Music faculty receive international acclaim for 2019 album “Feng”

'Feng' album cover.

The Pan Pacific Ensemble’s debut album “Feng” has been listed as one of the top 10 classical recordings of 2019 by The Daffodil Perspective.

Washington State University School of Music faculty members Martin King (horn), Keri E. McCarthy (oboe), Shannon Scott (clarinet), and Sophia Tegart (flute) make up the Pan Pacific Ensemble along with bassoonist Michael Garza (Principal Bassoon, Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra).

“Feng” was initially funded by a WSU New Faculty Seed Grant and was recorded in the WSU Recording Studio.

The album contains works by Asian and Asian-American composers, several of which were newly commissioned for the Pan Pacific Ensemble.

More information about the Pan Pacific Ensemble can be found at their website. For more information about the top 10 list, visit The Daffodil Perspective online.

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