A special class section offered this fall at the School of Music is a learning experience for both teacher and students, a convergence of roles for one musician whose life is divided between his life as a performer and life as a teacher.
Cristina Valdés has a lot on her plate, this year and every year. The faculty pianist maintains a rigorous teaching and performance schedule that leaves little time for dallying, or even a proper lunch.
Bassist Steve Rodby and composer Yiğit Kolat join the School of Music faculty in Fall 2018, bringing internationally recognized expertise and talent to the Jazz Studies and Composition programs.
A fall colloquium at the School of Music convenes faculty and students from Music Theory, History, Ethnomusicology, and Music Education (THEME), along with visiting scholars in those areas of study.
School of Music faculty report news of recent travels, festival appearances, publications, recordings and distinctions in recent months on campus and in parts beyond.
School of Music students and alumni report awards, publications, promotions, and summer travels among recent activities on campus and around the world.
Violinist Ganesh Rajagopalan returns to the UW School of Music in 2018 as the Fall Quarter Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist. Fans of this virtuosic musician recall his Nov 2017 performance at the University's Meany Hall with visiting artist Zakir Hussain, a longtime musical collaborator.
Of all the professors Joan Catoni Conlon studied with while a student at the University of Washington School of Music—years before she launched a successful career as a choral conductor, author, and professor— two of them—Gerald Kechley and Miriam Terry—were especially important and formative.
