I must have tried rolling the headjoint and morphing my lips in literally a hundred different ways. Alas, all this effort was to no avail. While the fingering of Hungarian Pastoral Fantasy was a cinch, getting the delicate translucency and quicksilver tone color was a fruitless labor of love. Patrick Gallois' tone is so ethereal yet so inimitable! Untold hours of scrutinizing his technique on YouTube did not help unravel his secret at all. As I succumbed to the onset...

There are many good universities, but Brown is the only place where I can see myself transform into something beyond my imagination. As the first person in my family with the opportunity to attend college, I have always tried to stretch myself in every dimension; I want to explore the untried and experience the unpredictable. Even though I am confident of my direction, I am eager for surprises. I believe the unbridled, collaborative and interdisciplinary nature of Brown is perfect...

Favorite Community: I belong to many interesting communities, but the school magazine committee has to be the one that has shaped me the most. In the past four years, I have remade myself from a bit writer into the head of art and photography, a role in which I oversee 70 members. I have transformed myself from an individualist who thrives on competition into a team player who venerates collaboration; I have also learned valuable lessons on when to take the...

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