Quarter Notes: Winter 2015

Our 2014-15 academic year has set into motion a wealth of exciting projects, people and initiatives. This past fall we welcomed new faculty in a variety of programs, and upcoming events open to the public will feature some of their talents and research efforts. Winter Quarter, in particular, holds numerous opportunities to see our new and more-established faculty step into the spotlight. 

The first of those upcoming events takes place Feb. 9 at the Walker-Ames Room of Kane Hall when faculty colleagues Douglas Cleveland, organ, and David Gordon, trumpet, present a program of new and early music for organ and trumpet (Read more here). Cleveland this past fall was named the inaugural John Delo Faculty Fellow in Organ. Gordon, meanwhile, continues to set a high bar with the Seattle Symphony, where he serves as principal trumpet, and at UW as chair of the brass program.

Other performances of note by our faculty are listed in the sidebar at right. Please do click, learn, and join us! And read on for news of debuts, accolades, and accomplishments from the School of Music community.

Partch Instruments make public outings in May 2015

The surprise announcement in November 2014 that the iconic Harry Partch Instrumentarium would begin a two-year residency at the UW commencing immediately (see story here) has set in motion a variety of plans and ideas about how to incorporate the composer’s inventions into the scholarly and performance activities of UW Music students and faculty. A pair of public events in… Read more

Soprano Cyndia Sieden makes UW debut Feb. 20 

Among recent new developments at the UW School of Music was the appointment this past fall of respected soprano Cyndia Sieden as an artist-in-residence in the UW Voice program. Sieden, an acclaimed interpreter of Mozart’s operatic repertoire, has sung in the world’s great opera houses--including the Munich Bayerische Staatsoper, the New York Met, Paris's Opéra Bastille, the Wiener Staatsoper, Barcelona's Gran Teatre de Liceu, Brussels's La Monnaie, and London's Covent Garden and English… Read more

UW student composer Yiğit Kolat stands apart in prestigious competition

Composer Yigit Kolat
Doctoral composition student Yiğit Kolat is among four finalists for the Toru Takemitsu Composition Award, one of the world's top honors for young composers.  Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, judge of the competition, chose Kolat's work [difeʁãs] from among 151 entries from 44 countries.  The four nominated scores will be performed in May 2015 at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall. The Takemitsu Award, an annual honor bestowed by the Tokyo Opera City… Read more

Ensemble Spotlight: Campus Philharmonia welcomes musicians from throughout the UW

The Campus Philharmonia
BY MICHAEL TOOMEYSchool of Music Constituency Relations Officer Prior to this academic year, UW students who wished to participate in the UW Symphony Orchestra faced a rigorous rehearsal schedule often too difficult to navigate around academic and extracurricular commitments. “It’s a big time commitment and most students can’t fit it in their schedule. It was obvious there were lots of players out there that weren’t coming to play because they just didn’t have the time,” says Dr. David… Read more

Music is Our Research: Recent publications and recordings

Indigo Mist CD image
Recent publications and recordings by School of Music faculty and students demonstrate a breadth of research interests and areas of knowledge. Following are a few among many recently completed projects.Indigo Mist: That the days go by and never come againThe ghosts of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn presided over the recording of “That the days go by and never come again,” the 2014 RareMusic release from… Read more

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