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NICHOLAS ADAM POOL


1435 Anderson Ave. Apt. #18 E-mail npool@ksu.edu

Manhattan, KS 66502


Honors Phi Kappa Phi Honor Fraternity Fall 2006 to present

Lloyd W. Muir Music Award Recipient Spring 2006

Selected as Outstanding Marching Band Music Instructor Fall 2005

KSU Dean’s Honor Roll Fall 2004, Spring 2005

KMEA State Concert Band Participant 2004

National Honor Society 2003, 2004

Tri M Chapter President 2003

                        Louie Armstrong Jazz Award 2003

                        1 Rating for State Music Contest - Saxophone solo, March 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004


Organizations KSU Band Ambassador 2004 to present

KSU Marching Band, Concert Jazz Ensemble, Symphony Band, Saxophone Quartet 2004 to present

Marching Band Assistant Saxophone Section Leader 2005

Marching Band Saxophone Section Music Instructor 2005

CMENC Member 2005 to present


    Among the honors listed above I feel that one of my major accomplishments over my time here at Kansas State is my participation in our top Symphony Band. This group, under the direction of Dr. Frank Tracz, plays at an increasingly high level of performance each year. Symphony band plays a wide variety of challenging literature including transcriptions for band, standard repertoire, and several original commissions for wind band. I have been a member of the saxophone section in this ensemble since my freshman year. As a member of this ensemble, I have played at the national MENC convention, the local Kansas Music Educator’s Association conference as well as toured the south pacific where we played concerts in both Auckland New Zealand and Sydney Australia.

This spring I was honored to have been invited by Dr. Tracz to be a guest soloist with our Kansas State University Band. In addition to this honor, I am very excited to have been chosen to compete in our annual KSU music department honors recital. I just recently competed in the first round where I was awarded first place.

   
    Thank you very much for reviewing my professional materials.


Sincerely,


Nicholas A. Pool




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