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UW Symphony Orchestra in rehearsal (Mark Stone/UW Photography).

May 2, 2025

UW Symphony Orchestra with Donna Shin, flute

David Alexander Rahbee leads the UW Symphony in a program of music by Jessie Montgomery, Cécile Chaminade, Francis Poulenc, and Dmitri Shostakovich. With faculty guest Donna Shin, flute.  Program…

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May 3, 2025

Alumni and Friends Launch Party

It's been too long since we shared our classrooms, our creative spirit, and our collective love of art, art history and design. The Alumni + Friends…

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Third Coast Percussion and Jessie Montgomery

May 3, 2025

Third Coast Percussion and Jessie Montgomery

Boundary-expanding percussion quartet is joined by the Grammy-winning composer and violinist in a dynamic program of new music.

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Violist/composer Melia Watras (Photo: Michelle Smith-Lewis).

May 5, 2025

Faculty Recital: Melia Watras, Broken Bell

Violist/composer Melia Watras and writer Sean Harvey unveil their latest collaboration, Broken Bell, a mashup of a concert and a play. The program consists of Harvey’s theater piece, interwoven with…

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Four dancers in an abstract pose

May 8 - May 10, 2025

Complexions Contemporary Ballet

With a rich Alvin Ailey lineage and a cadre of stunning dancers, the company blends the world of rock and ballet with a tribute to the legendary Irish rock band U2.

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Aerial drone view of the liberal arts quadrangle (facing north)

Apr. 29 - May 10, 2025

2025 BA in Art Graduation Exhibition – Group 1

Opening Reception: Tuesday, April 29, 5-7 PM Free + Open to the PublicThe Jacob Lawrence Gallery and the School of Art + Art History + Design present…

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May 13 - May 24, 2025

2025 BA in Art Graduation Exhibition – Group 2

Opening Reception: Tuesday, May 13, 5-7 PM Free + Open to the PublicThe Jacob Lawrence Gallery and the School of Art + Art History + Design present…

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May 13, 2025

Opening Reception: 2025 BA in Art Graduation Exhibition – Group 2

Opening Reception: Tuesday, May 13, 5-7 PM Free + Open to the PublicThe Jacob Lawrence Gallery and the School of Art + Art History + Design present…

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Jonathan Biss

May 13, 2025

Jonathan Biss

The superb pianist channels his deep musical curiosity to connect the pillars of the repertoire with new compositions.

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Jazz Innovations series in Brechemin Auditorium (Photo: Joanne DePue).

May 14, 2025

Jazz Innovations I

UW Jazz Studies students perform in small combos over two consecutive nights of original tunes, homage to the greats of jazz, and experiments in composing and arranging. 

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MFA Dance Concert Poster

May 14 - May 18, 2025

MFA Dance Concert

The University of Washington invites you to the MFA Dance Concert: an evening of original works created by the current MFA cohort, and featuring sixty undergraduate dancers, two graduate students,…

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May 15, 2025

Faculty Recital: Craig Sheppard

Chair of the UW piano program presents a program of works by French composers, including Fauré’s 6th Nocturne, Franck’s Prelude, Chorale and Fugue, Joël-François Durand’s Enfance: Quatre Tableaux,…

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