Xin Gao (left) and Jesse Krebs (right) serve as guest artists at East Tennessee State University’s Woodwind Day 2025.
Jesse Krebs and Xin Gao, both professors of music, traveled to Johnson City, Tennessee, Feb. 22, to serve as the invited clarinet and saxophone guest artists for East Tennessee State University’s Woodwind Day 2025. They taught warm-up sessions, gave masterclasses and performed at the evening guest artist recital. Krebs performed the unaccompanied “Dos Melodias” by Vinicio Meza and “Fused” for clarinet and audio track by Kevin Poelking. Gao performed “Caprice en forme de valse” by Paul Bonneau and “Pulse” by Vincent David.
