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A new chair for UW Dance

Christina Sunardi, UW Ethnomusicology, assumes new role July 1, 2020. Read more »
Passages: William O. “Bill” Smith

World-class musician, clarinetist and longtime School of Music professor Seattle Times Obituary »
Still Alive and Well

Music Alive! in the Yakima Valley Turns 20 Read more »
Novel Coronavirus Update

Public events at the School of Music canceled until further notice. Learn more here »
Public events canceled at School of Music

School of Music cancels public events for remainder of 2019-20 Learn more »
Violinist Renee Zhang named UW President's Medalist

The UW Music junior was recognized for academic excellence in the 2018-19 academic year. Read more »
Winter 2020 Student and Alumni Notes

Recent news from current and former UW Music students Read more »
Winter 2020 Faculty Notes

Appointments, honors, engagements and other news from UW Music faculty. Read more »
Barry Lieberman to Retire

The UW's longtime bass instructor retires in June 2020. Read more »
Faculty Spotlight: Giselle Wyers

Catching up with the UW's head of Choral Conducting/Voice Read more »

UW News: ‘It’s a good test'

UW Music joins campus in a socially distant end to Winter Quarter 2020. Watch Video »
UW 360 - UW Symphony Orchestra

UWTV spotlights Director David Rahbee and students of the UW Symphony Orchestra Watch Video »
Video Spotlight: Percussion Studies

Meet the UW's new head of Percussion Studies, Bonnie Whiting Learn more »
Second Inversion: Apophenia

Chicago-based Ensemble Dal Niente performs piece composed by UW Music faculty member Huck Hodge Watch Video »
Beethoven: Back to Back

Robin McCabe & Maria Larionoff's Nov. 15 performance featured on UWTV Watch Video »
UWTV: Meet Me In Seattle

UW360 Highlights three international UW Music students and their stories Watch Video »
Video Spotlight: Harry Partch Instruments at UW

Research Associate Charles Corey introduces instruments of American composer Harry Partch Watch Video »
Video Spotlight: Tyrant Lizard performs Stegosaurus

UW Jazz Studies students from the Improvised Music Project gear up for IMPFest VII Watch Video »
Music is our Research

Recent recordings and publications by School of Music faculty and students Learn more »
KUOW Podcast: The Great War, set to music

Robin McCabe's WWI series puts music in historical context. Hear more »
Partch on Partch: "I am a philosophical music man."

Who was Harry Partch and why did he build those strange instruments? Learn more »
Area Spotlight: Percussion Studies

The UW Percussion program prepares students for 21st Century music careers. Watch video »
Bomba + Fandango = Bombango

UW Ethnomusicology and winter quarter visiting artist Pablo Rivera instigating cultural exploration. Watch video »