Hire a Musician | School of Music | University of Washington

Select UW Music students, faculty, and alumni are available for hire for a range of events as well as for private studio instruction. The artists listed below have been endorsed by the appropriate faculty member within their degree program and are either current UW students, faculty members, or have received their degree from the UW within the past few years.

The School of Music does not directly issue contracts or negotiate terms between clients and musicians. Clients must negotiate all fees and details directly with the musicians. Please contact the artists directly for rates and availability.

Classical Piano

Classical Piano
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Kay Yeh	DMA Piano Performance, 2020	415-248-6171 annva0910@gmail.com	teach, accompany, perform
Alice Liu	DMA Piano Performance, 2021	206-565-9198 aliu2@uw.edu	teach, perform, collaborate
Tong Liu	DMA Piano Performance, 2020	425-523-8401 tongliu@uw.edu	teach, accompany, perform, clinician
Yimo Zhang	DMA Piano Performance, 2020	508-685-4377 yimoz@uw.edu	teach, perform, events, accompany
Colleen Kennedy	DMA Piano Performance, 2023	cpyoung@uw.edu	teach, perform, clinician
Xinrui Huang	DMA Piano Performance	xh68@uw.edu	teach, perform, accompany, events
HyeYeon Kim	DMA Piano Performance	hyeyeonkim424@gmail.com	teach, perform, accompany, events
Katherine Lee	BM Piano Performance	kathlee2@uw.edu	teach, perform, accompany, events
Johnson Gouvea	DMA Piano Performance	jgouvea@uw.edu	teach, perform, accompany
Alyssa Hironaka	DMA Piano Performance	alyssahpiano@gmail.com	teach, perform
Jingyang (Jam) Huang	BA Piano Performance	hjy0108@uw.edu	teach, perform

Collaborative Piano

Collaborative Piano
Name	Contact Information	Area
Johnson Gouvea	jgouvea@uw.edu	voice, instrumental
Rachel Huang	rswhuang@uw.edu	instrumental
Cicy Li	yunxili@uw.edu	voice, instrumental
David Lin	lin2500@uw.edu	voice, instrumental
Alice Liu	(206) 565-9198 aliu2@uw.edu	voice, instrumental
Kiwa Mizutani	kiwamitzutani@hotmail.com	voice, instrumental
Harriet Wong	htwong@uw.edu	instrumental
Chiao Yu Wu	cw3203@uw.edu	voice, instrumental
Kay Yeh	(415) 248-6171 annva0910@gmail.com	voice, instrumental
Xinrui Huang	xh68@uw.edu	voice, instrumental
HyeYeon Kim	hyeyeonkim424@gmail.com	voice, instrumental
Katherine Lee	kathlee2@uw.edu	voice, instrumental
Scott Fisher, Jr.	scott.fisher.875@gmail.com	voice, instrumental
Michael Duan	mcduan01@gmail.com	voice, instrumental
Alyssa Hironaka	alyssahpiano@gmail.com	instrumental
Jingyang (Jam) Huang	hjy0108@uw.edu	instrumental

Classical Strings, Guitar & Harp

Violin
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Taylor DeCastro	MM String Performance	taydec3@uw.edu	teach, perform
Martessa Davis	MM String Performance	tess25@uw.edu	teach, perform
Carolyn Willis	DMA String Performance, 2004 Adjunct Faculty, Bellevue College	425-885-4903; 425-941-8436 carolynwillisviolinstudios@gmail.com	teach, perform
Hannah Chou	DMA String Performance	hnchou@uw.edu	teach, perform
Christine Chu	BM String Performance	cjchu08@uw.edu	teach, perform
Selina Siow	DMA String Performance	nsiow@uw.edu	teach, perform
Hanu Nahm	BM String Performance	hnahm@uw.edu	perform
Justin Zeitlinger	MM Composition	(201) 615-1166 jrzeitlinger@gmail.com	teach, perform, compose, tutor

Viola
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Alessandra Barrett	DMA String Performance, 2022	ahubarrett@gmail.com	teach, perform
Flora Cummings	BM String Performance	florac05@uw.edu	perform
Emma Boyce	BA String Performance	eboyce@uw.edu	perform

Cello
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Yang Lu	DMA String Performance, 2018	(412) 973-1593 yanglu0922@gmail.com	teach, perform
Michael King	DMA String Performance, 2021	(864) 680-9777 michaelkingcello@gmail.com	teach, perform, clinician, suzuki trained books 1-10
Ryan Farris	MM String Performance, 2019	(303) 704-8141 rdfarris@uw.edu	teach, perform
Robert Stahly	BME Music Education 2008	RJStahly@uw.edu	perform

Double Bass
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Jordan Anderson (Faculty)	contact for student referrals	jha77@uw.edu	referrals

Guitar
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Lucas Victor	BM Guitar Performance, 2019	(425) 236-9154 lucas@domopod.com	teach, perform

Viola da Gamba
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Ryan Farris	MM String Performance, 2019	(303) 704-8141 rdfarris@uw.edu	teach, perform

