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Lawrence High student Vanessa Hukle-Vankirk shines as bassoonist
Vanessa Hukle-Vankirk, a Lawrence High senior and 17, has built a local reputation as a bassoon talent. She performed with the Lawrence Youth Chamber Orchestra and KU Symphony Orchestra, recalled being recruited by KU director Brian Priestman, and notes the high cost of bassoons, sometimes called a “car in a case.”
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Anessa Hukle-Vankirk
Lawrence Youth Chamber Orchestra
Lawrence
Vanessa
Brian) Priestman
Kansas University Symphony Orchestra
Roy Williams
Priestman
Alan Hawkins
Hawkins
Vanessa Hukle- VanKirk
Lawrence High School
Lawrence City
KU Opera