Becki Ronen
| Becki Ronen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rebecca Jo Ronen June 10, 1988 Wichita, Kansas |
| Other names | Becki Walenz |
| 🏫 Education | Buhler High School Kansas State University (B.M.) Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam (M.M.) Florida State University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Title | Miss Kansas 2009 Miss Flint Hills 2009 |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Samuel Walenz (m. 2011–present)[1] |
| 🌐 Website | http://www.beckiwalenz.com/ |
| Twitter= | |
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Rebecca Jo "Becki" Ronen Walenz (born June 10, 1988) is a professional trumpet player, best known for being Miss Kansas 2009. While a student at Kansas State University, Ronen entered the pageant as Miss Flint Hills.[2] As part of her pledge to contribute to community services, she has created a coloring book for children with the proceeds going to scholarship funds.[3] For the talent portion of the Miss America pageant, Ronen played "Stars in a Velvety Sky" on the trumpet. No other Miss America contestant had played trumpet for their talent demonstration in 26 years.[4]
After serving her term as Miss Kansas, Walenz graduated from Kansas State receiving a Bachelors of Music in trumpet performance.[5] She went on to receive a Master of Music degree from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, and received a full scholarship to pursue a Doctor of Music degree at Florida State University.[6] While still a student at Crane, Walenz released her first CD.[7] The CD, titled Concoction was created as an aid to students for learning lesser known pieces.[8] She is an instructor of trumpet at Kansas State University.[9] Walenz has played as Principal Trumpet for the Salina Symphony Orchestra, and worked as an Adjunct Instructor at Kansas Wesleyan University.[5]
In 2014, Walenz was selected as the winner of a contest to appear in a music video for the song “Miss Incredible” by Mark Ballas.[10][11]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Rebecca Ronen / Samuel Walenz". The Hutchinson News. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ↑ "Ronen earns Miss Kansas crown". The Pratt Tribune. June 6, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
- ↑ "Miss America's Wichita Visit Isn't All Crowns and Gowns". KWCH-DT. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-06.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Bing, Bonnie (4 January 2010). "Miss Kansas ready as big pageant nears". The Wichita Eagle.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Becki Ronen Walenz". www.kwu.edu. Kansas Wesleyan University. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ↑ Bronson, Carol (9 June 2015). "Former titleholders return for 60th anniversary pageant". The Pratt Tribune.
- ↑ "Crane Student's Trumpet CD Released by Madstop Records". readme.readmedia.com. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ↑ "Becki Walenz releases new CD as a resource for young trumpeters". North Country Public Radio.
- ↑ Himmelberg, Amy (7 August 2014). "Kansas State trumpet instructor wins national contest, lands spot in music video". KSNT News. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ↑ Stephenson, Regina (6 August 2014). "Miss Kansas 2009 to appear in Mark Ballas music video". The Topeka Capital-Journal.
- ↑ Christner, Ryan. "Buhler grad gets LA trumpet chance". The Hutchinson News.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Becki Ronen on Facebook
- Becki Ronen on IMDb
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| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Emily Deaver |
Miss Kansas 2009 |
Succeeded by Lauren Werhan |
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