Classical Winds

Clarinet
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Brian Schappals	MM Woodwind Performance, 2019	509-844-8117 bschappals@gmail.com	teach, perform, conduct, chamber music

Flute
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Lorin Green	DMA Woodwind Performance, 2025	loringreen16@gmail.com	teach, perform
Rachel Reyes	DMA Woodwind Performance, 2025	rachelreyesflute@gmail.com	teach, perform
Grace Jun	MM Woodwind Performance, 2024	gracejflute@gmail.com	teach, perform

Oboe
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Jamie Sanidad	MM Woodwind Performance	425-829-7842 sanidad.jamie@gmail.com	teach, perform
Daren Weissfisch	DMA Orchestral Conducting	(206) 245-6134 dweiss20@uw.edu; dweissfisch@gmail.com	teach
Kieran Matz	BA Ethnomusicology	kieranmatz@gmail.com	teach, perform

Saxophone
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Nick Franks	BM Music Education	nsfranks@uw.edu	teach, perform

Basoon
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Ryan Kapsandy	BA	kapsarya@uw.edu	perform, teach
Alex Fraley	BA	fraleyy@uw.edu	perform, teach
Eric Spradling	BA	spradl1@uw.edu	perform, teach

Classical Brass & Percussion

Horn
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Matthew Anderson	DMA Brass Performance, 2016	(949) 246-1431 frankenhorn@mac.com	teach, perform
Anna Barbee	DMA Brass Performance, 2020	602-317-5716 annabarbee87@gmail.com	teach, perform
Nicholas Hidy	MM Brass Performance	nhidy@uw.edu	teach, perform
Anna Perry	MM Brass Performance	annap32@uw.edu	teach, perform
Nicholas Bawcom	MM Brass Performance	nickbawc@uw.edu	teach, perform

Trombone
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Elizabeth McDaniel	MM Brass Performance, 2016	(206) 794-6173 elizabethmcdaniel92@gmail.com	teach, perform, clinics, workshops

Trumpet
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability

Tuba
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability

Percussion
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Melanie Voytovich	DMA Percussion Performance, 2015	(716) 622-0446 mvoytovich@gmail.com	teach, perform
Rose Martin	DMA Percussion Performance	irisanna@uw.edu	teach, perform
Melissa Wang	MM Percussion Performance	mwang321@uw.edu	teach, perform
Abigail George	BM Percussion Performance	abgeorge@uw.edu	teach, perform

Instrumental Jazz

Guitar
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Trevor Eulau	BM Jazz Studies	eulaut@gmail.com	teach, perform
Andrew Friedrich	MM Jazz Studies	afriedrich87@gmail.com	teach, perform

Piano
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability

Saxophone
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Katyrose Jordan	BM Jazz Studies/BM Music Education	kbud123@uw.edu	teach, perform

Bass
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Anthony Lefaive	BM Jazz Studies	anthony.lefaive@gmail.com	teach, perform

Drums
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Murphy Janssen	MM Jazz Studies	murphy.janssen419@gmail.com	teach, perform

Trombone
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability

Trumpet
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Raymond Larsen	MM Jazz Studies 2015	raylrsn@gmail.com	teach, perform

Voice


Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Giselle Wyers (Faculty)	DMA University of Arizona Professor, UW Music Faculty	(206) 543-1398 wyersg@uw.edu	teach (summers only), clinics
Laurie de Leonne	DMA Choral Conducting, 2011	(425) 372-8970 Laurie.deLeonne@gmail.com	Choral conducting, composition, cover band, acoustic singer/songwriter duo, teach (voice, piano all age and levels)
Darrell J. Jordan	DMA Vocal Performance, 2020	(636) 699-7922 jordad3@uw.edu	teach, perform
Eun Ju Vivianna Oh	DMA Vocal Performance, 2024	vivianna.oh@gmail.com	(soprano) teach, perform
Zachary Fitzgerald	DMA Vocal Performance, 2026	zfitz1@uw.edu	(tenor) teach, perform
Gemma Balinbin	MM Vocal Performance, 2018	(206) 919-8879 gemma.balinbin@icloud.com	perform
Madison Lombardo	MM Vocal Performance, 2021	madisonlombardomusic@gmail.com	(mezzo soprano) teach, perform
Soledad Mayorga-Maldonado	MM Vocal Performance, 2021	(206) 261-8781 solmayorga@gmail.com	teach, perform (voice/music theory)
Sarah Santos	MM Vocal Performance, 2022	sarhlsnts@gmail.com	teach (voice, piano, theory), perform
Kenneth Foster	MM Vocal Performance, 2022	kenneth.n.foster@gmail.com	teach (age 12 and up), perform
Virginia Elizondo	MM Vocal Performance, 2022	VirginiaElizondoSoprano@gmail.com	(soprano) perform
Cassidy Cheong	MM Vocal Performance, 2025	(925) 984-1951 cassidy.cheong@gmail.com	(mezzo soprano) teach, perform
Chloe Lian	MM Vocal Performance, 2026	(206) 539-8331 chloe_lian@hotmail.com	teach, perform
Adam Freemantle	MM Choral Conducting, 2026	(425) 770-3233 apfreemantle@gmail.com	(baritone) teach, perform
Mavis Chan	BM Vocal Performance, 2025	(425) 214-6582 thesingingmavis@gmail.com	(soprano) teach, perform

