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ranging from string quartet to African group music.

Percussionist Bernie Dresel will also be performing on October 18. Dresel can be recognized for his work in movies and television shows such as “Jurassic Park,”

“Spider-Man” and “The Simpsons.”

Students, faculty, and members of the community can expect to enjoy a variety of different and unique sounds at these concerts. For example, the last concert of the semester will be titled DRUtones and Mistical Meditations and will be held on December 6 in room 3400.

“It’s totally different, they will sing and play music based on their glass jars and. It is meditation music,” said Garineh Avakian-

Akkus Instructor of Music. “So, it is kind of going to be like philosophy and psychology music.”

Not all of the performers will be outside artists. There are a select few Thursdays where Pierce College students will be able to perform and show off their skills as well. The students who will be able to perform are a part of the applied music program.

“There are two recitals, Nov. 1 and Nov. 15 where music majors in the Applied Music program are featured,” Avakian-Akkus said. The Applied Music Program is where music majors are paired with a mentor, who is usually a teacher, for a weekly lesson in order to perfect their craft.

“The Applied Music Program is a

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“The concerts are going to be free which is amazing because the line-up that Gaga is really good, it’s just full of really talented musicians. I highly encourage anyone who is available at 1 o’clock to attend,” Mazon said.

The first concert of the semester will be on Thursday Sept. 27 and String Family players will be playing at 1 p.m. on the PAB mainstage.

Jansin hopes to pursue a career in business finance, and sees ASO as a great stepping stone in his pursuit.

“I think working with ASO really gives me that experiences and helps me understand how organization’s finances work,” Jansin said. “I plan to transfer to USC as they are known for their business program, and I even hope to do something similar to ASO over there and also become treasurer.”

When first stepping into his

-Dane new role as treasurer, Marek recounts the initial difficulties he faced. Jansin said that the constant influx of emails everyday was something he needed to get used to.

More challenges that Jansin would face would of course involve managing the proper use of the budget given to him.

“Balancing our budgets has also been fairly challenging, our working budget is about 200,000 dollars, but realistically our budget isn't infinite,” Jansin said “So the most challenging aspect is figuring out who gets money and who dosent, as we have more requests than we could ever possibly offer.”

Because the funds are limited, Jansin would then go on to find ways to make the most of what they have, and be the one to determine ultimately where the money goes.

“I've also had a tough time getting used to telling people that unfortunately there was something about their proposal that we couldn't honor, and also having to sit through paperwork to judge whether or not we should fund something,” Jansin said. “We can't support everything unfortunately, and I wish we could, but we have to make these sacrifices.”

While also managing the budget, Marek must also has to partake in other ASO duties.

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