Faculty and Staff

Bill McColl, former longtime UW clarinet professor (Photo: courtesy Seattle Times).
Passages: William McColl, longtime former School of Music clarinet professor
January 18, 2024
John C. Hanford (Photo: Steve Korn).
Why I Give: John C. Hanford
November 14, 2023
Robin and Rachelle McCabe performed recitals and led masterclasses in three cities in China (Photo: courtesy Robin McCabe).
Fall Quarter 2023 Faculty Notes
November 14, 2023
Quince Ensemble (Photo: David Andrako).
I Care if You Listen: At Kaufman Music Center, Quince Ensemble Serves Up Dazzling Performance of a Work in Progress
October 31, 2023
Quince Ensemble (Photo: Karjaka).
New York Times: Back-to-Back Premieres Defy a Season of Leaner Offerings
October 30, 2023
UW Symphony Orchestra (Photo: Mark Stone/UW Photography)
First place American Prize win for David Rahbee, UW Symphony 
October 12, 2023
John-Carlos Perea, University of Washington
UW Faculty Staff Insider: Cluster hire in American Indian studies brings four new faculty to the UW
October 11, 2023
Chris Leuba, former French horn professor
Passages: Christopher Leuba, renowned orchestral instrumentalist, former longtime UW faculty member
October 2, 2023
Jennifer Iverson, University of Chicago
2023 THEME lecture series kicks off on October 6
September 27, 2023
Choral conductor Abe Kaplan
Passages: Abraham Kaplan, renowned choral conductor and longtime UW Music faculty member
September 16, 2023
John-Carlos Perea, University of Washington
School of Music welcomes new faculty in Ethnomusicology, Music History
May 24, 2023
IMPFEST guests with Jazz Studies faculty
Spring 2023 Faculty Notes
May 18, 2023
Organist Stephen Price
Organist Stephen Price to join School of Music faculty
March 13, 2023
Peter Nicolas, UW Law/UW Music
UW News: UW law professor goes to music school, launches interdisciplinary Music Law & Policy class
March 8, 2023
Tekla
Winter 2023 Faculty Notes
February 14, 2023
Former School of Music professor Laila Storch
Passages: Laila Storch Friedmann
February 10, 2023
Joël-François Durand, Composition
Autumn 2022 Faculty Notes
November 3, 2022
Frederick Reece, Music History
First Book Manuscript Award for Frederick Reece
November 3, 2022
Jeffrey Bowen
New faculty welcomed in 2022-23
October 5, 2022
David Alexander Rahbee, orchestral activities
Summer 2022 Faculty Notes
September 22, 2022
Professor Jonathan Bernard
Exit Interview: Jonathan Bernard, Music Theory
September 21, 2022
Melia Watras: String Masks
Which Sinfonia: Melia Watras’s String Masks Ties Us Together, January 28, 2022:
September 21, 2022
Melia Watras: String Masks
American Viola Society: Review of Melia Watras: String Masks, Summer 2022
September 20, 2022
Librarian Kathryn Miller
Kathryn Miller named interim Music and Arts Librarian
August 25, 2022
Steve Rodby
Spring 2022 Faculty Notes
June 1, 2022
Professor Patricia Sheehan Campbell
Exit Interview: Patricia Shehan Campbell
June 1, 2022
Erin Conor
Music Librarian Erin Conor stepping down
May 19, 2022
Steve Rodby
Jazz Studies faculty Steve Rodby a 2022 GRAMMY winner 
April 4, 2022
Professor Patricia Sheehan Campbell
Winter 2022 Faculty Notes 
March 8, 2022
Faculty composer Joël-François Durand. Photo: Steve Korn.
Composition professor Jöel-François Durand named Interim Director of School of Music
March 1, 2022
Professor Marc Seales on KIRO 7
KIRO 7 News: Lost masterpiece by saxophonist John Coltrane found, released
February 25, 2022
JoAnn Taricani, professor of Music History
Honoring the Life of JoAnn Taricani, Director and Professor, School of Music 
February 3, 2022
Cuong Vu, trumpet
UW Notebook: Q & A with Cuong Vu, UW Jazz Studies
January 18, 2022
Cuong Vu (photo: Steve Korn)
Faculty trumpeter Cuong Vu plays in David Bowie’s Toy box 
November 1, 2021
Faculty composer Joël-François Durand. Photo: Steve Korn.
Autumn 2021 Faculty Notes
November 1, 2021
Professor Patricia Sheehan Campbell
Society for Ethnomusicology honors Patricia Shehan Campbell
November 1, 2021
Mark Rodgers, lecturer in Music History
UW Daily, How Do I Get Your Job? Dr. Mark Rodgers, Music History
October 22, 2021
2021 Season header
School of Music returns to the stage in 2021-22 
October 14, 2021
Orchestra
UW Symphony wins 2021 American Prize
October 14, 2021
Frederick Reece
New faculty welcomed in 2021-22
September 29, 2021
Former longtime UW Professor Gerald Kechley
Passages: Gerald Kechley, composer and former longtime UW professor
September 19, 2021
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ArtSci Roundup: Lux Aeterna, A Gee’s Bend Quilt, and More
August 17, 2021
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ArtSci Roundup: Hostile Terrain 94, Lux Aeterna, and More
August 10, 2021
Kelsey Nussbaum is a visiting lecturer in Music Education in 2021-22.
Visiting Lecturer Kelsey Nussbaum welcomed to UW Music Education faculty 
July 31, 2021
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ArtSci Roundup: Lux Aeterna, Faculty Trio: Beethoven Piano Trios, Part 3, and More
July 29, 2021
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Dianne Harris named dean of UW College of Arts & Sciences
July 15, 2021
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UW Songwriters Circle releases new album ‘Escapisms’
July 12, 2021
Professor Craig Sheppard with the winner of the Arthur Rubinstein piano competition in Israel.
Spring/Summer 2021 Faculty Notes
June 25, 2021
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ArtSci Roundup: Indigenous Walking Tour, Sonolocations: A Sound Works Series, and More
June 21, 2021
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ArtSci Roundup: Elaine Cameron-Weir: STAR CLUB REDEMPTION BOOTH, Cruisin’ Around Washington, and More
June 15, 2021