How does a melody get transformed into a fully orchestrated piece? Indumati Roychowdhury and Mikayla Smelker, both freshman at Las Cruces High, found out in 2011, when they were that year’s Las Cruces winners of the Hey, Mozart! New Mexico Child Composer Project. They each submitted melodies they had composed on the piano, and then heard professionally-arranged versions in a gala concert in Albuquerque. Dr. Greg Fant, Associate Vice President and Deputy Provost at NMSU and former Music Department Chair arranged Mikayla’s piece for band. Intermezzo host Leora Zeitlin invited all of them to KRWG to discuss this musical chapter in their lives.
Hey, Mozart! Two Young Las Cruces Composers Discuss the Project
Leora Zeitlin