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William & Sarah Ovens Bassoon Paul Rafanelli, Ovens estate representative Theresa Moore, Seattle Symphony Board Chair Susan Coughlin and Seattle Symphony Foundation Board Chair Michael Slonski.
Seattle Symphony awards endowed bassoon chair to School of Music faculty Paul Rafanelli
UW music student Mica Weiland
UW Daily: Professional development through music: Mica Weiland and the Leonore Chamber Orchestra
UW music student Mica Weiland (Photo: courtesy Mica Weiland).
UW music student Mica Weiland a finalist in Symphony of Americas conducting competition
The UW Gospel Choir (Phyllis Byrdwell, director) performs at UW President Robert J. Jones' Welcome Address, 2025 (Photo: UW Photography).
Music plays prominent role in UW President’s welcome
Voice student Isabelle Villanueva
Winter 2026 Student and Alumni Notes
Saxophonist Michael Brockman
Winter 2026 Faculty Notes
Greg Sinibaldi (Photo: Courtesy of Greg Sinibaldi).
Seattle Refined: Artist of the Week: Greg Sinibaldi
Marisol Berrios-Miranda
Passages: Marisol Berríos-Miranda, Affiliate Assistant Professor, UW Ethnomusicology
Upper Skagit elder Vi Hilbert (Photo: Laurel Sercombe)
UW Daily: Vi Hilbert’s legacy of Lushootseed revitalization, healing, and the power in collectivity
Alumna Andrea Roberts
Arts and Sciences News: Bringing Music to Life through Audio Engineering 
Upper Skagit elder Vi Hilbert
Arts and Sciences News: A Healing Heart Returns
Professor Ron Patterson (Photo: Joanne DePue)
Exit Interview, Ronald Patterson, violin
George Bozarth
Passages: George Bozarth, Professor Emeritus, Music History
Michael Brockman and UW music students at a recent Seattle Symphony performance
Autumn 2025 Faculty Notes
Taro Kobayashi (’14 BM, Classical Guitar Performance; BS, Physics), former student of Michael Partington,
Autumn 2025 Student and Alumni Notes
Paul and Jane Soder at a UW event in 2021.
Honoring family through support for music students
School of Music 2025-26 Student Advisory Council members (left to right) Kaisho Barnhill, Momoka Fukushima, Cyan Duong, and Kyle Grant (Not pictured, Grace Hwang) (Photo: Joanne DePue).
School of Music Student Advisory Council ready to serve
 
Alumnus Liam Near ('20 Music Ed)
Passages: Liam Near, alumnus, Music Education
Alumna Cindy Beitmen
Passages: Cindy Beitmen, alumna, Vocal Performance 
UW Symphony (David A. Rahbee, director)
UW Daily: UW Symphony Orchestra kicks off autumn with a thrilling program
Audience at Library concert series (Photo: The Daily)
UW Daily: First Wednesday Concert Series brings the School of Music to the public
Melia Watras: The almond tree duos album cover
The Whole Note: Review of "The almond tree duos" by Melia Watras
Alumna Jiannan Cheng
Alumna Jiannan Cheng appointed assistant conductor of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra (Photo: Ken Lambert/Seattle Times)
Seattle Times: Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, at 30, is still evolving
Watras Play/Write CD cover
Journal of the American Viola Society: Review of Play/Write, by Melia Watras