In this video, Nathan Kleine Deter shares his opinions about the music department at Mesa State. He wants to go to graduate school to learn how to sing opera professionally, and Mesa State has given him the tools and experience to pursue his dreams. Finally he tells the story of when he auditioned for the musical West Side Story his freshmen year, and was overjoyed when he got a part even though his major was undeclared.
Video Transcript: Why Mesa 1
Nathan: My name is Nathan Kleine Deters. I'm a vocal music performance here. This is my fourth year. I guess what made me choose Mesa State was a lot of scholarship opportunites. I heard a lot of good things about the music program. It has a really good reputation. I want to go to grad school. Get a masters degree in vocal performance and I actually, believe it or not, would like to sing opera professionally. I think that Mesa's given me the tools to allow me to do that. I've had a lot of performance experience. My very first year, I was an undeclared major, I was in an acting class and they announced audition for West Side Story. So I did the audition, nailed the audition and got the part my freshman year, and I wasn't even a theater major or anything. Being able to walk in as a freshman, undeclared major and getting a part is outstanding.