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May 23, 2024
The School of Music recently announced the successful completion of faculty searches in the areas of Music Education; Composition/Improvisation/Theory; and Music Technology, plus a spousal hire in Music. New appointments are effective in Fall 2024 and Winter 2025.
Francisco Luis Reyes Peguero, Music Education
The UW gains a new assistant professor of Music Education in Fall 2024 with the recent selection of Francisco Luis Reyes Peguero to join the Music Education faculty at the... Read more
May 23, 2024
A beloved piano teacher’s last acts of generosity will enhance the education of young musicians for years to come, thanks to a former student’s decision to direct a bequest from Seattle pianist Willard Schultz to benefit piano students at the University of Washington.
Schultz was extraordinarily devoted to his students, says UW piano professor Robin McCabe, who studied with him briefly as a young musician and remained friends with him until his death in April 2022 at age 96. “Will Schultz was... Read more
May 20, 2024
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School of Music student Brandon Cain has been named one of the University of Washington’s 2024 Husky 100, recognized by the UW as being exemplary of a student making the most of their University of Washington experience. The annual recognition is granted to 100 undergraduate, graduate and professional students from the UW Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma campuses in all areas of study.
Cain, a senior who graduates this June with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education (Instrumental/General Emphasis... Read more
April 11, 2024
Saxophonist Chris Speed, trumpeter Jun Iida, and bassist Todd Sickafoose headline IMPFEST 2024, the annual festival co-hosted by the School of Music and the student-run Improvised Music Project (IMP). Admission to the three-day festival is free, thanks to generous support from Seattle's Raynier Foundation.
The festival, which pairs up-and-coming musicians with seasoned professionals of international renown, is the IMP’s signature annual event. This year, Speed and Sickafoose perform their... Read more
April 9, 2024
March 25, 2024
LA Opus, an online publication devoted to classical music and live arts, has reviewed Play/Write, a new release by violist/composer Melia Watras:
Composer and violist extraordinaire Melia Watras seems limitless in her creativity, constantly generating new and unique material. Her new CD album, PLAY/WRITE, showcases her many facets as both a writer and performer of new music. Always innovative, the Seattle-based Watras utilizes her partnerships with writers, poets and other... Read more