Chamber Ensembles & World Music

Chamber Ensembles
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
UW Saxophone Ensemble		Michael Brockman (faculty) (206) 616-6209 brockman@uw.edu	perform duet, trio, quartet & chamber music
SOVO String Quartet	BM String Performance	Hanu Nahm, hnahm@uw.edu	music for corporate events, weddings, private parties, formal concerts, etc.

Vocal Ensembles
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
UW Glee Club		Dr. Geoffrey Boers (faculty) (206) 543-7587 boersg@uw.edu	perform
University Chorale		Giselle Wyers (faculty) (206) 543-1398 wyersg@uw.edu	perform barbershop/sweet adelaides, caroling groups, madrigal groups, duets/trios/quartets

World Music
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
UW Steelband & World Music Referrals		Shannon Dudley (faculty) (206) 543-6308 dudley@uw.edu	perform, clinics
En Canto Brazilian Music	MM Woodwind Performance, 2012	Meese Agrawal Tonkin: (206) 571-6526 meeseagrawal@gmail.com encantobrazil@gmail.com	teach, perform

Jazz Combos
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Elliot Gray Piano	BM Jazz Studies, 2012 BM Music Education, 2012	(206) 459-6873 elliotgraymusic@gmail.com	perform
Mark Hunter Upright Bass	BM Jazz Studies, 2012	(360) 318-3696 mhunter360@gmail.com	perform
Jan Jakut Guitar	MM Jazz Studies, 2017	(206) 693-9443 jan@janjakut.com	perform (solo/ensemble)
Evan Woodle Drums	BA, 2013	(206) 713-7577 eswoodle@gmail.com	perform

Tutors, Conductors & Clinicians

Music History Tutors
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Sarah Kolat	PhD Music History, 2018	(206) 999-7501 me@sarahkolat.com	workshops, lectures, tutoring
Daren Weissfisch	DMA Orchestral Conducting	(206) 245-6134 dweiss20@uw.edu; dweissfisch@gmail.com	tutoring

Music Theory Tutors
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Daren Weissfisch	DMA Orchestral Conducting	(206) 245-6134 dweiss20@uw.edu; dweissfisch@gmail.com	tutoring
Robert Stahly	BME Music Education 2008	RJStahly@uw.edu	tutoring

Conductors & Clinicians (Instrumental)
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Tigran Arakelyan	DMA Orchestral Conducting, 2016	(818) 212-4654 arakelyant@gmail.com	conducting - symphony orchestra & chamber orchestra
Brad McDavid	faculty - Husky Marching Band	(206) 897-1408 bmcdavid@uw.edu	concert band, marching band, clinic referrals
Gabriela Garza	DMA Orchestral Conducting	(505) 363-9038	conducting - symphony orchestra & chamber orchestra
Darren Weissfisch	DMA Orchestral Conducting	(206) 245-6134 dweiss20@uw.edu; dweissfisch@gmail.com	conducting - symphony orchestra & chamber orchestra
Robert Stahly	DMA Orchestral Conducting 2028	RJStahly@uw.edu	conducting - symphony orchestra & chamber orchestra
Ryan Farris	DMA Orchestral Conducting	(303) 704-8141 rdfarris@uw.edu	conducting - symphony orchestra & chamber orchestra

Ethnomusicology Clinicians
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Bethany Grant-Rodriguez	PhD Music Education, 2019	716-679-8972 bjgr@uw.edu	World Music Pedagogy
Will Coppola	PhD Music Education, 2018	914-456-9561 wcoppola@uw.edu	Kodaly, Jazz Pedagogy
Jocelyn Moon	PhD Ethnomusicology, 2018	jao2@uw.edu	Zimbabwean Marimba
Claire Anderson	PhD Ethnomusicology, 2018	clairea2@uw.edu	Beginning Steel Band
Mike Kohfeld	PhD Ethnomusicology, 2020	618-363-2635 jmko29@uw.edu	teach, lecture - American Popular Music
Skuli Gestsson	PhD Music Education, 2019	425-444-7328 skuli@uw.edu	Consulting/lecturing about technology in elementary/general music education; Performance of Icelandic Folk Music
Chris Mena	PhD Music Education, 2019	619-990-6173 menac2@uw.edu	Percussion clinics (concert, orchestral, jazz), Band/Jazz Band clinics, World Music Pedagogy, Equity and Diversity, Ethnic Studies and Music Education.

Composition Clinicians
Name	Degree	Contact Information	Availability
Brian Schappals	BA Composition, Whitworth University	bschappals@gmail.com	teach