Faculty and Staff

The best Seattle albums of 2020: Critics choose the top releases of the year
December 26, 2020
Washington state musicians produced some great albums in 2020 — here are the top ones, as chosen by critics
December 26, 2020
12/22: Montana This Morning
December 22, 2020
Behold! UW-authored books and music for the good Dawgs on your shopping list
December 14, 2020
ArtSci Roundup: Set in Motion, Drop-in Meditation Session, and More
December 14, 2020
How the pandemic became an integral part of a Seattle-area virtual Beethoven festival
December 10, 2020
Melia Watras 2015
Autumn 2020 Faculty Notes
December 2, 2020
ArtSci Roundup: Katz Lecture: Remaking the Silicon Society, The Button: The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump, and more
November 30, 2020
Voices+Voids: Reclaiming and Transcoding Our Data as Performance
November 20, 2020
Pianist Marc Seales (Photo: Steve Korn)
Watch: KNKX's Virtual Studio Session with the Marc Seales Group at Town Hall
November 16, 2020
KNKX Presents Virtual Studio Session with the Marc Seales Group at Town Hall
November 4, 2020
ArtSci Roundup: Global Challenges Discussion, Katz Lecture: Abderrahmane Sissako, and more
November 3, 2020
Professor Emeritus James C. Carlsen
Passages: Professor Emeritus James C. Carlsen
November 3, 2020
Professor Bela Siki
Seattle Times: Passages: Professor Emeritus Bela Siki
November 2, 2020
Bela Siki, internationally renowned UW emeritus faculty pianist, dies at 97
October 30, 2020
Craig Sheppard,Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, Rachel Priday Faculty Concert
Autumn ’20 Livestreams from UW Music
October 12, 2020
‘Ballet in the Cold War’ Review: Diplomacy in Dance
October 8, 2020
Ballet in Cold War cover
Review in the Wall Street Journal of Anne Searcy's new book, Ballet in the Cold War   
October 5, 2020
Choral Journal cover
Choral Journal  explores "Sounds of Blackness"
October 2, 2020
Anne Searcy
New faculty welcomed in 2020-21
October 1, 2020
Ballet in Cold War cover
UW Notebook: Diplomacy on point: Anne Searcy’s book explores role of ballet in US-Soviet Cold War relations
October 1, 2020
Winners: CONDUCTORS (orchestra), 2019-20
August 26, 2020
Donn Weaver, a longtime Seattle music teacher, dies of COVID-19 complications
June 26, 2020
Outgoing School of Music director Richard Karpen.
  Exit Interview: Richard Karpen, School of Music director
June 26, 2020
Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir
Summer 2020 Faculty Notes
June 25, 2020
Sorrow: UW Modern Band: SP20 Digital Series
June 17, 2020
ArtSci Roundup: Pandemic Then (and Now), UW Bothell 2020 MFA Spring Festival, and more
May 27, 2020
Professor demonstrates the power of music in the midst of a global crisis
May 26, 2020
ArtSci Roundup: Former Prime Minister of Italy Talk, Pandemic Urbanism Symposium, and more
May 19, 2020
Bill Smith closeup
Passages: William O. Smith, composer, master musician and longtime former UW professor
May 18, 2020
Saxophonist Michael Brockman
Spring 2020 Faculty Notes
May 18, 2020
ArtSci Roundup: Faculty recital: Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, ‘Developing Capacity Through Collaborative Action,’ and more
May 15, 2020
Carrie Shaw
Introductions: Carrie Shaw, Voice
May 14, 2020
JoAnn Taricani, Director, School of Music.
JoAnn Taricani named School of Music director
May 14, 2020
Timothy Salzman directs the UW Wind Ensemble.
Perspectives: Making Music—at a Distance
May 13, 2020
Spring 2020 Digital Concert Series kicks off May 11
May 8, 2020
Faculty/staff honors: Distinguished contributions to Asian studies, social equity award, Swedish physical geography honor, new Cascade Public Media director
May 6, 2020
ArtSci Roundup: Best Seat In the House with Department of Dance, In Plain Sight Film Series with the Henry, and more
May 5, 2020
ArtSci Roundup: Storytelling with Indigenous Writers, Meany Center Curtain Talks, Stroum Center Quick Talk, and more
May 1, 2020
Steve Martin’s banjo and other music played from coronavirus isolation show how the arts connect us
March 31, 2020
Lorraine Sakata
Field recordings by former UW Music professor Lorraine Sakata inducted into Library of Congress Recording Registry
March 30, 2020
A conversation with Ted Poor, UW faculty, jazz drummer, with new album out, ‘You Already Know’
March 2, 2020
ArtsUW Roundup: 3D4M Open House, Niyaz The Fourth Light Project, Katz Distinguished Lecture with Anna Tsing, and more
February 20, 2020
David Alexander Rahbee.
Whole U Faculty Friday: David Alexander Rahbee
February 11, 2020
Christina Sunardi
Christina Sunardi Named Chair of UW Dance  
February 11, 2020
Pacific Northwest Ballet and the School of Music are collaborating on a symposium exploring the ballet "Giselle" (Photo: courtesy Pacific Northwest Ballet).
April Symposium Re-envisions Giselle
February 11, 2020
ArtsUW Roundup: a Valentine’s Day concert with Mark and Maggie O’Connor, Money can’t buy you HYGGE Presented by Kristian Næsby, and more
February 6, 2020
The loudest room in this Seattle library hides a treasure trove of local music
February 6, 2020
Faculty Friday: David Alexander Rahbee
February 6, 2020
Professor Giselle Wyers. Photo: Danielle Barnum.
Faculty Profile: Giselle Wyers, Choral Conducting/Voice
February 4, 2020