Spring 2016 Quarter Notes | School of Music

Unique opportunities for scholarly and creative exploration await arts faculty at a major research institution, as our faculty discover every day in their work at the University of Washington. This quarter two of our faculty members present the fruits of their research when Kari Ragan of the Voice program joins with colleagues from the UW's departments of Otolaryngology and Speech and Hearing Sciences to present "The Art and Science of the Performing Voice" and Music History Professor JoAnn Taricani leads a one-day colloquium, "Shakespeare: Music and Memory." Both scholarly gatherings include a performance component open to all. Read on for more about these events as well as an update on recent activities of oboe professor emerita Laila Storch, who has recently unearthed a family legacy of musical import.

Symposium explores Art and Science of the Performing Voice

Professional singers study repertoire, diction, phrasing and dynamics, but how many also study ways to ensure the long-term health and vitality of their voices? At the University of Washington, Kari Ragan of the UW School of Music Voice faculty, a certified singing voice specialist, has been engaged in collaborative research in vocal health with faculty members and clinicians from the University’s School of Music, Otolaryngology, and Speech and Hearing Sciences departments. They,… Read more

Shakespeare at 400: Shakespeare, Music, and Memory

Colloquium and Concert Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare's Death Four centuries after the death of William Shakespeare, the Bard continues to influence scholarship and culture in profound ways, as music history professor JoAnn Taricani has discovered while exploring the significant role of music in the plays of Shakespeare and the ways we use music to remember Shakespeare and his characters. “As scholars have shown, well-known songs, instrumental tunes, and ballads were… Read more

A Legacy Unearthed

Laila Storch, UW professor emeritus of oboe

Romance of a Mass Submitted by LYNN BAKEROrcas Choral Society After almost 200 years and more than 5,000 miles, a choral mass written by the great-great grandfather of University of Washington professor emeritus Laila Storch will come to life, perhaps for the first time, as Orcas Choral Society presents Missa Solemn in C by Alois Bohuslav Storch, May 1 at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Seattle and April 23 and 24 at the Orcas Center in Eastsound, Wash. Storch was Professor of Oboe in… Read more

A Gift of Music

By MICHAEL TOOMEYUW Constituency Relations Officer A generous gift of music from the personal collection of the late conductor and writer David Blum includes scores from the likes of Haydn, Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky, some with Blum’s handwritten interpretive markings. Blum had a distinguished career as a conductor on both sides of the Atlantic. His recordings for Vanguard Classics of works by Haydn with the Esterhazy Orchestra have won… Read more

SCHOLARSHIP RECITAL MAY 7
Join us on Saturday, May 7 at 2 pm in Brechemin Auditorium for our 2016 scholarship recital, showcasing the talents of 2015-16 UW Music scholarship recipients, including performances by recipients of the Brechemin Foundation Scholarship.

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