed in many different ways: fully open, completely capped, partly capped with chimneys, and even tapered like a steeple. The Strings This family of organ are made more narrowly than the principal pipes, generating a lighter-weight tone with a silvery quality. A special combination of string pipes pairs the Viole de Gambe with the Voix Celeste, the latter of which is tuned slightly sharp to create an ethereal, undulating sound. The Reeds While the first three types of pipe tone are

understanding of musical style. Recital must include a Prelude and Fugue by Bach Collaborative repertoire may be included in addition to the required 30-minute performance time. BA/BMA At least two pieces from two periods (no less than 15 minutes of playing time). At least one of the pieces is to be performed by memory. ​Works should be those learned and prepared since the sophomore exam. STRINGS BM A 30-minute (minimum) recital of at least two complete major works in contrasting style prepared to the level

quality must be at or approaching a pre-professional level. At least 50% of the recital material is to be performed from memory. STRINGS BM A 60-minute (minimum) recital of at least three complete major works in contrasting style prepared to the level of a conservatory student Collaborative repertoire may be included, not to exceed 25% of the 60-minute minimum playing time (ca 15 minutes) Instrumental assessments and recitals in the BM may not repeat repertoire from previous assessments and recitals

notes at quarter note equaling 52).  BA/BMA At least two solo pieces from two different periods (no less than 12 minutes of playing time). At least one of the pieces is to be performed by memory. All major/minor ​4 octave scales (in sixteenth notes at quarter equaling 72) and 4 octave arpeggios (in sixteenth notes at quarter note equaling 52). STRINGS BM At least three works in contrasting style prepared to the level of a conservatory student Solo from the standard repertoire Contrasting piece from

personal attribute—which he can disguise but seldom fully repress—almost certainly has been critical to his amazing list of accomplishments. How so? Well, to begin with, psychologists tell us that practical jokers are motivated (whether they know it or not) by a desire to disrupt order, the status quo. Foege is all about disrupting order, when he thinks it needs a little disruption. It may have started when he sneaked behind his mother at the dinner table in Colville to tie her apron strings to the

dessert wine with the perfect amount of sweetness tugged at his heart strings. Standing in a chilled storage room surrounded by cases of wine, Benson said the Ruby Port is named after his grandmother. “It was a labor of love and a fitting wine for someone like her,” he said. The port was a three-year project, and Grandma Ruby never got the chance to drink it before she died in 2010. But her sweet memory lives on every time someone uncorks a bottle. “It’s a tribute to my Benson family roots,” Benson

on his face. The velvety dessert wine with the perfect amount of sweetness tugged at his heart strings. Standing in a chilled storage room surrounded by cases of wine, Benson said the Ruby Port is named after his grandmother. “It was a labor of love and a fitting wine for someone like her,” he said. The port was a three-year project, and Grandma Ruby never got the chance to drink it before she died in 2010. But her sweet memory lives on every time someone uncorks a bottle. “It’s a tribute to my