The UW Percussion Ensemble, directed by Bonnie Whiting, performs regularly throughout the school year in Meany Theater and Meany Studio Theater. The group, comprising undergraduate and graduate percussion majors, focuses on contemporary music of many genres composed for percussion ensembles ranging in size from trios to nonets and dectets.
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Upcoming Events
- Percussion Ensemble-Dec 1, 7:30pm
- Percussion Ensemble and UW Steelband-May 25, 7:30pm
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The School of Music hosts a celebration of historical experimental percussion music spotlighting hidden gems, trailblazers, and a farewell celebration for the Harry Partch Instrumentarium at the University of Washington. With guest percussionist Allen Otte, The Harry Partch Ensemble, students of the UW Percussion Studio, and faculty directors Bonnie Whiting and Charles…
By Tom Keogh | Special to The Seattle Times
Recently, The National Registry of Exonerations released its annual report tracking U.S. state-by-state numbers of prisoners who won freedom in 2018 after their convictions were overturned.
The report says 151 people were found last year to have been wrongfully incarcerated. They spent an average of 10.9 years in prison before…