Faculty and Staff

Greg Sinibaldi (Photo: Courtesy of Greg Sinibaldi).
Seattle Refined: Artist of the Week: Greg Sinibaldi
February 13, 2026
Marisol Berrios-Miranda
Passages: Marisol Berríos-Miranda, Affiliate Assistant Professor, UW Ethnomusicology
January 23, 2026
Upper Skagit elder Vi Hilbert (Photo: Laurel Sercombe)
UW Daily: Vi Hilbert’s legacy of Lushootseed revitalization, healing, and the power in collectivity
January 21, 2026
Upper Skagit elder Vi Hilbert
Arts and Sciences News: A Healing Heart Returns
December 11, 2025
Professor Ron Patterson (Photo: Joanne DePue)
Exit Interview, Ronald Patterson, violin
December 7, 2025
George Bozarth
Passages: George Bozarth, Professor Emeritus, Music History
December 7, 2025
Michael Brockman and UW music students at a recent Seattle Symphony performance
Autumn 2025 Faculty Notes
December 7, 2025
UW Symphony (David A. Rahbee, director)
UW Daily: UW Symphony Orchestra kicks off autumn with a thrilling program
November 19, 2025
Audience at Library concert series (Photo: The Daily)
UW Daily: First Wednesday Concert Series brings the School of Music to the public
November 17, 2025
Melia Watras: The almond tree duos album cover
The Whole Note: Review of "The almond tree duos" by Melia Watras
October 30, 2025
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra (Photo: Ken Lambert/Seattle Times)
Seattle Times: Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, at 30, is still evolving
October 16, 2025
Watras Play/Write CD cover
Journal of the American Viola Society: Review of Play/Write, by Melia Watras
October 15, 2025
Das Rheingold scene (Photo: Raven Forgey).
Seattle Times: Tacoma Opera takes epic leap into the world of Wagner's "Ring"
September 24, 2025
McCabe sisters with UW alumni Elizabeth Yao.
Summer 2025 Faculty Notes
July 2, 2025
Frederick Reece with book
Book Talk: Professors Reece and Rumph on Forgery in Musical Composition
June 26, 2025
Melia Watras: The almond tree duos album cover
Bandcamp Daily: "The Best Contemporary Classical Music on Bandcamp, May 2025"
June 5, 2025
Marc Seales (Photo: Steve Korn).
Exit Interview: Marc Seales, Jazz Studies
May 28, 2025
John Popham and Pala Garcia
New faculty in Strings announced
May 22, 2025
John-Carlos Perea and Marc Seales perform at the UW Intellectual House.
Spring 2025 Faculty Notes
May 22, 2025
Diane Thome
Diane Thome bequest to benefit UW composition students
May 16, 2025
Tim Salzman conducting the UW Wind Ensemble
Exit Interview: Timothy Salzman, UW Bands
May 15, 2025
From WHYY News: Charriba Gordon honors son Stephen Hoston III at the Hearing Philadelphia event at City Hall on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Courtesy Ryan Beppel)
WHYY Philadelphia: Philly group remembers gun violence victims through music
May 6, 2025
Melia Watras, viola
Fifteen Questions: Melia Watras on Directions in Contemporary Composition
May 5, 2025
Melia Watras (Photo: Michelle Smith-Lewis).
The Strad: Violist/composer Melia Watras on her new album ‘The almond tree duos’
May 2, 2025
Indigenous jazz mosaic
KNKX: Seattle radio shows boost recognition of Indigenous jazz
May 1, 2025
Etoile screenshot
Time: Ballet Comedy Étoile has a surprising connection to cold war history
April 24, 2025
pow wow image
 UW News: UW professors highlight music in powwow culture course
April 8, 2025
Joël-François Durand
Joël-François Durand named director of the School of Music
March 10, 2025
Professor Robin McCabe (Photo: Steve Korn).
Winter 2025 Faculty Notes
March 6, 2025
George Bozarth
School of Music emeritus faculty busy in retirement
March 6, 2025
Zakir Hussain (Photo: Steve Korn).
Passages: Zakir Hussain, tabla virtuoso and past Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist
March 5, 2025
Diane Thome
Passages: Diane Thome, composer and former longtime UW professor 
March 5, 2025
Glenn White, 1980s (Photo: Courtesy Historylink).
Professorship pays tribute to iconic Seattle sound engineer Glenn D. White 
March 5, 2025
Melia Watras, viola
Career honors for violist/composer Melia Watras
March 4, 2025
School of Music associate professor Ted Poor
UW News: From the Hollywood Bowl to the classroom, UW professor blends roles as educator and professional musician
February 26, 2025
Lorin Green and Stephen Price, Black Composers Project
Black Composers Project engages School of Music faculty, students
February 25, 2025
Roy Cummings
 Former longtime UW jazz educator Roy Cummings to be remembered at May 27 Studio Jazz Ensemble concert 
February 14, 2025
Spotify graphic
Bloomberg Law: Spotify's Court Win Exposes Gap in Streaming Royalty Debate  
February 6, 2025
Michael Lim from "Hertabuise" video
The Strad: Video Premiere: ‘Hertabuise’ by Melia Watras for violin and narrator
January 23, 2025
Doppelgänger dances video screenshot
The Strad:  Violin and dance combine in new video, ‘Doppelgänger Dances’
January 23, 2025
Susan Cady (Photo: Steve Korn)
Passages: Susan Willanger Cady, former longtime School of Music piano technician
December 11, 2024
Saxophonist Michael Brockman
Fall 2024 Faculty Notes
December 4, 2024
Gary Stroutsos (Photo: Thomas Wiewandt / Wild Horizons via Seattle Times).
Seattle Times: Renowned flutist Gary Stroutsos dies at 70
November 27, 2024
Kristine Anderson, former collaborative pianist
Passages: Kristine Anderson, School of Music collaborative pianist
November 21, 2024
Yizhak Schotten, former UW viola professor
Passages: Yizhak Schotten, former School of Music viola professor 
November 21, 2024
Miguel Ballumbrosio
School of Music co-hosts Seattle Participatory Arts Network conference Nov. 21-24, 2024
November 20, 2024
Quince Ensemble
ClevelandClassical.com: Quince Ensemble at CIM: patience pays off 
October 31, 2024
Marianne Weitmann
Passages: Marianne Weltmann, former faculty member in Voice
September 14, 2024
Play/Write cover
The Whole Note: Review, Melia Watras, Play/Write (June/July/August 2024)
August 27, 2024
Play/Write cover
Textura: Review: Melia Watras, Play/Write (May 2024)
August 27, 2024