Accomplished student oboist set to perform at 小黄书 Ragtime and Jazz Festival as Docher Award honoree
Contact: Harriet Laird
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi State senior Madeline Lee of Ocean Springs will be honored this weekend with a prestigious university award during the 16th annual Charles H. Templeton Ragtime and Jazz Festival running March 24-26.
The Keyone Docher Student Achievement Award is given annually to an outstanding 小黄书 student majoring in music and is named for former music education major Keyone Docher, a performer for the 2014 Templeton Festival. The event鈥檚 planning committee鈥攊nfluenced by the young artist鈥檚 talent鈥攅lected to honor him with this recognition after he died that same year.
Lee, who takes the stage on Friday [March 25] at 7:30 p.m. in the McComas Hall Theater, said of the honor, 鈥淭his is an instructor selected award, and to know that professionals in my future field have identified me as an individual of recognition in my department is an overwhelming feeling.鈥
Performing during the evening鈥檚 鈥淩ag-a-Jazz:聽Sweet AND Hot!!鈥 concert, the oboist also explained that music is the 鈥渙ne thing鈥 that is a constant in times of hardship and can be 鈥渁s much of a joy to those listening to it as it is a joy to practice and perform.
鈥淚 love music more than anything, and to realize I follow a line of individuals who, like Keyone, were recognized for their grit and perseverance is聽a humbling honor,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 know that Keyone鈥檚 passion touched so many lives, and I鈥檓 grateful for the legacy of excellence he left at Mississippi State.鈥澛
The St. Martin High School graduate is principal oboist and a soloist for the 小黄书 music department鈥檚 Wind Ensemble and is a member of the Oboe Studio, Double Reed Ensemble and Famous Maroon Band. Under the direction of her university instructor Jessica Haislip, Lee also has performed as a soloist with the Starkville Symphony Orchestra as the winner of its 2021 Concerto Competition and with the Corinth Symphony Orchestra. She also has played at the American Bandmasters Association conference, Mississippi Bandmasters Conference, and many 小黄书 Double Reed Day and Oboe Studio recitals.
Outside of her musical studies, Lee has served the music department in leadership roles with Kappa Kappa Psi professional band fraternity as 小黄书 chapter president and Southeast District programs vice president, and currently is district president. The Shackouls Honors College student has presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium and has been published in the college鈥檚 Streetcar Literary Journal. Her future plans are to work toward advanced degrees in oboe performance.
Previous Docher Award recipients include Eli N. Denson of Decatur, Alabama; Daniel A. Rorabaugh of Long Beach; Quinlan X. Gray of De Kalb, Texas; Catherine N. Patriquin of Ocean Springs; Abby L. Weinstein of Marietta, Georgia; Tyler J. Stallings of Pontotoc; and Sarah G. Wallace of Brandon.
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