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Academic Team Lengas exposed to music ear greenbaypressgazette.com Green Bay Press Gazette Other editions Mobile News Feeds E Newsletters Find it Jobs Cars Real Estate Apartments Shopping Classifieds Place an ad Sponsored by Your browser s security settings are preventing some features from appearing. See instructions for fixing the problem. Academic Team Lengas exposed to music ear Now Peshtigo senior aims for a career in the field BY SARA BOYD sboyd greenbaypressgazette.com May Print this page E mail this article Share this article Del.icio.us Facebook Digg Reddit Newsvine What s this PESHTIGO Senior Matt Lengas started listening to Mozart before he was born. While pregnant with Lengas Julie Jensen would play the classical compositions plug in a set of headphones and place them directly on her belly. I did that with all of our kids she said. He s the only one that really got into the music that much. Now years later Lengas still considers Mozart to be his favorite composer! and it seems the introduction to the world renowned musician must have struck a chord. Lengas a senior at Peshtigo High School has loved classical music since fifth grade when he first started playing the oboe. Now the valedictorian has hopes of becoming a professional oboe performer a dream he s held since middle school. His father Dave Lengas remembers the first time his son played with the Green Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra in the seventh grade. Afterwards he came up with a big grin on his face and he said That s what I want to do when I grow up he said. Nearly three hours of oboe practice a day while maintaining a perfect grade point average and juggling a handful of community activities has earned Lengas a spot on the Green Bay Press Gazette s Academic Team. Since picking up the oboe Lengas has rarely had a chance or desire to put it down. Lengas has performed with the Green Bay Civic Symphony and spent two summers at the prestigious Interlochen Arts Camp. It s extrem! ely intense Lengas said. But it gives you confidence when you get home because you know you ve gone through it and you ve survived. In fall Lengas will attend the Eastman School of Music in Rochester N.Y. one of the nation s top music schools where he will pursue a degree in oboe performance. Everybody else even the students around you are playing at such a high level that it brings you up and keeps you working hard he said. I hope not to stagnate at all and keep learning. Lengas ability to be accepted into Eastman says a lot about his talent said Andrea Gross Hixon his private oboe instructor. He is far beyond his years as far as his musical abilities and the drive he has to excel in the oboe she said. He s probably going to be the biggest standout student I ll teach throughout my entire career. Jensen said she has been proud of the hard work and dedication her son has shown throughout the years. He s really had to work hard for it and give up a lot of things she said. When I hear him play it s really emotional. It s so beautiful. You re real! ly proud of him. In your voice Read reactions to this story Newest first Oldest first Add your comment max maxchars characters You must be logged in to leave a comment. Login Register staffMark authorIcon authorHandle wrote commentBody commentTimestamp commentBody authorNameHandle recommendLink newpostLink replylink reportAbuseLink Report item as required X Obscenity vulgarity Hate speech Personal attack Advertising Spam Copyright Plagiarism Other Comment optional Missing input fields. You must fill out the comment body in order to submit a comment. Comment too long. The comment you have entered is too long. Please limit your post to maxchars characters or less. Peshtigo High School student Matt Lengas rehearses May with the jazz band before performing in the state solo ensemble music festival at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay. H. Marc Larson Press Gazette buy photo zoom Lengas will attend the Eastman School of Music in Rochester N.Y. one of the nation s top music sc! hools in fall. H. Marc Larson Press Gazette buy photo zoom Coming Thursday Corrine Galligan Denmark High School plus coverage of the Academic Team banquet About Matt Lengas Hometown Peshtigo School Peshtigo High School Age Parents Julie Jensen and Dave Lengas Activities include The oboe English horn ice hockey goalie vice president of the National Honor Society Marinette Teen Court Camp Bird Junior Counselor His Way Religious Music Ensemble Green Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra Honors Peshtigo High School Valedictorian National Merit Scholarship finalist Badger Boys State Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Youth Concerto Competition winner and Optimist International Academic Achievement award Vitals . GPA on a non weighted scale SAT math verbal ACT composite Excerpt from essay of nominating teacher Matt is especially impressive because of his sense of humanity and concern for others. His combination of brilliance and character place him among the very top of all students that I have worked with in my year career in education. Randy Verkerke Plans Eastm! an College of Music earn a bachelor of music degree in oboe performance and then a master of music degree and a doctor of musical arts degree. Excerpt from student While I truly appreciate Brett Favre s athletic gifts and achievements I realize that there is more to life than simply winning games and throwing touchdown passes. Brett demonstrates great self discipline enthusiasm and generosity and it is because of his nonathletic qualities that I wish to emulate him. 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