Lauren Veronie, Member of the United States Army Field Band
Birthday: June 25, 1984
Hometown: Willis, TX
High School: Willis High School
Awards and Honors:
- Recipient, Mary D. Walsh Endowed Scholarship, 2007
- Recipient, Academic Achievement Scholarship, 2007
- President's List, 2002-2007
- 4.0 Honor Roll, 2002-2007
- Recipient, Larry Roark Scholarship for Euphonium, 2006
- Semi-finalist, Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Artist Competition, 2006
- Semi-finalist, ITEC Euphonium Mock Band Audition, 2006
- Finalist, Midwest Regional ITEC Mock Band Audition, 2005
- Finalist, Midwest Regional ITEC Quartet Competition, 2005
- Recipient, Board of Regents Scholarship, 2002-2005
- 1st place, Potomac Euphonium Competition, 2004 (subsequent performance as a soloist with the US Navy Band)
- Semi-finalist, Kingsville International Solo Competition, 2004
- Semi-finalist, Leonard Falcone Student Euphonium Competition, 2002
- Member, 5-A Texas All-State Band, 2002
- Recipient, John Philip Sousa Award, 2002
- 2nd place, US Air Force Band Colonel George S. Howard Young Artist Competition, 2001
- 2nd place, All-American Music Festival Solo Competition, 2001
- Member, 4-A Texas All-State Band, 2001
Previous Degrees and Universities:
- Master's of Music in Euphonium Performance, Related Field: Conducting, University of North Texas, August 2007
- Bachelor of Music in Euphonium Performance, University of North Texas, Summa cum laude, 4.0 GPA, 2005
Goals: Win a military band job, teach at a major university, own a farm, become a Willson Artist and be the best musician that I can be.
Hobbies and Interests: practicing, dog-training, snake-keeping, reading science-fiction & fantasy, yoga, cooking
Favorite quote: "The average person goes to his grave with his music still in him." - Oliver Wendell Holmes
Favorite color: 2900S-Silver
Favorite non-euphonium-related artist/band/etc.: talk radio & movie soundtracks
Favorite euphonium solo: Wilhelm Concertino, Cosma Concerto, and whatever Dr. Bowman tells me to play
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