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June 3, 2024
School of Music student Markus Teuton, graduating in June 2024 with a BM in Jazz Studies and a BA in Comparative History of Ideas, is featured in this article by Nancy Joseph of Arts and Sciences Perspectives.
Markus Teuton (Cherokee Nation) spent years listening to bands perform at Seattle’s annual Folklife Festival. This May, he took the stage with his own band, Joint Souls. Made up of UW jazz musicians, Joint Souls... Read more
May 23, 2024
School of Music faculty report recent performances, residencies, teaching engagements, summer tour plans, and other updates.
Geoffrey Boers, Choral Conducting
A concert tour of Europe is on the itinerary this June for the UW Chamber Singers, led by Professor Geoffrey Boers, and the University Chorale, led by Professor Giselle Wyers. The singers and graduate student conductors are scheduled to present concerts in Prague, Czesky-Krumłowski, Vienna, Bratislava,... Read more
May 23, 2024
School of Music students and alumni report recent honors, performances, career milestones, and other notable achievements.
Alumna Jiannan Cheng (’16 MM, Wind Conducting), former student of Timothy Salzman, recently returned from Romania, where she competed in an international competition with 200 conductors from countries throughout the world. She finished second in the finals, competing against accomplished conductors from orchestras and opera houses in Italy,... Read more
May 23, 2024
The School of Music recently announced the successful completion of faculty searches in the areas of Music Education; Composition/Improvisation/Theory; and Music Technology, plus a spousal hire in Music. New appointments are effective in Fall 2024 and Winter 2025.
Francisco Luis Reyes Peguero, Music Education
The UW gains a new assistant professor of Music Education in Fall 2024 with the recent selection of Francisco Luis Reyes Peguero to join the Music Education faculty at the... Read more
May 23, 2024
A beloved piano teacher’s last acts of generosity will enhance the education of young musicians for years to come, thanks to a former student’s decision to direct a bequest from Seattle pianist Willard Schultz to benefit piano students at the University of Washington.
Schultz was extraordinarily devoted to his students, says UW piano professor Robin McCabe, who studied with him briefly as a young musician and remained friends with him until his death in April 2022 at age 96. “Will Schultz was... Read more
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School of Music student Brandon Cain has been named one of the University of Washington’s 2024 Husky 100, recognized by the UW as being exemplary of a student making the most of their University of Washington experience. The annual recognition is granted to 100 undergraduate, graduate and professional students from the UW Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma campuses in all areas of study.
Cain, a senior who graduates this June with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education (Instrumental/General Emphasis... Read more