Fall 2017 Quarter Notes | School of Music

The School of Music launches the 2017-18 academic year in typical eclectic fashion, with faculty and students engaged in a multitude of initiatives, good works, and projects in musical realms from the experimental to the tried-and-true. In this issue, we welcome new arrivals in the Music Library and the tuba studio; anticipate our first-ever Oboe Day (Sunday, October 22) with a closer examination of an essential skill every serious double reed player must master; and share a visit by soprano Renée Fleming to the DXARTS Brain Lab.

Sophisticated Whittling: Quest for the Golden Reed

UW oboists Mary Lynch and Logan Esterling reveal why double reed players get our vote as the hardest-working musicians in the orchestra.

Faculty Update: Fall 2017

World travels, new recordings, performances, world premieres, and keynote presentations kept School of Music faculty on the go throughout the summer break.

Student and Alumni Update: Fall 2017

Honors, appointments, presentations, and accolades set the tone for recent news and updates from UW Music students and alumni.

New Arrivals at the School of Music: Fall 2017

Alumna Erin Conor returns to the UW as the new head of the Music Library; Seattle Symphony principal tuba John DiCesare is named the UW’s new tuba instructor.

Soprano Reneé Fleming Visits DXARTS Brain Lab

The buzz about the research under way at the DXARTS Brain Lab attracted a high-profile visitor recently when world-renowned soprano Reneé Fleming, in town for an engagement with Seattle Symphony, paid a visit to the Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media.

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