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<p>Guest pianist Murray McLachlan leads a master class with UW piano students. </p>
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<blockquote><span>Making his Seattle Opera debut in the role of King Marke in Tristan und Isolde, internationally acclaimed bass and recent GRAMMY winner Morris Robinson visits the University of Washington to share his story as a professional opera singer and his insights into the challenges of performing Wagner in the 21st century.</span></blockquote>
<h3>Note: This interview is presented in collaboration with Seattle Opera for students enrolled in MUSIC 185. The event is open to the public.</h3>
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<blockquote><span><span>Ethnomusicologist Gabriel Solis, Divisional Dean of the Arts at the University of Washington, presents "Revisiting the Heterogeneous Sound Ideal: Timbre and Narratives of Global Music History," the first talk in the School of Music's 2022 THEME lecture series. </span></span></blockquote>
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<p>Seattle Opera's inaugural Scholar-in-Residence, Dr. Naomi André, traces the trajectory of operas that touch on the Black experience in this talk co-sponsored by the School of Music and Seattle Opera. Dr. André is the author of Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement (2018). </p>
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<p>Brigham Young University contemporary voice faculty (Korianne Orton Johnson) and classical voice faculty (<span>Diane</span> Thueson <span>Reich</span>) go head-to-head to collaborate on classical, musical theatre, and contemporary songs in this show of friendship, rivalry, and just plain good singing. With a special presentation by BYU faculty pianist Jared Pierce. </p>
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<p>Pianist William Wolfram, faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music, explores the expressive vocabulary of three champions of pianistic Romanticism in his program including the Chopin Sonata #2, Schumann “Humoresque,” and Liszt “Dante Sonata.”</p>

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<p>The School of Music presents a master class by the celebrated Russian pianist Mikhail Voskresensky, renowned concert performer and artist-in-residence at the Juilliard School of Music. </p>
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<p>Artist-in-Residence Tekla Cunningham, violin, and guest pianist Sheila Weidendorf present "Between Heaven and Earth: A Year with Brahms,” a performance of the Brahms violin sonatas. </p>
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<p>The School of Music presents a recital by guest pianist Murray McLachlan, performing<span> works by Bach-Busoni, Beethoven, John McLeod, Chopin, Ravel, and Liszt. McLachlan is </span>p<span>rofessor of piano at the Royal Northern College of Music, visiting professor of piano at the University of St. Andrews and head of keyboard at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester, England. </span></p>
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<p>The Öngtupqa Trio, featuring Clark Tenakhongva (Hopi singer, recording artist, and past vice chairman of the Hopi Tribe), shares music from their recent Hon Muru (Bear’s Ears) project. This concert is part of a three-day UW residency by the trio.</p>
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<h3><b><span>Öngtupqa Trio Residency at the University of Washington</span></b></h3>