The School of Music Class of 2016 walked the stage of Brechemin Auditorium in recognition of their academic achievements at the Grand Finale Celebration June 10 at the School of Music.
Fifty-four UW Music students earned music degrees, including 15 DMAs, one PhD, 17 MM and MA degrees and 21 BA and BM degrees.
Among undergraduates, three students earned double degrees: Michelle Bretl (BM Voice, BS Speech and Hearing Sciences), Elizabeth Harris Scruggs (BM Music Education, BA English), and Melissa Kersh (BM String Instruments, BS Computer Sciences).
The celebration included remarks by School of Music director Richard Karpen and graduates Megumi (Memmi) Ochi (DMA Percussion); and Jamael Smith (BM, Orchestral Instruments). Music was provided by the School’s 2015-16 Scholarship Chamber Group, the Daana Quartet, and retiring professor Tom Collier, marimba.
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UW School of Music Class of 2016
Matthew Anderson, DMA Brass Performance
Tigran Arakelyan, DMA Instrumental Conducting
Jeremiah Cawley, DMA Choral Conducting
Kyujin Choi, DMA Organ Performance
Sarah Duffy, DMA Organ Performance
Luke Fitzpatrick, DMA Strings Performance
Jeshua Franklin, DMA Choral Conducting
Perry Jones, DMA Composition
Thomas Lee, DMA Piano Performance
Harumi Makiyama, DMA Piano Performance
Christopher Mechell, DMA Piano Performance
Jason Moody, DMA Strings Performance
Doug Niemela, DMA Composition
Memmi Ochi, DMA Percussion Performance
Anna Stachurska, DMA Composition
Matthew Swanson, PhD Music Education
Alessandra Barrett, MM Strings Performance
Gregg Belisle-chi, MM Jazz Studies & Improvised Music
Rebecca Cantrell, MA Music Education
Michelle Dobbs, MA Music Education
Megan Francisco, MA Music History
Denna Good-Mojab, MM Vocal Performance
Erin Howard, MA Music Education
Amy Kuefler, MM Vocal Performance
Christopher Lyons, MM Organ Performance
Lisa Mansfield, MA Music Education
Elizabeth McDaniel, MM Brass Performance
Renee Millar, MM Brass Performance
Sarah Moyer, MA Music Education
Stephen O’Bent, MM Choral Conducting
Jacob Sundstrom, MM Composition
Stephen Van de Burgt, MM Organ Performance
Yi Zhou, MM Strings Performance
Michelle M. Bretl, BM Voice; BS Speech & Hearing Sciences
Kassey O. Castro, BM Music Education
Mason J.D. Cole, BM Music Education
Laura E. Colmenares, BM Orchestral Instruments
Roxanne P. Fairchild, BM Music Education
Michael J. Gebhart, BM Jazz Studies
Elizabeth A. Harris Scruggs, BM Music Education; BA English
Manuel F. Kahinu-Taitano, BM Jazz Studies
Melissa S. Kersh, BM String Instruments; BS Computer Science
Julia E. Knox, BA Ethnomusicology
Stella Kosim, BM Guitar
Christopher W. Kouldukis, BM Voice
Joyce J. Lee, BM Orchestral Instruments
Stephanie T-M. Lee, BM Piano
Stuart I. Macdonald, BA Instrumental
William H. Mapp, BM Jazz Studies
Corentin Pokorny, BM String Instruments
Hyun Su Seo, BM Piano
Jamael T. Smith, BM Orchestral Instruments
Declan M.E. Sullivan, BM Orchestral Instruments
Christopher R. Trimis, BM Music Education
Congratulations, Graduates!